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Introducing Centizen Academy's First Cohort
Production-Ready Engineers,Not Prompt Operators
A 32-week AI-native engineering program in Tirunelveli, built and run inside a US-based software company, where the curriculum comes from the work we actually ship.
32 weeks: 24 weeks of core training, 8 weeks of residency
Built inside Centizen, the company behind ZenBasket and live client engineering work
Founding cohort, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, starting January 2027
25 seats, by design
This is not a bootcamp. It is a residency inside a real company.
Most AI cohorts teach you to use AI tools on practice problems. We built this differently, because Centizen is not a training company that added a cohort. It is a software company, the one behind ZenBasket and ongoing client engineering work in fintech and core banking, that opened its own floor to a founding batch of engineers.
The first 24 weeks build the foundation: programming fundamentals, applied AI and agentic engineering, and the judgment to use AI tools well instead of depending on them blindly. The last 8 weeks are a residency, where you work on real Centizen and ZenBasket engineering work, not a simulated capstone built to look good on a certificate.
You will leave with production experience at a real company on your resume, not a training completion badge.
32 weeks, front to back
AI is not a module at the end. It is built into the program from week one.
24 weeks of core training
8 weeks of residency
Full week-by-week detail is on the curriculum page.
Programming fundamentals, data structures, and how modern software actually gets built and shipped, not just theory.
Working with large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and the tools professional engineers actually use day to day.
Building and deploying AI agents, understanding where AI helps and where it does not, system design fundamentals.
Real work inside Centizen and ZenBasket engineering teams, mentorship from working engineers, a capstone defense in front of real reviewers, not a mock panel.
Taught by people who ship, not people who present
Every instructor here is an active engineer or leader at Centizen, teaching what they actually do.
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For Parents: What this means for your child, directly
We know you are evaluating this as closely as your child is. Here is what matters most, plainly stated.
Safety and stay
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Structure
Six days a week, defined hours, attendance tracked, with regular progress updates.
If it does not work out
Refund policy to be confirmed before applications open.
After the program
Real residency experience at Centizen, a capstone defense, and support connecting with employers. We are not promising a guaranteed job, and we will not claim one.
Full detail is in the FAQ, written for exactly the questions parents ask us directly.
One price
Introductory price for the founding cohort
Rs 1,50,000for the full 32-week program, covering the full program.
Founding-cohort pricing, this will change for future cohorts once we have outcomes to show for it.
Refund policy to be confirmed before applications open.
No income-share agreement, we would rather charge a fair fixed price than take a share of your future income for years.
Apply for the Founding Cohort
Thanks. We will email you when applications open.
How this compares
| Self-study | Typical bootcamp | Centizen Academy | |
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| Structure | None, self-paced | Fixed curriculum | Fixed curriculum, AI-native from week one |
| Real production work | No | Rarely, mostly simulated projects | Yes, 8-week residency inside a real company |
| Instructors | Recorded content | Mixed, often rotating | Named Centizen engineers |
| Cost | Free to low | Rs 2 to 4 lakh+ | Rs 1,50,000 |
How admissions works
Step 1: Coding test, no AI assistance
Shows us your real fundamentals.
Step 2: AI-assisted code review
Shows us how you think with AI tools, not just whether you can use them.
Step 3: Oral defense
A real conversation about your work with our team.
Application close date to be confirmed. Founding cohort begins January 2027 in Tirunelveli.
Questions we get asked directly
See the full FAQ for complete answers.
Not really. Think of it more as an engineering apprenticeship or residency. You do not graduate because you sat through 32 weeks. You graduate after real production work, reviewed and signed off by a senior engineer, the same way a doctor graduates after residency, not after lectures.
The fee is Rs 1,50,000. Introductory price for the founding cohort.
No. Qualified graduates may be considered for roles at Centizen, ZenBasket, Zenyo, or partner employers, and the Academy supports introductions, but hiring still depends on employer decisions and your own performance.
No. Access to real work is supervised and staged based on what you have already demonstrated. You start on Academy-controlled projects, and only move to Centizen, ZenBasket, or client work as your skills are proven. A mentor signs off on your work throughout.
Applications for the founding cohort are open
25 seats. Starting January 2027 in Tirunelveli.
Rs 1,50,000, Introductory price for the founding cohort
Apply for the Founding Cohort
Thanks. We will email you when applications open.