HIMSHIKHAR 2026 Summer Residential Program at IIT Mandi

2 Months. One IIT campus. The summer that rewrites your career

Reporting Date
16 May, 2026

Batch start date
18 May, 2026

Course Duration
2 months

Certification
CCE, IIT Mandi

Location
IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Reporting Date
16 May, 2026

Batch start date
18 May, 2026

Course Duration
2 months

Certification
CCE, IIT Mandi

Location
IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Not a Course. A 2-months Campus Experience.

Live on an IIT campus. Learn from IIT faculty. Build under industry mentors. Earn CCE, IIT Mandi certification.

Upskill in the mountains to reach new heights in your career

IIT Faculty-Led Instruction

Courses taught by IIT Mandi professors, ensuring academic rigor and institutional credibility

Amenities

IIT hostels, mess, classrooms, labs, and e-library. Your campus for 2 months.

Real Projects, Real Demos

2 capstone projects per track. Final boardroom demo in front of faculty and industry panelists.

Industry Mentors on Campus

10+ industry leaders. Bi-weekly masterclasses. In-person project feedback.

Completion certificate

Program completion certificate by CCE, IIT Mandi and Project completion letter by Masai

Himalayan Campus

Kamand Valley. 1,000m elevation. Pine forests, river trails, zero distractions.

Your Life on Campus

Classes with IIT professors. Meals at the campus mess. Evenings with your project squad. Weekdays of intensity. Weekends in the Himalayas

5 Tracks. Choose Yours.

Each track: 2 months, IIT faculty instruction, certifications, boardroom demo.

190 hrs

Total Sessions

100 hrs

IIT Mandi Faculty Sessions

50 hrs

Tutorial Sessions by PhD Scholars

40 hrs

Industry Expert Sessions

190 hrs

Total Sessions

100 hrs

IIT Mandi Faculty Sessions

50 hrs

Tutorial Sessions by PhD Scholars

40 hrs

Industry Expert Sessions

Software Development with AI

AI & Machine Learning

Agentic AI Systems

Data Science

Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Software Development with AI

Go from zero code to deploying full-stack apps with AI workflows

250 Seats Left

Eligibility: 12th Pass & above

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

Software Development with AI

Go from zero code to deploying full-stack apps with AI workflows

Eligibility: 12th Pass & above

250

Seats Left

Month 1 (Week 1 - 4)

Week 1: Algorithmic Thinking & Python Basics – Master Python syntax and flow control; build the foundations of DSA by mastering Searching (Linear/Binary) and Sorting (Bubble/Selection) logic using computational puzzles; learn Big O notation intuition to audit code performance
Week 2: Web Foundations & Logic Reinforcement – Transition to HTML5 and CSS3 (Flexbox/Grid); use Modern JavaScript (ES6+) to implement recursion and DOM manipulation; build the habit of modularizing code to prepare for complex systems
Week 3: Frontend Architecture with React – Deep dive into component-based design; master state management and hooks (useState, useEffect); learn to break down a complex UI into a tree-like hierarchy (LLD - Low Level Design)
Week 4: Advanced Interfaces & API Contracts – Integrate external APIs into React; master asynchronous programming (Async/Await) and error handling; complete Project 1 (Rural Artisan Marketplace UI)

Month 2 (Week 5 - 8)

Week 5: Backend Engineering & System Logic – Build secure RESTful services using FastAPI; master the Request/Response lifecycle and middleware; learn the "Logic of Scalability" by understanding how servers handle multiple concurrent users
Week 6: Database Engineering & Schema Design – Master PostgreSQL and relational mapping; learn Schema Design (LLD) including normalization, indexing for speed, and complex joins to ensure data integrity
Week 7: AI-Augmented Development & Testing – Integrate LLM APIs into the backend; use autonomous coding agents for test-driven development (TDD); learn to use AI for identifying architectural flaws and refactoring code
Week 8: High-Level System Design (HLD) & Deployment – Master the "Big Picture" of System Design: Load Balancing, Caching, and Microservices intuition; containerize applications and deploy to the cloud for the Final Boardroom Demo (Public Grievance Portal)

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

AI & Machine Learning

Go from raw data to deployed ML models, covering classical ML, deep learning, and GenAI foundations.

250 Seats Left

Eligibility: 2nd Year UG & above

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

AI & Machine Learning

Go from raw data to deployed ML models, covering classical ML, deep learning, and GenAI foundations.

