Course Overview: Advanced AI Expert Training Program
Location: Mohali (SAS Nagar), Punjab, India
Duration: 6 Months (Full-Time Intensive) / 9 Months (Weekend Executive)
Mode: Hybrid (In-person lab sessions at Mohali Tech Hub + Online modules)
Certification: Advanced AI Expert & Industry Masterclass Certificate
1. Executive Summary & Program Philosophy
The Advanced AI Expert Training Program in Mohali is not merely a course; it is a career accelerator designed for engineers, data scientists, and software architects who aspire to become principal-level AI practitioners. Mohali, emerging as the "Tech Valley" of the Tricity region (Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali), is witnessing a surge in AI-first startups and Global Capability Centers (GCCs). This program leverages that ecosystem to bridge the gap between theoretical machine learning and production-grade artificial intelligence.
Unlike foundational courses that focus on pre-built libraries and toy datasets, this advanced training emphasizes custom model architecture, LLM fine-tuning, MLOps, and edge AI deployment. The curriculum is built on the philosophy that an AI Expert must understand not only how to train a model but how it works under the hood, how to optimize it for latency, and how to mitigate bias in high-stakes environments.
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
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Architect and train large-scale models from scratch using PyTorch/TensorFlow 2.x.
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Fine-tune and deploy Generative AI (LLMs, Stable Diffusion) in production.
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Implement end-to-end MLOps pipelines using Kubernetes, Kubeflow, and CI/CD.
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Optimize models for edge devices (IoT, mobile) using quantization and pruning.
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Lead AI ethics and governance frameworks within an organization.
2. Target Audience & Prerequisites
This course is strictly advanced. We do not teach Python basics or linear regression fundamentals.
Ideal Candidates:
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Software Engineers with 2+ years of experience looking to pivot into AI engineering.
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Data Scientists who have built models in Jupyter notebooks but struggle with deployment.
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Recent Graduates (M.Tech/PhD in CS/AI/ML) from Mohali’s universities (Chandigarh University, PU, Chitkara) seeking industry-ready depth.
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IT Professionals working in Mohali’s Phase 8, 8B, or Aerocity IT parks.
Mandatory Prerequisites:
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Proficiency in Python (OOP, decorators, generators, typing).
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Foundational knowledge of Calculus (Derivatives, Gradients) and Linear Algebra (Vectors, Matrices, Eigenvalues).
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Experience with SQL and basic Linux command line.
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Completion of a standard ML course (e.g., Andrew Ng’s ML Specialization or equivalent).
Assessment upon entry: All candidates must pass a 90-minute technical screening (coding: NumPy/TensorFlow basics; math: backpropagation derivation) before enrollment.
3. Learning Outcomes (Program Objectives)
Upon successful completion of the Advanced AI Expert Training, participants will demonstrate the following competencies:
| Domain | Competency |
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| Model Development | Design and train a 100M+ parameter transformer model on a custom dataset using distributed computing. |
| Generative AI | Fine-tune Llama 3 / Mistral or Stable Diffusion for domain-specific tasks (legal, medical, creative). |
| MLOps | Deploy a model as a RESTful API with auto-scaling (Kubernetes), monitoring (Prometheus), and continuous retraining pipelines. |
| Optimization | Reduce inference latency by 80% using ONNX, TensorRT, or OpenVINO. |
| Ethics & Governance | Audit a model for demographic parity and disparate impact, and implement mitigation strategies. |
| Research Acumen | Read, reproduce, and critique a recent paper from NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR. |
4. Detailed Curriculum (12 Core Modules)
The training is divided into four phases: Foundation Reinforcement (2 weeks), Core Mastery (10 weeks), Specialization Electives (6 weeks), and Capstone Production (6 weeks). Total 24 weeks.
Phase 1: Deep Fundamentals Refresher (2 Weeks)
Accelerated review for advanced topics.
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Module 1.1: Advanced Calculus for Deep Learning
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Jacobians, Hessians, and Lipschitz continuity.
