Certificate Program in

Data Analytics
in collaboration with

PL-300: Microsoft Power BI

Data Analyst

Course Duration
5 Months

*As per Hero Vireds Career Services Policy

About the Program

This hands-on program is designed to help you break into the field of data
analytics with practical experience using industry-relevant tools. You will develop
strong analytical thinking, master data visualization techniques, and work on
real-world challenges across multiple industries. With exposure to various sectors,
you’ll learn to interpret trends, create impactful reports, and drive data-driven
decisions. By the end of the program, you’ll earn a certification, equipping you with
the skills and confidence to excel in the data-driven world.
Certificate Program in
Data Analytics

Industries today demand professionals who can analyze data, derive insights, and drive
decisions. However, many candidates struggle with the gap between theoretical knowledge
and practical application, limiting their ability to secure analytics roles.

This program is designed to bridge that gap by equipping you with hands-on experience
using industry-relevant tools such as Excel, SQL, Power BI, Python, Generative AI
(GenAI), Tableau (optional), Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib. You’ll build a strong foundation in
analytics while working on real-world projects, developing the skills to interpret data,
visualize trends, and make informed business decisions.

Our curriculum offers exposure to challenges across multiple industries, ensuring you gain
versatile skills applicable to various sectors. Through practical learning, you’ll cultivate
analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and adaptability—qualities essential for
thriving in today’s job market.

With continuous mentorship, real-world case studies, and Career support, we’ll guide you
every step of the way to ensure you are job-ready. By the end of the program, you’ll be
prepared to take on roles like Data Analyst, Business Analyst, or Marketing Analyst,
equipped with the skills and confidence to make an immediate impact.

With hands-on learning, industry exposure, and a recognized certification, this program is
your launchpad to a successful career in analytics.
Program Highlights
PL-300: Microsoft Power Gamified Sandbox Lab
BI Data Analyst
Step into a Gamified Lab where immersive
The program will prepare you for the simulations bring real-life scenarios to life,
certification, validating your analytics skills. enhancing hands-on learning and
Earning this certificate will enhance your decision-making skills in a risk-free
credibility in data analysis. environment.

Industry-Standard 120+ Hours of Live

Tools & Technologies Learning
Cutting edge business analytics Solve industry-relevant problems using
tools like Excel, SQL, Power BI, analytics, ensuring practical application of
Python, Generative AI (GenAI), concepts.
Tableau (optional), Numpy, Pandas,
Matplotlib.
Instructor-Led Live Online
Classes (70-90%)
8+ Industry-Level Learn directly from experienced instructors in
Projects live sessions, with an emphasis on practical,
hands-on learning.
Gain hands-on experience through projects
that simulate real-world challenges,
preparing you for a career in analytics. Doubt Resolution and
Peer Support
Practical Exposure Easily resolve doubts through dedicated
and Masterclasses doubt-clearing sessions and active peer
support groups.
Get practical exposure through live
demonstrations and masterclasses
focused on real-world tools and Comprehensive
techniques. Learning Path
Covers foundational to advanced skills in
data analytics, including programming,
Generative AI for data manipulation, and visualization.
Data Analytics
Case-Based and
Explore innovative AI tools like ChatGPT
and Gemini for data analytics and queries
Interactive Learning
generation, preparing you for future Solve industry-relevant problems using
AI-driven trends. analytics, ensuring practical application of
concepts.
Tools & Technologies

Python basics for data analysts

Eligibility
• 0-2 years of experience in data domain
• Any experience across non-data domains
• Learners Pursuing Undergraduation
Learning Outcomes

You will develop hands-on expertise in tools like Excel, SQL, Power BI, and
Python, enabling you to efficiently manipulate, analyze, and visualize data
across various industries.

You will learn to interpret trends, generate actionable insights, and apply
data-driven strategies to enhance business decisions.

Through practical exposure and live projects, you will gain experience solving
industry-level challenges, preparing you for analytics roles by working on
real-world scenarios.

You will build versatile skills by applying analytics across industries such as
Finance, Marketing, and Logistics, equipping you to pursue roles like Data
Analyst and Business Analyst across various sector.

