The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has invited applications for admission into its Professional Certificate Program in Blockchain. The online course is conducted in association with SimpliLearn. The course will start from June 9, 2022 and the candidates will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals, technical and functional aspects needed to build any blockchain solution.Â
The officials stated that the course offers a learning experience with real-world blockchain applications in healthcare, fintech, supply chain management, among others, claims the institute. The blockchain program will be conducted in online mode and the duration of the Program is four months with 5 to 10 hours of teaching every week.Â
The candidates will get to build smart contracts, create transactions, fabricode and bitcoin wallets. The course will cover concepts like Hyperledger, Ethereum, Ripple and Multichain blockchain platforms. One will also get to learn about setting up a private blockchain network using Hyperledger Composer and deploying smart contracts on Ethereum.
The skills to be taught in the program include Bitcoin, Distributed ledger, Consensus, Transactions, Cryptography and Cryptocurrency, Ethereum Blockchain, Networks, Work flows and Hyperledger.
The officials stated that the program induction will be held on June 9, 2022 while regular classes will be conducted from June 25, 2022 to September 18, 2022.
Selection Process
The application will be reviewed by an admission panel following which suitable candidates will be shortlisted. The successful candidates will be given an offer of admission and they will be able to start their course after paying the admission fee. On completion of the course, candidates will get an IIT Kanpur certificate.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with an average of 50 % or higher. Candidates with a basic understanding of Java computer language and mathematics will be preferred.
How to Apply?
- The candidates have to visit the official website and look for ‘Professional Certificate Program in Blockchain’, IIT Kanpur.
- The candidates have to fill in the necessary details in the application form.
- The candidates have to submit the application form and save it.
- Candidates are advised to take the print out of all the documents for future reference.
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