In our report, we dig into the educational stakeholder landscape to see how they are transforming the skills market by developing training courses and certification programmes that correspond to in-demand skills required today. We look at the type of educational institutions offering data and analytics programs; how the educational landscape is changing in response to the heightened demand for analytics skills and what needs to be done to fill the skill gap.

1. ADDRESSING
INDIA’S RESKILLING
CHALLENGE
ANALYTICS INDIA MAGAZINE PRESENTS

2. 32 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
See how India is addressing
the reskilling challenge and
the importance of reskilling
in the current landscape
The Key Players In
The Reskilling Market
Top players in the analytics
training market and how they
made a strong business case
for reskilling
Ranking Data Science
Institutes
Find out the top institutes
ranked over the last three
years and the methodology
behind ranking
Ranking Market Map
See the winning factors
behind top ranked data
science institutes in India
Analytics
Education Landscape
See how analytics education
delivery models have evolved
over the last few years
Key Highlights
We present an overview, the
market size of the reskilling
space in India and the main
drivers behind it
How Jigsaw Academy Stepped
Up The Reskilling Game
Key Drivers of Jigsaw
Academy’s Rise
Jigsaw Academy is leading the
game in workforce reskilling
with its intensive programmes
Key attributes that led to Jigsaw
Academy clinching the #1 rank
over the last 3 years
P. 04 P. 06
P. 10P. 08
P. 16 P. 20
P. 22 P. 24
Conclusion
With Data-enabled job roles
driving the growth engine in
India, we need more solutions
for reskilling the workforce
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
E
ven with the third-largest
developer base and a
substantial tech-savvy
talent pool, India lags behind
its peers on major AI indicators.
This is despite a thriving
startup ecosystem, high-growth
companies which have made a
substantial investment in setting
up CoEs and the Government
investing in building a robust
tech infrastructure.
Behind the AI and data analytics
boom, lies the story of a massive
talent gap as workforce struggles
to remain employable. The
skills’ shelf life has shortened,
with technology changing
exponentially over the last
decade, skills that were relevant
at the beginning of the career
have become obsolete. In order
to remain employable, the
workforce needs to reskill to take
advantage of new opportunities.
The rise of edtech companies
in India is not surprising, given
the huge clamour for continuous
learning that has taken root in
the professional sphere. This is
backed by the rise of emerging
technologies — artificial
intelligence, its subset machine
learning and data science
which has spawned a booming
job market revolving around
new technologies that has
substantially transformed India’s
IT labour market.
The changing job economy has
resulted in new opportunities
for the Indian workforce. As
estimated by a consulting major,
AI has the potential to add
US$957 billion, or 15 percent
of India’s current gross value in
2035. The booming economy,
fuelled by AI and advanced
analytics requires more Indians
to enter the workforce with a
different skill-set. As per our
estimate, close to 97,000 AI
positions lie vacant in India.
But, the challenges are also
increasing multifold — on the
one hand India Inc is struggling
with disruptions like automation
that are redefining jobs and
secondly, it is grappling with
finding the right talent with the
right skillset for AI/ML and data
science teams. Meanwhile, the
upcoming generation that will
enter the workforce soon is fed
on an outdated curriculum that
hasn’t kept up with the industry’s
demands.
In our report, we dig into
the educational stakeholder
landscape to see how they are
transforming the skills market by
developing training courses and
certification programmes that
correspond to in-demand skills
required today. We look at the
type of educational institutions
offering data and analytics
programs; how the educational
landscape is changing in
response to the heightened
demand for analytics skills and
what needs to be done to fill the
skill gap.
The second half of the report
looks at our last three years
ranking data to find out the
winning attributes that have
helped analytics institutes rank
on top consistently and how
other training institutes have
fared over the last three years.
“Behind the AI and data analytics boom, lies the story of
a massive talent gap as workforce struggles to remain
employable”

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
T
he online reskilling market is
estimated to be $93 million
and is expected to grow at a
• As compared to other
educational categories
(secondary supplemental
education providers and GMAT/
GRE/GATE test preparation
providers) the reskilling market
is more mature
• Current market is largely
B2C driven but educational
stakeholders are also actively
catering to the B2B segment
• Reskilling market in India is
driven by the needs of a large
working population looking for
industry-relevant skills
• Online key players are also
moving towards blended
educational solutions by
creating offline touchpoints to
provide peer interaction
• Emphasis on personalised
learning has led to mentorship
and offline touchpoints that
helps students gain hands-
on experience for particular
concepts
• Business Analytics course
was the starting point,
besides this, other courses
that are gaining traction are
Artificial Intelligence, Machine
Learning, Data Science &
Analytics & Data Engineering
• Partnerships between
analytics education providers
and universities in offering
niche courses
• Higher demand for short-term
diploma courses in in-demand
areas such as Blockchain, Data
Science and Machine Learning
• Virtual classroom concept
that began in 2014 has
brought high quality analytics
education more accessible
• Key tools learnt are R, SAS,
Python, on big data end Hive,
Pig, Hadoop and in AI/ML end
Tensorflow and Keras
rate of 38%

