The ProLearn-Equifax Alliance: A Bedrock for Success Stories

Manipal ProLearn’s PG Diploma in Data Science witnessed a rocking start of its placement season with leading companies like Equifax and Gramener visiting the campus. The rising popularity of data science as a career choice is directly related to the high industry demand for ready-to-deploy data scientists in every industry.  

By creating a pipeline of highly skilled data scientists who are constantly meeting the industry demand, Manipal ProLearn is creating a culture of day-1 productivity for data analytics industry.

Manipal ProLearn has been constantly innovating its program to in establishing itself as a robust platform for data science aspirants to launch their promising career as a data scientist. It has also been instrumental in bridging the skill gap to fulfil industry expectations from data science freshers. 

Industry collaboration to tap opportunities 

Last year, Manipal ProLearn had partnered with the credit rating giant Equifax to formulate a highly industry-oriented ‘train and deploy’ model for its students.

Sectors like BFSI Analytics largely rely on data science for business innovation. Therefore, training the students to meet industry specific requirements by involving industry experts from Equifax offered a unique opportunity for ProLearn Data Science students. 

A right mix of skills and opportunities  

Equifax has been playing a pivotal role in drafting and updating data science curriculum, training as well as hiring data science students from the ProLearn PG diploma batch.

The partnership attends to the most crucial aspects of training data science students to adequately equip them for the upcoming opportunities in BFSI analytics sector. This is because the collaboration involves Equifax curating the curriculum for our data science program, thereby adding plenty of industry-relevant curriculum topics in the course.

Returning for the win again

From last year’s placement rounds, Equifax hired 4 data science students to strengthen its data analytics team. Needless to say, they were delighted with the technical skills that the students possessed along with their professional effectiveness from day one!

These factors were the reason Equifax wanted to return for this season’s placement rounds as well. And as expected, they haven’t been disappointed this time as well.  Equifax has recruited 2 students to fulfil its talent needs. 

The two students recruited by Equifax are Kabilarasan J and Barun Kumar. We congratulate them for their career defining achievement. 

Previously, Barun held the position of a technical lead in Cognizant and was even awarded an appreciation award in 2017 for his performance. His decision to give his career a boost and tap his potential to the fullest by joining Prolearn was paid off with an offer from Equifax. 

Kabilaran had finished his B.E in Manufacturing in 2018 and made a well thought move to pursue data science to begin his career in this highly in-demand field. 

A job offer from Equifax is a career defining moment for both the students and is certainly a spike in their career graph. 

Having closely observed the students from the beginning of their course, the company has been able to recruit the best talent and in return offer unmatched career opportunities to Manipal ProLearn students. 

 Towards a promising future 

Working with one of the 3 biggest credit rating companies in the world, Data Science students from Manipal ProLearn are on a path towards accelerated career growth. They are also the torchbearers of Manipal ProLearn’s reputation within the organisation, facilitating future talent acquisitions for Equifax from the institute.

Data Science poses as a great career choice for budding professionals coming from any stream or background.  According to Talent Supply Index by Belong, nearly half of Indian firms already have enterprise-wide advanced analytics strategy in place.  Manipal ProLearn’s PG diploma in Data Science can help students aim for the most in-demand analytics skills to take advantage of the upcoming career opportunities in the data science driven industry.  Here’s looking forward to more placement success stories soon!