We all know that a Coursera certificate carries a lot of weight in our Resume and interviews. But most of us simply don’t take Coursera courses because they are costly and we cannot afford the subscription plans.

But do not worry, there is a way. A perfectly authentic way that Coursera itself offers for people who cannot afford its courses. It is known as ‘Financial Aid.’ I am sure most of you have seen this option when you visited the Coursera website but might not have tried it because you thought it won’t work. There is also a chance that you did not observe this option at all. Today, let us know what it is.

Let us look at the steps you need to follow to get a Coursera course for free!!

Step 1

Visit the Coursera website and pick the course that you want to enroll in. You will be seeing the Enroll for free option. But this is a  free trial and you need to pay afterward. So we don’t need this.

Next to this button, you will be seeing the ‘Financial Aid available’ option. Click on that.

Step 2

Then you will see a pop-up window informing you that it takes 15 days to review your application. So remember this, exactly 15 days after is when you will get your application review.

 This window also has a ‘Continue to the application’ option. You have to click that to proceed.

Step 3

We will see one more pop-up window asking for the confirmation of the course that you would like to apply for. If it’s a specialization, select one course among them and click ‘Next’.

Step 4

This is the actual application form that you need to fill. It is divided into two steps. Every word you write here matters. You are asked to fill in the below information.

1. Educational Background.
2. Annual Income.
3. Employment Status.
4. Reason you applied for Aid.
5. How much can you pay for your selected course?
6. How will your selected course help with your goals?

Background details are easy to fill. Remember to fill the amount in dollars. If the income is a bit high, I would suggest you scale down the amount.

The tricky and essential questions are that of 4^th and 6^th. They decide if your application gets accepted or rejected. Most people get confused and fill a similar matter in both of them. Do not do this mistake. They are completely different from one another, though they are interlinked.

Suggestions to get approved

While filling the 4^th question, emphasize your financial status. Explain your family’s weak financial situation. Also, write why your family income is not sufficient for you to take these courses through the subscription model. Make your ‘willing to pay, but cannot pay’ intention clear. Add just one or two lines about the course content and how it helps you. This pattern worked for me. I am sure it will work for you as well.

Now, coming to the 6^th question, keep the financial situation thing away. Write about the course content and how it is going to help you. Mention where would the course take you in your career. Add a line that tells the importance of a Coursera certificate on your resume and interviews. Also, mention what you would do next after completing this course. It is all about what part this particular course plays in your career. Do not go over the top.

After filling out the 6th question, Accept the terms and conditions. Tick the boxes and fill the sentence in the empty box as instructed in the window.

Then click the Review button.

What’s Next?

Now you are one step away from submitting the application. You can edit the application if you want to. If you are ok with everything, click the Submit Application button.

After clicking the submit button, you will see a page saying that Coursera has received an application from you.

You will also get an email regarding the confirmation of your application. You will know if your application is accepted or rejected exactly after 15 days.

Confirmation email

Exactly after 15 days, you will receive a confirmation email. If you fill in the details and questions properly, your application will surely be accepted. So, make sure you get a ‘Your financial aid is approved’ mail. This is how you will get Coursera courses for free.

Tip

If you are doing a specialization, it is obvious that you want to complete further courses in that specialization. Do not wait to complete one course to apply for another. Apply for all the remaining courses of that specialization at once. All your courses will be approved at once. Below, you can see how my applications are approved for all the courses in one specialization.

This is not only applicable for the specialization. You can apply for another course that you want to do after completing the present one.

Most importantly, do not forget to change the matter in the 6^th question a bit for every application.

So this is how to get Coursera courses for free. I hope this article helps you.

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When is the Exam?

Coding Ninjas Scholarship Test will be held for 2 days to ensure smooth participation, i.e. 19th and 20th September 2021 at 9 PM. So if you are not able to appear for the test on 19th September, then you need not worry, as you can take it on 20th September at the same time!

Use of taking the exam

What’s the best part about registering for this test? You’ll get a minimum scholarship of 10%. And this scholarship can be used over and above the weekly Early Bird discount applicable on our Batch starting from 27th September as well as on all October 2021 batches.

Rules:

• The Scholarship test fee of Rs.100 is Non – Refundable
• The Scholarship is non-adjustable/transferrable and will be applicable on our Batches starting from 27th September as well as on all October 2021 batches
• Use of unfair means during the test would result in disqualification.
• Coding Ninjas holds all the rights of decisions to provide scholarship according to the performance of participants.
• Students already enrolled in the 27th September batch and any batch of October 2021 can register for the Scholarship Test and can get the amount as a cashback once the Test results are announced.
• No additional discounts like Alumni, Referral discounts etc., will be applicable during the purchase of any course.

