Frequently Asked Questions

IISc, India’s academic and research powerhouse, is armed with historic breakthroughs and discoveries to its credit. Here are some reasons why building expertise with IISc would benefit your career.

  • World-class Academia: IISc houses a highly accomplished faculty group of academicians, researchers, and scientists recognised in their respective fields, offering individuals a hands-on and cutting-edge learning environment.
  • Robust Alumni Network: IISc has a strong alumni network - academicians, scientists, and industry leaders, many of whom contributed towards the advances of Indian science and technology.
  • IISc Edge: An IISc Certification can open doors to diverse career opportunities in academia and industry, positively shaping your career path in space technology.

  • Mastery of the Niche: A hands-on certificate programme that gives a detailed insight into the interaction design of cyber-physical systems, including AR/VR and Robotics. It covers modules like Human-Robot Interaction, AI/ML, and beyond.
  • Dynamic Mentorship: LIVE Interactive sessions taught by an esteemed faculty group from IISc and IIT Kanpur. In addition, get to leverage the expertise of the Intelligent Inclusive Interaction Design (I3D) Lab.
  • Distinctive Pedagogy: 120 hours of industry-relevant curriculum backed by faculty-led LIVE sessions, capstone projects, assignments, industry sessions, online labs, and IISc campus visits.
  • Career Advancement: Showcase expertise through projects and experiments and upgrade technical profile with an IISc certification.
  • TalentSprint Advantage: Learning on TalentSprint’s award-winning and patented digital platform and being part of 10000+ TalentSprint’s deeptech alumni network.

  • Engineers, developers, and IT professionals seeking to transition their careers into Interactive Design.
  • Tech professionals with decent exposure to interaction design, working in sectors such as eCommerce, IoT, Retail, Education, Healthcare, Automotive, etc.
  • UX/UI Designers who aim to deepen their understanding of advanced design principles, emerging technologies, and inclusive design.
  • Entrepreneurs who want to create groundbreaking products or services leveraging interaction design by integrating AI.

In addition to the certification, professionals working across diverse sectors can benefit from building expertise in interaction design.

  • Create personalized and adaptive interfaces for e-commerce platforms.
  • Create user-friendly interfaces for remote patient monitoring devices.
  • Develop innovative and user-centered solutions for improving information presentation and pilot interaction
  • Use digital twins to simulate and optimize manufacturing processes.
  • Contribute to the design of intelligent interfaces in vehicles Acquire proficiency in using Unity, a popular game development engine, for creating AR/VR applications

The programme will be taught by renowned IISc Faculties bearing academic accreditation from top institutions worldwide. Meet you faculty here.

  • Education: BE/B.Tech (any stream)
  • Experience: Minimum 1 year of professional experience.

The programme will be delivered in an interactive online format, retaining effectiveness while maintaining safety. The format uniquely combines the benefits of an in-class programme with the flexibility and safety of online learning.

  • Benefits of in-class delivery Synchronous, interactive learnings from expert faculty Interact and get your doubts answered by faculty Peer learning through working in groups with other participants Support from mentors for labs and experiments
  • Flexibility and additional value of online learning
      Re-attend classes through recorded archives Access videos easily with searchable and indexed video archives Learn from the comfort and safety of your home Learn one-on-one from mentors through office hours
      The programme will be delivered on TalentSprint's patent-pending iPearl.ai, a leading digital learning platform of choice used for programs offered by the likes of Google, IIM Calcutta, IIT Hyderabad, IISc, and IIT Kanpur, to name a few.

This is an expertise-building programme for experienced professionals. You will be certified by the Center for Continuing Education at IISc Bangalore.

A certificate of successful completion is provided upon meeting all program requirements. IISc carries out all examinations and evaluations related to the certification.

The programme format with LIVE Interactive Sessions, Industry Sessions, Quizzes, capstone projects, and Assignments enables a conducive environment to network with your peers in the cohort. Most participants can continue to network even after the cohort by using the alumni portal.

As an Institution of Eminence, IISc enjoys considerable autonomy. Certificate programs the institution offers to working professionals, such as this programme, are governed and fully approved by the IISc Centre for Continuing Education. The program complies with all the relevant regulations applicable.

All participants must execute, before the start of the programme, 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

IISc conducts the selection process for the programme. Candidates will be selected based on the details of their education, work experience, and a statement of purpose submitted by them along with the application.

  • Apply for Programme
  • Submit Details
  • Await Selection
  • Join Programme

The selection for the programme will be done by IISc and is strictly based on the education, work experience, and motivation of the participants.

