The Increasing Popularity of Blockchain Courses in India

For one year, India has experienced a surge in the number of blockchain-related job opportunities and blockchain courses. Some of India’s most prestigious schools have already begun to offer blockchain technology courses. We take stock of the situation and provide you with the most significant courses that have been introduced so far, as well as their current prospects.

To begin, we examine the increasing work demands in blockchain technology, which is one of the primary causes for the growing number of blockchain courses:

* According to Forkast news, there are now over 11,000 blockchain jobs advertised on LinkedIn India.

– Positions available include Blockchain analyst, social media executive, blockchain intern, blockchain architect, blockchain remote trainer, Venture capitalist analyst, and more.

* Another Indian employment site, naukri.com, presently has over 1,10,629 job openings for prominent firms such as IBM and Capgemini.

* MonsterIndia.com, an online recruiting platform, provides over 700 job openings for major financial institutions such as Standard Chartered and JPMorgan.

Here is a list of prestigious institutions and universities that provide Blockchain technology courses.

* IIT Madras was one of the few Indian universities to provide an advanced certification in software engineering for blockchain, cloud, and the Internet of Things in March 2020. (IoT).

* The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) currently offers a course on Bitcoin and blockchain technologies as an option.

* On January 24, 2022, the Indian Institute of Technological, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), one of India’s oldest prominent technology universities, began a free 12-week online course on blockchain.

* The course teaches the fundamental design concepts of blockchain technology and its applications across many industries.

– In addition, the course will give lessons on how to build up blockchain applications utilizing Ethereum, a permission less blockchain platform, and Hyperledger, a permissioned blockchain platform.

* In December 2021, IIT Kanpur will also begin a four-month blockchain certification programme.

– The course teaches the principles of technical and functional factors required to create any blockchain solution.

The Future of Blockchain Courses:

* According to Anuj Kapoor, Assistant Professor at IIMA, the future implementation of the Indian digital currency would raise the need for blockchain technology workers across businesses, and these courses will be beneficial.

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* According to IIT-KGP Professor Sandio Chakraborty, these courses will aid in the development of experienced and academically prepared blockchain experts over the next 4 to 6 years in order to satisfy future demand.

* According to Forkast, businessmen and entrepreneurs are also enrolling in these classes to learn about trending assets and protect themselves from crypto-related frauds.