Lead Enterprise Agentic AI and Generative AI Transformation by Vishlesan i-Hub Foundation, IIT Patna
7
Months · online
90
Live hours
17 Oct
Batch 1 starts
Vishlesan I-Hub
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Top reasons to enrol
Become the architect of AI transformation in your organisation.
01 · Immersive learning
Ninety hours, live, with faculty and industry experts
3 hours of live online sessions every week, 90 hours across the programme, taught by IIT faculty and industry experts through real case work and live demonstrations rather than pre-recorded video.
Delivered with Masai
02 · Agentic AI at the core
Go beyond GenAI into agentic systems
A dedicated module on AI agents, multi-agent orchestration and autonomous decision making. Learn to design the guardrails, approval checkpoints and autonomy matrix that define what AI may decide alone, and to recognise the agentic ecosystem on any vendor proposal.
03 · Your AI playbook
Leave with a personalised enterprise AI blueprint
Assess your organisation's AI maturity, evaluate business models, and develop a leadership-ready recommendation for your own organisation through a guided capstone project.
Cohort calendar
Foundation starts 12 September, Batch 1 on 17 October
Foundation live sessions start 12 September and run weekly. The full 7-month Batch 1 programme starts 17 October.
Network
A senior, cross functional peer network
Learn alongside managers and leaders from technology, business and analytics functions across industries. The cohort keeps compounding long after the programme ends.
Who should apply
Built for managers and senior professionals who will lead AI adoption.
The programme focuses on implementation and business impact, not coding: you learn to specify, evaluate and govern AI, and to hold your own in every conversation with product teams, technology teams and vendors.
Technology and product managers
Engineering managers, product managers, IT and delivery leads
Translate AI strategy into working systems
Business and functional managers
Leaders in marketing, finance, operations, supply chain, HR and CX
Identify where AI creates value in your function
Data and analytics professionals
Data science, analytics and BI professionals moving into leadership
Move from technical delivery into leadership
Strategy and advisory professionals
Consultants and transformation office roles
Build the enterprise case for AI
Senior executives and CXOs sponsoring AI initiatives will also find the programme valuable, though it is designed first for the managers who run those initiatives day to day.
Eligibility
Graduate or diploma holders from any discipline. Minimum 1 year of full-time work experience, currently working in an organisation, and no coding background required.
Where your mentors work
Learn from mentors who are the industry leaders shaping AI.
… and a rotating roster of mentors and AI leaders across every cohort.
Programme overview
AI has moved from buzzword to business reality.
Organisations across the globe are embracing generative AI and agentic AI, and Indian enterprises are uniquely positioned to lead with context, scale and innovation. The AI Officer Programme equips leaders to translate that potential into meaningful business action.
The curriculum offers a practical road map to implement AI and agentic AI solutions across functions, grounded in the Indian business context and aligned with global best practices. Through real world case studies and ethical frameworks, participants learn to apply the right technologies for lasting, measurable impact.
Move AI from isolated pilots to enterprise wide innovation
Evaluate and deploy generative and agentic AI across the value chain
Govern autonomous systems responsibly and in compliance
AutonomyMemoryToolsGovernance
64%
of business owners globally anticipate AI will improve customer relationships and increase productivity.
Source: Forbes
US$359bn
potential addition to India's GDP from generative AI adoption in 2029-30, over baseline estimates.
Source: EY
28.63%
expected annual growth of the AI market in India between 2024 and 2030.
Source: Statista
Masterclasses & mentors
Cutting edge masterclasses by industry experts and faculty.
Masterclass topics are indicative and may change as per programme requirements.
The curriculum
Seven months, from AI fundamentals to your own enterprise AI blueprint.
Six modules and a capstone. Every technical concept is taught in plain language, anchored in a real use case, and connected to the management decision it informs. Modules and topics are indicative and may be adapted to fit total programme hours.