The detailed learning modules are as follows:

Module 1: Human Factor
  • Perception
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Architecture
  • Motor Action
  • Concepts of Visual Search
  • Visual Angle
  • Fitts Law
  • Spreading Activation Model of Memory Retrieval
  • User Modeling
  • Cognitive Load Estimation
Module 2: UI/UX Design
  • Design Basics
  • Semiotics
  • Storyboarding
  • Visualization
  • Intro to Scratch and Figma
  • Internet-based UI/UX Systems
  • HTML/Javascript/AJAX
Module 3: AR/VR Systems
  • Introduction to AR/VR Systems
  • Optical and Visual See-Through Display
  • Tear Down of HMDs
  • Digital Twin
  • Metaverse
  • Unity Tutorial
Module 4: Mechatronics
  • Fundamentals of Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Actuators
  • Microcontroller Dev Boards
  • Wireless Connectivity (IoT)
  • Motion and Mechanisms
  • Integration of Sensors and Actuators with UI
Module 5: Human-Robot Interaction
  • History of Robots and Automata
  • Collaborative Robots,
  • Robotics with AR/VR
  • Assistive Robots
  • Eye Gaze
  • Gesture Recognition Systems
  • Haptics
  • Spatial Audio
Module 6: Basics of AI/ML and Computer Vision
  • Introduction of AI/ML
  • Supervised, Unsupervised, and Reinforcement Learning
  • Object Detection
  • Synthetic Data
Module 7: Intelligent User Interface
  • Human Movement Prediction
  • Automotive and Aviation User Interfaces
  • Cockpit Design
  • Interface Personalisation
  • Information Visualisation
Module 8: Usability Evalutation
  • Experiment Design
  • Data Analysis
  • Statistical Hypothesis Testing: t-Test, ANOVA
  • Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests
  • Chi-Square Test
  • Grounded Theory based Qualitative Data Analysis

The programme starts in August 2024

  • 6-Month Executive-friendly Programme
  • IISc and IIT Kanpur faculty-led Live interactive classes, capstone projects, assignments & mini-projects, industry sessions and campus visits to IISc
  • 120 Hours of immersive learning, including 90 hours of Faculty-led Sessions, 18 hours of Lab Work, and 12 hours of Capstone Project
  • (Faculty-led LIVE Sessions will be held every weekend for 2-3 hours)

The programme will be delivered through faculty-led interactive live sessions on TalentSprint’s ipearl.ai. These online sessions will be held at a schedule convenient for working professionals. Participants can interact with the faculty through video, audio, and chat. They will also be able to chat with fellow programme participants during online sessions.

As per the programme norms, participants have to maintain at least 75% of attendance during the program. Going by the curriculum, it is recommended that participants maintain attendance for enriched learning. In unavoidable circumstances, one can access the recorded lectures on our platform to cover up for the missed sessions.

The programme includes continuous formative and summative assessments. The final scores will be determined based on the sum of the scores of various assessments.

Yes, participants are required to have their laptops.

Reading material (pre/post session) will be shared regularly through the Online Learning Management System. The access will be available for 1 year from the date of the commencement of the program.

For programme fee-related details, please visit Fee Page

Yes, flexible EMI options enable you to pay the programme fee in instalments. Please contact your RM to know the details of the schemes available.

For scholarship-related details, please visit Fee page. You can also reach out to your RM for more details.

No, the application fee is non-refundable.

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

Professionals have multiple options for funding.

Sponsored by employer
Self Funded

Based on our experience of enabling 3000+ professionals who have participated in our executive programs, self-funding is the most preferred option, with over 80% choosing this. Three key reasons why professionals opt for it:

  • Freedom: To opt for a programme of their choice, at a time of their choice, with an institution of their choice and not be restrained by the organization’s policy.
  • Flexibility: To pursue greater career opportunities beyond their current employer or nurture their entrepreneurial ambitions.
  • Funding: Access to flexible EMI schemes (paying as low as Rs. 12500 per lac per month).

We have also observed that the commitment levels were higher among self-funding participants.

iPearl.ai(Interactive Platform for Experiential and Remote Learning) is created by TalentSprint’s engineering team led by our Chief Technology Officer, an IIT Kanpur alumni. The platform integrates best-in-class open-source 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. If you miss a session, you will be given access to view the recorded version 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.

  • The Advanced Certification Programme in Intelligent Interaction Design will be delivered by IISc’s Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) in association with TalentSprint. CCE offers courses suitably designed to meet the requirements of various target groups - aspiring research scientists, graduate engineers, and young professionals, enabling them to grow into competent managers of technology-intensive organisations. For more information, visit http://cce.iisc.ac.in