The program will prepare you for the Microsoft PL-300 certification, validating
your analytics skills. Earning this certificate will enhance your credibility in data
analysis, showcasing your ability to design and build data models, empowering
you to secure a rewarding role in the field with career support, mentorship, and
industry insights.

Step into a Gamified Lab where immersive simulations bring real-life scenarios
to life, enhancing hands-on learning and decision-making skills in a risk-free
environment.
Curriculum*
PROGRAM DURATION : 05-months
Approximately 10-12 hours of student effort expected per week
Projects integrated through the curriculum*

Course Name Session Name Session Learning Outcomes

Self-paced: Self-paced: • What is Analytics?

Introduction to Introduction to • Why Analytics?
Analytics Analytics • Types of Analytics: Descriptive, Diagnostic,
Predictive, and Prescriptive
• Data and Data Sources for Analytics: Small
Data, Big Data, Traditional Data and
Non-Traditional Data Sources
• Analytics in Business
• Introduction to Problem Solving using Data
• Managing Analytics Projects: CRISP-DM
• Analytics Tools: What Tools to Use for
which Type of Problems?

Programming • Installation and Set-up, IDE, etc.

Basics • Python Basics: Syntactics, Variable types,
Operators, For/While Loops, Conditional
Statements
• Functions: Built-in, Library and Custom,
Arguments, Return
• Data Structures and Operations: Lists,
Tuple
• Data Structures and Operations:
Dictionaries, Sets
Python
Programming
Complex Loops • Implement nested loops and control
and Lambdas mechanisms (break, continue, pass).
• Create and use lambda functions for
concise data processing.
• Combine loops and lambda functions for
efficient data manipulation.

• File Handling: i/o functions, open() read,

File Handling write, append
• More focus on the CSV files.

*The curriculum is subject to changes

Course Name Session Name Session Learning Outcomes

Basic Maths for Data • Linear Algebra: Vectors, Matrices

Mathematics Analytics • Calculus: Differentiation, Integration
• Probability and Statistics: Mean, Median,
Mode, Variance, Standard Deviation

MS Excel Basics • Navigation and Shortcuts, Cells and

Ranges, Entering Data, Applying Filters, and
Formatting
• Data Handling Using Functions: if-else,
Concat, Deduplication, Missing Value
Imputation etc.
• Data Summarizing using Functions: Countif,
Sumif, Sumproduct, iferror, Average,
Correlation, etc.
• Visualization: Basic Charts/Graphs/Tables
and related Customizations

MS Excel • Lookup Functions: vlookup (exact and

Advance approx), hlookup (exact and approx), Match,
Index, Advanced Sort and Filter, Advanced
Charting
• Text Functions: Right, Left, Mid,
Excel Concatenate, Upper, Lower, Proper, Len
• Date Functions: Datevalue, Timevalue,
Today, Now, Networkdays, Networkdays.intl
• Data Forecast, Data Consolidation
• Pivot Tables: Create Table, Grouping, Slicer
• Data Security, what-if analysis, and Data
Validation

Macros and • Record and Play Macro

VBA • Cell Reference
• Copy Paste
• Variable
• Loops-for, do while, do until
• if-if else, if elseif else, if elseif else with and
operator, if else using for loop, select case
• Userform-message box, input box,
command button, radio button
Course Name Session Name Session Learning Outcomes

SQL Basics • Set up and install SQL-related software on your

local machine
• Examine why SQL databases are a preferred
choice for storing data
• Explain the need for a client-server architecture
in a database server
• Appreciate why SQL is used as a query
language to pull data from a database
• Fetch data from one or some columns in a table
• Use the WHERE clause to filter subsets of data
• Use ORDER BY clause to sort data
• Use GROUP BY clause with aggregations to
summarize data
• Use GROUP BY with HAVING Clause to filter
grouped data
• Use CASE statements to write conditional logic
like IF ELSE statements
• Work with DATE functions to perform date
related operations
• Create Databases and Tables
• Use INSERT command to add rows to the table

• Use SQL Data Definition Language Statements

Database to define the database structure or schema
• Use Data Manipulation Language Statements to
manage data within objects
SQL Advance • Establish relationships in data to combine data
from different tables
• Analyze data after combining two or more
tables using JOINS
• Get insights on data using nested queries

