The programme is directed by Prof. Uttam Kumar Sarkar and Prof. Peeyush Mehta and delivered by select faculty from IIM Calcutta, along with guest speakers from industry.

Participants will gain perspectives across analytics, decision-making, machine learning, GenAI, Agentic AI, and their applications to business leadership.

This is a strategic leadership programme that enables experienced professionals to convert data, analytics, and AI into informed decisions, growth opportunities, and enterprise impact.

What sets it apart:

• 75% in-person learning through three five-day campus visits at IIM Calcutta
• Application-focused pedagogy using business cases, discussions, simulations, and assignments
• Leadership-oriented curriculum connecting analytics and AI with strategy and growth
• End-to-end analytics coverage, from statistics and descriptive analytics to predictive and prescriptive methods
• Cross-functional applications across marketing, finance, operations, people, and supply chains
• AI as a growth enabler, with coverage of machine learning, NLP, LLMs, GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI
• A senior professional cohort with a minimum of 8 years of work experience

The cohort brings together experienced professionals with a minimum of 8 years of work experience. Previous cohorts have included:

• Senior managers and executives leading strategic initiatives
• Functional leaders across marketing, finance, operations, HR, and strategy
• Professionals driving analytics and AI-enabled transformation
• Entrepreneurs and business leaders advancing data-led growth
• Managers preparing for broader enterprise leadership roles

This diverse cohort enables cross-industry perspectives, peer exchange, and collaborative discussions throughout the programme.

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from IIM Calcutta.

The certificate awarded will be titled:

Leadership Programme in Analytics with AI

Certification is subject to fulfilling the programme’s attendance, evaluation, feedback, and other completion requirements.

Yes. Participants who successfully complete the programme will receive IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni Status, subject to the institute’s applicable terms and policies.

This provides an opportunity to become part of IIM Calcutta’s 32,000+ strong global alumni network and build connections beyond the programme.

The programme provides multiple opportunities for interaction and professional exchange through:

• Live online sessions with IIM Calcutta faculty
• Group discussions, simulations, and collaborative activities
• Guest sessions with industry experts
• Three five-day campus visits at IIM Calcutta
• Peer exchange with experienced professionals from diverse functions and industries
• IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni Status upon successful completion

Continued alumni engagement will be governed by IIM Calcutta’s applicable alumni policies.

All participants are required to execute, before the start of the program, an agreement that consists of the standard programme Terms and Conditions. It has the following components:

Part A:

• Etiquette and Platform Rights
• Classroom Etiquette & General Policy Guidelines
• Tools and Platforms in Use
• Tools and Platforms: Terms of Use

Part B: Honor Code

Part C: Certification

Part D: Programme Fee, Refund, and Termination Policy

Admission is based on the submitted application, academic credentials, professional experience, and corporate nominations, where applicable.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Graduation or post-graduation with a minimum of 50% marks
• A minimum of 8 years of work experience
• Current employment as of the programme start date
• Alignment with the programme’s focus on analytics, AI, and strategic decision-making

Screening and final selection will be conducted by IIM Calcutta.

To be eligible for the programme, applicants must:

• Be a graduate with a minimum of 50% marks in graduation or post-graduation
• Have at least 8 years of work experience
• Be currently employed
• Meet the eligibility requirements as of the programme start date, namely the Technical Orientation date
• Complete the screening and selection process conducted by IIM Calcutta

Familiarity with high-school-level mathematics and an inclination towards analytical thinking will help participants engage effectively with the programme’s analytics and AI curriculum.

The application process is completed online:

• Step 1: Fill out the online application form
• Step 2: Provide the required academic and professional details
• Step 3: Upload the applicable supporting documents
• Step 4: Pay the non-refundable application fee of ₹2,500 plus GST
• Step 5: Await the screening and selection decision from IIM Calcutta

Selected applicants will receive further instructions regarding enrolment and fee payment.

The curriculum is built to help senior leaders use analytics for strategic decision-making. It covers four key themes:

The Business Value of Data Analytics

• Assessing analytics & AI readiness in your business
• Building & leading high-performance analytics and AI teams
• Competing with data,analytics and AI in the age of disruption
• Building a data-driven organization

Statistics for Decision-making

• Applying statistical thinking to business decision-making
• Using applied probability for managing uncertainty
• Inferring population insights through data sampling
• Capturing variable relationships with regression analysis

Data Preparation & Descriptive Analytics

• Identifying data sources and filtering raw data for modelling
• Extracting, cleaning, analyzing outliers and reducing dimensionality in datasets
• Performing exploratory data analysis for empirical insight generation
• Creating effective data visualizations for decision support
• Designing experiments and preprocessing for business analysis and testing
• Applying causal inference to interpret observational data
• Interpreting statistical summaries for business relevance

Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning

• Applying forecasting techniques for business planning
• Using supervised learning and classification models in decision-making
• Applying unsupervised learning and clustering to discover patterns
• Conducting time series analysis for data-driven forecasting
• Enhancing decisions with supervised machine learning models
• Leveraging neural networks and deep learning for business intelligence
• NLP & LLMs: Text analytics, sentiment analysis, LLM architecture overview (Transformers, GPT)

Prescriptive Analytics for Strategic Decisions

• Using simulation models to explore decision outcomes
• Applying decision analysis for individual and group choices
• Solving complex problems using optimization models
• Understanding strategic behavior with game theory and network effects

