EICT Academy, IIT Roorkee & Intellipaat Collaborates to offer advance certificate program in Cloud Computing & Devops

New Delhi: Electronics & ICT (E&ICT) Academy, IIT Roorkee and India’s leading online learning platform Intellipaat signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to launch advanced certification in Cloud computing and DevOps. Named as two of the most in-demand technologies of the future and must-have skills for software professionals, every organization is turning towards Cloud and DevOps.

To foster this need in the industry, this advanced certification program curriculum includes cloud computing concepts, DevOps tools, AWS, Virtualization, Cloud Security, etc., which will help the students build a career in this domain. This course is led by faculty from IIT Roorkee along with industry experts to help professionals gain the most in-demand skills.

Through this 7-month online program, learners will undergo multiple hands-on exercises and project work. All the enrolled learners will be provided with career services which include mock interview preparations, 1:1 mentorships from Intellipaat.

Commenting on this partnership, Mr. Diwakar, Founder & CEO at Intellipaat, said, “Cloud Computing and DevOps are some of the key skills that employers are placing a lot of emphasis on while hiring candidates. The cloud computing market will continue to grow more than it did in the last few years and companies will continue to seek qualified professionals with these skills. We are excited to be partnering with IIT Roorkee’s E&ICT academy to offer Cloud Computing and DevOps certification program to professionals who wish to build a career in this field.”

The 2020 Emerging Jobs Report India by LinkedIn expects 60 million to 65 million jobs to be created in India by 2025 in diverse industries where cloud computing and DevOps skills are crucial. The trend toward cloud adoption has seen a significant uptick over the last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic forces organizations to enable and support more remote, distributed workforces. Cloud computing and DevOps have changed the game for companies that wanted to build products, services, and every year these technologies get bigger.

“In today’s highly competitive and increasingly virtual learning environment career enhancement and upskilling are key to a steady professional growth,” said Mr. Sanjeev Manhas, Principal Investigator E&ICT, IIT Roorkee “Our collaboration with Intellipaat will help fulfill the career aspirations of many students and prepare them for a career in cloud computing and DevOps. The specialized certification will place the students a notch above in their respective fields.”