Coordinator
Dr. B. V. Phani
Chief Investigator, EICTA - IIT Kanpur
Batch 6
Emerging Chief Technology Officer AI Leadership Program
Become a CTO-ready Tech Leader in 32 Weeks. Master Generative AI, technology strategy, financial acumen, and executive leadership
- 2 campus immersions of two days each at IIT Kanpur
- Online LIVE sessions + CTO Simulation
- Master the Cutting-Edge Tech: Generative AI and Agentic AI
- Taught by IIT Kanpur Faculty, International Academicians and Leading Industry Professionals
Next Cohort
26 June 2026
Admission Deadline
31 May 2026
Duration
32 Weeks
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This is not a general management programme. Every module, every mentor, and every simulation has been designed for one purpose, to make you CTO-ready in 32 weeks.
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120+
Hours
90
Hours of Online Live Delivery
18
Hours of Group Mentoring
12
Hours of Project Work
4-Days (2+2)
Campus Immersion at IIT Kanpur
Key Features of this CTO Program
What Benefits You'll Get With This Program
Our CTO Programme Coursework
Explore Our Comprehensive Program Curriculum
- 1
The CTO Mandate and Modern Leadership (simulation based)
- Define the evolving mandate of a Chief Technology Officer in the digital era.
- Differentiate CTO, CIO, and CDO roles and their intersections.
- Explore the challenges and opportunities of becoming a transformational technology leader.
- Understand how value creation aligns with the enterprise's digital vision.
- 2
Building financial acumen (simulation based)
- Clarify the CTO's accountability in financial and resource management.
- Apply budgeting, forecasting, and cost-allocation frameworks.
- Interpret financial reports to track ROI and performance outcomes.
- Develop persuasive business cases for technology investments and initiatives.
- Project presentation & evaluation
- 3
The CTO as Strategy Catalyst
- Decode the drivers of the digital economy and its implications for growth.
- Identify opportunities emerging from digital ecosystems and platform models.
- Build strategic roadmaps to compete in technology-led markets.
- Apply systems thinking to connect technology choices to enterprise goals.
- Set and cascade strategic priorities through technology roadmaps.
- Finalise Project - mix of tech, business, finance capabilities
- 1
The Shifting AI/ML Landscape
- Trace the evolution from predictive ML to generative AI.
- Separate enduring trends from short-term hype.
- Identify where enterprise value truly lies.
- Data Analytics
- 2
Inside the Black Box: How LLMs Think
- Demystify large language models and transformer logic.
- Map LLM strengths & limitations to business use cases.
- Embeddings, Attention Mechanism
- LLMs, GPTs, Multi-Modal Models
- ChatGPT Behind The Scenes
- Building Apps With LLMs: Azure Open AI, AWS Bedrock, Huggingface
- Open And Closed LLMs
- 3
RAG in Action & Enterprise Integration
- Learn the mechanics of Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
- Design knowledge pipelines connecting internal data to models.
- Apply RAG architectures for accuracy & context retention.
- RAG: Bring Your Own Data With RAG
- 4
Context Engineering
- Move beyond simple prompting to structured context design.
- Engineer effective context windows for personalization and reliability.
- 5
LLMs + Enterprise Data Playbook
- Integrate internal datasets securely with foundation models.
- Decide when to use statistical analysis, ML or AI for data analysis.
- Evaluate trade-offs in latency, cost, and accuracy.
- Security, Privacy, Governance, Costly Mistakes
- 6
Agents of Change & Autonomous Systems
- Agents And Tools: Reasoning And Action (React)
- Integrate With Your Services, Data, Real Time Actions
- Agentic AI: Automated Multi-Agent Workflows
- Definition, Agents: Function Calling and Tools
- Explore MCP and autonomous-agent frameworks.
- Re-imagine workflows and decision loops through agentic AI.
- Assess implications for software architecture & governance.
- Agentic AI Design Patterns: Supervisor-Worker, Collaborative, Sequential
- Memory (Context) And State In Agentic AI
- 7
The CTO AI Playbook & Strategic Road-Mapping
- Craft a 3- to 5-year AI strategy aligned with business vision.
- Design organisational structures & talent for AI execution.
- Measure ROI and adoption through balanced scorecards.
- Langgraph, Crew AI, N8N & Zapier
- Cost Components And ROI Determination
- AI Project Lifecycle
- Input/Output Validation, Secure Tool Access, PII, Data Privacy
- Guardrails, Logging, Tracing, Cost/Token Monitoring, Performance Metrics
- Responsible AI: Bias, Accountability, Transparency, Misuse Potential
- 8
Responsible AI, Governance & Compliance
- Build frameworks for fairness, transparency, and auditability.
- Align with global AI Acts and risk-management principles.
- Establish security and ethics by design.
- Project Presentation
- Revisiting group project with AI and other tech principles
- 9
Architecting for Scalability
- Translate business goals into resilient architectures.
- Manage legacy-modern coexistence.
- Evaluate cloud, DevOps, and microservices strategies.
- 10
Governance & Security Foundations
- Build robust IT-governance & risk frameworks.
- Compare global cybersecurity and data-protection regimes.
- Design continuity & incident-response playbooks.
