Chief Technology Officer Programme
IIT Bombay
Mumbai · Est. 1958
- Duration
- 8 Months
- Mode
- Hybrid (Live Online with Campus Immersion)
- Starts
- 24 Oct 2026
- Eligibility
- 3–10 years experience
Overview
About the programme
The Chief Technology Officer Programme programme from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is built for working professionals who need to move from doing the work to owning the outcome. Over 8 months, it takes you from foundations through to the judgement calls that only show up at senior level.
The curriculum is delivered by IIT Bombay faculty alongside industry practitioners, and every module ends in applied work — a case, a lab or a decision you have to defend. India's #1 engineering institute.
Sessions run on weekends, saturdays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, so the programme fits around a full-time role. You finish with a portfolio of applied work, a certificate from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and a cohort you will keep calling long after the programme ends.
Programme insights
Who it is for, and what is expected
Read this before you apply. Cohort fit matters more than enthusiasm — these programmes work because everyone in the room has comparable exposure.
Eligibility criteria
- Graduate or postgraduate degree in engineering, technology, science or an allied discipline
- Currently in a senior technology role — VP, Director, Head of Engineering or equivalent
- 8 to 20 years of professional experience, with meaningful technology leadership exposure
- Budget or P&L responsibility (candidates managing budgets up to INR 10 crore are typical)
Who should attend
- Professionals with 3–10 years of experience moving into technology & engineering ownership
- Functional managers who need to make technology & engineering decisions without a specialist background
- Consultants and advisors building depth in technology & engineering
- Entrepreneurs and family-business leaders formalising this capability in-house
Assessment
- Case studies30%
- MCQ assessments20%
- Projects50%
A minimum attendance of 80% is mandatory for certification.
Schedule & format
- Delivery format
- Hybrid (Live Online with Campus Immersion)
- Session timing
- Weekends — Saturdays, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Total sessions
- 25–30 live sessions of 3 hours each
- Commencement
- 24 Oct 2026
Curriculum
Programme content
6 modules, 24 topics, delivered over 8 months.
6
Core modules
24
Topics covered
- CTO role, mindset and the evolving landscape
- Digital imperative and competitive pressure
- Technology as a board-level agenda
- Building the technology operating model
- Financial acumen for CTOs: budgeting, ROI, tech valuation
- Strategy fundamentals for technology leaders
- Communicating technology to a commercial audience
- Vendor negotiation and portfolio governance
- Cloud, edge and modern infrastructure choices
- Blockchain, IoT and where they genuinely apply
- Platform and API strategy
- Sequencing a transformation roadmap
- AI/ML capability building inside the enterprise
- Generative AI use-case selection and evaluation
- Data strategy as the precondition for AI
- AI risk, governance and regulatory exposure
- Architecture governance and technical debt
- Cybersecurity posture and resilience
- Build, buy or partner decisions
- Measuring technology's contribution to the P&L
- Structuring and scaling engineering organisations
- Influencing peers on the executive committee
- Change management for technology adoption
- Talent, retention and the AI-era skills mix
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do afterwards
Stated as capabilities rather than topics — this is the list to check against your own gaps.
Reason about architecture with explicit trade-offs rather than habit
Build and ship a working system end-to-end with modern tooling
Threat-model a design before writing a line of code
Plan capacity and cost for a system that has to grow
Run incidents and post-mortems that actually reduce recurrence
Defend a build-vs-buy recommendation to a technology steering committee
Pedagogy
How it is taught
Capstone Project
A real problem from your own organisation, reviewed by faculty at every milestone.
Case Method
Institute-authored cases on Indian and global organisations, discussed cohort-wide.
Peer Learning
Cohorts deliberately mixed across industry and function so the discussion has range.
Hands-on Labs
Applied exercises with the same tools you will use back at work on Monday.
The institute
About IIT Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was established in 1958 and is based in Mumbai, India. India's #1 engineering institute.
IIT Bombay works with iAdmit to extend its executive and online offerings to working professionals across India, without requiring them to leave full-time employment.
Learners on IIT Bombay programmes get faculty-led live sessions, institute-issued certification on completion, and iAdmit's programme management, financing and career support running alongside.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India's #1 engineering institute.
- #3 NIRF Engineering 2025
- #2 Asian University (QS)
- Institute of Eminence
Programme coordinator
Prof. Rajendra Sonar
Professor, SJM School of Management & Associate Faculty, C-MInDS, IIT Bombay
Investment
Programme fee & financing
All figures exclude GST. Payment plans and waivers are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.
| Application fee (non-refundable) | ₹2,000 + GST |
| Total programme feeInclusive of the application fee | ₹3,00,000 + GST |
| No-cost EMI from | ₹33,300 / month |
What the fee covers
- All live sessions and recorded access for the programme duration
- Course material, cases and lab environments
- Certification from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Dedicated programme manager and academic support
- Career services: résumé review, interview prep, mentorship
Campus immersion travel, accommodation and any optional add-ons are billed separately where applicable.
Admissions
How to apply
Five steps, typically completed within two weeks of your first conversation.
- 1
Check Eligibility
Confirm your qualification and work experience against the programme criteria.
- 2
Submit Application
Complete the online form and upload your documents and statement of purpose.
- 3
Screening & Shortlisting
The institute's admissions committee reviews profiles for cohort fit.
- 4
Offer & Payment
Receive the offer letter and pay the first instalment to block your seat.
- 5
Onboarding
Get LMS access, meet your programme manager and join orientation.
The iAdmit advantage
What iAdmit adds on top of the institute
The institute teaches. iAdmit handles everything around it — so that the programme survives contact with a demanding job.
- 3.5 Lakh+
- Alumni network
- 1:1
- Programme manager
- 24×7
- Doubt resolution
- 15+ yrs
- Career services
Access to iAdmit's learner community across 150+ Indian cities.
A named point of contact for the entire duration of your programme.
Academic support and recorded session access whenever you need it.
Résumé review, interview preparation and profile positioning support.
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FAQs
Chief Technology Officer Programme — frequently asked
If your question is not here, a counsellor will answer it on the call. There are no scripted answers.
Professionals with 3–10 years of experience moving into technology & engineering ownership. The cohort is deliberately mixed across industries so discussion stays broad, and the 8 months format is built around a full-time job — sessions run on weekends and evenings.
Expect roughly 6–8 hours a week: live sessions plus preparation and assignments. All sessions are recorded, and IIT Bombay requires a minimum of 75–80% attendance for certification.
No. Foundational concepts are covered before the programme moves into applied work. What matters more is that you have real decisions to bring into the classroom.
On successful completion you receive a certificate from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Alumni status and campus benefits are governed by the institute's own policy and are communicated at the start of the programme.
Yes. The total fee of ₹3,00,000 + GST can be paid in instalments, and no-cost EMI options start from approximately ₹33,300 per month through iAdmit's finance partners.
A dedicated programme manager, academic doubt resolution, career-services support including résumé and interview preparation, and access to iAdmit's learner community of over 3.5 lakh professionals.
Next step
Speak to a counsellor before you decide
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Eligibility check
Confirm you meet the institute's criteria before you apply.
Fee & EMI planning
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Cohort fit
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