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Agentic AI Readiness and Competence (AARC) - Cohort #7

8 live sessions with a 25-year platform architect, for technology leaders, architects, and senior engineers. You leave with agentic systems you have built, instrumented, evaluated, and secured yourself.
Cohort starts
Sunday, October 11, 2026
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM GMT) · every Sunday for 8 live sessions
Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027
Gartner, June 2025, citing escalating costs, unclear business value and inadequate risk controls
Where this cohort comes in
This cohort builds toward avoiding exactly that: agents you can instrument and cost, evaluate live and in CI, and secure before they ship.

Over 8 weeks you ship working agentic systems: the ReAct loop, memory, MCP, RAG, multi-agent supervision, live and CI evaluation, threat modeling, and deployment. Every session ends in a production-grade assignment, and the course ends in two capstone projects you keep.


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₹10,500 · $125 · €110

All prices inclusive of taxes. In India, GSTIN holders can claim the 18% GST as input tax credit.

Who This Is For

Technology leaders, software architects, and software engineers who are serious about staying ahead of AI disruption. Not just aware of it.

Code is in TypeScript. If you know Java, Python or C#, you will be fine, and a primer is included. The real takeaway is the underlying concepts, done right in a production setup, and those transfer directly to whichever language or stack you use at work.

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Read the FAQ, the 8-week schedule, and the instructor and moderator profiles on this page. Still in doubt? Email hi@deeplens.tech
Program Overview
What's Inside the Program
16h
Live Sessions

8 sessions of 2 hours each

Assignments

Hands-on, production-grade project after every session

14
Max Cohort Size

Small group for deeper learning

Session Recordings

Every live session recorded, with access for 6 months

Before You Enrol
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I miss a live session?

Every live session is recorded and you keep access for 6 months. You can watch the recording, do the assignment, and bring your questions to the next live session. Two buffer Sundays are also held at the end of the schedule in case a session has to be rescheduled.

How many hours a week does this take?

Plan for 4 to 5 hours a week. That is the 2-hour live session on Sunday, plus 2 to 3 hours on the assignment. The assignments are the part that makes the concepts stick, so treat them as the core of the programme rather than optional homework.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. You receive a certificate of completion that you can add to your LinkedIn profile. The stronger signal, though, is the work itself: two capstone projects and a set of production-grade agentic systems you built yourself.

Do I need to know TypeScript?

Code is in TypeScript. If you know Java, Python or C#, you will be fine, and a primer is included. The patterns, the observability, the evaluation, and the security work all transfer to whichever stack you use at work.

Can my employer pay for this?

Many participants enrol with their employer's backing. In India, GSTIN holders can claim the 18% GST as input tax credit. If your company needs anything from us before paying, email hi@deeplens.tech and we will tell you what we can do.

How is this different from a recorded course?

The cohort is capped at 14 people, so your code and your architecture decisions get reviewed directly, live. You also get a moderator, a peer group of senior engineers, and the chance to ask why a given pattern fails in production rather than just watching one that works.

I am still not sure it is right for me.

Then do not pay first. Email hi@deeplens.tech to book a 15-minute call. Describe where you are and what you want to build, and we will tell you honestly whether this cohort is the right next step. If the link does not open your mail app, write to us directly at hi@deeplens.tech.

Your Instructor
Meet the Instructor
Manpreet Singh
Manpreet Singh
Platform Architect & AI Systems Expert

25+ years building platforms for companies like AppDynamics, Atlassian, Computer Associates, Citrix, Quark, and Sourcefuse, where he served as CTO. Holds two US patents. Architected agentic systems, observability platforms, and cloud platforms. His courses are available on Udemy for Business. Now consulting on Agentic AI and Cloud architecture and sharing his expertise through practical courses.

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Your Moderator
Meet the Moderator
Haris Kilikotu
Haris Kilikotu
Data Architecture & Product Management

20+ years in data architecture, enterprise software, and product management. Former Development Manager at CA Technologies and Software Architect at NCR. Now delivering AI-driven data platforms at Relvar Technologies.

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What Participants Say
Voices From the Previous Cohorts
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In a world of AI-driven chaos, this course perfectly guides you through the ‘Why’ and ‘How’. Mr. Manpreet is an exceptional and patient tutor, diving into deep details and addressing every question. Thanks to his guidance, I recently landed an offer as an AI and Data Engineering leader at a healthcare firm.

Nishit Gautam
Nishit Gautam
Engineering Manager at Deloitte
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AI is evolving faster than anything in my 27-year IT career, creating constant FOMO. Manpreet’s sessions bridge this gap perfectly. With decades of industry experience and deep AI knowledge, he explains concepts clearly, applies them to real-world problems, and patiently addresses questions. Highly recommended for mid and senior management.

Mukesh Khandelwal
Mukesh Khandelwal
Senior Director, Engineering at AppDynamics
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While online content is vast, nothing replaces the value of structured, instructor-led learning. As an engineering leader, learning from someone who has worked on foundational AI was refreshing and significantly fast-tracked my curve. Thank you, Manpreet!

Nitin Maheshwari
Nitin Maheshwari
Senior Director, Engineering at New Relic
These are just three of the testimonials from past cohorts. You can read the rest, unedited and in full, on the testimonials page below.
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Live Sessions
Your 8-Week Schedule
Live session
Buffer
Recorded
Oct 11, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 1 of 8
Agentic Mindset · ReAct Loop
Live
Oct 18, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 2 of 8
Mastra.AI · Observability · Single Agent Patterns · Memory
Live
Oct 25, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 3 of 8
MCP: Protocol, Use Cases, Performance & Security
Live
Nov 1, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 4 of 8
RAG: Vector, Vectorless & Graph RAG
Live
Nov 8, 2026

Sunday · No session

Diwali Break
No live session this week. Happy Diwali!
Break
Nov 15, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 5 of 8
Multi-Agent Patterns (Supervisor, Graph Workflows) · Capstone Project 1
Live
Nov 22, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 6 of 8
Evaluations: Live Agent Eval, CI/CD Eval & Inline Eval
Live
Nov 29, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 7 of 8
Security: OWASP, Threat Modeling, Guardrails & Least Privilege
Live
Dec 6, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Live Session 8 of 8
Best Practices, Loop & Harness Engineering · Capstone Project 2
Live
Dec 13, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Buffer Meeting
Inactive - activated only if a live session is cancelled due to instructor unavailability
Buffer
Dec 20, 2026

Sunday · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST

Buffer Meeting
Inactive - activated only if a live session is cancelled due to instructor unavailability
Buffer
Pre-Recorded

Released at the relevant point

Recorded Content
A2A · Deploying Agents
Recorded
Pre-Recorded

Released at the relevant point

Recorded Content
Spec-Driven Development

Runs as a live session instead if more than 50% of the cohort wants to go deeper. Either way, your questions are taken in the live sessions.

Recorded
For Past Participants
Return to the Cohort Programme

We know sometimes life gets busy, and a participant from a previous cohort may not have been able to attend the sessions. To welcome you back, we allow up to two participants from previous cohorts to enrol in this cohort, subject to the overall cohort size not exceeding the limit specified above. Enrolment for past participants is available at a 60% discount. To claim your discounted seat, please contact Haris or Manpreet directly to join this cohort.