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Backpropagation through custom computational graphs.
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Gradient clipping, vanishing/exploding gradients (mathematical proofs).
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Module 1.2: Probabilistic ML & Bayesian Inference
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Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) vs. Maximum A Posteriori (MAP).
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Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) intuition and math.
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Monte Carlo Dropout for uncertainty estimation.
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Module 1.3: Software Engineering for AI
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Python dataclasses, abstract base classes for model components.
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Version control (Git) with DVC (Data Version Control).
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Writing production-grade, unit-tested PyTorch code.
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Phase 2: Core Deep Learning Architecture (10 Weeks)
Building, training, and debugging large models.
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Module 2.1: Custom Neural Network Design (Beyond Keras/TensorFlow Sequential)
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Implementing residual connections, dense/sparse attention from scratch.
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Activation functions: Swish, GELU, and their derivatives.
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Weight initialization strategies (Xavier, He, Orthogonal).
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Module 2.2: Computer Vision at Scale
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Convolutional architectures: ConvNeXt, EfficientNetV2, and Vision Transformers (ViT).
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Object detection: YOLOv8/v9 architecture, DETR (Detection Transformer).
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Semantic segmentation: U-Net with attention gates.
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Lab: Train a ViT on a custom industrial defect dataset (provided by Mohali manufacturing partners).
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Module 2.3: Sequence Modeling & Advanced RNNs
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LSTMs with peephole connections, GRUs.
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Attention mechanisms: Bahdanau vs. Luong.
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Transformers from scratch: Multi-head attention, positional encoding, feed-forward layers.
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Module 2.4: Large Language Models (LLMs) – Architecture & Pre-training
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Autoregressive (GPT) vs. Masked (BERT) vs. Prefix (GLM) models.
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Tokenization algorithms: BPE, WordPiece, Unigram.
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Pre-training objectives: MLM, NSP, CLM, UL2.
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Scaling laws (Kaplan & Chinchilla) – compute optimal training.
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Implementation: Pre-train a small GPT-2 sized model on a text corpus (Project Gutenberg).
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Module 2.5: Generative AI & Diffusion Models
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Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs): StyleGAN3 architecture, spectral normalization.
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Diffusion models: Forward/reverse process, DDPM vs. DDIM.
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Stable Diffusion components: VAE, U-Net, CLIP text encoder.
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Workshop: Fine-tune Stable Diffusion for generating Punjabi/Mohali-specific architectural art.
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Phase 3: Production & MLOps (6 Weeks)
Taking models from Jupyter to production.
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Module 3.1: Model Optimization for Inference
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Quantization (INT8, FP8), Pruning (structured/unstructured), Knowledge Distillation.
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Hardware acceleration: CUDA kernels, TensorRT, OpenVINO (for Intel edge devices common in Mohali smart city projects).
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Benchmarking latency, throughput, and memory footprint.
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Module 3.2: MLOps Fundamentals
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Experiment tracking: MLflow, Weights & Biases.
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Data and model versioning: DVC, Hugging Face Hub.
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Model registry and staging.
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Module 3.3: Deployment & Scalability
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Containerization: Docker for AI (custom base images with CUDA).
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Orchestration: Kubernetes (K8s) with GPU operators.
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Serving frameworks: TensorFlow Serving, TorchServe, vLLM (for LLMs).
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Serverless inference: AWS Lambda + EFS (for cold start management).
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Module 3.4: CI/CD for Machine Learning
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GitHub Actions for training pipelines.
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Automated testing of data drift, model decay.
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Continuous retraining (online vs. batch) with Apache Airflow or Prefect.
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Module 3.5: Monitoring & Observability
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Metrics: Accuracy, latency, resource utilization.
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Data drift detection (Evidently AI, WhyLabs).
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Alerts and automated rollback strategies.
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Phase 4: Specialization Electives (Choose 2 – 6 Weeks)
Tailored to Mohali’s industry demand.