Apply for the Scholorship now from this link

Use code : SCTBXHIEYP to get 50% off on registration i.e 50 Rupees/-

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Google Analytics

It is one of the most powerful online digital marketing tools. You can track the performance of your content using this tool. While creating any website, blog, youtube channel Google Analytics will help us to understand the journey our customers are taking across their devices as they interact with your website, giving you a complete view of the impact of your marketing so we can run smarter campaigns that deliver more tailored experiences to our customers. Google Analytics Course will help you understand setting up the analytics in your website and using its features. These are the various levels of the Google Analytics courses.

• Google Analytics for Beginners
• Advanced Google Analytics
• Google Analytics for Power Users
• Getting Started With Google Analytics 360

Tag Manager

It will help in implementation and management process for marketers, analysts, and developers. Managing multiple analytics and marketing tags for your site can be a challenge. Redundant or incorrect tags can distort data measurement and reduce your site performance. This tool will help you keep everything at one place

Data Studio

This online course teaches marketers, business owners, agencies, and data analysts how to visualize data online to gain insights. You’ll learn how to connect your data, create impactful reports, and collaborate with teammates. You’ll gain the knowledge and tools you need to design compelling reports to share with different stakeholders. After coompletition of this course you will learn complete reporting of the data.

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What to expect?

Do not expect me to cover all the resources that help you understand Algos. I am going to stick to the basics. The resource that I will be mentioning will help you to get a theoretical understanding of how Algorithms work.

Resource

The resource that I wanted to share with you is a YouTube channel named “Abdul Bari.” This one channel probably saved lakhs of students to pass and score well in their DS & Algos examinations in college (Surely for me).  

There are few particular reasons why I chose this channel among many other freely available resources.

1. He explains everything from basics in simple words. Those who do not have basic knowledge too can understand very easily.
2. He covers every Algorithm in a theoretical manner for the most part. This helps you understand the fundamental way an Algorithm function.
3. He connects the dots that will help you understand how the data structures and algorithms work coherently.
4. Abdul Bari makes use of pseudocodes when necessary in such a way that it won’t overwhelm a beginner.
5. He starts with explaining the basics of what is what and then solves numerous examples. You will be able to solve them yourself by the time he reaches the final example.
6. By the end of the Algorithms series in his channel, you will be feeling confident about your understanding of the concept of Algorithms.

What will you learn?

He pretty much teaches everything about Algorithms. He covers every algorithm in detail. To sum it up, this is the list of topics that you will learn

1. Algorithm Analysis
2. Time Complexities or Run Time Calculations
3. Hashing
4. Graph Algorithms
5. Algorithm Design Techniques
6. Divide and Conquer technique
7. Greedy method
8. Dynamic Programming method
9. Backtracking method
10. Branch and Bound method

Programmable Approach

If you want to take a programming approach for Data Structures and Algorithms, then Abdul Bari offers Udemy course “Mastering Data Structures & Algorithms using C and C++.”

If YouTube gave a theoretical understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms, this Udemy course is going to give a practical understanding of how to implement data structures and algorithms in programming.

In the offer time, you can get this course for roughly 450-500 rupees. It is more than worthy of every penny you invest. So do not hesitate to take this course if you feel the urge to master data structures and algorithms in programming.

This will surely help to crack your interviews. So get ready to dive deep into the world of Data Structures and Algorithms.

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So, let us know about this course in detail.

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CCBP Intensive 2.0 Course

CCBP Intensive course from NxtWave is designed specially for final year students & Job Seekers. This course not only teaches you the curriculum, but also gives you a confidence of securing a job with its refund policy. So, it feels like like a course that guarantees you an I.T job. Therefore, this makes this course unique and promising, especially for someone struggling to get a job.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites required for this course. No coding background is required too because everything is taught from the scratch. So, no matter how bad your academics were, you can have a fresh start.

Your academic background doesn’t matter as well. B. Tech (all branches), BSc, B.Com, BBA, etc. and No CGPA cut-off criteria.

Faculty

This course is taught by the alumni of Stanford University, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more.

Curriculum

CCBP course proceeds in 3 steps:

1: Fundamentals

1. Courses include HTML, CSS, Python & SQL
2. It contains 3 Hours Classes and 3 Hours Labs per day
3. The duration of this course is 2 months.