Eligibility: 2nd Year UG & above

250

Seats Left

Month 1 (Week 1 - 4)

Week 1: Master Python for Data Science; complete high-speed numerical operations in NumPy and full data manipulation cycles in Pandas
Week 2: Advanced Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA); master Matplotlib/Seaborn and statistical storytelling to identify hidden trends in messy data
Week 3: Classical Supervised Learning; master the logic and implementation of Linear/Logistic Regression and Decision Trees using Scikit-Learn
Week 4: Ensemble Methods & Model Tuning; master Random Forests and Gradient Boosting logic; complete Project 1 (Smart Energy Forecast)

Month 2 (Week 5 - 8)

Week 5: Deep Learning Intuition; understand Neural Networks, Backpropagation, and Gradient Descent via the "Himalayan Valley" analogy
Week 6: Computer Vision & NLP; implement Image Classification and Text Sentiment Analysis using pre-trained models and transfer learning
Week 7: Generative AI Foundations; understand Transformer architecture, tokenization, and fine-tuning concepts for domain-specific tasks
Week 8: MLOps & Deployment; learn to serve models via APIs and monitor performance for the Final Boardroom Demo (Apple Orchard Health Monitor)

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

Agentic AI Systems

Build AI agents that think, plan, and act, from prompt engineering to autonomous multi-agent systems.

250 Seats Left

Eligibility: 2nd Year UG & above

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

Agentic AI Systems

Build AI agents that think, plan, and act, from prompt engineering to autonomous multi-agent systems.

Eligibility: 2nd Year UG & above

250

Seats Left

Month 1 (Week 1 - 4)

Week 1: Advanced Prompt Engineering; master Chain-of-Thought, Few-Shot prompting, and structured data output (JSON) for model control
Week 2: RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation); build systems that allow AI to "read" and reason over private document sets and PDFs
Week 3: Single-Agent Autonomous Workflows; build agents that can use external tools (Search, Calculators, Databases) to solve multi-step problems
Week 4: Agentic Planning & Memory; implement long-term memory and recursive planning for agents; complete Project 1 (Personal Finance Agent)

Month 2 (Week 5 - 8)

Week 5: Multi-Agent Orchestration; master frameworks (like CrewAI or LangGraph concepts) to make specialized agents collaborate on complex goals
Week 6: Autonomous Research & Coding Agents; build agents that can autonomously browse the web or write and execute Python code to solve tasks
Week 7: Agentic Safety & Guardrails; implement evaluation frameworks to prevent hallucinations and ensure autonomous systems follow constraints
Week 8: Production Integration; deploy multi-agent systems with real-world API hooks for the Final Boardroom Demo (IRCTC Travel Concierge)

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

Data Science

Turn messy real-world data into clear answers, through statistical inference, ML workflows, and deployed pipelines.

250 Seats Left

Eligibility: 2nd Year UG & above

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

Data Science

Turn messy real-world data into clear answers, through statistical inference, ML workflows, and deployed pipelines.

Eligibility: 2nd Year UG & above

250

Seats Left

Month 1 (Week 1 - 4)

Week 1: Advanced Python for Data Engineering - Master Pythonic logic for complex data manipulation and high-speed preprocessing using NumPy
Week 2: Data Wrangling at Scale - Mastering the Pandas library for merging, reshaping, and cleaning massive real-world datasets
Week 3: Statistical Inference - Building data intuition through probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and quantifying uncertainty
Week 4: The Machine Learning Workflow - Mastering the logic of Train-Test-Validation splits, feature scaling, and performance metrics; complete Project 1 (Paddy Crop Health Monitor)

Month 2 (Week 5 - 8)

Week 5: Supervised Learning Foundations - Implementation of Regression and Classification models as logic engines for prediction
Week 6: Advanced Ensembles & Clustering - Mastering Random Forests and unsupervised learning logic (K-means) for pattern discovery
Week 7: Deep Learning & GenAI Intuition - Understanding Neural Networks and the Transformer architecture for building intelligent features
Week 8: MLOps & Deployment - Transitioning from code notebooks to working APIs; serving models for the Final Boardroom Demo (Sentiment Analysis Engine)

4 Projects to Boost your Portfolio (2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project)

Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Learn how to discover opportunities, validate ideas, build MVPs, and develop a venture-ready startup in just 8 weeks.

250 Seats Left

Eligibility: 12th Pass & above

2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project

Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Learn how to discover opportunities, validate ideas, build MVPs, and develop a venture-ready startup in just 8 weeks.