Module 1Month 1 · 15 hours
AI Fundamentals and Driving Adoption
Build a working command of AI, machine learning, deep learning and generative AI, then learn how enterprises actually move from pilots to adoption.
Build a working command of AI, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, explained in business language without code
See how classical AI already runs parts of your business: prediction, segmentation, and recommendation systems, with real company examples
Assess your organisation's AI maturity using a structured diagnostic, and understand the phases enterprises move through
Link AI to business strategy, data, processes, and talent, and learn to frame AI opportunities your leadership will fund
DeliverableAn AI maturity snapshot of your own organisation
01
Concepts you'll recognise
AI maturity diagnosticPrediction & segmentation systems
You will learn to
Assess AI maturityFrame funded AI opportunitiesSpeak ML, DL and GenAI fluently
Module 2Month 2 · 15 hours
Generative AI for the Enterprise
Understand how large language models actually work, then apply that understanding to briefing, grounding and evaluating GenAI for enterprise use.
Understand how large language models (LLMs) work in practice: what a context window is, why hallucination happens, and when output needs human review
Write structured prompts the way you write a good management brief, and see why briefing quality decides output quality
See Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in action: grounding AI in your company's own documents so it answers with your policies, products, and data
Judge the customisation ladder: prompting, RAG, and fine-tuning, what each costs, and when each is genuinely needed
Evaluate GenAI vendors and platforms on cost, latency, data residency, and lock-in, using a practical scorecard
Demonstrated liveA grounded enterprise assistant
02
Concepts you'll recognise
LLM context and promptingRetrieval augmented generationVendor scorecard
You will learn to
Write structured AI briefsEvaluate GenAI vendorsJudge the customisation ladder
Module 3Months 3-4 · 18 hours
Agentic AI for the Enterprise
The core of the programme. Understand what separates an agent from a copilot, then design and govern the agentic systems that act on behalf of the enterprise.
Understand what separates an AI agent from a copilot: autonomy, memory, and the ability to act, not just suggest
See how agents connect to company systems through tool use and function calling, and decide which systems an agent may touch
Understand multi-agent orchestration: how enterprises divide work across agents, and where these systems fail
Design the human-in-the-loop: guardrails, approval checkpoints, and the autonomy matrix that defines what AI may decide alone
Demand the right evidence before scaling: evaluation, observability, and why pilots that demo well still fail in production
Recognise the agentic ecosystem on any vendor proposal: LangChain, LangGraph, Dify, n8n, and what each choice implies for your teams
Design autonomy matricesApprove agent system accessEvaluate agentic vendor proposals
Module 4Months 4-5 · 15 hours
AI in Marketing and Finance
Apply classical AI, GenAI and agentic thinking across the two functions where enterprise impact is most measurable, through real industry case work.
Apply classical AI in marketing: customer segmentation, campaign optimisation, pricing, and recommendations
Lead marketing in the age of GenAI: content and personalisation at scale, and AI-assisted market research
Apply AI in financial operations: planning, treasury, control, and reporting
Understand AI-driven risk management across credit, market, operational, and compliance risk, taught intuition-first
Quantify business impact and evaluate vendor solutions through industry case work
04
Concepts you'll recognise
Marketing AI use casesFinancial risk models
You will learn to
Map AI use cases by functionEvaluate vendor solutionsQuantify business impact
Module 5Month 5 · 9 hours
AI in Operations, Customer Experience and People Functions
Extend the same discipline across the wider enterprise: supply chain, customer experience, and people and legal functions.
AI in operations and supply chain: demand forecasting, inventory and production planning, and disruption resilience
AI in customer experience: support automation, grounded service assistants, multilingual and voice AI for Indian customers, and the economics of deflection and satisfaction
AI in people and legal functions: hiring funnels, employee-facing assistants, and contract and document AI, with the bias and fairness questions every leader must ask
05
Concepts you'll recognise
Demand forecastingMultilingual & voice AIHiring & document AI
You will learn to
Apply AI across ops, CX and people functionsAsk the right bias and fairness questions
Module 6Month 6 · 9 hours
Responsible AI, Governance and AI Business Models
Close with the questions every AI Officer must be able to answer: how to govern AI responsibly, what the regulatory floor requires, and where the field is going next.