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THE KEY PLAYERS IN
THE RESKILLING MARKET
LEARNING FORMATS
The learning formats
can be broadly put
under 4 categories:
I
n order to capitalise on these
opportunities, IT companies,
educators and policymakers
need to develop a deeper
understanding of the existing
workforce, the skill-set required
in the future, and the gaps that
will need to be addressed. This
implies that these three key
players need to align the broader
economic developer agenda
with the shifting job market and
work towards building a strong
talent that has the baseline and
digital skills required for current
landscape. At the Government
level, policy makers will have
to assess secondary and post-
secondary education and align it
with the skills that are required
for tomorrow. Many leading
Indian IT majors have undertaken
employer-training initiatives,
pre-employment training and
have also provided their own
courseware.
Collectively, the key stakeholders
can foster a workforce
development ecosystem and
provide domain specific training
with a job-first approach. Given
this scenario — educational
stakeholders have made a
very strong business case
for reskilling the workforce
and have actively partnered
with renowned educational
institutions to launch technical
certifications and degree
programmes tailored to fill the
skill gap.
1. Self-paced learning delivered via
recorded video content
2. Instructor-led
live classroom
sessions delivered
online
3. Blended learning format
with classroom and online
delivery
4. Bootcamps for
intensive, in-person
learning that provides
a hands-on experience

6. 1110 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
ANALYTICS
EDUCATION LANDSCAPE
LEARNING FORMATS
Breakup of Courses by Learning Format
T
he nature of analytics
education has evolved over
the last few years and a
mix of models have emerged
in the online and offline space
to accommodate the changing
requirements of students.
Learners seek a career-focused
analytics education augmented
by classroom setting that prepare
them for job functions in data
analytics space.
• In cases where learning is
delivered purely online,
participants look for real-
time learning in a format that
allows learners to pursue it at
their own pace
• Candidates look for course
content created by top
instructors, with industry
and university collaboration
to provide a well-rounded
analytics education
• Executive programs are also
in high demand as these
are intended for senior
professionals who want
to renew their skillset and
understand how data can be
helpful in managerial decision
making
• In case of executive analytics
courses, technical skills such
as data management are
augmented by soft skills such
as business understanding
and communication
• Analytics education providers
in India mostly offer Business
Analytics (BA) and Business
Intelligence (BI) programs that
combine analytical number
crunching, reporting and
visualization techniques
The learning formats can be
broadly put under 4 categories:
• Self-paced learning delivered
via recorded video content
• Instructor-Led live classroom
sessions delivered online
Self-Paced
Learning
Models
87%
Weekend
Classroom Only
3%
Hybrid
Self-Paced
+Instructor-
Led Online
6% Hybrid
Self-Paced
+Instructor-
Led Online+
Weekend
4%
• Blended learning format with
classroom and online delivery
• Bootcamps for intensive, in-
person learning that provides
a hands-on experience

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Breakup By Degrees Awarded
• On average, analytics courses
by private institutes offer 105
hours of instructor contact
hours.
• The hybrid model of self-
paced + online Instructor-
Led courses has the highest
number of contact hours at
157. The blended learning
Post Graduation
Diploma
31%
Masters
24%
Certificate
Program
45%
opportunity allows learners
to get continuous feedback
and participate in real-time
assessment
• Weekend-only model has the
least contact hours at 75. For
those looking for face-to-
face learning environment,
weekend model is the best fit
Breakup by the number of Instructor Hours
Number Of Instructor Contact Hours
• Around 87 percent of
analytics courses from
private training institutes are
delivered in the self-paced
learning models
• 6 percent are delivered in
the hybrid (self-paced and
Instructor-Led online) format
and 4 percent in Instructor
Led weekend and self-paced
format
• There’s only a 3 percent
uptake for weekend classroom
format
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Weekend
Classroom Only
Instructor-Led
Online Only
Hybrid Self-Paced
+Instructor-Led
Online+ Weekend
Hybrid Self-Paced
+Instructor-Led
Online
75
100
145
157

8. 1514 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
Breakup by Course Type
• Around 45 percent of long-
term programs provide a
Certificate in analytics
• 24 percent give a Masters
degree. These programmes are
delivered in full-time format
• 31 percent of programmes
provide PG diploma
Part-Time
56%
Full-Time
44%
• 56 percent of all long-term
analytics/ data science
programs by analytics training
institutes in India are part-
time courses
• The rest 44 percent are full-
time programs

