AWS to Offer Free Online Course on Cloud Computing to Students in India

AWS will offer free online course in cloud computing and machine learning to students across India studying in AICTE affiliated colleges

AWS will offer a free online course on cloud computing to students in India a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed recently. The Ministry of Education, Government of India, is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with an aim to impart cloud computing and machine learning (ML) skills to higher education students in India. An MoU was signed between the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), a statutory body under the Ministry, and Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL), which undertakes the resale and marketing of AWS in India. 

In addition to the free online course on cloud computing, AWS will  support the goal of skilling students in cloud computing and machine learning through the AWS DeepRacer Student League. The AWS DeepRacer Student League is aimed at introducing machine learning to students in higher education, and inspiring them to explore the technology. The competition provides participants an interesting and fun way to learn machine learning, and experiment with it by building autonomous driving applications. This is the second AWS DeepRacer initiative focused on students in India, and is being held with support from the Ministry of Education, AICTE, and Intel. The competition is open to students above 18 years who are currently enrolled in higher educational institutions in India.

What the AWS Free Online Course on Cloud Computing Will Cover?

Through the MoU, AWS will provide students access to AWS Educate, a program that offers self-paced online cloud learning resources and labs, designed to help people learn, practice, and evaluate cloud skills. The program’s easy-to-navigate and adaptive user experience guides learners to targeted training content based on their knowledge, goals and interests. Some of the topics that will be covered are as follows:

• Introduction to AWS management console.
• Introduction to cloud 101.
• Machine learning foundation.
• AWS DeepRacer primer.

Sunil PP, lead—Education, Space, and Nonprofits, Amazon Internet Services Private Limited, AWS India and South Asia, said: “Over the course of the pandemic, we have seen organizations of all sizes accelerate their digital transformation plans by several years, driving an increased need for employers and their workers to advance skills training for cloud computing, cybersecurity, and machine learning. AWS recognizes this as a national priority, and the announcement of the MoU with the Ministry of Education is part of our continued commitment to support the government in developing India’s technology talent and strengthening the country’s digital economy.” Interested participants can register for the AWS free online course using their email address.