Break Into Data & AI — Taught by a Practitioner, Not a Teacher

School of Data and AI offers two practitioner-led programs from its centre at K Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, UP 208011, with every session available both in-person and online via Zoom simultaneously. Course 1, AI Fluency, is a 30-day foundational program at ₹2,499 designed for absolute beginners with no prerequisites. It covers 22+ AI tools, produces 14 artifacts, and awards the Certified AI Practitioner credential. Course 2, AI & Data Fellowship, is a selective 90-day intensive at ₹17,999, limited to 15 students per batch. It covers Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, data science, RAG, multi-agent AI, and MCP, and includes 8 projects, mock interviews, and direct hiring manager referrals. All instruction is delivered in both Hindi and English by founder Arpit Tiwari, who brings 5.5+ years of Fortune 100 AI experience. Batch 1 starts May 15, 2026.

All courses at School of Data and AI are taught by Arpit Tiwari, a Senior Data Scientist and GenAI Engineer with 5.5+ years of production AI experience at Fortune 100 companies, recognised as Turing Hero of the Month twice. Arpit has architected multi-agent frameworks for global healthcare enterprises and personally mentored over 100 students through career transitions into data and AI roles. Co-founder Kajal Mishra, who has built 3 agentic systems and 4 RAG pipelines in production, co-designs the curriculum and leads hands-on project sessions. Both founders teach every batch directly from the SDAI centre at K Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, with sessions streamed live on Zoom for online students. Classes are conducted in Hindi and English, and each batch is limited to 15 students to ensure personalised mentorship and code reviews from both instructors.

Kajal Mishra is SDAI's co-founder and co-instructor, a Data Scientist and Corporate AI Trainer with 5+ years of experience building production AI systems at enterprise scale. She has built 3 agentic systems and 4 RAG pipelines in production, and has trained over 100 non-technical professionals in GenAI at corporate companies. At SDAI, Kajal co-designs the curriculum, leads select Course 1 modules, and runs hands-on project mentorship sessions. She works alongside Arpit Tiwari at the SDAI centre in K Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, with all sessions simultaneously available online via Zoom. Both founders personally review every student's code and projects, something no large edtech platform can offer. Classes are conducted in Hindi and English, with each batch limited to 15 students to ensure direct access to both instructors.

No technical background is needed for Course 1, AI Fluency. It is designed for Class 10+ students, BCA, BBA, BCom, and BTech students, as well as working professionals from any field who want to learn AI from scratch. The 30-day program at ₹2,499 starts with foundational concepts and progresses to hands-on tool usage, requiring zero prior coding experience. Course 2, AI & Data Fellowship, is for learners who want a complete career transformation into data science and AI roles. While it covers Python, SQL, and advanced AI systems, Claude Code handles the development so you focus on product thinking and evaluation rather than syntax. All sessions are conducted in Hindi and English at SDAI's Kanpur centre and simultaneously on Zoom. Batch 1 begins May 15, 2026, with only 15 seats available per cohort.

Yes, every SDAI batch runs in a blended format. Live sessions are conducted from the School of Data and AI centre at K Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, UP 208011, and simultaneously streamed online via Zoom. Students outside Kanpur join with full access to live Q&A, mentorship, projects, the WhatsApp community, and certification, receiving the exact same curriculum and support as in-person students. All classes are delivered in both Hindi and English by founders Arpit Tiwari and Kajal Mishra. Each batch is limited to 15 students, whether online or offline, ensuring personalised attention including direct code reviews and 1-on-1 doubt resolution. Batch 1 starts May 15, 2026. SDAI also hosts a free weekly masterclass that anyone can attend online to experience the teaching style before enrolling in a paid course.

Both SDAI courses come with a pro-rata refund guarantee. If you are unsatisfied at any point during the course, you receive a refund proportional to the number of days remaining, with no questions asked and no hidden conditions. For example, if you request a refund on Day 10 of Course 1 (AI Fluency), the calculation is ₹2,499 divided by 30 days multiplied by the 20 unused days, resulting in a refund of approximately ₹1,666. This same formula applies to Course 2 (AI & Data Fellowship) at ₹17,999 over 90 days. For the BYOP program at ₹9,999, the ₹499 application token is fully refundable if you are not selected. SDAI believes that a fair refund policy reflects confidence in the training quality, and Batch 1 starting May 15, 2026 carries this guarantee from day one.