For someone whose life revolved around balance sheets, audits, and banking systems, few could have predicted that Shaival Gorgi’s next leap would involve Python scripts, ML models, and AI workflows. But life, as it often does, had other plans. Born in Mumbai and based in Dubai for over two decades now, Shaival carved out a…
Bright minds don’t dim – they adapt, persevere, and shine through. In 2014, a young man from Ahmedabad began his journey at IIT Delhi, ready to pursue a B.Tech in Textile Technology. He had arrived at this destination through years of hard work, discipline, and nurtured dreams, earning his place in one of the country’s…
Prajakta Chinavalkar was in Class 12 when the pandemic’s second wave hit, and unfortunately, she contracted COVID-19 right in the middle of her entrance exams – a truly rocky start. Yet, some journeys begin not with a bang, but with the quiet hum of curiosity. Accompanied by a love for Mathematics and unwavering determination, that’s…
What happens when you combine a global pandemic, a teenager in the UAE, a keyboard, and a passion for coding? You get a story like Ammar Sajjidali Shaikh’s – a journey now aspiring to reach Abu Dhabi’s leading university for AI. Living in the UAE, Ammar’s journey into technology began right after 10th grade. While…
Life often closes doors, but Dheeraj decided to open a few more of his own. Today, he’s a software developer at a Bengaluru startup; yet just a few years ago, his path into tech was far from traditional. Hailing from Coimbatore, Dheeraj’s academic journey took a significant detour. “I had to drop out of school…
For most, a “second innings” suggests a relaxed, slow-paced chapter – perhaps gardening or reading by the ocean. But Group Captain Lalit Kumar (Retired) defies this norm. After a distinguished 25-year career in the Indian Air Force (IAF), a life built on discipline, duty, and valor, he embarked on a new challenge: Data Science. True…
Remarkable journeys often begin with uncertainty, sparked by curiosity or the courage to break away from the norm. For Satyam Shukla, this meant taking a bold step: he left his traditional engineering college to fully commit to the IITM BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. Satyam was on a straightforward path, joining VIT’s Engineering…
When Vikas Jaiswal chose to enroll in the IITM BS Degree in Data Science and Applications, he wasn’t a typical fresh-faced student. Instead, he was already a seasoned IT professional, holding a Tech Lead position in Pune with over 18 years of industry experience. You might wonder why someone so deeply ingrained in the tech…
Aarushi Singh Ahlawat is among the many students in the BS degree program who are also pursuing a traditional, in-person degree. So why would a B.Tech student in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Bengaluru enroll in the IITM BS Degree in Data Science and Applications? “For me, it wasn’t just about blindly training models or…
It wasn’t the buzz or the brand of the IITM BS Degree Program that drew Soham Sachin Kulkarni, from Nashik, to enroll – it was Mathematics. While many students shy away from mathematical rigor, Soham embraced it wholeheartedly. Soham always wanted to dive into programming, whether through Computer Science or Data Science. But the BS…