IITKGP’S First-Ever Online Programme

Executive Post Graduate Certificate

in Generative AI & Agentic AI

Duration: 8 Months ✦ Mode: 100% Live Online

About EPGC in Generative AI & Agentic AI 

A production first postgraduate online programme designed and delivered for the first time ever by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. The curriculum offers end-to-end academic and applied training in Generative AI and Agentic AI, covering foundational models, system design, and production deployment. Established in 1951, IIT Kharagpur is India’s first IIT and among the world’s most respected engineering institutions. Ranked 5th in Engineering by NIRF 2025, the Institute is recognised for high-impact research, strong global citation performance, and sustained contributions to artificial intelligence and computing. This programme draws directly from IIT Kharagpur’s academic depth and research leadership, preparing engineers to design, customise, and deploy next-generation AI systems, from large language models to agent-based architectures operating in real-world environments.

Eligibility

Applicants should have a B.Tech/M.Tech or B.E/M.E (Preferred: CSE, IT, AI, ECE, Electrical), or a B.Sc (Computer Science/Maths/Statistics/Physics/), BCA/MCA, with 50% in each. Candidates from other backgrounds are eligible with a minimum of two years of relevant technology experience.

Production-first AI programme led by IITKGP’s CSE Department

End-to-end GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI engineering. Build & Deploy Agentic AI for Real-World Impact.

100% Live Online, Faculty-led Sessions

Taught by Professors from IIT Kharagpur CSE Dept

Industry Led Programme with Projects & Capstone

Executive Alumni Status and Graduation Ceremony

What Makes This Programme Unique

100% FACULTY-LED LEARNING

All sessions taught by IIT Kharagpur faculty. No outsourced instructors, only academic depth.

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DEPTH OVER BREADTH

5 modules across 32 weeks. Not a survey of 50 tools. Each topic gets the time it deserves.

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BUILD REAL-WORLD AI SYSYTEMS

Work on five portfolio-ready, production-grade systems - not tutorials. From Multi-agent to Enterprise RAG systems

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PRODUCTION FOCUS

8 weeks on deployment, monitoring, and reliability. More time than many programmes devote in total.

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AGENTS, NOT JUST CHATBOTS

Build agents that plan, use tools, and execute workflows. Not scripted prompt chains.

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CAPSTONE THAT SHIPS

2-week industry project integrating LLMs, RAG, and autonomous agents.

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The Complete Curriculum

Your Step-by-Step Path to GenAI & Agentic AI

Foundations of Generative AI & LLMs

Module 1 - 6 Weeks Core AI & LLM foundations covering neural networks, transformers, & practical use of modern foundation models.

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Advanced Prompting & RAG Systems

Module 2 - 6 Weeks Advanced prompt engineering & RAG, from retrieval design to hybrid search, evaluation, & failure analysis.

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LLM Fine-Tuning & Alignment

Module 3 - 6 Weeks Fine-tuning decision frameworks & PEFT methods, with hands-on training, evaluation, & iterative improvement

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Multimodal & Agentic AI

Module 4 - 6 Weeks Vision -language models & agentic AI, spanning multimodal pipelines, planning, orchestration,& tool-driven workflows.

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Deployment, Optimisation & AI Safety

Module 5 - 8 Weeks Production-ready AI deliverables covering RAG & agent orchestration, model serving, responsible GenAI, & industry capstone.

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Did you know?

93% organisations now have active GenAI initiatives.

Easy to Apply, Easy to Enrol

Get started and secure your seat in just three simple steps.

Complete Application - Fill out an application giving your basic profile details.

Offer Letter & Reserve Seat - Receive an offer letter and pay INR 10,000 to reserve a seat.

Payment - The remaining balance is to be closed within 7 days or the batch start date, whichever is sooner.

A payment plan you can ease into

Plan your upskilling without financial pressure, with structured monthly instalments and a low upfront seat block.

EMI starting at INR 4,175/month Totally INR 1,77,000*

Beyond a Certificate - Built for Career Impact 

Awarded by IIT Kharagpur and conferred at the university graduation ceremony.

Certificate with Distinction - The top 10 percentile performers in each cohort receive a Certificate with Distinction, formally recognised on the credential.

Build Real-World AI Systems: Graduate with Deployable GenAI & Agentic AI Systems

ENTERPRISE RAG SYSTEM

RAG system with hybrid search and reranking. Handles large document collections. Includes an evaluation pipeline so you can measure and improve accuracy.

FINE-TUNED LLM

Open-source LLM fine-tuned on domain-specific data using LoRA/QLoRA. Deployed as an API, you can call.

MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM

Agents that plan tasks, use tools, and work together. Built for workflows that require multiple steps and coordination. Deployed and runnable end-to-end.

DEPLOYED GENAI API

Production API serving your model. Containerized, monitored, ready for real traffic.

BEYOND GEN AI TO AGENTIC AI

Agent-based workflows enabling planning, tool use, coordination, and full lifecycle control.

INDUSTRY CAPSTONE

Your signature project. A complete system, from business problem to deployed solution, built with faculty mentorship.

Capstone Highlights

You’ll work on meaningful systems designed for real-world use, not classroom demos. Your Capstone: Build Agentic AI Systems in Your Chosen Domain

What You’ll Create

You will design an end-to-end, multi-agent AI system to solve a real-world problem from your chosen domain such as Healthcare, BFSI, Manufacturing, or related industries. The system will include autonomous agents capable of planning, reasoning, tool usage, and coordinated task execution, with built-in monitoring and ethical safeguards.

What You’ll Deliver

You will deliver a working agentic AI prototype along with a structured technical report detailing the system architecture, implementation approach, evaluation metrics, results, and deployment considerations. A structured technical report covering design, results, and deployment considerations.

Graduation Ceremony at IIT Kharagpur Campus

Certificate conferred by IIT Kharagpur leadership

Interact with the professors who taught you

Experience the legacy of India’s first IIT

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Sourangshu Bhattacharya

Programme Director and Lead Faculty  - Associate Professor ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Complex and Social Networks, Data and Web Mining. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Prof. Niloy Ganguly

Core Faculty - Professor and Head ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur  || Research Areas  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Complex and Social Networks, Data and Web Mining, Natural Language Processing. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Prof. Pawan Goyal

Professor ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur  || Research Areas  Complex and Social Networks, Data and Web Mining, Language, Speech and Human–Computer Interaction. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Plaban Bhowmick

Associate Professor ✦ Department of Artificial Intelligence, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Digital Libraries, Machine Learning. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Prof. Sudeshna Sarkar

Professor ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Language, Speech and Human–Computer Interaction. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Jiaul Hoque Paik

Associate Professor ✦ Department of Artificial Intelligence, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Somak Aditya

Assistant Professor ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Probabilistic Logic, Statistical Relational Learning, Natural Language Understanding, Vision and Language, Language, Speech and Human–Computer Interaction. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Debaditya Roy

Assistant Professor ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Computer Vision, Neuro-Symbolic AI, Semantic Understanding of Images and Videos, Multimodal Language Models, Predictive Robotics, Autonomous Driving. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Abhijnan Chakraborty

Assistant Professor ✦ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Responsible AI, AI for Social Good, Data and Web Mining, Social Networks. 

Learning Led by Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Koustav Rudra

Assistant Professor ✦ Department of Artificial Intelligence, IIT Kharagpur || Research Areas  Responsible AI, AI for Social Good, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing. 

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