Machine Learning Course Fees and Duration [2024]

When it comes to upskilling oneself in machine learning and related domains, there are a vast number of course options to choose from, both in the regular on-campus and online learning mode. With the growing popularity and demand of formal education and training in ML, many renowned institutions including the likes of IITs and IIMs across the nation and internationally have started offering their courses in machine learning, AI and related fields. 

In this blog, we take a look at the details of the numerous courses that can be pursued by students in India in the online and regular modes of learning in the subject domain of machine learning. Key details about related courses including those pertaining to artificial intelligence and data science have also been included here. Continue reading to explore more!

Machine Learning Courses: How Much Do They Cost?

Courses in machine learning are offered to interested learners in the form of full-time degrees, diploma courses as well as short-term certificates. Executive education in the domain of machine learning is provided as advanced certificate and executive certificate programs. 

Depending upon whether you wish to pursue a certification, a diploma or a degree course in machine learning, the fees for the courses vary. Since these courses have different durations, levels of advanced curriculum etc. the fee ranges for them also differ accordingly.

Some of the most pertinent factors which affect the fee of a machine learning course include: 

• The course duration 
• The level of the course, i.e. whether it is an undergraduate program, a postgraduate program or an executive program 
• The type of program, i.e. whether it is a certification, a diploma or a degree 
• The institution you are pursuing the course from, especially whether it is a private or a public institution
• The mode of learning you are pursuing the course in, i.e. whether you have taken the course up in the online mode or regular on-campus mode

Depending upon a number of such factors, the average fee for a course in ML can range from anywhere between INR 1000 to INR 20,00,000. We have delved further into the available courses in machine learning and related fields to pursue within various fee brackets.

Find more pertinent details about the same elaborated upon below :

Free Machine Learning Courses 

If you are an absolute beginner looking to start upskilling yourself from the grassroots in machine learning, then free short courses in the subject can be a useful starting point for you. While these free courses are offered mostly in the online learning modes, they often include systematic learning modules covering the foundations of machine learning along with easily accessible learning materials that can be revisited.

These courses typically have a duration between a few hours to a couple of months. A few of these free machine learning courses provide certifications as credentials for completing the course, although a majority of these courses being introductory lectures to ML, do not offer credentials of completion. 

These courses are well-suited for beginners looking to familiarise themselves with machine learning and its related domains. However, if you are looking for detailed and systematic formal education in the subject, it is advisable to go for paid certifications, diplomas or degree programs.

Find more details about some of the popular free machine learning courses given below :

Course	Duration	Institution/Platform
Machine Learning in Python Course	12 Hours (Self-Paced)	Springboard
Machine Learning Algorithms	2 Hours (Self-Paced)	Great Learning
TensorFlow Python	2 Hours (Self-Paced)	Great Learning
Machine Learning Crash Course with TensorFlow APIs	15 Hours	Google
Machine Learning on Google Cloud Specialization	2 Months	Google Cloud + Coursera

Machine Learning Courses Under Rs. 10,000

ML courses offered within the fee range of INR 10,000 mostly include short-term certificate courses which have a variable duration anywhere between INR 2000 up to INR 10,000. A majority of these courses are offered online by credible IT giants including those like Google, IBM, DeeplearningAI and so on.The course duration of these programs can last anywhere between 3 weeks to about 6 months.

Find more relevant details and courses under INR 10,000 in machine learning enlisted below :

Course	Fees (Full)	Duration	Institution/Platform
GTx: Machine Learning Certificate	INR 8229	14 Weeks	Georgia Technology + edX
Introduction to Machine Learning on AWS	INR 2418	3 Weeks	Amazon + Coursera
Online Course in Machine Learning Specialisation	INR 4079-INR 12,239	1 Month-6 Months	Stanford Learning + DeeplearningAI + Coursera
Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate	INR 2,334	6 Months	Google + Coursera
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate	INR 1165-INR 3496	1 Month-6 Months	Google + Coursera
Python Basics for Data Science	INR 8056	3 Weeks	IBM via edX

Machine Learning Courses Under Rs. 50,000

If one moves to a relatively higher fee range within INR 10,000 to INR 50,000, one can start exploring options like certifications in ML as well as diploma courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Renowned universities as well as MOOC platforms provide their offerings as postgraduate diplomas, undergraduate diplomas and certifications in machine learning within this fee range.While a few of these courses can be short-term (having a duration of a few weeks), majority of them are long-term (ranging between 6 months to 1 year).