• Establish relationships in data to combine data

from different tables
Relating data • Analyze data after combining two or more
using SQL tables using JOINS
• Get insights on data using nested queries

• Implement Windows Analytic function in Data

Science
• Analyze the usage of the OVER clause with
SQL Analytics PARTITION FRAME and ORDER FRAME
• Use Aggregate, Ranking, and Windows
Analytical Functions for analysis and insights
Course Name Session Name Session Learning Outcomes

Manipulation SQL and Excel • Data manipulation over excel from SQL
from SQL

Data Analysis • Introduction to Pandas and NumPy Modules

Using Pandas • Pandas Basics: Data File Handling,
and Numpy Row/Columns Handling, Slicing, Drop, Sort,
New Variable Creation, Observing Frequency
Count
Python for • Pandas Advanced: Multiple Datasets Handling,
Data Analysis Merge/Append, Multivariable GROUP
BY/crosstab summaries

Datetime and • Working with Datetime Series Data, Dataframe

Indexing • Working with Indexes and Multi-level Indexing

Data Analysis Data Analysis • Dashboard Making

& Visualization and Visualization
using Excel

Performing • Central Tendency: Mean (Arithmetic, Weighted

Descriptive and Geometric), Median, Mode
Statistics • Dispersion: Ranges, Variance, and Standard
Deviation

Data • Importance of Visualizing Data through Charts

Visualization • Types of Charts and their Best Uses
with Python • Basics of Visualization in Python using Matplotlib
and Seaborn
• Components of a Plot, Subplots, Functionalities
of a Plot
• Plotting Data Distributions, Univariate
Distributions, and Bivariate Plots

Probability • Binomial • Poisson • Chi-Square

Statistical Distributions
Analysis
Hypothesis • Hypothesis Testing
Testing • Hypothesis Testing in the Industry for Statistical
Testing
• Core Statistical Concepts: p-value and Others

ANOVA, • One/two way ANOVA • Chi Square

Hypothesis Tests, • T tests • Non Parametric
and p-values

Probability Basics • Probability Basics: Definition of Probability,

and Frequency Mutually Exclusive Events, Independent Events,
Distributions Relative Frequency
• Idea of Distributions: Discrete and Continuous
• Computing Distributions from Data and Deriving
Insights
 Course Name Session Name Session Learning Outcomes

Introduction to • Apply filters on columns to restrict the data

Power BI and display charts
• Create various charts to present a Power BI
report
• Perform joins and relationships to calculate
and display correct information in reports

Data Slicing and • Develop advanced DAX measurements and

Dicing Using computed columns for advanced computations
DAX Query • Use graphics like column, line, pie, combination,
scatter, treemap, funnel, gauges, and others to
PowerBI present data

• Explore basics of storytelling and ABT

Dashboarding
framework
and Storytelling
• Create stories from data
with Power BI
• Build good data presentation
• Make a meaningful data visualization using
appropriate charts
• Deliver data storytelling

Business Analytics • Business Analytics Methods (SWOT, PESTLE,

Method Value Chain, etc.)
Business
Analytics
Techniques Forecasting • Predictive Analytics (Forecasting Techniques)
Techniques • Prescriptive Analytics (Optimization, Decision
Making)
• Sensitivity Analysis

Data Driven Business Process Improvement and Data-Driven

Data Driven Decisions Decision Making
Decision Making
Case Studies Case Studies in Business Analytics

Comprehensive Complete Analytics project where data needs to

Project: Data
Data Analytics be cleaned, processed, stored, analysed and
Analytics
Project visualized
• Analysis through ChatGpt
GenAI Data • Create Python Code through ChatGPT
GenAI Analysis • Big Data analytics through Gemini

• Introduction to Agile Methodologies

Agile Project • Agile Frameworks
Agile Management for • Agile in Data Analytics
(Self-Paced) Data Analytics • Project Initiation and Planning
• Execution and Delivery

Capstone Discussion on Capstone

Capstone
Discussion: Part IV
Key Faculty Profiles

Prashant Dey
Master’s Degree, Data Security | PhD, AI in security

Experience Atharva AI Ex-Google, BMW

Co-Founder

Shakul Malik
Master’s in Computer Science
Atharva AI Ex-Tata Consultancy Ex- Michelin
Experience Senior data Services Tyres
architect Full stack and data engineer Data Analyst trainer
trainer

