PUNE: As many as 861 candidates have successfully completed the 12-week-long “Online Training and Certification Course (OTCC) in Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI & ML)” conducted by the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The online course was aimed at supporting the “Skill India Mission” by imparting training in building skill sets in using cyber security tools and techniques. It covered advanced topics such as forensic and incident response, malware analysis, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, exploit mitigation and penetration test along with tools to train on various cyber security techniques.
Over the duration of the course, expert lectures were organised by eminent faculties and scientists from DIAT, DRDO, the industry and renowned universities. Course evaluation was conducted through continuous online module-wise tests based on theory and runtime challenges to finalise results for the award of certificates. Participants gave a very positive feedback upon completion of the course. The DIAT team personally interacted with the toppers for them to share their experience and give valuable suggestions for future editions of the course.
Dr C P Ramanarayanan, vice-chancellor, DIAT, praised a Class 12 student, Vishal Juneja, who was also permitted to join the course as an exceptional case in view of his excellent performance in the entrance examination. Juneja not only scored 74% in the entrance exam, but also secured 6th position in his batch.
On the occasion, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, chairman, DRDO, congratulated the participants and the organising team for successfully conducting the online training course supporting the “Skill India Mission”. Meanwhile, Dr Ramanarayanan informed that the third batch for the course will begin from the second week of September this year.
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