The Online PG Diploma is a 12-month technical program provided by IIT Jodhpur for studying fields with a technical foundation at the post-graduate level. An Online PG Diploma is a precursor of a fully-fledged postgraduate degree. It has more value than a fully-fledged Bachelor’s degree and it's derived from the modules of a fully-fledged M.Tech degree but its content value and practical aspects are relative of lesser value and lesser quantity. But it builds a good base for an advanced solid foundation and good enough knowledge & skills to realize the essence of the particular field. 

Comparatively, with the rise of sub-fields within core fields, these PG Diploma programs have a more specialized approach which enables them to take up job roles that demand relevant expertise that are more specific. Once the student completes a PG Diploma program from IIT Jodhpur, he/she gets the opportunity to upgrade to a fully-fledged M.Tech Program by IIT Jodhpur that will enhance the student’s expertise in the same subject as the one taken during the PG Diploma. This strengthens the student’s expertise and empowers him/her to take up job roles with comprehensive command over technical knowledge & skills that are required for being an industry-ready professional.

The student gets to be taught by the IIT Jodhpur faculty and MAANG experts who have an immense amount of experience good enough to guide the students to achieve innovative expertise and become major professionals who are changemakers in the industry that is demanding expertise that can be tapped for the transformation of technology environments that foster innovation and growth. Along with that, from the expertise of handpicked industry leaders, the student gets to access their masterclasses.

The student gets the opportunity to specialize in two areas which are Data Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. The student gets the opportunity to visit the campus as a part of campus immersion.

IIT Jodhpur is one of the prestigious institutes that have been prolific in kerning out technical leaders who have grown through innovative curriculums and rigorous best practices of technical skills. This institute fosters a learning environment that breeds creative thinking and builds real innovative ideas that are incubated by the institute itself. Ranked 28th by the NIRF Rankings 2024 in the engineering category, IIT Jodhpur stands tall among the prestigious engineering institutes across the country. It has also been accredited by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education.