- ESG strategy & practices (policy alignment)
- Revisiting group project to check on scalability, risk mitigation strategy etc.
- 1
Leadership in Disruptive Times
- Practise agile decision-making in simulated crises.
- Coordinate teams of teams in multi-stakeholder ecosystems.
- 2
Culture, Resilience & Ethical Leadership
- Evolve organisational culture for sustainable innovation.
- Apply the 3 Cs of resilient leadership - Clarity, Connection, Compassion.
- Balance profitability with purpose and human impact.
- 3
Strategic Communication & Influence (Personal Branding)
- Master storytelling for technology narratives.
- Communicate the 'why' behind transformation.
- Strengthen board-level and cross-functional persuasion skills.
- 1
Innovation Design and Product Leadership (CTO Simulation ++)
- Compare models of innovation - incremental, radical, and disruptive.
- Explore product strategy frameworks to drive customer value.
- Evaluate business models and monetisation strategies for tech products.
- Align product development to Go-to-Market (GTM) and innovation pipelines.
- 2
Radical Innovation and the Future of Technology (Simulation insights)
- Understand the urgency and methods of radical innovation.
- Explore AI, blockchain, IoT, and Industry 5.0 as innovation catalysts.
- Develop mechanisms to manage an innovation portfolio balancing risk and reward.
- Build organisational resilience for continuous experimentation.
- 3
Leading Innovation and Shaping the Future
- Foster a culture that supports ideation, risk-taking, and adaptive learning.
- Examine best practices from global technology leaders.
- Understand the role of CTOs in driving sustainability and ethical innovation.
- Reflect on innovation's role in long-term business and human impact.
- Revisit group project with principles of the learnings in Module 19
- 4
Live CTO Simulation & Legacy Planning
- Solve a live organisational AI or digital-transformation challenge.
- Integrate insights from all four pillars into a strategic solution.
- Present to a CTO panel; reflect on your leadership legacy.
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Program Strengths at a Glance*
Completion Certificate
Official Certificate from E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur a credential recognized in boardrooms across India and globally, validating your skills and programme completion.
Campus Immersion
Two immersions of two days each at IIT Kanpur. On-campus access to faculty, peer CTO-track professionals, and industry leaders in an environment built for executive learning.
Experiential Learning
Hands-on learning through live projects, capstone work, real-world case studies, and industry collaborations that make every concept immediately applicable.
Engaging Simulations
A full CTO simulation where participants navigate the entire project cycle from initial discussions to deployment — the same decisions a real CTO makes, in real time.
*Brochure serves as the primary source for comprehensive information about the program.
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What You Will Achieve
Lead transformative tech initiatives within your organization within a year of completing the program.
Enhance your business expertise by mastering 2 to 3 emerging technologies tailored to your industry's needs.
Build powerful professional relationships with key industry stakeholders.
Shape executive-level decisions and influence strategic business direction.
Drive the adoption of automated solutions, ensuring measurable improvements in ROI for your business.
Tackle industry challenges and earn certifications from leading experts.
Take on a leadership role like a CTO, overseeing capstone projects, evaluating execution strategies, and establishing efficient best practices.
Our Esteemed CTO Faculty
Top Faculty For The Guidance & Success
Program Coordinators
Coordinator
Dr. Arks Srinivas
Joint Academic Coordinator, EICTA - IIT Kanpur
Program Faculty
Faculty
Dr. Arks Srinivas
Joint Academic Coordinator, EICTA - IIT Kanpur
Faculty
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur
Faculty
Subodha
Chair Professor, Board Member, Founding Director, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
Faculty
Choton Basu
Professor and Sam Walton Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Faculty
Kushal Shah
Ex-Professor, IIT Delhi | IIT Madras Alumni (PhD)
Faculty
Milind Naik
Ex - Chief Technology Officer, TsquaredC
Faculty
Pravin Savant
Ex - Chief Technology Officer, Mullen Lowe Lintas Group
Faculty
Ganapathy Shankar
CEO & Chief AI Architect, TensorHub Technologies
Faculty
Pramod Agarwal
Managing Director, India Seismic
Program Mentors
Mentor
Mukesh Jain
CTO, Executive Vice President at Capgemini
Mentor
Sampath Manickam
Chief Technology Officer at NSE
Mentor
Suchit Bhatwadekar
Global CTO (Technology Advisory) at Hexaware Technologies
Mentor
Vijay Agrawal
Founder and CTO at Applied Generative Solutions
Mentor
Kaustubhan Srivathsan
Founder, KAD24 Teknosolutions Private Limited
Mentor
Shubhashish Biswas
Director APAC and North America Algo / ex-Microsoft, Citi / IM-A MBA (2yr PGP)
Mentor
Akhilesh Yede
Chief Technology Officer - DN, Microsoft
Mentor
Raghavendra Agrawala
Global CTO and Director at Infomo Global
Mentor
Jayant Patwardhan
Advisor at Dalas Venture Capital
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Why Choose This Program?
- CTO Simulation
- AI-Focussed Sessions & Master Classes
- 4-Days (2+2) Campus Immersion at IIT Kanpur
- Access to EICTA Connects & Leadership Connects
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₹37,347/month for 12 months
Total Program Investment
₹400,000 + GST
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02
Application Review
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