IIT Delhi CEP introduces 6-month certificate course in cybersecurity, AI security for working professionals

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has introduced a six-month certificate programme in cybersecurity and AI security for working professionals. This course will focus on emerging threats linked to the growing use of artificial intelligence in enterprise systems.

Offered through the IIT Delhi Continuing Education Programme (CEP), the course will help working professionals identify vulnerabilities, assess threats, strengthen AI systems and understand security governance and compliance requirements.

Commenting on the programme launch, Subodh Vishnu Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of CSE, IIT-Delhi, said, “This programme takes a threat-first approach, helping professionals understand how AI systems are attacked and then build the defences to secure them, in line with India’s evolving regulatory requirements. With IIT Delhi faculty and industry practitioners guiding them, participants will work on real-world AI security problems.”

The IIT Delhi CEP six-month programme will include 78 hours of live instruction, which will be divided into five modules and a capstone project. Classes will be conducted through live online mode on Saturdays by IIT Delhi faculty members and industry professionals.

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IIT Delhi cybersecurity, AI security course eligibility, curriculum

Interested participants must hold a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, computer science, AI, information technology, mathematics, statistics or an equivalent discipline, with at least 50% marks. Familiarity with a programming language is also required. Candidates who complete the programme will get a digitally verified e-certificate of completion issued by IIT Delhi's Continuing Education Programme.

The curriculum will cover AI red teaming, adversarial machine learning, tool-calling security, memory poisoning and model supply chain risks. The course will teach tools and frameworks such as PyRIT, Garak, Sigstore, Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Falco. As part of the capstone, participants will develop and deploy an AI security solution, which will be checked by IIT Delhi faculty.

The programme is ideal for cybersecurity professionals, AI and machine learning engineers, data scientists, DevOps and platform engineers, and governance, risk and compliance professionals.