Enrolling now · Beginner Data Science

Become a Data Scientist in 16 Weeks

Not $2,000. Not 6 months of theory. Not pre-recorded videos. 100% live mentor-led classes. Ship 10+ real ML projects and become the most hireable data scientist in the room.

star

4.9 rating

127 reviews

play_circle

100%

Live classes

group

80+

Students enrolled

starstarstarstarstar4.9 · 127 reviews play_lesson48 live classes schedule16 Weeks
Data Science & AI
inventory_2

10+

projects you ship

Scroll to explore
starRated 5.0 on Google verifiedCertificate on completion all_inclusiveLifetime access forumMentor support deployed_codeBuild-first projects cast_for_educationLive, mentor-led classes
auto_stories What you'll master

12 modules — from foundations to production

A structured, build-first path: master the fundamentals and the tooling, then go deep — finishing with a full-stack capstone you can show anyone.

terminal

Module 01

Python Foundations

The language every data scientist speaks

query_stats

Module 02

Statistics & Probability

The mathematical intuition behind every model

insights

Module 03

Exploratory Data Analysis

Uncover stories hiding in messy data

trending_up

Module 04

Supervised Learning — Regression

Predict numbers from data

category

Module 05

Supervised Learning — Classification

Predict categories & make decisions

group_work

Module 06

Unsupervised Learning

Find hidden patterns without labels

text_fields

Module 07

NLP & Text Analytics

Turn text into structured insights

storage

Module 08

SQL & Databases for Data Science

Query real databases like a pro

rocket_launch

Module 09

Model Deployment & MLOps

Ship models into production

neurology

Module 10

Deep Learning & Neural Networks

From perceptrons to modern neural nets

trending_up

Module 11

Time Series & Forecasting

Predict what happens next

workspace_premium

Module 12Capstone

Capstone Project

Build an end-to-end data science solution

format_list_numbered The full curriculum

Every module, topic by topic

Expand any module to see exactly what you'll cover — 12 modules and 77+ topics, with hands-on builds throughout and a full-stack capstone to finish.

view_module

12

modules

checklist

77+

topics

terminal

100%

hands-on

workspace_premium

1

capstone

code

Core Python

  • chevron_right Variables, data types & operators — the building blocks
  • chevron_right Control flow & functions — logic that drives programs
  • chevron_right Lists, dicts & comprehensions — Python data structures
  • chevron_right File I/O & error handling — working with real data
analytics

Data Stack

  • chevron_right NumPy for numerical computing — arrays, broadcasting & vectorization
  • chevron_right pandas for data manipulation — DataFrames, groupby & merging
  • chevron_right Jupyter Notebooks — interactive data exploration
terminal

Hands-on

Set up your data science environment and wrangle your first real-world dataset.

bar_chart

Descriptive Stats

  • chevron_right Central tendency & spread — mean, median, variance, std dev
  • chevron_right Distributions — normal, binomial, Poisson
  • chevron_right Correlation & covariance — measuring relationships
science

Inferential Stats

  • chevron_right Hypothesis testing — t-tests, chi-square, ANOVA
  • chevron_right Confidence intervals — quantifying uncertainty
  • chevron_right p-values & significance — making data-driven decisions
terminal

Hands-on

Perform a full statistical analysis on a real business dataset.

cleaning_services

Data Wrangling

  • chevron_right Handling missing data — imputation strategies
  • chevron_right Outlier detection — identifying anomalies
  • chevron_right Feature engineering — creating meaningful features
show_chart

Visualization

  • chevron_right Matplotlib & Seaborn — static, publication-quality plots
  • chevron_right Plotly for interactivity — dashboards & dynamic charts
  • chevron_right Data storytelling — presenting insights that drive action
terminal

Hands-on

Build a complete EDA report with actionable insights.

functions

Models

  • chevron_right Linear & polynomial regression — the classics, done right
  • chevron_right Ridge, Lasso & ElasticNet — regularization for better models
  • chevron_right Decision tree & random forest regression — non-linear power
verified

Evaluation

  • chevron_right MAE, MSE, RMSE, R² — picking the right metric
  • chevron_right Cross-validation — reliable model assessment
  • chevron_right Hyperparameter tuning — GridSearch & RandomSearch
terminal

