We are focused on AI and automation to improve personalized learning experiences: Intellipaat

Intellipaat combines a unique approach to the ideation and creation of the course content. It then collaborates with SMEs for training. Further, it offers its learners lifelong support and lifetime access to the course materials.

It also provides professional help to ensure learners find lucrative jobs by conducting mock interview sessions and helping each candidate create a high-quality resume.

Diwakar Chittora, Founder and CEO, Intellipaat, tells us more. Excerpts from an interview: 

DQ: Intellipaat has grown significantly since its founding in 2011. Can you share some key milestones that have shaped the company’s growth and its position as an industry leader in professional learning and development?

Diwakar Chittora: Let me provide you with details. 

Foundation and early growth (2011-2015)
Intellipaat was started in 2011 with the aim to fill the skill gap in emerging technologies. At first, we mainly focused on providing training for Big Data, Hadoop, and Cloud Computing technologies because of growing demand in these areas. These quickly gained popularity among professionals and enterprises who are looking for upskilling and reskilling opportunities.

Expansion of course offerings and industry partnerships (2016-2019)
We added more courses to cover a wide range of areas of technology and management including AI, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Full Stack Development, DevOps, and Business Analytics. We focused on building strong partnerships with tech giants like IBM, AWS, and Microsoft to provide high-quality training programs that are job-oriented. We started training programs to upskill employees of businesses, like Fortune 500 companies.

Partnership with top universities (2020-2022)
We connected with top academic institutions like IITs, IIITs, and other globally recognized universities to provide industry-relevant certification programs. Intellipaat introduced its post-graduate programs, which are partnered with IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras, IIIT Bangalore, and more. We built up placement support programs and helped our learners get placed in top tech companies.

Global growth and edtech innovation (2022-present)
We have built the Student body by maintaining connections with experts across 100+ nations. We are improving career services with customizable guidance, interview preparation, and job guarantee programs. We shifted to the corporate training part helping enterprises with AI-driven workforce transformation. We launched a mixed learning model that combines self-paced learning with live instructor-led sessions for a great learning experience.

Future growth and vision
Intellipaat is more focused on using AI and automation to improve personalized learning experiences. We plan to deep dive into new-age technologies like Quantum Computing, Web3, and AI-driven cyber security. We aim to increase global university collaborations and build a powerful career transition ecosystem for learners.

DQ: With over 10 million learners across 150 countries, Intellipaat has clearly reached a global audience. What strategies have been pivotal in achieving such widespread recognition and trust within the ed-tech space?

Diwakar Chittora: Intellipaat’s journey to becoming a globally recognized ed-tech platform with 10 million learners from 150 countries is built on the basis of strong pillars of trust, quality, and transparency. Intellipaat served as a leader in professional learning and development with the use of several key strategies.

Top quality content
Every course is designed in such a way that it meets the industry standards and is useful for real-world jobs. We improved content quality by partnering with top universities and industry leaders.

Excellent customer experience
Intellipaat is focused on providing top-quality content to its learners along with personalized doubt support. Dedicated mentorship, career services, and 24/7 learner support is there to help learners to achieve their career goals.

Transparency and ethical practices
There are no false hopes, no misleading claims. Learners will get the same for what they sign up for. We are taking a personalized approach in sales and marketing, helping learners get the right learning program that aligns with their career goals.

Strong content delivery and learning methodologies
Combined learning model with a mix of self-paced, live instructor-led sessions, hands-on projects, and real-world case studies. Continuous updation into course content to stay updated with emerging industry trends.

Zero wrong marketing and sales
Unlike many ed-tech players, Intellipaat does not engage in aggressive or misleading sales plans. We are focused on real learner success, making sure professionals get the best value from their investment in upskilling.

DQ: Intellipaat has forged strategic partnerships with top global universities like Liverpool, and industry giants such as NASSCOM. How have these collaborations contributed to the company’s brand journey, and how do they enhance the learner experience?

Diwakar Chittora: Intellipaat has collaborated with top global universities like Liverpool, IITs, IIMs, and industry leaders such as NASSCOM. These are playing a crucial role in making Intellipaat a brand and boosting their learning experience. 