9. 1716 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
RANKING DATA SCIENCE
INSTITUTES IN INDIA
A
nalytics India Magazine
started the tradition of
ranking Data Science
Institutes in India that are
at the forefront of reskilling
revolution. Our annual
ranking report, started in
2014 measures the institutes
on various parameters
such as course content &
comprehensiveness, faculty
details such as those with PhD
or industry experience, student
experience, for example post
completion engagement. Other
parameters included external
collaboration, placement
assistance and more. Each of
these parameters are ranked
on a scale of 0-5 where 0 is
for worst and 5 for best. The
institutes that could not be
a part of the list either did
not participate in the ranking
process or could not make it to
our list.
For long, professionals and
aspirants have relied on our
findings to make informed
career and educational
choices. What’s remarkable
is how these educational
stakeholders fully embraced
the challenge, had a pulse
on the changing trends
and forged deep industry
bonds to ensure adequate
bandwidth and resources to
achieve the talent roadmap.
The institutes that have
consistently come out
on top are the ones that
have excelled in providing
an experiential data and
analytics programme
delivered in collaboration
with international universities
and industry majors. What’s
more — the certifications
and diploma programmes are
tailored towards early-stage
and mid-career professionals
who need to upskill data
and analytics skills that has
become core to organisations.
The institutional strength is
also measured on the basis
of training pedagogy, faculty
strength and its industry-
focused curricula. The
institutes that are top-
ranked are also rated on
their inventory of data
resources, labs with
access to in-demand
computational tools and
networking events. A key
evolution of analytics
training institutes is how
these online players have
broadened their offerings
by providing offline
touchpoints to students
with basecamps,
meetups and networking
events.
” For long,
professionals and
aspirants have
relied on our
findings to make
informed career
and educational
choices.”

10. 1918 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
RANKING OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS
SOME OF THE VALUE-ADDED
SERVICES PROVIDED BY
DATA SCIENCE TRAINING
INSTITUTES ARE:
• Reputed University Credentials
(international & Indian)
• Branded Bootcamps
• Corporate Tie-ups
• Capstone Projects leading to
hands-on experience
• Internships & Placement
Assistance
• Networking Sessions
Another shift has been in
the form of accelerating
interdisciplinary research with
industry stakeholders in Artificial
Intelligence and Data Science
that serves to catalyze R&D
in India. Based on our ranking
report, we look at the top
performer in the game that has
consistently clinched the #1 spot
and list down the reasons behind
its top slot.
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11. 2120 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
RANKING
MARKET MAP
W
e dig into the last three years
ranking reports — 2016,
2017 & 2018 to find out the
winning factors that helped edtech
firms stay on top of the game. The 4
key parameters are — course content,
faculty, student experience and external
collaboration. Some of the other details
under these parameters are course
comprehensiveness, post-completion
engagement of students, capstone
projects and others that result in student
retention and placement success.
The fast-evolving talent market requires
a blend of skills for analytics-enabled
and data science roles. Analytics training
providers that managed to keep abreast
of industry developments, develop/
revise data analytics courses and forge
collaborations with key industry players
to match skills required by employers
have continued to retain the top spot.
If we look at the last 3 years, Bangalore-
headquartered Jigsaw Academy has
clinched the top spot consistently. When
it comes to the third spot, there have
been changes with INSOFE coming third
in 2016, losing the spot to UpX academy
in 2017 and regaining the title again in
2018. Throughout this period, Jigsaw
Academy consistently grabbed the #1
spot with its carefully crafted data-
centric programs.
FORMALIZING
ANALYTICS WITH
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTES
ACCELERATED
PROGRAMMES BASED ON
THE NEEDS OF WORKING
POPULATION
PLACEMENT
SUCCESS
INDUSTRY-DRIVEN
COURSES
Edtech companies that have
recognized the need for
accelerating formalized education
through partnerships with
renowned education providers
Analytics institutes that have
stayed true to their core
offering (Data Science) and
have diversified the learning
options to provide candidates
with a specialized development
path or mentor-style learning
opportunities
Edtech firms that offer
the highest placement
rate with a return on
investment
Edtech firms that have
focused approach towards
Data Science education,
have an updated industry-
driven curriculum that offers
the knowledge and skills for
analytics-enabled roles
HERE ARE KEY ATTRIBUTES FOR EDTECHS
CLINCHING TOP SPOTS ON RANKING REPORT

