CAREERS OF TOMORROW

Post Graduate Program in

Blockchain Technology &
Management (PGP-BTM)
8 Months | Online + Campus Learning | Live Projects & Case Studies | Career Assistance
An exhaustive Blockchain program designed to produce super-qualified leaders in this
emerging technological transformation space.

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Contact Us: pgpbtm@amityonline.com

 Foreword

Amity University Online (AUO) is an online education platform

where we prepare individuals for careers of tomorrow. We are
constantly ranked among the top for our seamless ‘anytime,
anywhere’ online education experience, intensive corporate
interaction, industry-oriented teaching delivered by eminent
corporate experts and world-class faculty.

Our innovative programs are specially designed for both graduate

students and working professionals to equip them with essential
future skills to lead the technological revolution.

The new disruptor, Blockchain, is a global phenomenon and is

predicted to be the major driving force that will shape our future.
Blockchain, the decentralized ledger technology has the potential to
improve efficiency in virtually every industry and transform every
aspect of life.

With Bitcoin dominating over other digital currencies in today’s

market, individuals with expertise in Blockchain are in high demand.
With our Post Graduate Program in Blockchain Technology and
Management (PGP-BTM), learners gain key insights of this
fundamental field and excellent programming skills to become truly
successful Blockchain Developers/Architects.

Mr. Ajit K. Chauhan

Chairman
Amity Online

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 Foreword

Blockchain Technology is a growing field that has already caught

everyone's attention all over the world and India is no exception. The
demand for Blockchain talent is skyrocketing as this innovative
technology is revolutionizing the way we trade or do business,
thereby offering plethora of opportunities for developers and
architects in many large companies and startups alike.

At Amity University Online (AUO), we have designed Post Graduate

Program in Blockchain Technology & Management (PGP-BTM) to
provide a strong foundation of Blockchain & Programming along with
broad subspecialty exposure. Our focus is to provide a holistic and
structural learning to empower you with in-depth coding knowledge.

Our world-class faculty are passionate about their research and their
exploration of the optimal knowledge makes our core curriculum
stand out from the rest. We also have real-time Blockchain
Technology working professionals as the training faculty who are
dedicated to help you realize your own potential.

A hallmark of our 8-months PGP-BTM program is that we equip you

with industry-oriented skills and substantial understanding of using
popular programming languages and platforms like GoLang, Solidity,
Azure etc. Armed with this elite level of knowledge and training, you
are poised to become the next generation of Blockchain Technology
Evangelists in future.

Thus, we invite you to experience the best with our blended learning
methodology and vibrant industry-academia collaborations for a
seamless transition to the Blockchain domain.

Mr. Srinivas Mahankali

Program Director
Post Graduate Program in Blockchain Technology &
Management

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Why Blockchain Is A Big Career Opportunity

Blockchain is a universal open source digital

ledger in which transactions are recorded
chronologically and publicly.
Blockchain enables swift transfer of money
without Internet banking or intermediaries. All
you need is computer access and Blockchain
network.
No wonder, businesses across industries—from
real estate to messaging apps—are exploring
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the fastest-growing technology’s potential to
gain a competitive edge.

Bill Gates had once said that Blockchain

technology will be a new game-changer in the
coming decade.
With business benefits such as accurate
tracking, reduced operating costs, quicker
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transactions, and increased transparency, the
global market for Blockchain-related products
and services is expected to explode by 2022.

With investments from all directions, there will be

an increased demand for experienced and
talented people.
Developing Blockchain distributed ledgers has
been ranked among the top 20 fastest-growing
job skills.
Lucrative career options in Blockchain are
Blockchain Architects, Blockchain Software
Engineers, Blockchain Developers, Blockchain Report of Cryptovest - 2018
Designers, and Blockchain Legal Consultants.

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 Key Program Highlights
Amity University’s Post Graduate Program in Blockchain Technology &
Management (PGP-BTM) is designed to:
Develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of
Blockchain Technology

Create blockchain strategies and solutions across different

functional domains

Provide exposure to the top platforms and languages to

foster innovation within their industry

Unique Program Features

1-1 Mentoring
Gain in-depth subject knowledge and expert insights from industry-driven
comprehensive curriculum
24/7 access to study material & video lectures
Faculty having 80+ years of Experience, CXOs, IIMB, Ex-Apple, Microsoft
Live interactions with Blockchain experts and Corporate leaders
Hands-on experience to solve corporate level Blockchain issues
Career guidance and support through leading recruitment partners
Get Alumni Status from Amity University

Blockchain is a new type of internet that is designed

by innovative engineers. It is one of the world's most
fundamental developments that replaces the need of
banks and third-party intermediaries. 

