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Data Science vs Data Analytics

The published figures from each course's own page, side by side — duration, fees, tools, careers and starting pay — so you can compare without opening two tabs.

 Data ScienceData Analytics
What it isthe full pipeline from raw data to a decision a business will actually act onturning business data into dashboards and answers, without a heavy coding load
Duration3 – 6 Months3 – 6 Months
FeesAsk a counsellor for the current feeAsk a counsellor for the current fee
Fresher salary (Punjab)₹20,000 – ₹38,000 / month₹16,000 – ₹30,000 / month
ModeClassroom, Weekend & 1-on-1Classroom, Weekend & 1-on-1

Data Science's published band tops out higher (₹38,000 vs ₹30,000 for a fresher) — though the gap closes fast with a portfolio, and both climb well past these figures with experience.

Data Science

Every mid-size company in Punjab now sits on data it cannot read, which is exactly the gap this fills.

Careers

  • Data Scientist
  • Data Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • Analytics Engineer

Tools taught

PythonSQLPandasscikit-learnPower BITableauJupyterExcel

What you cover

  • Python and SQL for data work
  • Data cleaning and wrangling with Pandas
  • Exploratory analysis and visualisation
  • Statistics, sampling and hypothesis testing
  • Machine learning models end to end
  • Time series and forecasting
Data Analytics

Analytics roles are the most common non-developer entry into IT, and Excel-to-Power BI skills hire fast locally.

Careers

  • Data Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • MIS Executive
  • Reporting Analyst

Tools taught

ExcelSQLPower BITableauPythonGoogle SheetsLooker Studio

What you cover

  • Advanced Excel and pivot analysis
  • SQL queries, joins and aggregation
  • Data cleaning and preparation
  • Descriptive statistics for business
  • Power BI data modelling and DAX
  • Tableau dashboards and stories

Questions

Still deciding?

Yes — plenty of students do, usually one after the other rather than at the same time. Finish the first with a working portfolio before starting the second; running both together tends to leave you half-finished on each.

Data Science's published band tops out higher (₹38,000 vs ₹30,000 for a fresher) — though the gap closes fast with a portfolio, and both climb well past these figures with experience.

Both start at Module 01 with nothing assumed, so "easier" really comes down to which kind of work you'd rather be doing daily — see the tools and topics compared above before deciding on difficulty alone.

You don't have to decide from this page alone. A free counselling session maps your own background to one of these two directly, in about 20 minutes.

Read the full course pages: Data Science · Data Analytics · or start with a free counselling session.

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