Govern AI responsibly: explainability, bias detection and mitigation, and accountability as a management duty
Understand the regulatory floor: India's DPDP Act, the EU AI Act, and what compliance will ask before they ask it
Evaluate AI-driven business models: established, emerging, and what they mean for your industry
Read the road ahead: agentic ecosystems, regulation, and the societal questions shaping enterprise AI
06
Concepts you'll recognise
India's DPDP ActEU AI ActAI business models
You will learn to
Govern AI responsiblyNavigate DPDP and the EU AI ActEvaluate AI business models
Capstone · Month 7 · 9 hours
The Enterprise AI Blueprint
Acting as the AI Officer of your own organisation, you produce the document every leadership team is currently asking someone to write: where AI genuinely creates value in your business, which opportunity to pilot first, and how to run it responsibly. Select projects will be invited to present before a live panel of faculty and industry experts.
The capstone in three parts
Opportunity Mapping Workshop · a structured use case canvas, pressure tested with peersPilot Proposal · one opportunity developed with autonomy design, cost and governanceLeadership Recommendation · a concise, leadership ready close
Industry immersion
Two days in Bengaluru, with the industry.
A 2-day industry immersion in Bengaluru, conducted towards the end of the programme.
When
A weekend, towards the end of the programme
Held over a Saturday and Sunday, so working professionals can attend without taking leave.
Who
All enrolled students are invited
Every enrolled participant will be invited to attend the industry immersion.
Travel & stay
You arrange your own travel and accommodation
Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation in Bengaluru.
Access
Access may be chargeable
Access to the industry immersion may be chargeable. Details will be shared during the programme.
Instructors & Mentors
Taught by practitioners who build AI at scale.
Deepak Kasera
Software Engineer, Microsoft · Ex-Amazon, Arcesium, Samsung
Deepak is a software engineer with 9+ years building scalable APIs and distributed systems at Microsoft and Amazon, and has trained thousands of learners in applied AI, Generative AI, system design and low level design.
Deep learning and generative AI specialist, Ministry of Defence, Qatar Armed Forces · Ex-Infosys, ex-WNS Global Services · Visiting faculty across IITs and IIMs
Sayan has spent over a decade building AI and analytics systems, from business intelligence at Infosys to generative AI consulting for enterprise clients including Walmart, Shell and Cisco, alongside eight years teaching deep learning.
Software Development Engineer II, Intuit · Ex-Microsoft · Top rated mentor on Topmate, 2024
Saksham builds software at Intuit after two stints at Microsoft, as an intern and then a full time engineer, and mentors engineers one on one on Generative and Agentic AI, Java, data structures, algorithms and interview preparation.
Arun is a Senior PM at Microsoft building large scale AI powered commerce systems, including Incentives Copilot and AI Assistant for Microsoft Partners, with prior stints at BCG and Myntra and 1000+ product managers mentored across his career.
Certificate of CompletionCertificate in AI Officer ProgrammeVishlesan i-Hub Foundation, IIT Patna · a Technology Innovation Hub under NM-ICPS, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Participants are awarded a completion certificate on successfully completing 65% attendance (LIVE or recorded) & 3 CGPA
Verifiable digital certificate
Issued under a national mission of DST, Government of India
This programme does not grant a degree, academic credit or alumni status of IIT Patna. The certificate image is illustrative and may differ from the final issued certificate.
Illustrative preview
The path in
Admissions for Batch 1 are open.
Step 01
Submit application
A short form about your background, your organisation and what you want AI to change in it.
Step 02
Screening call
A conversation with the admissions team to confirm fit and answer your questions.
Step 03
Offer and enrolment
Receive your offer and secure your seat with flexible payment options, including EMI.