A few such courses have been tabulated below : 

Course	Fees (Full)	Duration	Institution/Platform
Diploma in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI & ML)	INR 26,000	1 Year	Acharya Nagarjuna University Online
PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	INR 20,000	1 Year	GLA University
Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	INR 45,000	–	MIT World Peace University, Pune
Data Science for Business Leaders	INR 45,698	4 Weeks-8 Weeks	Udacity
Data Science: Machine Learning	INR 7720	2 Months	Harvard University via edX

Machine Learning Courses Under Rs. 2,00,000

Within the average fee range of INR 2,00,000, there are a number of available degree courses, diplomas and advanced certifications to take up in the regular as well as online modes.

Courses enlisted here include those like degrees in dual specialisations of AI and ML, job-guaranteed online programs, machine learning and deep learning courses as well as executive courses.

The average duration of these courses ranges from 3 months to 3 years, depending upon whether you take up a degree, a diploma or a certificate course.

Find a few of the most popularly pursued progams in machine learning and related fields within the fee range of INR 2,00,000 for the complete course. 

Course	Fees (Full)	Duration	Institution/Platform
Online MCA in AI & ML	INR 90,000	2 Years	Chandigarh University Online
Online Executive PG Diploma in AI & ML	INR 70,000	6 Months	IIM Raipur + Nulearn
Online Executive PG Diploma in AI & ML	INR 97,000	3 Months-24 Months	upGrad
Online Job-Guaranteed Course in Machine Learning	INR 70,000	3 Months-12 Months	upGrad
Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	INR 1,00,000	3 Years	DSEU Delhi
Online MBA in AI & ML	INR 1,60,000	2 Years	Dr. D. Y. Patil University Online
Online MCA in AI & ML	INR 1,64,000	2 Years	Amity University Online
Online MCA in AI & ML	INR 2,00,000	2 Years	Amrita Ahead Online
Online MCA in AI & ML	INR 1,10,000	2 Years	Vignan University Online
Online MCA in Machine Learning (ML)	INR 1,64,000	2 Years	Amity University Online
Online BCA in AI & ML	INR 1,50,000	3 Years	Amrita Ahead Online
Online PG Certification in AI and ML	INR 1,80,000	8 Months-13 Months	IIIT Bangalore + upGrad
Executive PG Certificate in Machine Learning & Deep Learning	INR 1,50,000	8 Months	IIIT Bangalore + upGrad
Executive PG Certificate in Deep Learning & NLP	INR 1,50,000	8 Months	IIIT Bangalore + upGrad
Online Executive PG Certificate in AI & ML	INR 1,60,000	3 Months-24 Months	IIM Kashipur + Nulearn
Advanced Certification in AI & Machine Learning	INR 1,49,000	150 Hours	IIT Kanpur
PG Diploma in Machine Learning	INR 2,00,000	1 Year	Woolf University + upGrad
Online PG Certificate in Data Science	INR 1,80,000	1 Year-2 Year	IIIT Bangalore + upGrad

Machine Learning Courses Under Rs. 5,00,000

A number of renowned institutions and universities including those like IIIT Bangalore, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, University of Maryland, BITS Pilani etc. offer their full-time programs at the UG and PG levels. Commonly offered degree courses one can consider pursuing within a fee range of INR 5,00,000 include an MBA, a B.Sc, a PG diploma etc.

