Frontier
SkillForge
Recruiters hire for skills, not syllabi. SkillForge keeps every track pinned to live hiring demand.
Curriculum moves in years, hiring moves in months. SkillForge runs the industry-certified skill layer on top of the degree and keeps it pinned to live recruiter demand.
Open the Placement Engine →Industry-certified students
2,960
Target 4,500 by Batch 2027
Accountable
Training & Placement
Dean — Training & Placement
Active learners
8,420
Skill tracks
34
Completion
71%
Certified
2,960
Industry partners
18
Curriculum co-owned
Enrolment growth
Learners active in at least one track
Badge ladder
Learners at each certification tier
Foundation
6 weeks
3,420
BronzePractitioner
12 weeks
2,680
SilverSpecialist
20 weeks
1,560
GoldIndustry certified
28 weeks
760
PlatinumTrack performance
Cohort size against recruiter demand
Partner: AWS Academy · demand index 92
Partner: NVIDIA DLI · demand index 96
Partner: Cadence · demand index 81
Partner: Palo Alto · demand index 88
Partner: Tableau · demand index 74
Branch × skill demand heat
Recruiter demand index per branch, 0-100
Certification outcomes
External exams attempted this year
| Certification | Attempts | Pass % | Hiring weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Cloud Practitioner | 640 | 78 | High |
| NVIDIA DLI — Deep Learning | 412 | 71 | High |
| Palo Alto Cyber Fundamentals | 288 | 66 | Medium |
| Cadence VLSI Essentials | 196 | 74 | High |
| Tableau Data Analyst | 354 | 82 | Medium |
Lab utilisation
Physical capacity behind the tracks
Partner: AWS Academy
Partner: NVIDIA DLI
Partner: Cadence
Partner: Palo Alto
Demand index by track
Gaps blocking offers
Tier-1 interviews reject 6 in 10 CSE students here.
Biggest single predictor of first-round drop-off.
Recruiters now ask for deployment, not notebooks.
Signals at a glance
The four numbers this module is reviewed on weekly
Live tracks
34
Industry partners
18
Lab seats
640
Cert cost per learner
₹2,400
Certified learners
Externally validated certifications earned
Enrolment by track family
4,600 learners across 34 tracks
4,600
learners
- Cloud & DevOps118026%
- Data & AI142031%
- Full-stack98021%
- Embedded & EV62013%
- Cyber security4009%
Track contribution to offer lift
Modelled offers attributable to each family
Net +9.6
Completion funnel by term
Enrolled, assessed and certified
Recruiter demand vs cohort supply
Top-right tracks are where hiring converts
Branch × track demand
Where each branch should be pushed
Track scorecard
Only tracks with a hiring signal survive review
| Track | Partner | Cohort | Completion | Certified | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Architect | AWS Academy | 620 | 78% | 484 | 212 |
| Applied GenAI | NVIDIA DLI | 380 | 64% | 243 | 168 |
| Full-stack Pro | Meta | 540 | 71% | 383 | 190 |
| Data Engineering | Databricks | 410 | 66% | 271 | 141 |
| EV Systems | Bosch | 260 | 58% | 151 | 62 |
Delivery quality
Completion is the constraint, not enrolment
Weeks 4-6 are the drop-off window
Practical projects, not multiple choice
Evening slots are fully booked
Two tracks are overdue a refresh
Risk register
What could take the number backwards
GenAI supply gap
65% likely · -160 offersMitigation: Double GenAI cohort size next term
Week-5 drop-off
55% likely · -30% completionMitigation: Checkpoint mentor call at week 4
Stale partner content
30% likely · Weak certification valueMitigation: Half-yearly partner review gate
Forecast scenarios
Modelled outcomes with confidence, reviewed each month
1,980 certified
34 tracks, current completion
2,540 certified
Week-4 intervention lands
3,100 certified
Push plus two new GenAI cohorts
Outcome ladder
Each rung has a current number, a target, an owner and a date
| Stage | Today | Target | Owner | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learners enrolled | 8,420 | 11,000 | SkillForge cell | Dec |
| Track completion | 71% | 85% | Track leads | Feb |
| Certification pass rate | 74% | 85% | Partner labs | Mar |
| Lab utilisation | 79% | 92% | Lab managers | Nov |
Levers
Where the movement actually comes from
Cheapest capacity in the stack, sitting idle four days a week.
Recruiters now ask for deployment, not notebooks.
Highest hiring weight per rupee spent.
Mechanical and Civil are under-served by the current catalogue.
Operating cadence
What the agent runs, and when
Demand resync
Track catalogue re-weighted against live JD keyword scan.
Dropout rescue
Learners stalled 10+ days get a shortened path and a peer group.
Partner review
Pass rates renegotiated with AWS, NVIDIA, Cadence, Palo Alto.
Data feeds
Nothing here is hand-entered
Live JD keywords
Recruiter job descriptions across 41 drives
Branch gap heat
PlacementIQ readiness by branch
Certification results
Partner lab APIs
Unit economics
What a point of movement costs
Annual spend
₹1.4Cr / year
Unit cost
₹4,730 per certified student
Payback
18 months
Contribution
14% of goal
Certified students carry a 2.3 LPA median CTC premium