IBM, NPTEL’s online 12-week blockchain workshop from July

Available on the NPTEL website from July 2018, this first-of-its-kind blockchain course in India will prepare students for the demand for blockchain skills by covering both conceptual and application aspects of blockchain technology. 

The curriculum has been co-developed by Professor Sandip Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur and Dr. Praveen Jayachandran, IBM Research, India. It would train students in key blockchain topics like crypto primitives, consensus, permissioned blockchain and used cases as well as research aspects. 

Speaking about the importance of this course, Professor Andrew Thangaraj, NPTEL coordinator, said, “Content contribution by technology leaders to a course in cutting edge technology areas provides learners a better insight into its practical implementation. 

The blockchain course with IBM is the first in this genre and will encourage more companies to come forward to do the same.” 

According to the Upwork Skills Index for the first quarter of 2018, blockchain skills have become the most in-demand skill set in the technology industry. 

The report findings predict that blockchain skills growth to exceeded 2000% for three quarters in a row on Upwork. com, and is the fastest growing skillset out of more than 5000 skills on the site. The course, co-certified by IBM, includes the fundamental design and architectural primitives of blockchain, the system and the security aspects, along with various uses of the technology. NPTEL recently introduced NPTEL Industry Associate, an initiative to bridge the industry-academia gap.