Dual specialisation courses in AI and ML, data science and ML etc. are available to pursue in the regular and online mode in this fee range. The duration of such courses varies anywhere between 10 months to 2 years, since these typically include full-time courses.

Find a few such courses enlisted below :

Course	Fees (Full)	Duration	Institution/Platform
Online MBA in AI & ML	INR 2,40,000	2 Years	Amrita Ahead Online
Online Executive PG Diploma in AI & ML	INR 3,35,000	13 Months	IIIT Bangalore + upGrad
Online Executive PG Program in Data Science & Machine Learning	INR 2,50,000	15 Months	University of Maryland + upGrad
PG Program in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	INR  2,75,000	1 Year	MyGreatLearning
PG Program in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	INR 2,45,000	11 Months	BITS Pilani WILP
Post Graduate Program In AI And Machine Learning	INR 2,35,001	11 Months	Caltech University + Simplilearn
Post Graduate Program In AI And Machine Learning	INR 2,75,000	1 Year	Texas McCombs School of Business + Great Learning + Great Lakes Executive Learning
Online PG Certificate Course in AI, Machine Learning and Data Science	INR 2,24,999	1 Year	IIT Roorkee
Online B.Sc in Data Science & AI	INR 3,49,000	4 Years	Coursera + IIT Guwahati

Machine Learning Courses Over Rs. 5,00,000

Certain international universities as well as renowned institutions in India including the likes of IIT Kanpur, Jain University and Jio Institute etc.

provide ML courses in a slightly higher fee range (above INR 5,00,000). These include full-time courses like B.Tech, PG programs, Master of Science programs etc. They have a duration between 1.5 years to 4 years.

Find more details about these courses provided below :

Course	Fees (Full)	Duration	Institution/Platform
Online Master of Science (MS) in AI & ML	INR 5,60,000	18 Months-24 Months	UpGrad & Liverpool John Moores University
B.Tech CSE in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	INR 16,00,000	4 Years	Jain University
PG Programme in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science	INR 9,75,000	1 Year	Jio Institute, Navi Mumbai
e-Masters in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	INR 8,00,000	1 Year	IIT Kanpur (online learning mode)

Top Institutions for Upskilling in Machine Learning 

Machine learning courses and formal training in this domain is currently being offered by a number of top technological institutes and universities in India.

Both public as well as private institutions offer degrees, executive courses, diplomas and certifications in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science and related domains.

He eminent technical institutes and universities offering courses in machine learning and related domains have been enlisted below :

IIT Kanpur	BITS Pilani
IIIT Bangalore	Dr. D. Y. Patil University
Great Learning	Jain University
Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham	IIM Raipur

Top Online Institutions & Platforms in Machine Learning

With the spirit of making quality higher education accessible to a larger number of students and ML enthusiasts, a vast number of online courses in the domain are being offered across MOOC platforms. These online ML courses have a relatively affordable fee range as compared to on-campus courses.

They are fully virtual in their mode of delivery, their examinations and assessments as well as faculty interaction provisions. Some of the courses, however, also have immersion experience provisions which allow enrolled students to visit the campus for a partial period of course completion. 

Enlisted below are some of the top credible MOOC platforms that offer advanced machine learning courses to students in the online mode. 

Coursera	upGrad
Udacity	Udemy
Google	Great Learning

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Conclusion 

As has been outlined throughout this blog, despite being a technical domain, courses in machine learning are available in a wide range of fees, starting from about INR 10,000 and escalating up to INR 16,00,000 depending upon the level of course and institution you choose to take it up from.

Financial aid features, including those like fee concessions, scholarships, early registration concessions, low-interest student loans and EMIs etc. are also offered by a number of institutions to enable students from diverse financial backgrounds to take the course up. The duration of these courses can last anywhere from a few hours to a few years, depending upon whether it is a short-term course like a certificate program or a long-term course like a diploma or degree.