Become job-ready in AI with real projects, mentorship, and career support.

School of Data and AI offers two practitioner-led programs from its centre at 128/70, 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 ₹4,999 (offline founding, Kanpur) or ₹2,499 (online founding) 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 cohort. It covers Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, data science, RAG, multi-agent AI, and MCP, and includes 8 projects, mock interviews, and referral support for top performers through a 20+ hiring manager network. All instruction is delivered in both Hindi and English by founder Arpit Tiwari, who brings 5.5+ years of Fortune 100 AI experience. Cohorts run on a rolling schedule; the next batch starts soon.

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 128/70, 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 128/70, 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 (₹4,999 offline / ₹2,499 online founding) 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 to build a job-ready AI & Data portfolio. 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. Each cohort is limited to 15 seats; the next batch starts soon.

Yes, every SDAI batch runs in a blended format. Live sessions are conducted from the School of Data and AI centre at 128/70, 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. Cohorts run on a rolling schedule with the next batch starting soon. SDAI also hosts a free bi-weekly Sunday masterclass that anyone can attend online to experience the teaching style before enrolling in a paid course.

The Offline AI Fluency cohort comes with a pro-rata refund guarantee. If you leave on Day N, your refund is calculated as ₹4,999 × (30 − N) / 30 — for example, leaving on Day 10 returns approximately ₹3,333. No questions asked, no hidden conditions. Other programs follow program-specific refund terms: BYOP has no application fee — applying is free, and the program fee is payable only after you are selected. Online AI Fluency, BYOP, and Fellowship fees follow the rules on the Terms page. SDAI believes that transparent refund terms reflect confidence in the training quality.