upGrad is an online higher education platform that offers various industry-related online courses. Founded in 2015, it provides courses on Data Technology, ML, Marketing, Blockchain, Health, education, Arts, Psychology & Criminology, Sales & Insurance, and Management. The courses are provided online or in collaboration with various top-ranking institutes in the country and abroad. 

The top MBA courses in collaboration with institutes such as Liverpool Business School, Deakin University, Chandigarh University, University of Essex Online, and Birla Institute of Management Technology, IIIT Bangalore, etc. to provide mentorship and placement assistance to the students along with National and Aboard accreditation of the certificates. upGrad Free Courses are also available for students in domains like Public Speaking, Entrepreneurship, Cybersecurity, etc. upGrad also provides scholarships in the study abroad programs as per the university rules.

upGrad has partnerships with global universities such as IIT Madras, Deakin Business School, and MICA. It is catered to more than 34500 active learners with 6,028 full-time learners. It also has more than 300 hiring partners and 700 industry experts as mentors to help students actualize their career goals. The highest salary package offered is INR 1.23 Cr. LPA and average hike in the salary of the graduates is 50%. The highest Salary Hike of upGrad Graduates is 433%. Some of the top recruiting companies are Amazon, Myntra, JP Morgan, Accenture, TCS, Infosys, and many more.

What is UpGrad?

upGrad Highlights

Established | Type  2015 | Private
Recognized By AICTE
Campus Online 
Official Website https://www.upgrad.com/ 
Popular Courses  Data Technology and Management courses
Application Mode Online
Highest Salary Offered 1.23 CPA
Average Salary Increase 50%

You can learn more about upGrad Highlights by checking out the Interview with its Founder given below:

upGrad Courses

upGrad offers various industry-related online postgraduate courses in Data Technology and Management. It offers 90 courses in 12 streams in 5 specializations. The courses are offered in collaboration with various top-ranking institutes in the country and abroad.

Program Details Duration Fees
MBA(Global) Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 50% marks and at least 2 years of Full-Time Work Experience For Liverpool Business School. Or, Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 50% marks and at least 3 years of Full-Time Work Experience for Deakin B-School
Selection: Through previous academic records and work experience.
Accredited to: Liverpool Business School and Deakin University
2 years for DBS and 20 months for LBS INR 4-5 Lakhs
Executive MBA Specialization: Business Analytics
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree (10+2+3) in any discipline from a recognized university with minimum 55% marks and 3+ years of work experience
Selection: NMIMS Entrance Test
Accredited to: NMIMS
18 months INR 4 Lakhs
PG Diploma Specialization: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI
Eligibility: Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 1 year of work experience or a degree in Mathematics or Statistics
Selection: Online Eligibility Test Merit
Accredited to: IIIT Bangalore
12 Months INR 2.85 Lakhs
MS Specialization: Data Science
Eligibility: Bachelor's Degree
Selection: Online Eligibility Test
Accredited to: Liverpool John Moores University
18 months INR 4.85 Lakhs
Certification Specialization: Business Analytics
Eligibility: Bachelor's or Diploma Graduate Degree
Selection: Previous academic records
Accredited to: upGrad
3 months INR 20,000
Advanced Certification Specialization: Machine Learning
Eligibility: Bachelors or undergraduate degree with proficiency in any one of the programming languages R/Python/Java/C/C++ and at least 2 years of industry experience in the Software/Data Domain
Selection: Eligibility Test merit
Accredited to: IIT Madras
9 months INR 2 Lakhs
PG Certification Specialization: Digital Marketing and Communication, Full Stack Development
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree
Selection: Academic Records
Accredited to: MICA and Tech Mahindra
3 months - 6.5 months INR 69,000 to INR 1.27 Lakhs
BBA Eligibility: 10+2 with minimum 40% marks
Selection: Through previous academic records
Accredited to: Chandigarh University
3 Years  INR 1.56 Lakhs
BCA

Eligibility: 10+2 with Maths/ IT/ Accounting/ Business Mathematics/ CS/ Multimedia and Web Tech/ IP with a minimum of 40%
Selection: Through previous academic records                            Accredited to Chandigarh University

3 Years INR 1.65 Lakhs
MBA Eligibility: Bachelors in any field with 40% and above marks in graduation
Selection: Through previous academic records
Accredited to: Chandigarh University and Birla Institute of Management Technology
2 Years -
MCA Eligibility: B.Tech./ B.E./ B.Sc. (Engg)/ BCA/ B.Sc. (with Mathematics/ IT/ CS/ Electronics/ Physics as one subject passed) with 40%+ in aggregate
Selection: Through previous academic records
Accredited to: Chandigarh University
2 Years -
upGrad’s Job Linked PGP Specializations: Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, and Operations
Eligibility: Graduation with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks and 0-2 years of work experience.
Selection: Through previous academic records
Accredited to: IMT Ghaziabad
18 Months (session of 18-20 hours per week) INR 3.25 Lakhs

upGrad Abroad

upGrad provides several degrees in collaboration with foreign universities. The courses range from MBA, M.S, Business Analytics, etc. Students also have the option to study on-campus at universities and get an official degree. All the Study Abroad programs also provide post-education work visas for a short duration so that the students can gain hands-on working experience. 

upGrad Abroad Countries   

  • Germany 
  • USA
  • Ireland 
  • UK
  • Australia 
  • Canada 
  • France

upGrad Abroad Universities

upGrad has collaborations with several prominent universities for providing various courses which are delivered in the hybrid mode for making them cost-effective for students. 

upGrad Abroad

upGrad MBA

The flagship program offered by upGrad is the MBA program. It offers MBA 10 MBA program in association with several reputed universities in India and Abroad such as Deakin University, Golden Gate University, IMT Ghaziabad, etc. Here is a list of all the MBA programs offered by upGrad. 

