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Course syllabus

Generative AI & LLMs

Go beyond chatting with models. Learn how generative AI systems are built: API integration, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation, safety guardrails, and light fine-tuning concepts. Weekly milestones culminate in a mentor-reviewed capstone app that retrieves, generates, and explains its answers.

Level
Intermediate
Duration
8 weeks
Format
Online
Pricing
₹12,999 · Cohort-based

What you'll learn

  • Integrate LLM APIs into a small application with error handling
  • Chunk documents, embed text, and run retrieval-augmented queries
  • Apply safety, moderation, and observability basics
  • Deliver a capstone GenAI feature with documented evaluation results

Weekly milestones

Week 1

  • GenAI landscape
  • API setup
  • Message patterns

Week 2

  • Embeddings
  • Similarity search
  • Vector stores intro

Week 3

  • RAG pipeline
  • Chunking strategies
  • Source attribution

Week 4

  • Tool use overview
  • Function calling
  • Agent preview

Week 5

  • Guardrails
  • PII & policy
  • Human-in-the-loop

Week 6

  • Fine-tuning concepts
  • When not to fine-tune
  • Cost controls

Week 7

  • Capstone build
  • Mentor code review
  • Iteration

Week 8

  • Eval report
  • Demo day
  • Production checklist
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