Halasya Siva Subramania

Senior Executive MBA, General | PhD, Physics

Telstra
Experience Head of AI and Automation

Upendra Kumar Tiwari

16 years of experience as a Data Scientist

Synergistic Compusoft Pvt Ltd

Experience Data Scientist
Key Faculty Profiles

Prashant Dey

Siddharth Kothotya
5 years of Industry experience as a Machine Learning Engineer

Experience Dono Consulting

Data Scientist

Sunny Mulchandani
10 years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, & Project Management

Ex-Tata Consultancy Services

Experience Senior Business Analyst

Soumita Mukherjee
15+ years across categories including roles at HUL, Amazon, Pidilite and Raymond

Ex- Amazon
Experience Strategic Account Manager
Learning Hours

120+ 40+ 40+

Projects &
Live Sessions Self Paced Industry Sessions

Total hours of Learning

200+
Portfolio Projects

Blinkit Customer Insights: Boosting

Loyalty and Sales
Leverage data-driven insights to predict customer loyalty, minimize
churn, and boost sales. Gain hands-on experience with real-world
datasets, mastering advanced analytics techniques to enhance
retention, identify opportunities, and accelerate growth effectively.

Hero Fincorp: Loan Optimization and

Risk Management Initiative
Analyze loan portfolios to improve risk management strategies using
SQL, Power BI, and Excel. Identify high-risk loans, streamline approval
processes, and enhance financial outcomes through data-driven
insights, improving creditworthiness evaluations and decision-making
frameworks.

Reducing Machine Downtime at Tesla

with Predictive Maintenance
Utilize advanced data analytics to predict machine breakdowns and
recommend proactive maintenance schedules. Use SQL and Power BI
to enhance operational efficiency, reduce repair costs, increase
equipment lifespan, and ensure seamless Tesla operations.
Portfolio Projects

Decoding Amazon Purchase Behavior:

A Data-Driven Analysis
Analyze customer behavior on Amazon using SQL, Power BI, and
Excel to uncover trends and product performance insights.
Optimize marketing strategies, enhance customer experiences,
predict preferences, and drive sustainable business growth
effectively.

Unlocking Insights from Airbnb Data

with Power BI

Analyze Airbnb listings with Power BI to uncover trends in pricing,

occupancy, and reviews. Deliver actionable insights that help
optimize host strategies, improve guest experiences, increase
satisfaction, and maximize overall revenue.

Supply Chain Optimization at

SwiftLogistics Using Data Analytics
Optimize SwiftLogistics' supply chain operations by identifying
inefficiencies with SQL and Power BI. Improve lead times, lower
transportation costs, enhance delivery performance, and increase
customer satisfaction through actionable data insights.
 Certification
On successful completion of the program, you will be eligible for
the following certificate*

T E in collaboration with

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C E RT I F I C A T E
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of C O M P L E T I O NI C
MPL E RT This is to certify that

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Name Surname
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has successfully completed the

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN DATA ANALYTICS

S MONTH YEAR - MONTH YEAR

P L
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SA NAME HERE
Founder and CEO,
Hero Vired

*
Certificates are indicative and subject to change
THE HERO GROUP
IN EDUCATION
The Hero Group has made significant contributions in the field
of K12, medical education and higher education.

IN PRIMARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

Raman Munjal BCM Chain Green Meadows

Vidya Mandir of Schools School

IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ISB Founding BML Munjal Dayanand Medical

Members University College & Hospital

THE HERO STORY

The Hero Group is one of the leading business conglomerates in the world.
The company saw its humble beginning in 1956 when the four Munjal brothers
migrated to Ludhiana from Kamalia (now in Pakistan). As first-generation
entrepreneurs, they started out by manufacturing bicycle components and then
rapidly expanding the business. From there, they continued their growth story
by diversifying and deepening their expertise across domains.

Today, the US $5 billion diversified Hero Group is a conglomerate of Indian

companies with primary interests and operations in automotive
manufacturing, financing, renewable energy, electronics and education.
Our Partners

BFSI Sector Skill Council of India

An Initiative of NSDC
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