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HOW JIGSAW ACADEMY
STEPPED UP THE
RESKILLING GAME TO
PREPARE TALENT FOR
DATA-DRIVEN WORKPLACE
J
igsaw Academy has
consistently been ranked as
the #1 Data Science training
institute over- 2017, 2016, 2014
and 2013 and also topped the
list last year. The reason why
Jigsaw Academy clinched the top
spot was because the institute is
one of the few “specialists” that
stuck to its core — developed
a set of top programmes in
collaboration with international
universities that are suited to
beginners, developers and even
leaders to fill the data science
talent gap in India.
In the last 8 years, Jigsaw
Academy has developed an
elite set of graduates from over
30+ countries who are cross-
trained in all aspects of data
science and data visualization
and are working across 3000+
companies.
In this report, we look at Jigsaw
Academy’s role in leading the
data science revolution in India
and how it is advancing data
science and AI education in
India. We also look at the reasons
why we believe Jigsaw Academy
has become the home for data
science education, providing
a broad set of audience with a
comprehensive curriculum that
allows them to shift careers
into analytics and data science
domain effectively.
“Online key players are also moving towards blended
educational solutions by creating offline touchpoints to
provide peer interaction”

13. 2524 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
KEY DRIVERS OF JIGSAW
ACADEMY’S RISE
1) Jigsaw Academy has excelled
by addressing a large set of
audience through its innovative
offerings across online, in-person
and corporate training. Jigsaw
Academy has a long-standing
history of collaborations with
leading universities such as the
University of Chicago Graham
School and IIM Indore that help
them in driving advanced and
established leadership in the field
of data science. In fact, Jigsaw
Academy’s PGP in Data Science
and Machine Learning is one of
the elite flagship programmes
offered by the University of
Chicago Graham School and
Jigsaw Academy. This PGP in Data
Science and Machine Learning
was ranked number 2 in the list of
executive data science courses in
India. Recently, Jigsaw Academy
in collaboration with IIM Indore
launched a 10-month intensive
Integrated Program in Business
Analytics in response to the
constant demand for data-centric
education used to power business
decisions
2) Jigsaw Academy is one of the
first institutes in India to bring
advanced analytics training to
industry. While there are a lot of
courses available in the market,
what differentiates the Jigsaw
Academy offerings are that
they provide a comprehensive
coverage of analytics as well as
its business application.
3) As industries and enterprises
became more data-intensive
and shifted towards an AI/ML
stack, Jigsaw Academy was quick
to capitalize on this shift and
introduced a full-stack ML & AI
course which was ranked number
4 in the list of best courses and
programs on AI in India. The
full-stack AI/ML course was
developed to reflect the strategic
direction where the market is
heading and also in fulfilling new
talent demand.
4) Corporate training is another
key area where Jigsaw Academy
has excelled with training
initiatives for Fortune 500
companies like Titan, Reliance
Industries Limited & data
visualization firm Gramener. So
far, Jigsaw Academy has trained
over 150 companies and their
corporate training programmes
are well-suited to senior leaders
who are tasked with building
teams and piloting several PoCs
within their organisation.
5) With the demand for data
scientist-geared courses
going up, Jigsaw Academy has
successfully pioneered a holistic
approach to serve the needs
of learners who come with
varying educational goals. For
example, the Academy provides
training in 2 modes – online
and offline. In the offline or in-
person mode, learners can take
up the long-term University of
Chicago Graham School certified
PGPDM or the more intensive 3
month Data Science Bootcamp.
In the online mode, students can
choose the IIM Indore certified
IPBA with live online classes
featuring faculty from IIM Indore
and Jigsaw Academy or Full Stack
Data Science program which has
been ranked as #1 by AIM.

14. 2726 Analytics India MagazineAddressing India’s Reskilling Challenge
CONCLUSION
The emerging domain of data
science is no longer a single
free-standing field, it has
evolved into an interdisciplinary
effort that requires a broader
understanding of the ecosystem.
It requires a fundamental
understanding of the core
methods which include
statistical, mathematical and
computational understanding for
working with data.
In this space, training institutes
that can address the profound
breadth of data science and
also provide a solid training in
the emerging applications and
business problems will come out
as leaders in this field.
“As per a report, the online education market in India is
expected to grow by $1.96 billion over the next 5 years
Also, the paid user base is expected to increase to $9.6
million by 2021”
As per a report, the online
education market in India is
expected to grow by $1.96 billion
over the next 5 years. Also, the
paid user base is expected to
increase to $9.6 million by 2021.
This implies there is a huge play
for byte-sized Instructor-Led
online courses - an area that
analytics training institutes can
capitalise on.
While we know there is no magic
bullet to this challenge, working
in conjunction with educational
stakeholders, industry players
and policymakers is likely the
best solution for reskilling the
workforce.

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