Learn in-demand skills with widely recognised and valued Executive PG Programme in Software Development (Blockchain) by upGrad and IIITB.
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40,000+

Learners

300+

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13 Months

Duration Recommended 12-15 hrs/week

Programme Overview

Key Highlights

Placement Assurance or Money Back*

Exclusive content access in Data Science & Machine Learning, for free.

IIIT Bangalore Alumni Status

upGrad 360° Career Support - job fairs, mock interviews etc.

World Class Faculty Members & Industry Experts

9 Projects & Case Studies

Support available all days 9 AM - 9 PM IST for queries

Software Career Transition Bootcamp for non-tech & new coders (new)

Disruptive technologies such as Blockchain and the Internet of Things will have a profound impact on the way we live and work
- Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi

Top Skills You Will Learn

‘Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Distributed Application Develview more

Job Opportunities

Blockchain Developer, Ethereum Developer, Node Js Blockchainview more

Who is this programme for?

Software Developers, IT Professionals, Engineers, Analysts, view more

Minimum Eligibility

Bachelor’s Degree with 50% or equivalent passing marks. No cview more

Programming Languages and Tools

Executive PGP

Certificate: DS

Certificate - DSA Bootcamp

Executive PG Programme from IIIT Bangalore

Complete all the courses successfully to obtain this certification from upGrad.

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Exclusive Access to 8 weeks of Software Development Fundamentals (Data Structures & Algorithms)
Relevant for preliminary round of Interviews in Tech Companies
Personalized Bootcamp based on Technical skillset

Our Learners Work At

Top companies from all around the world have recruited upGrad alumni

Instructors and Experts

Learn from India’s leading Blockchain faculty and industry leaders

Nitin Gaur

Director | Blockchain Labs

Thangaraju B

Professor

Sujit Kumar Chakrabarti

Asst. Prof.

He has a Ph.D. from IISc Bangalore and has over 8 years of experience in automotive, healthcare, web services, compilers and process automation.

Meenakshi D'Souza

Associate Professor

Prasanna Lohar

Head | Technology and Innovation

He has 18+ years of experience as a technologist and innovator who has delivered innovative software solutions for industry-leading enterprises.

Sudin Baraokar

Chief Mentor | Blockchain Alliance

He has 16+ years of experience and is a Global IT Innovation Advisor and Industry Expert for emerging technologies like Blockchain, AI, and Fintech.

Jeevan Saini

CEO

He has over 20 years of experience & is working on multiple projects creating use cases for Blockchain.

Shebin Samuel

Blockchain Advisory and Presales

He completed his MBA from SP Jain and has more than a decade of experience in finance, consultancy, and innovative technologies like Blockchain.

Sunil Sharma

CEO

He has more than 6 years of experience in the industry and has worked with multiple companies to determine innovative Blockchain solutions.

Syllabus

Best-in-class content by leading faculty and industry leaders in the form of videos, cases and projects, assignments and live sessions

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500+

Hours of Content

Case Study and Projects

10+

Live Sessions

10+

Tools & Softwares

Preparatory Course

2 weeks

Fundamentals of Programming Language with basic data structures (Java)
Tools : Java11, IntelliJ

Toolkit for Experiential Learning

3 weeks

Abstraction and Encapsulation
Inheritence and Polymorphism
Arrays, ArrayLists, Environment Set up
Assignment (optional)
Tools : Java11, IntelliJ

Experiential Learning

4 weeks

Requirements Identification
Assignment: Requirements Identification
Design and Prototyping
Assignment: Design & Prototyping (optional)
Module level implementation and Unit testing
Assignment: Module level implementation
Integration and Testing
Tools : Java11, IntelliJ, JUnit

OOD + Software Engineering

4 weeks

SDLC and Agile Methodology
Object Oriented Design
Testing and Version Control
Assignment - OOAD
Tools : JUnit, Java, IntelliJ, Git, Github

Data Structures and Algorithms

10 Weeks

Algorithm Analysis + Recursion
Searching and Sorting (Divide and Conquer included)
Stacks & Queues
Sets and Dictionaries (Hashtable, Trees and BSTs, Heaps)
Graphs & Graph Algorithms
Mandatory Assignment
Greedy, Dynamic Programming - Optional
Exam Week (Course 2, Course 3, Course 4)
Soft Skills: Interview and Communication Skills
Tools : Java & IntelliJ

