Machine Learning is an upcoming booming field and Amazon ML Summer School is providing students with the opportunity to gain Machine Learning skills so they can kick start their career in Machine Learning.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
Amazon says that Engineering students in Bachelor’s/ Masters/Ph.D. from 20 selected institutes of India who are expected to graduate in 2022 or 2023 are eligible to enroll in ML Summer School.
The list of institutes are:
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay
- IIT Madras
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
- IIT Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
- International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad
- IIIT Bangalore
- Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
- Birla Institute of Technology (BITS)
- IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli
- NIT Surathkal
- NIT Warangal
- Anna University
- Delhi Technological University (DTU)
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WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE COURSE?
The program for Machine Learning is for 3 days from 9th -11th July, 2021. The program is from 9 A.M to 6 P.M for three whole days.
WHAT WILL THE STUDENT GAIN FROM THIS COURSE?
The students will be able to achieve in-depth knowledge on key ML topics from top Amazon Scientists. This will be a platform for students to interact with scientists and learn about breakthrough innovation. It will also provide an opportunity for students to prepare for a career in Machine Learning.
On their official website, Amazon has stated that the key topics of this program will be:
- Supervised Learning
- Deep Neural Networks
- Probabilistic Graphical Models
- Dimensionality Reduction
- Unsupervised Learning
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HOW CAN STUDENTS APPLY FOR THIS COURSE?
The registrations are open on the official website (https://amazonmlsummerschoolindia.splashthat.com/)
Interested students can register on the website. The registration closes on 25th June, 2021.
Amazon ML Summer School is organizing a Leadership Talk to learn about Machine learning opportunities at Amazon on 22nd June, 2021 from 4 P.M to 5 P.M. (register link https://leadershiptalkmlsummerschool.splashthat.com/)
On 26th June, 2021 they are conducting a selection test from 2:30 P.M to 3:15 P.M. The selection test will have two parts – Part A will consist of 25 MCQ on basic ML concepts and math fundamentals on topics such as probability, statistics and linear algebra. Part B will consist of two Programming questions. The overall test duration will be 45 minutes.
On 29th June, 2021 selected students will be informed about their selection and the further procedures.
WHAT IS THE FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM?
There is no fee that amazon is taking for this program. It is merit and performance-based.
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