Mr. Satish Salivati
Blockchain Specialist & Analytics Professional

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 Why Amity Online

Amity University Online (AUO) is part of Amity Education Group and

accredited internationally.
In QS Rankings, AUO is ranked No.1 in Asia for its MBA program and
No. 39 worldwide.
AUO is proud to bag the ASSOCHAM award consecutively for the last
three years.
More than 2,00,000 students across 135 countries have been served
by Amity.

Our Campuses For Contact Classes

Throughout PGP-BTM program, you’ll engage and interact with
likeminded professionals and innovators. You’ll also get an opportunity
to learn from peer groups and teams to achieve program deliverables.

Amity Bangalore, Amity Chennai, Amity Hyderabad, Amity Mumbai,

Kormangala Gopalapuram Punjagutta Malad & Kurla

Amity Pune, Amity Noida, Sector Amity Dubai, UAE Amity Singapore,
Senapati Bapat Road 125 3 Kay Siang Road

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 How You Will Learn
Post Graduate Program in Blockchain Technology & Management (PGP-BTM)
provides immersive, simulation-based and media-rich learning experiences
through:

Interactive Online LIVE lectures

High-quality Recorded video lectures with illustrative

presentations

e-learning activities with Case studies, Mini-projects &

Assignments

Collaborative learning with periodic LIVE contact sessions

both online and in-campus

Remedial & tutor classes to brush-up concepts

Meetups with Industry Mentors and leading Blockchain

professionals

Industry workshops and events

Instructor-led practice sessions to learn popular platforms &

languages

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 What You Will Learn
The following 7 modules will be delivered by world-class Technology and
Functional Experts over the duration of PGP-BTM program.

MODULE I 
Introduction to Blockchain
Risks being faced by individuals and companies with examples
The future of man to man and man to machine interactions and the
potential risks associated with the same
Real world use cases which manifest the above risks in Finance, Real
Estate, Sales & Distribution, Supply Chain, Identity, Employment portals,
any and all exchanges in operation
Distilling the problems that need solution
What are elements of the system that can solve these problems?
(Centralisation/Hashing/Smart Contracts/Decentralization)
Establishing the Need of Blockchain for: Trustless, Peer to Peer Distributed
ledger technologies that can stand test of time
Decentralized versions of the current real world leading organizations and
case studies

MODULE II 
Basics of the Blockchain
History of Bitcoin: Byzantine Generals’ problem, solution development and
implementation without single point of failure
Basics of Blockchain: Peer to peer, secure without single point of failure,
achieving consensus
Delving deeper into Immutability, Hashing, Cryptography Consensus,
Distributed ledger technology
Expansion of related and relevant technologies: Database, Networking &
Cloud, Security, Programming, Virtualization, Operating systems,
Micro-services and Scalable architecture, Dockers, Virtualisation etc.
Architecting and coding the Bitcoin Blockchain
Setting up Blockchain on two nodes and interacting with it
Fundamental programming concepts including Linux, CLI, Node.js,
IBM/Azure/Amazon cloud, Java script, HTML5, CSS etc.
Assignment
Study 10 current global leading organizations and the potential issues they
face: problems they can cause to their customers
List out corresponding Blockchain based solutions in operation w.r.t. the
above 10 organizations
Suggest potential solutions to the existing companies as to how they can
adopt the Blockchain Technology

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 MODULE III 
Cryptocurrencies and Allied Business ecosystem of Blockchain
Study how all the features and requirements described before are
implemented in Bitcoin Blockchain
Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin White paper discussion
Bitcoin salient features
Mining, Wallets, Exchanges
Salient features and Demo, visual explanation
Bitcoin Blockchain’s safety & security and how it can be handled
Potential attacks & failure chances and how they are handled
Issues with Bitcoin Blockchain and alternate variations across currencies &
Applications etc.

Assignment
Study 10 different types of Alternate Blockchain based currencies such as
Lite, Neo, Nem etc. and compare them with Bitcoin on Consensus
mechanism, speed, security and scalability.
Sidechains, Lightening and top 10 Bitcoin Improvement protocols currently
underway.

MODULE IV 
Public Blockchains & tokenization of assets
Study and analyse Ethereum
Programming in Solidity
White and yellow papers
DAO, DAPPs
Creating applications in Ethereum
Create ERC 20 tokens, Voting, Betting, Revenue sharing apps
Study 10 successful DAPPs by analyzing their whitepapers
ICOs, Tokenomics and asset tokenization, Top 10 B2C applications globally

Project: Ethereum hands-on

Assignment
Study 10 whitepapers and analyze them
Suggest 5 potential use cases and how we can architect the potential
Ethereum based solutions for the same

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 MODULE V
Alternate Public, Federated and Private Blockchain and
comparisons
Alternate Chains: Ripple, EOS, Chain, Dragonchain, Multichain, Quorum,
R3Corda Lisk, Ark, BigChain DB, Fluree
Study whitepapers, download clients and create instances in at least 5 of
the above
Atleast 1 use case in all of the above with examples

Assignment
Study and compare speed, scalability, utility, versatility, implementability of
all the above platforms with respect to Ethereum, suitability for use cases
and specific industries and also suggest improvements possible.