2: Choose your Job Track

1. Based on the Fundamentals exam score, they’ll recommend you a suitable Job Track
2. There are 4 options:
   • a) Java Full Stack
   • b) MERN Full Stack
   • c) Data Analytics
   • d) QA/Automation Testing
3. Courses a & b are for a duration of 6 months. Courses c & d are for a duration of 3 months

3: Placement Assistance for Your Job

1. Placement support is provided up to 16 months from the date of joining.
2. Many Free Add-ons will be provided as shown below.

Placements

The Alumni of this course are placed in various top companies.

In comparison to Other courses

In comparison to other courses available on the market, you can find the differences below.

Certificate

CCBP Intensive course offers you Industry Ready Certificate (IRC) that represents your industry readiness.

Reviews

This course has really good reviews.  

Pricing

The pricing scheme is available in two options.

Pre-Paid Model

90,000/-

They will refund the paid amount with a deduction if you complete the course and don’t get a job.

Post-Paid Model

₹45,000/-

Non-refundable Upfront Fee

+

12% of Annual CTC

Pay after you get a job

Scholarships Available Up to ₹16,000/-

Contact Info

If you have any doubts regarding this course, you can request a call back from the team.

You can do that here.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this is all about CCBP Intensive job guarantee course. Go through all the details and make the decision accordingly.

You can register for the free webinar here.

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Let us look at one such worthy course that provides the best Digital Marketing training at an affordable price.

D.B.A Mastery Course

D.B.A Mastery – all in one course, is the one we are talking about. This course is provided by the Digital Marketing expert Mr. Veerander Chowdary. This course is a complete all-rounder. It covers everything that you need to know about Digital Marketing, that too at a very reasonable and affordable price.

About the Trainer

The main advantage this course holds is its trainer. Mr. Veerander Chowdary is well known in the field of Digital Marketing. He is a Marketer, Sales Trainer and, also an Ads expert.

Mr. Veerander Chowdary has 7+ years of experience in the field of Digital Marketing. He is featured in all the major Indian newspapers and television channels, conducted seminars across the country on digital marketing and has also trained more than 4000+ students till now in the field of Digital Marketing.

What does this course contain?

Before enrolling in any course, the syllabus is something we all want to know. DBA Mastery course contains different modules that cover different topics.

There are a total of 9 courses that are covered under the ‘D.B.A Mastery’ course. They are:

• Free Digital Marketing Course
• Blogging Course
• Google Ads Mastery course
• Facebook Ads Mastery Course
• Instagram Mastery Course
• Affiliate Marketing Course
• Advance Digital Marketing Training Program
• Digital Marketing Tools Mastery Course
• DBA Mastery Live Class Videos

Apart from all the sessions, there are live video classes that are beneficial. There are live sessions every week and students can enroll with the trainer and clear all their doubts and also receive reviews about their progress in the course.

Students can also get their doubts cleared from peers and also from a dedicated D.B.A team.

What are the specialties?

D.B.A mastery course is not like any other course on the internet. This is the best Digital Marketing course in the market for a reason. There are some special features this course provides that make it special.

Let us have a look.

Personal Community

Everyone who is enrolls for D.B.A mastery course is provided access to a personal community platform. This is a big community of all the course enrollers, the guiding team, and the trainer himself.

You can post all your doubts and get them cleared immediately. You can also market yourself, your content, and your brand in this huge community.

Live Sessions Every Week

There are very few courses that provide live sessions and this is one of them. No matter what you learn, the opportunity to interact with the mentor, receive his guidance and reviews personally will help you a lot to make the best out of this course.

No other course provides personal mentorship at such an affordable cost.

Support Team

There is a dedicated support team that helps and guides you whenever you are stuck. The team responds quickly and you need not wait for long hours to get your doubts cleared. This helps you to progress quickly.

Rewards

There are exams conducted after completion of every module and the best performers are provided rewards. This will create a healthy competition and also brings the best in everyone.

There are also monthly rewards if you are helpful to the D.B.A community. There will also be occasional targets that are well rewarded.

Premium Tools for Free

If you enroll in the D.B.A Mastery course, you will be provided Generate Press Theme & Elementor Pro free for 1 year. These are highly useful to make a beautiful website. These tools also cost a lot if you want to purchase them.

Portfolio & Certificate

A certificate is provided after the successful completion of the course. During the course, you will also be building a strong portfolio that helps you get a job if you are interested.

What is the Pricing?

Digital Marketing courses generally cost no less than 30,000 in the market. With all the mentioned specialties and content, you must be thinking this course costs a lot. But it doesn’t.

D.B.A Mastery course only costs 11,000/-  but if you purchase the course through us (Purchase here), you will get a flat 50% discount. This is a great price for such a beautiful course.

Don’t be late. Hurry before the discount period ends and start earning.

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