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Data analyst and data scientist
You use data, statistics and computing to answer practical questions.
First question
What does this person do?
You clean and examine data, build analyses or models, test whether results are useful, and explain findings to colleagues.
Analyst, data-scientist and machine-learning roles overlap but can require different depth in statistics, programming and deployment.
Next question
What are they paid?
LPA = lakhs per annum; ₹1 lakh = ₹100,000. The reviewed primary sources establish this career or related training, but do not measure representative pay for its experience stages. Whole-college medians and isolated high offers are not used as career salary bands.
Evidence checked . Document dates and assumptions are listed below.
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Entry first role
No reliable figureNot established
No representative earnings figure was established for this stage in the sources reviewed.
Checked: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay campus.placements.iitb.ac.in
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Mid about 5 years in
No reliable figureNot established
No representative earnings figure was established for this stage in the sources reviewed.
Checked: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay campus.placements.iitb.ac.in
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Senior about 10 years in
No reliable figureNot established
No representative earnings figure was established for this stage in the sources reviewed.
Checked: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay campus.placements.iitb.ac.in
Scale: ₹ lakhs per annum. These examples are not a salary ceiling or a promise of progression.
No verified career-wide salary progression is available in the sources reviewed. Experience, employer, specialisation and compensation structure can change outcomes.
Hiring landscape
Who hires for this work?
Examples of large employers and institutions associated with this route in India:
- Analytics teams across industries
- Technology and consulting employers
Examples, not a ranking or a promise of a current vacancy. Hiring changes; check the employer’s own careers page.
What it takes to get in
- Entrance exam
- Course admission and employer selection differ. Check the specific programme and current employer process.
- Realistic cut-off
- Build statistics, mathematics and programming through a relevant degree or equivalent assessed work. Degree subject and mathematics prerequisites vary; some routes remain open beyond Science. Advanced modelling roles can demand more technical study than reporting roles.
- How long
- 4 years
- Roughly what it costs
Not stated as a single figure
Course, living and examination fees vary by institution and recruitment round; no complete current cost was verified. Check the recognised programme and current notice before paying.
Approximate, tuition only, excluding coaching and living costs unless the source text says otherwise.
- Can you switch out later?
- The subject or technical training can transfer to related roles. A new employer may require additional qualifications, examinations or experience.
Delhi entry paths
These are the routes people in Delhi commonly take into this career. This is not a ranking of institutions and does not list cut-offs for any particular college.
- Compare relevant recognised degrees, curricula, total fees and placement denominators before choosing a programme.
- Build practical work and internships for the role; admission or graduation does not guarantee an offer. Delhi study can lead to recruitment elsewhere.
How this compares
Related routes from the same streams, listed alphabetically. Pay bases differ; open a route to read its scope.
Sources
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay campus.placements.iitb.ac.in
2026-10-12: IIT Bombay 2023–24 Table 6 records Data Analytics, Data Science and AI/ML selections separately; it does not provide career-specific compensation. Its institution-wide median is not a data-career entry salary. Publication day is not printed in the reviewed report; the date field is the check date, not a publication or refresh date. 2026-10-12: No representative earnings figure was established for this stage in the sources reviewed.
- Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi iiitd.ac.in
2026-10-12: The 2025–26 placement brochure describes computing, mathematics and data-related training and roles. Institution/programme CTC statistics do not isolate this career or later experience. Publication day is not printed in the reviewed report; the date field is the check date, not a publication or refresh date.
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad www01.iima.ac.in
2025-09-09: Audited 2025 Table 5.6.1 has only two domestic Analytics observations. This narrow MBA cohort is not used as a representative data-career band; its compensation cannot be assigned to five years of work experience.