Hands-on

Build a house-price prediction model and deploy it as an API.

hub

Models

  • chevron_right Logistic regression — the workhorse of classification
  • chevron_right SVM & k-NN — distance-based classifiers
  • chevron_right Random forests & gradient boosting — ensemble power
  • chevron_right XGBoost & LightGBM — competition-winning models
tune

Advanced

  • chevron_right Confusion matrix & ROC/AUC — beyond simple accuracy
  • chevron_right Handling imbalanced data — SMOTE & class weights
  • chevron_right Feature importance — understanding model decisions
terminal

Hands-on

Build a customer churn predictor with business-ready metrics.

scatter_plot

Clustering

  • chevron_right K-Means & K-Medoids — partitioning algorithms
  • chevron_right DBSCAN & hierarchical clustering — density-based discovery
  • chevron_right Silhouette analysis — evaluating cluster quality
compress

Dimensionality Reduction

  • chevron_right PCA — principal component analysis
  • chevron_right t-SNE & UMAP — visualizing high-dimensional data
terminal

Hands-on

Segment real customers for a marketing campaign.

spellcheck

Text Processing

  • chevron_right Tokenization & stemming — breaking text into features
  • chevron_right TF-IDF & bag of words — classic text representations
  • chevron_right Sentiment analysis — opinion mining at scale
neurology

Modern NLP

  • chevron_right Word embeddings — Word2Vec & GloVe
  • chevron_right Text classification — spam, sentiment, topic detection
terminal

Hands-on

Build a product-review sentiment classifier.

database

Core SQL

  • chevron_right SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY — the essential toolkit
  • chevron_right Window functions — advanced analytics in SQL
  • chevron_right Subqueries & CTEs — complex query patterns
link

Integration

  • chevron_right Python + SQL together — SQLAlchemy & pandas integration
  • chevron_right Database design basics — normalization & indexing
terminal

Hands-on

Analyse a multi-table business database and surface key KPIs.

cloud_upload

Deployment

  • chevron_right FastAPI & Flask — serve predictions as REST APIs
  • chevron_right Docker basics — containerize your ML pipeline
  • chevron_right Streamlit dashboards — interactive ML web apps
settings_suggest

MLOps

  • chevron_right Model versioning — tracking experiments with MLflow
  • chevron_right CI/CD for ML — automated retraining pipelines
terminal

Hands-on

Deploy your best model as a live API with monitoring.

hub

Neural Network Basics

  • chevron_right Perceptrons & activation functions — how a neuron decides
  • chevron_right Backpropagation & gradient descent — how networks learn
  • chevron_right Overfitting, dropout & regularisation — models that generalise
  • chevron_right Building networks with Keras / PyTorch — hands-on frameworks
image

Applied Deep Learning

  • chevron_right CNNs for image classification — computer vision essentials
  • chevron_right Transfer learning with pre-trained models — state-of-the-art, fast
  • chevron_right Intro to transformers & embeddings — the tech behind LLMs
terminal

Hands-on

Train an image classifier with transfer learning and compare it against a classical ML baseline.

schedule

Time Series Foundations

  • chevron_right Trends, seasonality & noise — reading time-based data
  • chevron_right Resampling, rolling windows & lags — feature engineering over time
  • chevron_right Stationarity & decomposition — preparing data for models
insights

Forecasting Models

  • chevron_right ARIMA & exponential smoothing — classical forecasting
  • chevron_right Prophet for business forecasting — fast, explainable forecasts
  • chevron_right ML models for forecasting — gradient boosting on time features
  • chevron_right Evaluating forecasts — MAE, MAPE & back-testing
terminal

Hands-on

Forecast monthly sales for a retail dataset and present the forecast with confidence intervals.

