Executive Post Graduate Programme in Software Development - Full Stack Development

The Executive Post Graduate  Programme is an engaging yet rigorous 13-month online programme designed specifically for working professionals to develop practical knowledge and skills, establish a professional network, and accelerate entry into full stack development careers. The certification is awarded by IIIT Bangalore.

Expect to carry out several industry-relevant projects simulated as per the actual workplace, making you a skilled software development professional at par with leading industry standards.

The content will be a mix of interactive lectures from industry leaders as well as world-renowned faculty. Additionally, the program comprises live lectures or hangout sessions dedicated to solving your academic queries and reinforcing learning. 

The program schedule is designed to ensure that you can successfully study alongside your job. Devoting between 10-15 hours/week should be enough to graduate from the program. However, the more time you devote, the greater will be your learning from the program.

Post successful completion of the programme, and Executive Post Graduate Programme in Full Stack Development would be granted from IIIT Bangalore.

You can also complete the 4-month Data Science & Machine Learning certification and 12 weeks of Software Development Fundamentals (Data Structures & Algorithms) for non-tech and new coders and get certificates for both courses.

Both courses are optional and free.

No. This 4 months content is absolutely free of cost to help our learners become more industry ready with additional skill-sets. You can start learning this content anytime during course duration or within the program content access duration, i.e, 3years. 

Yes, you can. Once you have completed your Executive PGP, you can articulate to MSc in Computer Science by paying the differential fee. 

Master's part of the program is offered by Liverpool John Moores University.  Learn more about the program here https://www.upgrad.com/masters-computer-science-liverpool-john-moores-university-ljmu/

Yes, the curriculum gets updated with inputs from IIIT Bangalore & industry experts. Curriculum is subject to change at the university's discretion.

Bachelor’s Degree with 50% or equivalent passing marks. Prior coding knowledge is preferred but not mandatory

Yes. If your previous education involved adequate computation and mathematics experience, we encourage you to apply for the program and provide details of the same (For e.g., upload supporting documents like transcripts). You can also consult the Admissions Cell at software-dev@upgrad.com to get more information.

No. If you have insufficient prior coding experience, we will require you to go through the pre-program Java crash course that we offer mandatory.

Candidates who scored lower than 50% marks in the 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.

No. You should be graduate with at least 50% marks in your UG degree.

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-minute online entrance exam to test your programming aptitude.
• Step 3: Shortlisted candidates will receive provisional admission offers. Final admission offers 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 documents to IIIT Bangalore prior to the program start date, a self-attested copy of your undergraduate transcript/degree clearly mentioning your GPA/Grades.

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

Yes. We have a highly personalized bootcamp designed to help the learners who want to get into Software Devlopment. This would help all the non tech, tech support and new software development professionals in smoother transition to the Software field. 

This is an extensive, rigorous 13-month program certified by IIITB and is unlike any other. The curriculum and learning experience developed in this program through interaction with top IIITB faculty and leading professional experts is exactly what the industry wants today.

1. Extensive hands On expertise - This program provides you with 7+ projects which are sourced from the industry. By the time you graduate from the program, you will have worked on several industry-relevant projects, which are a key pillar to help you transition to the Software development industry  

2. Knowledge on Latest tools and technologies - This program provides you with hands-on experience and knowledge in the latest tools and technologies (depending on specialisation) like Java, Python, AWS, Docker, Hibernate, EthereumHadoop, Spark, Kafka, Sqoop, Hive, IntelliJ, Java, Python, HBase/DynamoDB, Flink, Git & Github. 

3. End-to-end knowledge as opposed to knowledge of a few areas in software development- This program gives you a chance to learn concepts and tools/technologies. Hence, you graduate as a professional with in-depth knowledge of the specialisation you opt for.

4. Core conceptual clarity - In addition to hands-on knowledge of the latest tools and technologies, this program provides you with an understanding of core concepts. 

A thorough understanding of fundamental concepts, and thinking beyond tools! In a world of rapidly evolving tools and technologies, this course will equip you to work on technologies that do not even exist today!  
 

Beyond that, the upGrad Experience ensures that you develop a wide network of peers, connections with industry faculty, extensive career support - overall, an immersive and holistic online and offline learning experience!

No other course in the market creates Software Developers who have end-to-end skills - A thorough understanding of fundamental concepts, and thinking beyond tools! In a world of rapidly evolving tools and technologies, this course will equip you to work on technologies that do not even exist today!

• Get Certification in Data Science & Machine Learning upon content completion, absolutely for free.

Refund Policy: (Programs with/without prep-session component)

• The student must pay applicable caution money for the enrollment of the course. This will be adjustable against the total course fee payable by the student.
• You can claim a refund for the amount paid towards the Program at any time, before the Program Start Date, by visiting www.upgrad.com and submitting your refund form via the "My Application" section under your profile. You can request your Admissions Counsellor  to help you in applying and withdrawing for a refund by sending them an email with reasons listed. There shall be no refund applicable once the program has started. This is applicable even for those students who could not complete their payment, and could not be enrolled in the batch opted for. However, the student can avail pre-deferral as per the policy defined below for the same.
• Refund shall be processed to an eligible student within 30 working days from the date of receipt of refund form subject to the submission of the right documents from him/her in this regard.
• Refund shall be subject to deduction of USD 150 or local currency equivalent processing charges.

Deferral Policy: (Post Program Commencement)

• If a student is facing severe issues in dedicating time to the course, we provide the opportunity for the student to defer to another batch. This deferral will be subjected to a 10% deferral fee of the total course amount + taxes if any along with the differential program fees between the two cohorts.
• This deferral request shall be granted only once and to either of the scheduled cohorts to start in the next 1 year from the start date of the initial batch in which the student was originally enrolled.
• The deferral request will be approved once the deferral fee is paid. Until the process is completed, the student will be assumed to be continuing in the same cohort.
• The student has 7 days (including holidays and weekends) from the date of deferral request to make the payment of the deferral fee post which the deferral request shall be deemed as expired, and the student shall continue as part of the current cohort.
• If the student completes the deferral payment, the student’s login will be disabled, the student will leave the deferred cohort and the student will start learning on the new cohort from the point of the last assignment that was graded in the deferred cohort. All grades and progress till that point will be carried forward as it is to the new cohort. For clarification, the grades of the graded assignments will be carried forward, whether or not the student had submitted these grading during the initial stage.
• The deferral can only be requested during the batch for which the student has enrolled is ongoing. Once the batch has been completed, deferral requests shall not be entertained. For clarification, the batch completion here shall mean the “last grace deadline” as communicated by upGrad.

Deferral Policy: (Pre Program Commencement)

• If a student, due to unavoidable circumstances is unable to commence with the cohort and requests for a deferral before the cohort starts, we provide the opportunity for the student to defer to another batch.
• However, the student will be required to pay 50% of the total course fee amount (inclusive of taxes) before the deferral can be approved. Till this is completed, the student will be assumed to be continuing in the same cohort.
• A student can request for deferral only once and to either of the scheduled cohorts to start in the next 1 year from the start date of the initial batch in which the student was originally enrolled.
• The student shall have time till the current cohort launch date to make the payment of the 50% program fee, post which the deferral request will expire. In the event the student raises a refund request after the deferral window expires, the above-mentioned applicable refund policy shall apply.
• The fee applicable to the deferred student will be as per the prevailing fee for the batch student has opted to defer to (No additional deferral fee is required to be paid). The student shall be liable to pay the differential program fees between the two cohorts if any.