The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has introduced an eMasters degree programme in cyber security to help working people develop competencies for a changing and unpredictable threat environment in response to the sharp increase in cyber threats. According to the institute, the programme offers a high-impact structure with live, interactive classes that are only offered on the weekends along with self-paced learning.

The eMasters programme also offers a credits transfer facility where a waiver of up to 60 credits can be transferred for higher education (MTech/PhD) at IIT Kanpur. The degree programme of IIT Kanpur will train professionals in the methods and technologies of Cyber Security. The “well-researched real-world” curriculum includes detailed modules on cryptography, machine learning, IoT security from nascent to advanced stages, to name a few.

Participants of the programme will get access to the IIT Kanpur placement cell, incubation cell, and alumni network, making it a unique career advancement and networking experience. Depending on the prevailing situations, the programme plans to offer a campus visit to IIT Kanpur, which would open varied scopes of interactions between professionals, and eminent faculty from different fields, the institute said.

The eMasters programme developed by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur, is taught by world-class faculty and researchers from IIT Kanpur.