Data Science is an interdisciplinary field consisting of methods and systems to extract knowledge and insights from data. It encompasses statistics, machine learning, visualization, business analytics, data analytics, and scientific computing. India has demonstrated rapid and sustained economic growth over the last decade and recent developments suggest that a focus on data science is a need of the hour. Taking this into consideration, Institute of Technology, Nirma University has established a Centre of Excellence in Data Science in collaboration with SUNY, Binghamton University, New York, USA.