Everything from all nine modules, brought together into one comprehensive, real-world project.

flag

Project Scope

  • chevron_right Real Business Problem — define one that needs data science
  • chevron_right Data Pipeline — collection, cleaning & feature engineering
construction

What You Build

  • chevron_right Complete EDA & statistical analysis — deep data understanding · Modules 2–3
  • chevron_right ML Model Pipeline — train, tune & evaluate · Modules 4–6
  • chevron_right NLP Component — text analysis if applicable · Module 7
  • chevron_right SQL Analytics — database queries & reporting · Module 8
  • chevron_right Deployed API/Dashboard — live, shareable output · Module 9
inventory_2

Deliverables

  • chevron_right Working ML Product — a deployed, usable data science solution
  • chevron_right Jupyter Notebook — documented analysis + code
  • chevron_right Demo — presentation or video walkthrough
  • chevron_right GitHub Repo — clean, reproducible code
Tools you'll work with
Python logo Matplotlib logo SciPy logo Anaconda logo Keras logo Hugging Face logo Streamlit logo Git logo PostgreSQL logo Polars logo
pandas logo Plotly logo Jupyter logo Kaggle logo PyTorch logo OpenAI logo FastAPI logo GitHub logo MySQL logo Apache Spark logo
NumPy logo scikit-learn logo Google Colab logo TensorFlow logo OpenCV logo LangChain logo Docker logo VS Code logo SQLite logo MLflow logo
play_circle Video stories

Hear it from our learners

Real learners, in their own words: what they learned, what they built and how the classes felt.

3 videos · tap to play

Student results
Data Science & AI Michael Harrison Machine Learning learner

Michael Harrison

0:00 / 0:00

Tap for sound
Data Science & AI Mou Rani Data Science learner

Mou Rani

0:00 / 0:00

Tap for sound
Data Analytics Alyona Data Analysis learner

Alyona

0:00 / 0:00

Tap for sound

Built live in class

Real products you’ll build — not toy demos

Every project is working software you build live with the mentor — and you keep the full source code.

query_stats

01 / 05

EDA Deep-Dive

A full exploratory data analysis on a messy real-world dataset with actionable insights.

codeBuilt in class · the code is yours

trending_up

02 / 05

Price Predictor

A regression model that forecasts house prices — trained, tuned and deployed.

codeBuilt in class · the code is yours

group_work

03 / 05

Customer Segmentation

Cluster real customers with unsupervised ML to drive smarter marketing.

codeBuilt in class · the code is yours

reviews

04 / 05

Sentiment Classifier

An NLP model that scores product reviews — deployed behind a live API.

codeBuilt in class · the code is yours

monitoring

05 / 05

ML Dashboard

A Streamlit app that tracks models, compares metrics and serves predictions.

codeBuilt in class · the code is yours

rocket_launch

…and your own capstone

Shipped, documented and ready to show any employer or client.

groups Who it's for

Three tracks, one outcome — you ship

01 / 03 school

Students & Freshers

  • check_circleShip 10+ real ML projects for your portfolio
  • check_circleBecome the most hireable builder in your batch
  • check_circleJob board, referrals & portfolio reviews
  • check_circleAnalyse your first real dataset by Week 1
02 / 03 storefront

Business Owners

  • check_circleMake data-driven decisions, not gut calls
  • check_circleBuild dashboards that save hours every week
  • check_circleUnderstand the data your team already has
  • check_circleTurn data into measurable business outcomes
03 / 03 campaign

Career Switchers

  • check_circleBuild the portfolio data roles demand
  • check_circleLearn Python, SQL & ML from scratch
  • check_circleTransition into data science with confidence
  • check_circleStand out in every data science interview

Honest moment

Sound like you?

trending_up

Watching data careers take off without you

ondemand_video

Drowning in tutorials — built 0 models

menu_book

Burned by theory-only courses with no real datasets

work

Imposter syndrome on every "data scientist" job post

extension

Tools that never click together into one project

help

No idea what production-grade ML looks like

payments

Wasted money on generic, pre-recorded courses

hourglass_empty

Running out of time to make the switch

If any of these hit home — this cohort is built for you.

event The schedule

Built to fit around your job or college

calendar_month

3 classes / week

Tue, Thu, Sat — steady, manageable momentum.

schedule

Flexible timings

Batch timings that suit you — fits around college and a full-time job.

timer

2+ hours per class

We never wrap until the topic is truly done.

video_library

Recordings in 24h

Every class lands in your student portal within a day.

balance An honest comparison

Same skills. A fraction of the price & time.