These  partnerships bring together the academic accuracy of universities and the industry alignment of Intellipaat, creating a powerful ecosystem for upskilling professionals

Perfect mix of academic accuracy with industry relevance
Our content is designed in collaboration with top universities like Liverpool, IITs, and IIMs to bring their legacy of academic excellence. Intellipaat collaborates with growing tech firms like NASSCOM to make our content industry relevant and help our learners. This mix of academic accuracy and industry relevance makes sure that our learners gain in-depth theoretical knowledge along with industry-relevant skills.

Curriculum to build job-ready skills
Our expertise lies in upskilling professionals making sure that the courses are built for increased employability, and integrating:
-- Industry-relevant projects, case studies, and capstone projects.
-- Job-oriented skills matched with industry roles.
-- Practical knowledge through mentorship from industry experts.

Learner-focused and outcome-focused approach
Intellipaat has great experience in helping working professionals and upskilling them through online learning. Its strong training includes a mixed model of self-paced learning, live interactive sessions, and career support. Our focus is on career transformation, and not just providing the learning, for which, we provide dedicated placement assistance and mentorships.

Strengthen the brand value and global recognition
Our powerful strategies helped us gain a reputation as a strong and trusted EdTech leader. Intellipaat ensures that its learners gain certifications from globally recognized universities and organizations, that hold real value in the current job market. This has made Intellipaat a go-to platform for professionals targeting top-tier education with industry exposure.

DQ: The company has a strong focus on addressing the skill gap in India and beyond. Could you elaborate on how Intellipaat’s approach to curriculum development and personalized mentorship has been integral to closing this gap?

Diwakar Chittora: Intellipaat is committed towards filling the skill gap found globally by providing its learners with industry-relevant and market-ready skills. The two major focus points of this approach are strategic curriculum development and providing personalized mentorship. These are the two major approaches to fill the wide gap between education and employability.

Role of industry in curriculum design and skill development 
The curriculum is made by examining thousands of job descriptions to detect the most in-demand skills for a given role. It is then reviewed by real hiring managers who recruit for these roles daily and make sure that it aligns with industry expectations. Finally, professionals of different fields work together to develop course content that combines:
-- Practical projects and real-case studies
-- The newest tools, technologies, and methodologies.
-- Knowledge that is directly applicable to the performance of one’s job.

Intellipaat makes sure that learners acquire relevant skills that employers of different organizations are actively looking for and increasing their chances of career development.

Personalized guidance for professional development
One-to-one guidance is provided to the learners to evaluate their daily progress and make sure that they are heading in the right direction. Mentors help learners identify areas for improvement, enabling them to focus on key concepts that need re-inforcement.

Mentor helps learners find out their areas of weakness and allow them to focus on ideas that need repetition. The teaching and assistance are customized according to individual learning styles and career goals.

DQ: As Intellipaat continues to expand, particularly with new collaborations with institutions like IITs, how do you envision the company’s growth trajectory in the coming years, and what role do you see the brand playing in shaping the future of professional development?

Diwakar Chittora: Intellipaat collaborates with IITs and other top institutions which drives its growth trajectory by following a learner-first approach and by providing outcome-based education. Our vision for upcoming years is clear, as we plan on providing enhanced learner experience, providing strong placement assistance ensuring career transformations.

Constant attention on student results
Intellipaat is not just an edtech platform—it is a platform for career success. The company aims to produce a visible impact, ensuring learners achieve their career goals through:
-- Improved education that makes learning more engaging and effective.
-- Strong placement support to fill the wide gap between education and employment.
-- Tracking our learner's success and continuously improving our curriculum.

Development via referrals and trust
60% of Intellipaat’s business comes from referrals providing strong learner trust and brand loyalty. The goal is to scale this to 80% by regularly delivering high-quality training that learners actively demand. Unlike many edtech companies that rely on aggressive marketing, Intellipaat invests heavily in teaching quality and learner success, rather than advertisements. Intellipaat invests in students’ success and teaching quality content, rather than advertising, unlike many edtech that rely on aggressive advertising.

Taking the lead in professional education in AI
We are in an AI-driven era, with rapid growth and change in technology like  GenAI, ML, and automation. AI has changed industries over the past two years. Intellipaat is leading the way in preparing their learners for AI and other new technologies.