Mumbai, May 15, 2026: Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to real-world deployment. Enterprises now need systems that can act, reason, and make decisions using context. Agentic AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) are driving this shift. According to Deloitte’s State of GenAI Report 2025, nearly 80% of organisations are exploring Agentic AI to automate complex workflows. The global RAG market is also expected to grow more than 20x and cross $40 billion by 2035. At the same time, professionals with RAG engineering skills are seeing salary increases of up to 50%, showing strong demand for production-ready AI talent.
To address this need, IITM Pravartak, the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Madras, has partnered with Emeritus to launch the Advanced Certificate Programme in Agentic AI and RAG Engineering. This is a seven-month, engineering-first programme. It is designed to help professionals build, deploy, and scale enterprise-grade AI systems. The focus is on moving beyond prompt-based use cases to real production environments.
The programme stands out by combining two critical areas of modern AI. Participants will learn to design autonomous AI agents that can plan, reason, and execute tasks. They will also build advanced RAG systems that connect AI models with enterprise knowledge. The curriculum covers deployment, system orchestration, evaluation, and governance. This ensures learners can build AI systems that work reliably in real-world settings.
The learning approach is hands-on and practical. Participants will complete over 20 assignments and projects based on real industry use cases. They will work with more than 15 modern tools and frameworks used in AI engineering daily in enterprises. The programme ends with a capstone project where learners will build and deploy a complete multi-agent AI system. On completion, participants will receive a certificate from IITM Pravartak along with three IBM certifications in RAG, LangChain, and AI agent development.
Speaking on the launch, a senior faculty member from IITM Pravartak said, “The future of AI lies in systems that can reason, collaborate, and act independently. This programme focuses on building the engineering skills needed to create such systems.”
An Emeritus spokesperson added, “We are seeing a shift from experimental AI to systems that deliver real business value. This programme helps professionals build the skills needed to work on agentic and enterprise AI systems.”
The programme is designed for AI and ML engineers, developers, data professionals, and mid-career technology leaders. It is also suitable for professionals looking to move into AI engineering roles. The format includes live online weekend sessions, expert-led teaching, and an optional campus immersion at IIT Madras Research Park. This allows professionals to learn without pausing their careers.
Programme Details:
- Programme: Advanced Certificate Programme in Agentic AI and RAG Engineering
- Institute: IITM Pravartak
- Duration: 7 months
- Format: Live online weekend sessions with optional campus immersion
- Eligibility: Graduates or diploma holders with min 5 years of work experience and programming knowledge
- Fee: INR 1,35,000 + GST
- Certification: IITM Pravartak certificate and 3 IBM certifications
- Weekly Effort: 10 to 12 hours per week
For more details, visit the programme page here <link>
About IITM Pravartak
IITM Pravartak is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under its National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems, and hosted as a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) by IIT Madras. The NM-ICPS is a comprehensive Mission aimed at complete convergence with all stakeholders by establishing strong linkages between academia, industry, Government, and International Organisations.
About Emeritus
Emeritus offers customised and open programs in India, Singapore, Dubai, and other global locations in collaboration with IIM Lucknow Executive Education, IIM Calcutta Executive Education, ISB Executive Education, Harvard Business School (HBS), MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School, Kellogg Executive Education, Berkeley Executive Education, and Wharton Executive Education, amongst other leading Institutions. Our world-class executive education programs, facilitated by eminent program experts, provide immersive learning experience integrated with actionable insights and practical business applications and are delivered in a range of formats; in-class, online, as well as blended programs. The Emeritus Group has more than 1,750 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. The company is backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, GSV Ventures, Peak XV, Bertelsmann, CPPIB, Accel, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. For more information, please visit https://emeritus.org/