  • Price

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live $499.00

    Premium 6-month cohort $2,000

  • Duration

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live 16 weeks

    Premium 6-month cohort 6 months

  • Live classes

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live 100% live

    Premium 6-month cohort Some (mostly recorded)

  • First deployed project

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live Week 1

    Premium 6-month cohort ~3 months

  • Projects shipped

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live 10+

    Premium 6-month cohort 2–3

  • Beginners welcome

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live Total beginners welcome

    Premium 6-month cohort Needs stats/maths background

  • Career support & referrals

    Ankit Kumar Academy — AI Live Included

    Premium 6-month cohort Not included

trending_up The ROI math

One client pays for the whole cohort — many times over

$240.96

per analytics project

$963.86

per ML consulting gig

$1,807.23+

monthly data science salary

One client = a 5×–16× return on your $499.00 investment.

redeem Everything included

Everything you get for $499.00

Originally $2,000. No upsells, no hidden tiers — one price, everything in.

check_circle 100% LIVE mentor-led classes
check_circle 48 live classes over 16 weeks
check_circle 10+ deployed ML projects
check_circle Capstone reviewed personally by Ankit Kumar
check_circle Alumni community + WhatsApp group
check_circle Career support & portfolio review
check_circle Job referrals + portfolio review
check_circle 3-month access to all class recordings
check_circle Certificate signed by Ankit Kumar
Ankit Kumar — Founder & Lead AI Instructor

Ankit Kumar

Founder & Lead AI Instructor

4.9/5

average rating

person Meet your mentor

Learn from someone who ships AI

Ankit Kumar is an AI engineer, educator, and the founder of Ankit Kumar Academy. Over the last 7+ years he has helped more than 2,500 learners break into data and AI careers — translating dense research into practical, build-first lessons that actually ship.

7+ Years

experience

2,500+

learners

22+

courses

workspace_premium

2,500+ Learners Mentored

Across data science, AI and analytics programs worldwide.

school

22+ Courses Published

From Advanced Excel to Agentic AI engineering.

rocket_launch

500+ Career Transitions

Students placed into data and AI roles at top companies.

verified

7+ Years in Industry

Shipping production data and AI systems at scale.

Honesty first

This cohort is not for you if…

close You are looking for a magic pill
close You cannot commit ~6 hours a week
close You only want pre-recorded videos to binge
close You want just theory with no real data
close You are not willing to publish your work
quiz Questions

Frequently asked

Still unsure? Talk to us — a real person replies, usually the same day.

support_agent Ask us anything

A lean team, a volume strategy and a 100% live format — no inflated production costs to pass on to you.

Yes. We start from Python basics and build up gradually. No prior coding or maths degree needed.

No. We teach all the statistics you need from scratch, building intuition through real datasets — not textbook formulas.

You attend the remaining live classes and unlock all past recordings instantly, so you never fall behind.

You keep 3-month recording access and lifetime access to the alumni community.

Yes — no-cost EMI (3 months) on credit cards via Razorpay at checkout.

reviews Google reviews

Why learners rate us 5.0 on Google

Real words from the learners and parents who study with Ankit Kumar Academy.

