Machine Learning Practical Course with scikit-learn
Build, evaluate and tune real ML models in Python with scikit-learn, from regression to clustering
Ghosla Academy · AI Team
Machine learning interviews in India test whether you can take a dataset, prepare it properly, train a model and honestly report how good it is. This course teaches exactly that workflow using scikit-learn, the standard Python library for classical ML. You will work through regression, classification, model selection and clustering with small, realistic datasets such as used-car listings, loan applications and shopper data, and finish with two portfolio projects and a saved model you can reuse.
What you will be able to do
- Explain supervised and unsupervised learning with clear examples
- Prepare data with train/test splits, imputers, scalers and encoders
- Train and evaluate regression models using MAE, RMSE and R²
- Train classifiers and judge them with precision, recall and F1
- Tune models with cross-validation and GridSearchCV
- Cluster data with k-means and save models with joblib
What you build
- Used-car price predictor with regression
- Loan approval classifier with tuned models
What you need to start
- Comfort with basic Python (variables, lists, functions)
- Some familiarity with pandas is helpful but not required
- A laptop that can run Jupyter Notebook
Curriculum · 6 sections, 24 lectures
Machine learning foundations4 lectures
- What machine learning really isFree preview10 min
- Setting up Jupyter and scikit-learnFree preview12 min
- The fit and predict pattern12 min
- Quiz: ML foundations6 min
Preparing data4 lectures
- Train/test split and why it matters12 min
- Scaling and encoding with pipelines16 min
- Handling missing values with SimpleImputer10 min
- Quiz: preparing data6 min
Regression4 lectures
- Linear regression and its metrics14 min
- Regularisation with Ridge and Lasso12 min
- Project: used-car price predictor20 min
- Quiz: regression6 min
Classification4 lectures
- Logistic regression and k-nearest neighbours14 min
- Confusion matrix, precision, recall and F114 min
- Decision trees and random forests14 min
- Quiz: classification6 min
Model selection4 lectures
- Cross-validation with cross_val_score12 min
- Hyperparameter tuning with GridSearchCV14 min
- Project: loan approval classifier22 min
- Quiz: model selection6 min
Clustering and next steps4 lectures
- K-means clustering for customer segments14 min
- Saving and loading models with joblib10 min
- Responsible ML: bias and fairness basics10 min
- Quiz: clustering and deployment6 min
Who this is for
- Engineering and science students starting machine learning
- Data analysts who want to move into predictive modelling
- Freshers preparing for ML or data science interviews