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Elective A: AI for Healthcare (Partnership with Mohali’s Medicity)
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Medical image analysis (MRI, X-ray) using MONAI.
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EHR (Electronic Health Records) modeling with time series transformers.
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Regulatory compliance: HIPAA, GDPR for AI.
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Elective B: Autonomous Systems & Edge AI
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Sensor fusion (LIDAR, Radar, Camera).
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Path planning algorithms (A*, RRT) integrated with deep learning.
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Deploying on NVIDIA Jetson or Raspberry Pi (simulating smart city traffic in Mohali).
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Elective C: Recommender Systems at Scale
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Two-tower models, session-based recommenders with Transformers (BERT4Rec).
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Candidate generation (ScaNN, FAISS) and ranking (deep cross networks).
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Real-time serving with Redis + Feast.
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Elective D: AI for Cybersecurity
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Network intrusion detection with graph neural networks.
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Adversarial machine learning (evasion, poisoning attacks).
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Anomaly detection in logs (LLM-based).
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Phase 5: Capstone Project (6 Weeks)
Production-grade, portfolio-ready deliverable.
Participants (in teams of 3-4) will select a problem from Mohali’s local ecosystem or a Kaggle Grandmaster-level challenge. Past projects include:
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Smart Traffic Optimization: Using reinforcement learning and computer vision to reduce congestion at Mohali’s T-point (Phase 7 to Airport Road).
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Punjabi-LLM: Fine-tuning a multilingual LLM for low-resource Punjabi language sentiment analysis for local media.
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Defect Detection in Pharma: Partnering with a Mohali-based pharmaceutical company to detect packaging defects using few-shot learning.
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Real-estate Price Predictor: Transformer model with geospatial data for Mohali’s volatile real estate market.
Deliverables:
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Public GitHub repository with clean code, unit tests, and CI/CD.
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Deployed REST API (or Streamlit/Gradio demo) accessible online.
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MLOps dashboard showing model performance and drift.
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Technical blog post (Medium/Dev.to) and a 10-minute presentation to industry panel.
5. Unique Features of Mohali-Based Training
Why Mohali? The location is not incidental; it is strategic.
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Proximity to IT Corridor: The course is conducted in partnership with coworking spaces in Phase 8B and 8A (e.g., TLabs, Plot No. 3), placing you next to major employers like Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and emerging AI startups.
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Punjab AI Mission Integration: Mohali is the headquarters of Punjab’s e-Governance Society. Selected projects may receive mentorship from government AI initiatives (AgriTech, Smart Education).
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Hardware Access: Unlike online courses, this program provides hands-on access to an on-premise GPU cluster (8x NVIDIA A100 80GB, 4x RTX 4090) for training large models without cloud costs.
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Industry Guest Lectures: Monthly sessions by AI leads from BrowserStack (Mohali office), Fateh Education, and Globus Labs.
6. Tools & Technologies Covered
Participants will master the following toolchain:
| Category | Tools |
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| Programming | Python 3.11+, TypeScript (for API wrappers) |
| Deep Learning | PyTorch 2.x (primary), TensorFlow 2.x (comparative), JAX (optional) |
| LLM Stack | Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, LlamaIndex, vLLM, TGI |
| MLOps | MLflow, Kubeflow, Argo, Airflow, Prometheus, Grafana |
| Deployment | Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/minikube), FastAPI, NGINX |
| Optimization | ONNX, TensorRT, OpenVINO, FlashAttention |
| Monitoring | Evidently AI, WhyLabs, Arize |
| Cloud (Optional) | AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI (conceptual with labs) |
7. Assessment & Certification
To earn the Advanced AI Expert Certificate, participants must:
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Score ≥75% in each of 4 proctored theory exams (Calculus/Linear Algebra, Transformer Architecture, MLOps, Ethics).
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Complete 6 graded coding assignments (e.g., “Implement a custom multi-head attention layer without using torch.nn.MultiheadAttention”).