Applied Business Analytics Across Functions

• Leading with people analytics: AI-powered workforce planning
• Driving customer growth: AI-enabled marketing analytics & personalization
• Financial leadership with AI: Forecasting, risk analytics & optimization
• Operations transformation: AI-driven process optimization & efficiency
• Supply chain leadership: Analytics & AI for resilient, intelligent supply chains

GenAI and Agentic AI Applications in Business

• Using GenAI to enhance business analytics,storytelling and leadership decision-making
• Generating and refining data visualizations with GenAI tools
• Prompt engineering, RAG & GenAI project lifecycle
• Low-Code/No-Code AI: Build with Lovable, Bolt; Automate with n8n, Zapier
• Agentic AI for enterprise: Autonomous agents, multi-agent systems

Detailed curriculum can be viewed here.

Technical Orientation: 16 January 2027

The Academic Orientation, online class start date, and campus visit dates will be communicated separately.

Programme dates are subject to change in consultation with IIM Calcutta.

The programme is delivered over 9 months through a blended format combining in-person learning at IIM Calcutta with live online sessions.

The programme follows a blended delivery format comprising:

• Live online sessions delivered through the TalentSprint platform
• Three five-day campus visits at IIM Calcutta
• Classroom lectures and interactive discussions
• Real-world case studies
• Group discussions and simulations
• Guest sessions with industry experts
• Applications of analytics and AI across business functions

The campus visits are mandatory and are designed for subjects requiring deeper face-to-face interaction and access to IIM Calcutta faculty and subject experts.

• Participants are expected to attend the scheduled sessions and all mandatory campus visits.
• Session recordings may be shared in accordance with IIM Calcutta’s applicable policy. Availability of recordings should not be assumed for every session, and participants are encouraged to attend the live sessions to benefit from faculty interaction, discussions, and collaborative learning.

Participants will be evaluated through examinations and other academic components determined by IIM Calcutta, which may include:

• Written tests
• Assignments
• Online examinations
• Course-level evaluations

Participants will receive course-wise grades of Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor.

Participants receiving no more than two Poor grades will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion, subject to fulfilling all other programme requirements. Participants receiving more than two Poor grades will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Yes. You will need a laptop with:

• Reliable internet access
• Video conferencing capability
• Basic spreadsheet and presentation software

Study and reading materials will ordinarily be shared electronically through the programme’s learning platform.

The exact period of access to the learning platform and programme materials will be governed by the applicable programme and institute policies.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from IIM Calcutta titled:

Leadership Programme in Analytics with AI

Participants who successfully complete the programme will also receive IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni Status, subject to the institute’s applicable policies.

The total programme fee is ₹6,00,000 plus applicable GST.

A separate non-refundable application fee of ₹2,500 plus applicable GST is payable at the time of application.

The programme fee covers the academic and campus visit components as specified by IIM Calcutta. Only the consolidated total programme fee should be presented in public-facing communication.

Yes. The programme fee can be paid in instalments according to the schedule communicated in the offer or selection letter.

The approved fee schedule and payment dates should be confirmed in the applicant’s offer letter before being published on the programme page. Applicable GST will be charged additionally.

No, the application fee is non-refundable.

No. The programme fee is non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances.

iPearl.ai (Interactive Platform for Experiential and Remote Learning) is created by TalentSprint’s engineering team. The platform integrates best-in-class technologies and SaaS services and perfected them over the last seven years.

When this platform was built, we intended to offer it to our partners and customers for digital learning and delivery. Since 2013, the platform has been extensively used by IIM Calcutta, IIT Kanpur, IIIT Hyderabad, and IIT Hyderabad, and many more of our customers and partners. More than 300,000 students have used this platform, which is reputed for user experience, quality, and scale.

This feature-rich platform has become so popular that some of our partners now use it for their academic needs.

The tried and tested direct-to-device platform enables 24 x 7 learning for its users. Some key benefits of the platform are:

• Intuitive student experience through a user-friendly LMS
• Seamless faculty experience through state-of-the-art Studios
• Highly Interactive Online Classes
• Effective group/peer learning/projects through Breakout Rooms
• Proctored Online Assessments with detailed analysis
• Insightful Reports on student engagement and performance
• Flexible integration with other components, as needed

A comparative study of iPearl.ai against Canvas, Impartus, Moodle, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom was conducted. Features in the following categories were compared:

• Instructor-led Learning
• Self-paced Learning
• Assessments/Evaluations
• User Experience
• Customer Support
• Scalability and Performance
• Integration and Customization
• Others

Do not worry. In case you miss a session, you will be given access to view the recorded version of the session soon.

• An internet-connected device, Computer/Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone, is enough to access the platform.
• Web camera and Mic with necessary power backup will be needed for proctored online assessments.

• EQUIS, AMBA & AACSB Accreditation
• #2 in Asia for B schools
• Ranked #65 in QS Global MBA Rankings
• Global Alumni Network

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta was established as the first national institute for Post Graduate Studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961, in collaboration with Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation, and the Indian Industry. Over the years, IIM Calcutta has grown into a mature institution with a global reputation, imparting high-quality management education. It has been playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level Programmes, Executive Training Programmes, and Research and Consulting Activities. For more information please visit the IIM Calcutta website.