  1. Liverpool Business School | MBA (Global)
  2. Deakin Business School | MBA (Global)
  3. Golden Gate University | MBA
  4. PG Diploma in Management | PG Diploma
  5. Harappa School of Leadership | Accelerated Management Program
  6. Management | upGrad's Job-Linked Advanced General Program
  7. Digital Finance | MBA
  8. Management | Advanced General Program
  9. Atlas SkillTech University | MBA
  10. Deakin Business School | MBA (Global)

upGrad Ranking

  • upGrad has been awarded the title of 'Best Tech for Education' by IAMAI in 2019.
  • It received the 'Best Education Brands' award from Economic Times and has made it to LinkedIn's 'Top 25 Startups' two years in a row in 2018 and 2019.
  • PG Program in Machine Learning & AI from IIIT-B & UpGrad was ranked 1st in the Top 10 courses and training programs on Artificial Intelligence in India: Ranking 2018 by Analytics India Magazine.
  • UpGrad’s Data Science Program with IIIT-Bangalore and Digital Marketing & Communications program with MICA was ranked in the Top 10 programs in their respective categories.

upGrad Admission

The admission to the offered course at upGrad is conducted online. The collaborating Universities also conduct online eligibility tests for MBA course admission and PG Diploma course admission. 

How to Apply?

There are 3 simple steps in the Admission Process which are detailed below:

Step 1: Application Form Fill

The online application will check eligibility and shortlist candidates on the spot on the upGrad website.

Step 2: Shortlist and enroll

Pay 10% of the fee upfront to block seats (the remaining can be paid within 14 days through full fee payment or financing partner).

Step 3: Document Verification

Upload documents on the upGrad portal for verification of eligibility criteria to start the program.

upGrad Mumbai Placement

To learn more about the Placement Scenario at upGrad Mumbai, You can also check out the Video given below: 

upGrad has been helping working professionals enhance their skills in the related field for the last four years. It partners with corporates across BFSI and Technology sector to provide placements across tier I, II, and III cities as part of its Academy business model. It has more than 300 hiring partners. The highest package offered is 73 LPA. 

The professionals after completing their course from upGrad are reported to have got a 50% average salary hike. Some of the top recruiting companies are Amazon.in, Myntra, JP Morgan, Accenture, TCS, Infosys. Students can get a placement opportunity with Tech Mahindra as an Associate Software Engineer upon the successful completion of the program.

Highest placement package 1.23 CPA
Average salary hike 50%
Highest Salary Hike 433%
Top Recruiters Amazon.in, Myntra, JP Morgan, Accenture, TCS, Infosys

Check: upGrad Placement

upGrad, Mumbai Faculty

upGrad team consists of 80 young and dynamic individuals from premier colleges around the globe, IITs, IIMs, ISB, BITs, Stanford, University of London, etc who are relentlessly pursuing success. The following institutes provide top-class faculty for the courses:

Chandigarh University IIT Madras IIIT-B
BITS Pilani MICA NMIMS Global Access
Duke CE Deakin University Liverpool John Moores University 

FAQs

Ques. What is the placement scenario at upGrad in different streams?

Ans. The placement of the upGrad students is significantly good. The highest placement record as per overall aspects is 73 LPA. the following details show the stream-wise highest placement:

  • Data Science/ ML: 1.23 CPA
  • Digital Marketing: 68 LPA
  • Product management: 45 LPA
  • Software Development: 51 LPA

Ques. How is the PG Diploma course offered by IIIT Bangalore and upGrad with data analytics specializations?

Ans. The course is good as IIT B is one of the Brand name institutes in India along with PGD programs in Analytics. The course structure techniques and skills for analytics projects and case studies along with weekly assignments. The course offers proper placement assistance by IIT B and upGrad which help students to get better roles in the stream.

Ques. Does the upGrad course beneficial for professional career growth?

Ans. Yes, the courses mainly focus on professional-based learning approaches for upgrading the skills in the desired streams. The graduates of upGrad have received an average salary hike of 58% and the highest salary hike of 400%.

Ques. Which platform provides a better Machine Learning course, upGrad or Great Learning?

Ans. PGD ML and AI course in upGrad with collaboration IIT B is a legitimate certificate for fresh graduates and professionals willing to upskill. upGrad is a better option for aspirants as compared to Great Learning because it has top-class faculty and rigorous course module with latest industry case study based learning.