• Post Graduate Certification from IIIT-B
  • Upon successful completion of the program, you earn a reputed Post Graduate Certificate from IIIT-B. In addition, you will also receive a program GPA and official transcript from IIIT-B
• Learn from the best in academia and industry
  • Learn about the core computer science concepts from leading IIIT-B faculty and the application from industry experts
• Acquire a digital and product oriented mindset
  • An optimal mix of theoretical concepts, hands-on practice, industry interaction and programming assignments will help learners think end-to-end about software development
• Career Services
  • A chance to access career coaching services like personalised CV and interview prep to help you prepare for your desired job profile

This is a comprehensive ,11 month, first-of-its kind online PG program in Software Development. The program content has been designed in close collaboration with leading IIIT-B faculty and inputs from over 30 industry experts. The key USPs for the program are :

• Prestigious PG Certification - This will enhance your overall profile by adding to your academic credentials and giving you an added edge over others in the industry
• Extensive hands-on experience - Special emphasis on building programming skills through practice. 1:4 ratio of theoretical sessions and programming practice. You will get to work on the latest software tools and practices being used in top tech companies
• Industry exposure - The program content is structured to ensure maximum industrial relevance. The various aspects of program where we partner closely with industry are :
  • Projects - Work on software projects created with feedback from top tech companies. Get guidance and reviews from industry experts on quality of your project during the program to improve the quality of your code
  • Career Services - To help you in your career transition journey, there would be a 1-on-1 mentorship session with a senior full-stack developer and CV & Interview prep sessions with a variety of experts to help you make the next big jump i your career

Full-stack developer was rated as the number 1 job by leading job portal Indeed.com in 2017, highlighting the tremendous job potential for this role. The government of India has forecasted the Indian software product industry to grow by $100 billion by 2025, creating 3.5 million new jobs. This market trend has opened up various aveneues of growth for full-stack developers as all companies are competing hard to acquuire this talent. A quick look on leading job portals for a full stack developer role opens up thousands of job postings as seen below.

• Naukri - 2,200
• LinkedIn - 2,000
• Indeed - 2,000

*As on Nov 3, 2017

Moreover, we will help you secure your dream job in the following ways:

Mapping of career aspirations

1:1 Mentoring on highlighting your skills

Resume feedback and profile building

Interview preparation and coaching by industry experts

Access to Opportunities in the extensive UpGrad industry network

Candidates who scored lower than 50% marks in UG degree but have higher than 50% marks in a PG qualification (e.g. Postgraduate Diploma, Master's Degree etc.) will be eligible to apply.

Final year college students enrolled in degree types mentioned earlier, are eligible to apply. However, at the time of application their aggregate marks should be greater than 50% and in order to successfully graduate from the program and receive a post-graduate certificate, they will have to provide proof of UG graduation and marks secured (e.g. provisional degree) before the program’s end date. You can consult with our admissions team at software-dev@upgrad.com.com to get more information.

The admissions process is completely online and is customised as per your educational and professional profile. Following are the key steps in the application process:

• Step 1 - You must apply for the program on UpGrad’s website. The application form will capture information related to your educational and professional experience.
• Step 2 - Post application, the suitability of your profile will be evaluated. If required, you may be asked to appear for a 20 mins, online entrance to test your programming aptitude
• Step 3 - Shortlisted candidates will receive a provisional admissions offer. Final admissions offer will be granted upon payment of the full program fee and successful submission of the required documents

Yes. You will be required to submit the following document to IIIT-Bangalore prior to program start date:

• A self-attested copy of your undergraduate transcript/degree clearly mentioning your GPA/Grades
• Proof of marks in competitive exams (GRE, CAT, GMAT) if the information is shared in your application form

Please note, you will only receive the final admissions offer on submitting these documents

• In order to block your seat in the program, you need to pay a caution money of Rs. 10,000 within 3 days of having received the provisional admissions offer. Failure to do so in the time frame would result in cancellation of the admission offer
• You need to pay the remaining fees within 15 days of  caution money payment date or 15th February 2019, whichever is earlier
• We have provision of 0 % interest loans and other long term interest loans to help finance the fees
• Failure to pay the program fees within the stipulated timelines would result in candidate losing their seat

The program schedule is designed to ensure that you can successfully study and practice the course alongside your job. Devoting 10-14 hours every week is adequate enough to graduate from the program. However, the more time you devote, the greater will be the learning from the program and the potential impact on your career

Once you are enrolled in the program, you shall receive a link to download an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) in your device. IDEs are used for providing comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development like code editing and debugger. The IDE shall be used for the duration of the program to help you practice your programming and solve assignments.

Even if you have an IDE previously installed in your computer, it is suggested you download the IDE provided by us so as to coordinate better with other learners on group assignments.

There is a 4 tiered structure in place for addressing any doubts that might arise during the duration of the course:

• Dedicated team of teaching associates (TAs) to help you with your academic doubts
• Private group chat, wherein you and your team members will help each other work through the study material and assignments monitored by a teaching assistant
• Batch-wide discussion forum, wherein other students respond to your doubts

The capstone project (lasting for 6 weeks at the end of the program) encapsulates the concepts of the entire program and gives you a chance to apply the learning in an industry relevant project – which also helps build a project portfolio.

This is a pre-program course designed to help introduce learners with no/little programming background to fundamental programming concepts, taking an average of around 2 weeks to complete. This course will help provide a solid base for the upcoming rigors of the course. The course would also be helpful for current programmers to go over to refresh their knowledge ahead of the program

Topics covered in Prep Sessions:

• Fundamentals of computational thinking
• Introduction to variables
• Basics of programming in Java (Loops and Control statements)
• Introduction to functions

For a candidate to be eligible for the Interview Gurantee :

• Must successfully complete the PG Program in Software Development (Specialization in Full Stack) with a CGPA of 3.5+

• Must complete all the career-related content including assessments and career related projects

• Must adhere to the resume review service guidelines and

• Must pass the employability test that will be administered at the end of the course.

• Must have between 0-4 years of work experience

UpGrad will help candidates in every stage of the interview preparation with the following processes :

• Career modules and webinars will be made available to learners, and learners will have to complete these.

• A resume review service will be provided before the program gets over

• A mock interview call will be provided after the resume review from an industry mentor

This program will be valid till 6 months post completion of the PG Program. 

• If UpGrad is not able to meet the guaranteed number of interviews by the end of the validity period, UpGrad will refund Rs 5,000 for each guaranteed interview that we are not able to fulfill:
• This refund shall not be applicable in case candidates accept an offer outside of the opportunities provided by UpGrad, or the student has been debarred from the Interview Guarantee Initiative.
• Candidates will have to claim this refund from UpGrad at the end of the 6 month interview guarantee period within a period of 30 days.
• Total guaranteed interviews provided by UpGrad will include interviews which the candidate has rejected post applying.

• Job applications will be opened up on an internal job portal or on an external portal like a company website or LinkedIn and learners of the interview guarantee must apply for all ‘relevant openings’.

• Relevant openings are defined as meeting their experience level and openings in cities where they have mentioned that they will be OK to relocate.

• Companies will shortlist candidates and UpGrad will help with scheduling interviews. Interviews will be arranged for jobs anywhere in India and the candidate has to be available for these interviews at their own cost and expense.

• If the candidate refuses an interview opportunity, this will be counted against the number of guaranteed interviews.