Eligibility: 12th Pass & above

250

Seats Left

Month 1 (Week 1 - 4)

Week 1: Entrepreneurial Mindset & Opportunity Thinking; problem-first framing, founder mindset, and opportunity spaces in the Indian context
Week 2: Problem Discovery & Customer Understanding; user interviews, persona journeys, and evidence-backed problem statements
Week 3: Idea Validation & MVP Thinking; assumption mapping, hypothesis design, and MVP formats (concierge/no-code/prototype)
Week 4: Value Proposition & Business Model Basics; value proposition design, business model logic, and introductory unit economics intuition

Month 2 (Week 5 - 8)

Week 5: Go-to-Market Foundations; segment prioritization, positioning, channel experiments, and starter funnel metrics
Week 6: Startup Operations & Execution Systems; sprint cadence, dashboards, experiment logs, and team execution discipline
Week 7: Finance, Compliance & Risk Basics; pricing, cash flow, budgeting/runway thinking, and founder-level compliance awareness
Week 8: Pitching, Venture Readiness & Demo Preparation; deck building, evidence-led storytelling, and final boardroom readiness

2 Mini project & 2 Capstone Project

Disclaimer: The Curriculum mentioned above are indicative and may be revised based on academic requirements

IIT Mandi Faculty. Industry Experts.

A curated faculty of smart minds, who bring a mix of theoretical and practical experience

Dr. Adarsh Patel

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Kanpur. Postdoctoral research at IISc Bangalore and Syracuse University, USA. Specializes in Next-Generation Wireless Networks and Molecular Communications.

Dr. Aditya Nigam

Associate Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Kanpur. Passionate educator in Deep Learning for over a decade. Specializes in Biometrics and Medical Image Processing.

Dr. Anjan Kumar Swain

Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, University of Sheffield, UK. Former Professor at IIM Kozhikode for 13 years. Specializes in Machine Learning and Neural Networks for Business.

Dr. Arnav Vinayak Bhavsar

Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Madras. Postdoctoral research at GE Global Research and UNC Chapel Hill. Specializes in AI, Deep Learning, and Medical Image Analysis.

Dr. Indu Joshi

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Delhi. Postdoc at Inria France and TU Munich. President of India Silver Medalist. Deep Learning specialist.

Dr. Manoj Thakur

Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Roorkee. 14+ years at IIT Mandi. Three-time teaching excellence awardee. Specializes in Machine Learning, Optimization, and Computational Finance.

Dr. Parimala Kancharla

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Hyderabad. Former Research Scientist at Intel Labs, Bangalore. Specializes in Generative Modeling and Deep Learning Based Video Compression.

Dr. Prateek Vishnoi

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD in Computer Science, IIT Kanpur. Published at MFCS and TAMC. Specializes in Theoretical Computer Science and Algorithmic Randomness.

Dr. Preeti Kardam

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad. Specialises in operations research and is affiliated with theSchool of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences at IIT Mandi.

Dr. Rajeev Kumar

Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Roorkee. Former engineer at GE Aviation, Bangalore. Specializes in Smart Structures, Vibration Control, and Finite Element Methods.

Dr. Sanjeev Nara

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, Spain. Postdoc at University of Giessen, Germany. Specializes in AI for Neuroimaging and Human-Computer Interaction.

Dr. Vikash Tripathi

Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi

PhD, IIT Ropar. Postdoctoral research at Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. Specializes in Graph Theory and Mathematics.

Dr. Satvasheel Powar

Associate Professor & Dean (Finance & Accounts), IIT Mandi

PhD in Solar Energy, Monash University. Stanford Ignite alumnus with 10+ years at IIT Mandi. Specializes in Financial Literacy, Renewable Energy, and Entrepreneurship.

Message From Head, CCE IIT Mandi

Prof. Tushar Jain

Head, Centre for Continuing Education

“

The Centre for Continuing Education at IIT Mandi is committed to extending the institute's academic excellence to learners seeking practical, career-defining skills.

HIMSHIKHAR 2026 – Summer Residential Program at IIT Mandi is a 60-day intensive, application-focused program in Software Development with AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Agentic AI Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, and Entrepreneurship & Venture Building. Every module emphasizes building, problem-solving, and working with real tools, guided by practitioners and faculty who understand industry demands.

Beyond technical training, the program is designed to foster holistic development through sessions on communication, teamwork, leadership, critical thinking, and professional ethics, along with opportunities to engage in sports, wellness activities, and collaborative campus experiences that are integral to the IIT ecosystem.