MODULE VI
Enterprise Blockchain Applications
Programming in GoLang
Microsoft BAAS, Coco Framework
Hyperledger - Fabric, Sawtooth, Composer, Indy, Iroha, Burrow
Use cases, architecting and implementing solutions
Chain code implementation and use case examination & evaluation
Hands-on for Fabric, Sawtooth and study Iroha
Which Blockchain/DLT application for what needs
DMADV approach to development

MODULE VII

New generation Technology paradigms and their

integration with Blockchain
Top global companies and their work in Blockchain Technology
Top Blockchain innovations and emerging companies
Blockchain ecosystem
New developments in Blockchain technologies and looking forward
Interaction with new technologies such as IoT, Big Data, Data Science &
Analytics etc.
Process excellence and Mistake proofing requirements

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 Key Program Takeaways
By the end of the PGP-BTM program, you will be
able to:
Possess the in-demand skills to play an active role in Blockchain revolution

Understand key features, different types of platforms & Languages of

Blockchain Technology

Know how to launch Blockchain in a single node and extend to multiple

nodes using BAAS architecture

Enable better strategic business decisions and develop solutions to real-life

case studies

Be able to confidently use Blockchain Technology in conjunction with other

bleeding edge technologies in the domains of Big Data, Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning, Analytics & IOT

Main Tools & Languages You Will Learn

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 What Is Eligibility Criteria

If you have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any

discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks,
then you are qualified to take up the program.

Also, minimum of two years full-time work

experience after graduation or post-graduation
is required.

However, the work experience is relaxed basis on

application for meritorious fresher students/young
professionals (CGPA > 7/10).

How You Will Be Evaluated

Class performance will be based on following components:

In-Residence Group projects

Projects

Assignments

Faculty members may choose a few or all above stated components.

Typically, evaluation load will be 60% from individual performance and
40% from group performance.

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 What Certification You Will Receive

On successful completion of the program, earn a Certificate of Post

Graduate Program in Blockchain Technology & Management (PGP-BTM)
from Amity University.

Add the certificate to your CV and improve your job/business prospects.

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 How Will Your Future Look Like

Career Paths
Whether you have any technical/programming knowledge or not, this
program is suitable to support non-tech professionals to become
Blockchain Architects and tech professionals to become Blockchain
Developers.

Blockchain Architect Blockchain Developer

As a Blockchain Architect, you will be able to: As a Blockchain developer, you will be able to:

Possess better client interfacing skills Understand code

Understand the technical requirements Launch networks and platforms confidently

Gain exposure to real-life projects,

Suggest appropriate solutions and
frameworks as required by the customers build scalable platforms using cloud,
micro-services and DLT technologies

Learning Tracks
PGP-BTM offers two learning tracks for Blockchain Developers and
Architects. The learning tracks are created in consideration for both profiles
so that one can learn relevant skills needed for the journey ahead.

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 Career Assistance

Enhance your career aspirations with assistance from our recruitment

partners, Virtual Job Fair and existing Corporate and Alumni network.

On successful completion of the program, equip yourself with

sophisticated expertise to apply for jobs in Blockchain space in the
roles of Smart Contract Developer, Blockchain Developer, Blockchain
Architect, Blockchain Consultant, Blockchain Expert and Blockchain
Generalist.

Get connected with our Career Counsellor towards the end of the
program to be interview-ready as per the current industry
requirements.

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Who You Will Learn From

Our team of world-class faculties have years of experience

as professional trainers and have worked closely with
Blockchain adopters across various sectors. Their industry
exposure will enable you to understand the everyday
nitty-gritty to be a successful Blockchain professional.

SRINIVAS MAHANKALI
Program Director
B.Tech, IIT Madras, PGP - IIM’B
27+ Years of Experience in Technology Leadership
Author of ‘Blockchain - The Untold Story’

From making digital voting transparent to creating

digital IDs that gives access for financial services,
Blockchain development promises to be the next
huge wave in technology and the hottest
commodity in the job marketplace. 

Mr. Srinivas Mahankali

Mahankali,
PGP-BTMDirector, PGP-BTM
Program

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CAREERS OF TOMORROW

POST GRADUATE PROGRAM IN BLOCKCHAIN

TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(PGP-BTM)
Learn In-Demand skills right from Industry Stalwarts
Get certified by India’s leading research & innovation driven university
Future-proof your career and stay indispensable

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