Many sectors are aggressively adopting new-age technologies like Machine learning, creating new job opportunities—however, a massive skills gap exists across industries. According to the Annual Employability Survey by Aspiring Minds, 80% of Indian engineers are not fit for jobs in the knowledge economy. Only 2.5% of them possess technical skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that the industry requires. As per Future of Jobs 2020 by the World Economic Forum, AI and Machine Learning Specialists, Data Analysts and Data Scientists are emerging job roles. Therefore, graduates and professionals are keen to explore the domain and gain specialized skills. ‘Machine Learning’ course by Stanford University is the most popular course on the platform.
Besides Machine Learning, Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere course by Google is also a popular choice among learners to gain skills such as Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Cleaning, SQL and Data Processing.
Mental health or psychological well-being is crucial to an individual’s ability to lead a fulfilling life. Apart from gaining technical skills, learners are enrolling in courses that teach happiness and well-being. The Science of Well-Being and Introduction to Psychology by Yale University are highly popular courses.
| Ten most popular Overall courses in India in 2021 | ||
| S.No. | Course Name | Partner Name |
| 1 | Machine Learning | Stanford University |
| 2 | Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) | University of Michigan |
| 3 | Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere | |
| 4 | English for Career Development | University of Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Financial Markets | Yale University |
| 6 | HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers | Johns Hopkins University |
| 7 | Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects | Deep Teaching Solutions |
| 8 | The Science of Well-Being | Yale University |
| 9 | Introduction to Psychology | Yale University |
| 10 | Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design | |
| Ten most popular Data Science courses in India in 2021 | ||
| S.No. | Course Name | Partner Name |
| 1 | Machine Learning | Stanford University |
| 2 | Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere | |
| 3 | Introduction to Machine Learning | Duke University |
| 4 | What is Data Science? | IBM |
| 5 | Getting Started with AWS Machine Learning | Amazon Web Services |
| 6 | Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions | |
| 7 | Python for Data Science, AI & Development | IBM |
| 8 | Neural Networks and Deep Learning | DeepLearning.AI |
| 9 | Introduction to Data Analytics | IBM |
| 10 | Prepare Data for Exploration | |
As per Coursera’s data, 8 of the 10 most-subscribed professional certificates are by Google and IBM. The most popular courses list includes technical skills like User Experience Design, Data Cleaning, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Collection, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, etc. It generally takes three to nine months to complete a Professional Certificate program.
Here is the list of the ten most popular entry-level professional certificates of 2021 in India:
| S.No. | Course Name | Partner Name |
| 1 | Google Data Analytics | |
| 2 | Google UX Design | |
| 3 | Google Project Management | |
| 4 | Google IT Support | |
| 5 | IBM Data Science | IBM |
| 6 | Facebook Social Media Marketing | |
| 7 | IBM Data Analyst | IBM |
| 8 | IBM Cybersecurity Analyst | IBM |
| 9 | IBM Full Stack Cloud Developer | IBM |
| 10 | Salesforce Sales Operations | Salesforce |