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Present and defend the Capstone Project before a jury of 3 industry experts (from Mohali’s tech leadership).
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Contribute one pull request to an open-source AI library (e.g., PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain) – guided by mentors.
Certificate features: Blockchain-verified credential (on Polygon network), QR code for LinkedIn integration, and transcript of grades.
8. Career Support & Placement Assistance
Mohali has a thriving AI job market. Our dedicated placement cell focuses on:
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Resume & Portfolio Clinics: Convert your capstone into a STAR-format resume bullet. Build a personal website showcasing 3 projects.
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Mock Interviews: Technical (LeetCode-hard, ML system design) and HR rounds. Recorded and reviewed.
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Hiring Partners (Local & Remote):
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Mohali-based: Devoteam, Infobip, FIS Global, Trantor, Net Solutions.
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*Remote (Tier-1):* Google (Cloud AI), Microsoft (Research), Amazon (ML Solutions), startups (Stability AI, Anthropic, Cohere).
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Startup Incubation: High-performing teams may be introduced to Mohali’s iStart Punjab incubator for seed funding.
Past placement statistics (cohort 1 & 2): 92% received offers within 3 months; average salary hike of 67% (for working professionals); highest package: 36 LPA (Senior MLOps Engineer at a Mohali-based fintech).
9. Schedule & Format Options
We respect that participants have different commitments.
| Option | Duration | Schedule | Ideal for |
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| Full-Time Intensive | 6 months | Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM IST (with 2 hours daily lab) | Recent grads, career switchers, sabbatical takers |
| Weekend Executive | 9 months | Sat–Sun, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM IST (live online) + Wednesday evening doubt-clearing (in-person Mohali) | Working professionals in Tricity IT parks |
| Hybrid Flex | 6 months | Self-paced video lectures + mandatory in-person lab every Saturday (9–1 PM) | Remote workers, freelancers |
Attendance policy: Minimum 80% for live sessions; labs are mandatory for project work.
10. Fee Structure & Financing
| Component | Amount (INR) | Notes |
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| Full Course Fee | ₹1,45,000 + GST | Includes all hardware access, cloud credits (₹10,000 AWS/GCP), certification |
| Weekend Executive | ₹1,25,000 + GST | Excludes physical lunch, includes online support |
| Alumni Discount | 15% off | For graduates of any Mohali-based institute (PU, Chitkara, CGC, etc.) |
| Early Bird (30 days prior) | 10% off | – |
Financing options:
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No-cost EMI for 3/6/9 months via RazorPay (credit cards).
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Income Share Agreement (ISA): Pay 12% of monthly salary (capped at 1.5x course fee) only after landing a job ≥6 LPA – available to select candidates.
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Corporate sponsorship: Invoices available; group discounts (≥5 employees from same Mohali company).
Refund policy: 100% refund before day 1; 50% within first 2 weeks; no refund after.
11. Faculty & Mentors
The program is led by practitioners, not academicians who left industry a decade ago.
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Dr. Aryan Sethi (Lead Faculty): Ex-MLOps Engineer at Uber (Seattle). PhD from IIT Ropar. Specializes in large-scale distributed training.
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Neha Sharma (GenAI Specialist): Former Applied Scientist at Amazon (Bangalore). Fine-tuned LLMs for Alexa. BITS Pilani graduate.
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Rajiv Khanna (Edge AI Expert): CTO of a Mohali-based IoT startup (Stealth). NVIDIA Jetson Ambassador.
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Guest Faculty (rotating): AI Lead from BrowserStack Mohali; Data Science Head from Trantor; Researchers from IISER Mohali.
Each participant is assigned a personal mentor (1:10 ratio) for weekly check-ins.
12. Technical Requirements & Facilities
For in-person labs (Mohali venue):
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High-performance workstations: Intel i9-13900K, 64GB RAM, RTX 4090 (each student gets 8 hours/week dedicated GPU time).