Career Transition Bootcamp (Optional)

8 weeks

Algorithm Analysis + Recursion
Searching and Sorting (Divide and Conquer included)
Stacks & Queues
Sets and Dictionaries (Hashtable, Trees and BSTs, Heaps)
Graphs & Graph Algorithms
Mandatory Assignment
Dynamic Programming - Optional
Greedy Algorithm - Optional

Pre-requisites

2 Weeks

Javascript
Internet & Networking Basics

Blockchain: Basics and Applications

8 weeks

Node Fundamentals
Blockchain Basics
Blockchain Features
Ethereum Fundamentals
Smart Contract Development in Ethereum
DApp Development in Ethereum
Assignment/Project
Tools : Solidity, Ethereum, Truffle, Ganache, Metamask, Remix IDE, Wallets

Building a distributed application on Hyperledger Fabric

8 Weeks

Hyperledegr Fundamentals
Fabric Network Setup
Chaincode Development
DAPP Development
Assignment/Project
Exam Week
Tools : YAML, Node, Express, Docker, Hyperledger Fabric

Architecting Blockchain Applications (Delivered Live)

8 Weeks

UPSTAC Covid App Architecting and Deployment
Architecting a DeFi application
Other blockcahin frameworks and their use cases.
Assignment/Project
Exam Week
Tools: Hyperledger Fabric, MongoDB, Express, Node, Docker, Kubernettes, BaaS and Ethereum, Solidity

Capstone Project

4 weeks

Capstone Project

Note

upGrad reserves the right to modify, amend or change the structure of module delivery & the curriculum, after due consensus with the University partner.

Industry Projects

Learn through real-life industry projects sponsored by top companies across industries

Engage in collaborative projects and learn from peers
Mentoring by industry experts to learn and apply better
Personalised subjective feedback on your submissions to facilitate improvement

Finance - Decentralized KYC Process for Banks (Ethereum)

KYC for the customers can be immutably stored and accesses from the Blockchain. Students will be writing a Smart Contract on various functionalities using Solidity and deploy it on a Private Ethereum Blockchain set up locally on their systems.

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Real Estate - Land records and Property Registration (Hyperledger )

The government can utilise the feature set of blockchain to reduce the difficulties faced in the traditional property registration process.

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Supply chain and Logistics

This case study is based on the Reliance Group of industries and how they would share the assets between each other.

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Empowering learners of tomorrow

Over 2,300 students have completed this course and started working at their dream job, whats stopping you?

The upGrad Advantage

Strong hand-holding with dedicated support to help you master Blockchain.

Regular 1-on-1 interaction with Industry Experts

Discussions on career growth and industry expectations
Feedback on project work and assignments

Student Support

Available all days 9 AM - 9 PM IST.
For urgent queries, use the Call Back option on the platform.

Doubt Resolution on Q&A Forums & WhatsApp Groups

Timely doubt resolution by qualified teachers
Regular live Q&A sessions with experts

Networking with Industry Experts & Peers

Live sessions by industry experts on relevant topics
Interaction with experts and peers in online and offline events translating into new job opportunities

Job Placement Assistance

Personalised resume building exercise
Mock interviews with our hiring experts
Job Interviews with 250+ hiring partners

Career Transition Bootcamp

Learn skills to help you transition to Software Development roles (SD1, SD2, SD3, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Software Developer)
Personalized content basis your level of knowledge
1:1 Mentorship Sessions with Industry Experts
Exhaustive list of Interview Questions curated from Top Companies such as Amazon, Google & Microsoft
Relevant for preliminary rounds of interview in Tech Companies

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Student Reviews

Ajay Gandamalla

CTO, Magikwit Solutions Pvt. Ltd.0

This is a second chance in my life to achieve my dreams. I sincerely thank IIIT Bangalore admissions committee and upGrad for trusting in me and giving me admission. Now I have started my own startup and am working on it.

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Varsha K

2 years experience

Modules are very well designed and are taught by the faculty of IIIT Bangalore and various software industrial experts. This is the most interesting factor that they have collaborations with a lot of industry professionals to demonstrate the real-world scenarios of the concepts that are covered in the modules.

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Maulik Trivedi

The programme is designed in such a way that it is industry relevant with experienced IIITB faculty. In every course, IIITB faculty shares input with core concept explanation and industry mentors talk about real-world implementation of concepts which the makes course content more interesting and relevant.

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