5.0

Google rating

127

learner reviews

Rohit Kushwaha
I completed my Data Science course under the guidance of Ankit Kumar Sir, and it was a great learning experience. His way of explaining complex concepts like machine learning and statistics in a simple, practical manner really helped me.
Learner review
Saloni Gupta
I am learning Advanced Excel and it is really good. I got job support from Ankit Sir as well.
Learner review
Satyajit
Ankit is outstanding, especially when it comes to punctuality — he is never late and always starts the class exactly on time. He explains concepts clearly, uses practical examples and makes sure the student understands before moving on. His dedication, teaching style and respect for the student’s time make him one of the best instructors I’ve had.
Learner review
Mohan Sharma
The best teacher I have met in my life. I am learning Advanced Excel with Ankit Sir.
Learner review
Rakesh
Parent
Ankit has been an outstanding Python teacher, and my son really enjoys learning with him. His clear and engaging teaching style makes complex concepts easy to grasp, and he uses practical, real-world examples. The course materials are well organised, with effective homework that complements the lessons. I highly recommend Ankit for his expertise, dedication and passion for teaching Python.
Parent review
Karishma Kumari
A good teacher for SQL programming.
Learner review
Visruti
I had the pleasure of learning from an exceptional AI teacher who made complex topics surprisingly simple and engaging. The sessions were well-structured, interactive and packed with real-world applications. Their deep knowledge, clarity and willingness to answer every doubt made learning smooth and inspiring. I now feel more confident about Artificial Intelligence — highly recommended.
Learner review
Insha
Learning Excel with Ankit was an excellent experience. He is very knowledgeable, patient and skilled at explaining even complex topics in a simple, clear way. Each session was well structured and engaging, and he shared many practical tips and shortcuts that have already made a big difference in my daily work. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to improve their Excel skills.
Learner review
Deepthi
Ankit is a very patient and supportive tutor. He explains concepts clearly and makes even complex topics easy to understand. I really enjoyed the practical approach to learning with him. Highly recommended!
Learner review
Lucy
If you are a beginner in the IT field, take Ankit Sir’s Data Science & AI course. I did, and I am glad to share my experience.
Learner review
Sumit
Ankit is an excellent Python teacher — patient, knowledgeable and very clear in explaining concepts. The classes are practical, well-structured and focused on building strong fundamentals through hands-on problem solving. I have gained considerable confidence in Python and would highly recommend Ankit to anyone looking for effective and supportive guidance.
Learner review
Lucky Yadav
I had the best experience learning Python with Ankit Sir. His teaching skills are excellent. Thank you, Sir.
Learner review
Vandana
I had a great experience learning with Ankit. His response time was very quick and he started the classes without delay. He was incredibly helpful with college-level CS coursework and also supported me with project work. He explains concepts in a very clear, easy-to-understand way, and he is extremely flexible with class timings — a huge plus for us in the US (CST time zone).
Learner review
Vinod Kumar
I learned Pygame from Sir — he taught me how to make games. Thank you, Sir. Now I can make my own games.
Learner review
Gobind
Ankit is an excellent teacher and very well prepared — he outlined the course before we started. There are regular practice sessions to make sure you get hands-on training. I would definitely recommend Ankit if you want to learn data analytics or data science.
Learner review
Vivek
I am a complete beginner to both Python and coding. Ankit follows a great flow for beginners, with patient explanations of each concept followed by very simple sample code. Great teacher, very patient — definitely recommended.
Learner review
Sakshi
Ankit Sir’s Advanced Excel class transformed the way I work with data! His clear explanations and real-world examples made complex topics like pivot tables and conditional formatting easy to understand. Highly recommended for anyone looking to master Excel.
Learner review
Yatish
I took classes from Ankit for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. He teaches very professionally, and all the class recordings and documents were shared with me, which helped me revisit concepts after each class.
Learner review
Jitendra
The best data science trainer I have met in my life.
Learner review
Gyana
I really appreciate your teaching skills, the command you have over every computer topic and the way you clear our doubts with a smile.
Learner review
Avi
Parent
Super organised and detailed instructor, very patient with teaching kids. My daughter loves Ankit’s class and his method of teaching. He is an exceptionally disciplined teacher who really cares about making the child learn — he always sends notes and homework and keeps her on track by checking her progress. Highly recommended.
Parent review
Aditya Raj
I am learning AI from this institute. A very good tutor.
Learner review
Sumit
Parent
Ankit is taking Python classes for my son and has been very professional in his approach. He is very knowledgeable in Python and its applications for AI and ML use cases. I would strongly recommend him.
Parent review
Yash Kashyap
A great way of teaching — he uses easy methods that make every topic understandable.
Learner review
Pooja
Parent
Excellent teacher. Ankit is very friendly and patient with my son, who is very happy doing lessons with him. He is dedicated and very passionate about teaching — we cannot recommend him enough.
Parent review
Rekha
Ankit is an excellent teacher — disciplined, patient and with strong knowledge of his subject. His teaching style is clear and easy to understand, and he always makes sure students feel confident in their learning. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a dedicated tutor.
Learner review

Ready to become a data scientist?

100% live. 10+ projects shipped. $499.00 instead of $2,000 — with no-cost EMI available at checkout.

Certificate included · Live mentor support · Lifetime access

waving_handHey, I'm Nova, your AI advisor. Need help choosing the right course?