Step 04
Cohort starts
Foundation sessions start 12 September and run weekly. Batch 1 of the full programme starts 17 October.
FAQs
Questions, answered.
What is the duration and weekly effort of the programme?
The programme runs for 7 months (30 weeks), delivered as 3 hours of live sessions per week online, 90 live hours in total, designed so you can learn alongside a full time role.
Is the programme live or recorded?
The programme is delivered through live online sessions with faculty and industry experts every week. Sessions are recorded so you can review them if you miss a live session.
How is agentic AI covered?
A dedicated module covers what separates an AI agent from a copilot, tool use and function calling, multi-agent orchestration, and human-in-the-loop design. Working agentic workflows are demonstrated live; your exercises are the leadership work of designing autonomy matrices and evaluating agentic vendor proposals such as LangChain, LangGraph, Dify and n8n.
What is the capstone project?
Acting as the AI Officer of your own organisation, you produce an Enterprise AI Blueprint: an opportunity mapping workshop, a complete pilot proposal for your highest value opportunity, and a leadership ready recommendation. Select projects will be invited to present before a live panel of faculty and industry experts.
Who is eligible to apply?
Graduate or diploma holders from any discipline, with a minimum of 1 year of full-time work experience, and currently working in an organisation. No prior coding knowledge is required.
Why is current work experience required?
Your capstone, the Enterprise AI Blueprint, is built around your own organisation. Being currently employed is what makes that work real rather than hypothetical.
I do not have a technical background. Can I keep up?
Yes. The programme is designed for business and technology managers alike. It focuses on implementation and business impact rather than coding or algorithm development.
What is the admission process?
Submit a short application, complete a screening call with the admissions team, receive your offer, and enrol. Seats are limited and allotted in order of enrolment
What is the programme fee?
The programme fee is Rs 95,000 plus 18% GST, against a regular fee of Rs 1,50,000. It is paid in three parts: an application fee of Rs 99, a registration fee of Rs 4,000 that confirms your seat, and a programme fee of Rs 91,000. The all-inclusive amount payable is Rs 1,08,100.
How can I pay the fee?
Three options. Upfront payment of Rs 1,08,100, part payment across two instalments of Rs 40,000 and Rs 68,100, or EMI through our NBFC partners at Rs 20,719 per month for 6 months.
Can my company sponsor my enrolment?
Yes. GST compliant invoicing is available for corporate sponsorship, and organisations can claim applicable input credit. Group enrolments from one organisation are also supported.
Foundation live sessions start 12 September and run weekly from there. Batch 1 of the full 7-month programme starts 17 October.
What does a typical week look like?
3 hours of live online sessions with faculty and industry experts, working through real cases and live demonstrations rather than pre-recorded video.
What is the industry immersion?
A 2-day industry immersion in Bengaluru, conducted towards the end of the programme over a Saturday and Sunday. All enrolled students will be invited to attend. Participants arrange their own travel and accommodation, and access to the immersion may be chargeable.
Does the programme include one-on-one mentorship or other support services?
No. The programme is delivered through group live sessions with faculty and industry experts. It does not include one-on-one assistance or other value added services.
How long do I have access to the learning material?
Access to the learning platform, recordings and programme materials is available for 12 months after programme completion.
Who issues the certificate?
Vishlesan i-Hub Foundation, IIT Patna, a Technology Innovation Hub established under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
What are the certification criteria?
A completion certificate is awarded on successfully completing 65% attendance (LIVE or recorded) & 3 CGPA.
Do I get a degree or IIT Patna alumni status?
No. This is a certificate programme. It does not grant a degree, academic credit or alumni status of IIT Patna.
Apply
An investment in yourleadership.
Batch 1 starts 17 October
The AI Officer Programme is built for managers and senior professionals who intend to lead enterprise AI transformation, not just talk about it. Seats are limited and allotted in order of enrolment.
What is included
7 months, 90 live hours online
Live sessions with faculty and industry experts
A dedicated module on Agentic AI for the Enterprise