What changes for you
What it proves
You stop being anxious about AI and start using it with judgement — at work, in study, in your business, at home.
AI Excellence for All
AI literacy for everyone — no coding, no maths, no background required.
Certified by E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur (MeitY, Govt. of India)
The course
What is AI Excellence for All?
AI Excellence for All is a complete, plain-English introduction to artificial intelligence for absolutely anyone. Over 10 weekends you learn to understand what AI really is, use the leading AI tools confidently for real work, build your own AI tool without writing a single line of code, think critically about AI's risks, and use it responsibly. It is the universal starting point — the first step, whatever your background or goal.
What you will become
Who it's for: school students (Grades 8–12), college students, working professionals, business owners, and parents — a mixed cohort by design. No technical background needed.
What you’ll learn
One level, 10 weeks · 60 hours.
open to all — no coding, maths or prior AI knowledge. Admissions are rolling.
- Tools you'll use: the leading AI assistants (such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini), no-code AI tool builders, and everyday AI research & productivity tools. No coding, no setup.
- Understand AI
- What Is AI? — what AI is and isn't, the main types, and how today's AI tools actually work. (Week 1)
- Use AI
- Prompting Fundamentals — how to write prompts that work — role, context, task, format — and refine them to better results. (Week 2)
- AI for Productivity, Writing & Research — using AI for real work: drafting, editing, summarising long documents, and researching with citations. (Week 3)
- AI in the World
- AI at Work — Opportunity, Disruption & India — an honest, sector-by-sector look at what AI is really changing across Indian industries. (Week 4)
- AI for Your Field — a deep dive into the AI tools and real opportunities in your own domain. (Week 5)
- Shape AI
- No-Code AI — Build Your Own AI Tool — build a custom AI assistant and a simple automation for a real need — without writing any code. (Week 6)
- Think Critically & Use AI Responsibly
- Hallucinations, Deepfakes & Verification — why AI gets things wrong, and a workflow to spot fabricated facts and manipulated media. (Week 7)
- Ethics, Privacy & the DPDP Act — data privacy, India's DPDP Act, and setting your own principles for responsible AI use. (Week 8)
- Capstone & Showcase
- AI Literacy Report — research, write and verify one clear report on a specific topic you choose. (Week 9)
- Showcase & Certificate — present your work to the cohort, review your portfolio, and receive your certificate. (Week 10)
Curriculum
What the sixty hours cover.
8 modules · 10 taught sessions. Open any module to see the topics inside it.
What Is AI?Module 1 · 1 session
Topics covered
- AI Demystified — From Hype to Reality
By the end
what AI is and isn't, the main types, and how today's AI tools actually work. (Week 1)
Using AIModule 2 · 2 sessions
Topics covered
- Prompting Fundamentals
- AI for Productivity, Writing & Research
AI & SocietyModule 3 · 2 sessions
Topics covered
- AI at Work — Opportunity, Disruption & India
- AI for Your Field — Applied Deep-Dive
Shaping AIModule 4 · 1 session
Topics covered
- No-Code AI — Build Your Own AI Tool
Critical ThinkingModule 5 · 1 session
Topics covered
- Hallucinations, Deepfakes & Verification
ResponsibilityModule 6 · 1 session
Topics covered
- Ethics, Privacy, the DPDP Act & Your Principles
Capstone — BuildModule 7 · 1 session
Topics covered
- AI Literacy Report — Research, Write, Verify
Showcase — & CeremonyModule 8 · 1 session
Topics covered
- Presentations, Portfolio Review & Certificate
What you walk out with
Not a certificate. A portfolio.
The portfolio
You can tell real from fake, useful from hype, and safe from risky.
What it proves
You have a portfolio and a certificate that prove it.
Where it leads
What it proves
AI Excellence for All is the gateway to every Ikigai pathway. If you want to go further, it feeds naturally into Applied AI (become an AI developer, from zero) and on into the technical tracks. Many learners take this first simply to decide, with confidence, where they want to go next.
Careers & support
Supported from day one to hired.
None of this is a guarantee of a job, and we will not pretend otherwise. It is the work we put in alongside yours.
LEAP
Your journey, tracked by AI — progress, attendance and portfolio in one place.
AI interview preparation
Practise against an interviewer that never gets tired, as often as you need.
Industry mentors
Guidance from people who deploy this work, not only teach it.
Industry masterclasses
Sessions from practitioners on what the work actually looks like.
Placement support
Portfolio reviews, interview prep and introductions — we keep working with you.
Internship support
Help finding the first real-world placement that turns a project into experience.
Certification
Co-certified with IIT Kanpur.
Certified by E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur (MeitY, Govt. of India). You earn a certificate at each level you complete.
- A certificate at every level
- Each level you complete is certified on its own — you do not have to finish all three to hold a credential.
- A government-backed academy
- E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur is an initiative of MeitY, Government of India.
- Verifiable, and worth showing
- Digitally verifiable and addable to your LinkedIn profile alongside the projects you shipped.
Sample certificate. One is issued for each level you complete.
Learning centers
In major cities. Coming to yours next.
We teach in person in major cities across India, with 15+ more centers opening. Tell us where you are and we will tell you what is coming near you.
Before you enrol
The questions people actually ask.
What are the fees, and is EMI or a loan available?
Fees vary by course, level and centre, and are kept deliberately affordable for an IIT Kanpur co-certified qualification. Yes to both: no-cost and low-cost EMI options are available, and we can put you in touch with education-loan partners if you would rather finance the course that way. Book a free counselling call and we will share the exact fee for your course along with the EMI and loan options you qualify for.
Do you guarantee placement?
No honest school can promise a job, and we will not either. What we do guarantee is the work behind placement: a job-first curriculum, deployed projects you defend before a live panel, plus interview prep, portfolio reviews and introductions from a placement team that keeps working with you until you land a role. Your outcome depends on your effort, but you will never chase it alone.
Do I need a coding background?
For most courses, no. Digital marketing, the data and analytics foundations and the AI excellence course assume no coding at all, and start from the beginning. Some courses do expect prior coding experience — the advanced and pro levels of the development and agentic tracks build on a working knowledge of programming rather than teaching it from scratch. If you are unsure where you sit, a counsellor will help you navigate it, and you can take a short readiness test so the answer is based on what you can actually do rather than a guess.
Is the certification recognised?
Yes. Courses carry a co-certification from the E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur, an initiative supported by MeitY, Government of India, alongside the Ikigai School of AI certificate. It is a verifiable credential you can add to your resume and LinkedIn, backed by projects that prove what you can actually build. Each level is certified on its own, so you hold a credential without having to finish all three.
Where are the classes held?
In person, at our learning centres in Lucknow, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Warangal and Indore, with more centres opening. Courses are taught in a lab with an instructor in the room — that is the point of them. Centre availability changes with each intake, so ask your counsellor which centre is nearest you and what is starting there.
What if I am a working professional?
Many of our learners are working full-time. Sessions are scheduled around working hours and each level is separately enrollable, so you can take one level, apply it at work, and come back for the next. Tell your counsellor your working pattern and they will find the batch and centre that fits it.
How is this different from other AI courses?
Most courses are built from a textbook syllabus by people who have never shipped AI. Ours are designed and taught by practitioners who build and deploy production AI inside large public-sector and enterprise organisations, and who bring that work back into the classroom. Every course is built backwards from the job it leads to, so you finish with deployed projects and the exact skills those employers hire for, not just a certificate.
Still deciding? A counsellor will talk you through fees, batches and whether this is the right level to start at.
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