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1 Gbps symmetrical fiber internet.
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Private Kubernetes cluster (8 nodes with GPUs) for deployment practice.
For online/hybrid participants:
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Minimum home requirement: 16GB RAM, 4GB GPU (or rely on cloud credits provided).
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Stable broadband (≥50 Mbps). Webcam mandatory for proctored exams.
13. Why This Program Over Online MOOCs (Coursera/Udemy)?
| Feature | Online MOOC | This Advanced Program |
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| Hands-on GPU access | No (bring your own) | Yes (A100 cluster) |
| MLOps deployment | Theoretical videos | Full K8s + CI/CD project |
| LLM fine-tuning | Limited to small models (Colab) | Fine-tune 7B/13B models on real hardware |
| Local networking | None | Mohali tech meetups, hiring drives |
| Personalized feedback | Forums (peer) | 1:1 mentor code reviews |
| Ethics & governance | Optional chapter | Mandatory module + audit project |
14. How to Apply
The next cohort begins on [specific date, e.g., 1st September 2025] . Applications close 3 weeks prior.
Application process (takes 10 minutes):
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Fill online form (education, work experience, GitHub/portfolio link).
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Take the 90-minute proctored entrance exam (Python, Math, ML basics).
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15-minute interview (technical fit & career goals).
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Offer letter within 5 business days.
Seats: Limited to 40 per cohort to maintain quality. Rolling admissions – early application advised.
Contact:
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Address: 3rd Floor, Plot No. C-187, Phase 8B Industrial Area, SAS Nagar, Mohali – 160071 (Opposite Infosys SEZ)
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Phone: +91-172-XXX-YYYY (or WhatsApp: +91-987XXXXXXXX)
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Email: admissions@advancedai-mohali.in
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Website: www.advancedai-mohali.in
15. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: I have a full-time job in Chandigarh/Mohali. Can I manage the Weekend Executive batch?
Yes. The weekend batch is designed specifically for working professionals. We have alumni from Dell, Infosys, and small startups who successfully completed the program while working. Expect 15-20 hours/week total (including self-study).
Q2: Is there any free pre-course material?
Yes. Upon enrollment confirmation, you receive a 40-hour self-paced “Math & Python Bootcamp” to ensure you hit the ground running.
Q3: Does the certificate have university affiliation?
We are an independent industry training provider. Our certificate is accredited by NASSCOM FutureSkills and recognized by hiring partners listed above. For academic credit, we are in talks with a UK university – check website for updates.
Q4: What if I miss a live session?
All sessions are recorded and available within 24 hours. For lab sessions, you must attend in-person or arrange a makeup slot (subject to availability).
Q5: I am a fresher with no work experience but strong ML projects. Can I apply?
Yes, but you must pass the entrance exam with a high score (≥85%). Freshers are advised to take the Full-Time Intensive batch and will be given extra mentoring for system design interviews.
Q6: Do you help with visa or relocation to Mohali?
We provide a letter of acceptance for housing rental purposes but do not sponsor work visas. For out-of-state participants (e.g., from Himachal, Delhi), we can recommend affordable PG accommodations near Phase 8B (budget: ₹8,000–15,000/month).
16. Conclusion & Call to Action
The Advanced AI Expert Training Program in Mohali is not just an educational course; it is a professional transformation engine. In an era where generative AI is redefining software development, companies are no longer looking for people who can simply call model.fit() – they need architects who can build, deploy, scale, and govern AI responsibly.
Mohali offers a unique blend: lower cost of living than Bangalore/Hyderabad, a growing tech ecosystem, and proximity to Chandigarh’s innovation hubs. By investing 6 months in this rigorous program, you position yourself for roles such as:
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AI/ML Engineer (L4/L5)
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Applied Scientist
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MLOps Engineer
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Generative AI Specialist
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Computer Vision Engineer
The future of AI is being written today. Ensure you are the one writing it, not just reading about it.