This program combines academic rigor, national skilling infrastructure, and outcome-driven training for learners at every stage from 12th pass students to recent graduates.

I invite motivated learners to make full use of this opportunity.

“

Monday to Friday. Structured for Focus.

Faculty-led sessions, hands-on lab work, and squad project time

Learning

Collaborative learning, doubt clearing, and 'Night Owl' coding sessions

Assignment & Study

Guided practice to reinforce morning concepts and complete daily tasks

Lunch & Reflection

Self-paced study time at the IIT Mandi North/South campus

Labs

Hands-on exercises guided by IIT Mandi PhD Teaching Assistants (TAs)

Campus Interaction

Access to IIT recreational infrastructure

Project Work

Life-size project development monitored by the Masai team

Informal Peer Session

Collaborative learning, doubt clearing, and 'Night Owl' coding sessions

Learning

Collaborative learning, doubt clearing, and 'Night Owl' coding sessions

Learning

Assignment & Study

Lunch & Reflection

Labs

Campus Interaction

Project Work

Informal Peer Session

What You Walk Away With?

Project completion letter from Masai and Certification of Completion from CCE, IIT Mandi to prove it all

CCE, IIT Mandi Certifications

Prestigious certification from CCE, IIT Mandi upon program completion, and a project completion letter from Masai.

Portfolio-Grade Projects

Minimum 2 projects. Boardroom demo. Real industry problems.

Industry Mentors

10+ leaders. Bi-weekly masterclasses. Direct project feedback.

The IIT Network

2 months alongside IIT students, faculty, and campus community.

2 Months of Deep Focus

Residential. No commute. No distractions. Immersion that online cannot replicate.

How to Get Selected

A simple entrance test stands between you and 2 months at IIT Mandi.

Application Form Submission

Fill the application form with your details
Register for the entrance test. Application fee ₹999

Brochure

Test Syllabus

Clear the entrance test

Aptitude and reasoning.
Your score determines eligibility

Answer Key

Score Card

Attend Counselling

Choose your track
Receive your Provisional ID and Admission Letter

Provisional ID Card

Admission Letter

Confirm Your Seat

Pay the seat booking fee
Complete onboarding process

ID Card

Admission Letter

See you at IIT Mandi

Reporting date: May 16, 2026
Class start date: May 18, 2026

Training Fee

₹89,000

Fee Breakup

Application Fee

₹999

Seat Booking Fee

₹10,000

Project Fee

₹20,001

Residential Fee

₹30,000

Training Fee

₹89,000

Total Program Fee

₹1,50,000

₹5,000 hostel security deposit (refundable on departure) is payable along with the fee.

Here’s What’s Included*

Hostel Accommodation (2 months)

Smart classrooms & labs

All meals

Internet, e-library & Study spaces

CCE, IIT Mandi certification

Mentorship & Industry sessions

Official student welcome kit

Playground, activity area access

CCE, IIT Mandi certification

Mentorship & Industry sessions

Official student welcome kit

Playground, activity area access

All payments are non-refundable. This policy ensures the sustained quality and provision of our services.

FAQ

Contact Us

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For any queries, you can Whatsapp us at +918197292840

Email us

For any queries, you can contact us at info.cce@iitmandi.ac.in

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Contact Person - 1

Sahil Kumar

+918123760174 sahil.kumar@masaischool.com

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Contact Person - 2

Maryam Arshad

+918197292840 maryam.arshad@masaischool.com

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HIMSHIKHAR 2026 Summer Residential Program at IIT Mandi

Not a Course. A 2-months Campus Experience.

Your Life on Campus

5 Tracks. Choose Yours.

Software Development with AI

AI & Machine Learning

Agentic AI Systems

Data Science

Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

IIT Mandi Faculty. Industry Experts.

Message From Head, CCE IIT Mandi

Prof. Tushar Jain

Monday to Friday. Structured for Focus.

Learning

Assignment & Study

Lunch & Reflection

Labs

Campus Interaction

Project Work

Informal Peer Session

Learning

Learning

Assignment & Study

Lunch & Reflection

Labs

Campus Interaction

Project Work

Informal Peer Session

What You Walk Away With?

CCE, IIT Mandi Certifications

How to Get Selected

Application Form Submission

Clear the entrance test

Attend Counselling

Confirm Your Seat

See you at IIT Mandi

Training Fee

Fee Breakup

Here’s What’s Included*

Contact Us

WhatsApp us

Email us

Contact Person - 1

Sahil Kumar

Contact Person - 2

Maryam Arshad

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