The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (NIRF #25 in Engineering), one of India’s most innovation-driven IITs, PG Diplomas has announced the launch of three unique, first-of-its-kind 6 month fully residential Postgraduate Diploma Programs, through the IIT Gandhinagar Competency Development Foundation and in collaboration with M/s. Futurense Technologies
- PG Diploma in AI and Agentic AI Engineering
- PG Diploma in GenAI and Data Science Engineering
- PG Diploma in AI-Powered Software Engineering with Cloud
This collaboration reflects the vision of the Director of IIT Gandhinagar, Prof. Rajat Moona, to build future-ready, competitive, and immediately employable talent for and from India, addressing the critical skill gaps and empowering engineers to design, deploy, and scale production systems critical to India’s digital economy.
Designed with a Build, Deploy, Scale philosophy, each six-month program delivers over 600 hours of intensive bootcamp-style learning, imparting skills equivalent to approximately two years of industry experience, and transforming learners into engineers who build and deploy enterprise-grade solutions from Day 1.
“At IIT Gandhinagar, our mission is to build future-ready talent for and from India, professionals who do not just learn technology but apply and create with it. These programs combine real-world engineering depth, hands-on innovation, and a fully immersive IIT campus experience that shapes the next generation of India’s tech workforce,” said Prof. Rajat Moona, Director of IIT Gandhinagar.
“IIT Gandhinagar represents the new generation of India’s IITs, agile, applied, and innovation-first. Through this collaboration, we are building engineers who can think in systems, not silos,” said Raghav Gupta, Founder & CEO, Futurense.
The program is open for a selected group of high potential, high energy and curious candidates, and follows a selection-based admission model, not open enrollment. Each program admits only 60 students through AINPT (All India National Proficiency Test) – a rigorous India-wide entrance examination and multi-stage interview process.
Selected students experience fully residential life at IIT Gandhinagar’s 400-acre, GRIHA-LD five-star rated eco-friendly campus, mentored by IIT faculty and industry leaders from Fortune 500 companies. The students will undergo 600+ hours of bootcamp style immersive learning, and the pedagogy integrates several innovative initiatives such as extensive projects through an AI clinic, ideas lab, deconstructing products and backward engineering them, problem solving, extensive experience of AI led application building, competitive coding, and others, which help build skills of the future. With these, the program envisions that with the immersive bootcamp style in 6 months, the candidates will graduate with a competency level equivalent to two years of work experience.
The graduates of this exclusive program will be provided 100% placement support, provided they are able to perform consistently through the program. They will graduate with an Executive Alumni status and have access to network of some of the top achievers from IITs – the expected outcome is building an accelerated career at some of the top organizations.
Futurense Ecosystem Integration
Futurense complements IIT Gandhinagar’s academic foundation with industry-aligned learning components:
- Futurense AI Clinic: Regular interactions with Fortune 500 technical leaders, addressing real architectural challenges and production systems issues
- Futurense Leadership Council: Direct mentorship from 40+ global CXOs and CTOs across leading technology organizations
- Breakfast Club: Alumni network facilitating continuous learning, professional collaboration, and career opportunities
Together, IIT Gandhinagar and Futurense create outcome-focused programs where graduates demonstrate capabilities through verifiable portfolios of deployed systems.
Program Structure and Timeline
- Mode: Fully Residential at IIT Gandhinagar
- Duration: Six months (600+ hours of intensive learning)
- Start Date: February 2026
- Learning Model: 70% project-based learning, 30% faculty-led instruction
- Professional Development: AI Clinic sessions, Leadership Council mentorship, Breakfast Club network access, career support
