# Program Orientation Session    Recording

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[00:05:29] Hello, everyone. Good morning. Can you all hear me?
[00:05:36] Yeah.
[00:05:37] Yeah, hi, uh, we'll… we'll start in the next 5 minutes, waiting for the rest of the people to join.
[00:05:45] Um, and then we'll begin.
[00:07:38] Hello, everyone.
[00:08:34] Hello everyone, good morning. uh, maybe have, uh, cameras on, please?
[00:08:48] Yes, thank you. Um, good morning, and a very warm welcome to the program orientation of the PG Certificate Program in… GenAI, Agentic AI, and ML applications for engineers.
[00:09:01] by IoT RoadKey. My name is Pradnia, and I'm a product manager at Futurance Technologies.
[00:09:07] And it's an honor to be before you as we embark on this exciting journey together with IT Rookie.
[00:09:13] Today is the beginning of a transformative chapter in your lives, and we are thrilled.
[00:09:19] to have you join our Vibrant community. The Indian Institute of Technology, Rukhi.
[00:09:25] was established in 1847, making it one of the oldest technological institutions in India.
[00:09:34] Originally known as the Thompson College of Civil Engineering, it became an IIT in 2001.
[00:09:41] ID RoadKey is renowned for its well-known technological education, research, and innovation.
[00:09:47] Contributing significantly to the advancements of engineering and technology in India and globally.
[00:09:54] spread across a sprawling 365 acres campus, IIT Rulke is equipped.
[00:10:00] With advanced facilities for academics and research activities. The Institute offers multidisciplinary approach to education, with academic programs organized through different.
[00:10:13] And various departments, and cutting-edge research conducted through specialized centers of excellence.
[00:10:20] ID Duruki has consistently been at the forefront of technological development, and has played a vital role.
[00:10:27] in addressing societal challenges through research and innovation. Before we go ahead, let me also brief you about Futurin's technology.
[00:10:38] At Futurin's, we recognize the potential challenges engineers could face amidst the rapid growth of AI and its widespread adoption.
[00:10:47] Our focus has been on identifying specific problems confronted by Indian engineers and developing solutions to prepare them.
[00:10:55] for the global job market through upskilling, as we believe that everybody deserves a second chance with their career dreams.
[00:11:03] Now, uh, to enrich today's, uh, session with her industry experience and insights, I am delighted.
[00:11:11] to invite our esteemed speaker, Ms. Indrani Goswami, who is a part of the Futurance Leadership Council, to join us.
[00:11:20] Uh, Ms. Indrani, uh, is the Director of Analytics at Nyka, where she's building an embedded insight-led analytics function across business.
[00:11:30] product and data science. She partners with leaders to translate consumer and product signals into decisions that move the profit and loss.
[00:11:39] Driving experimentation. measurement and scalable impact.
[00:11:44] With 15 plus years across e-commerce, fintech, banking, and retail.
[00:11:50] She is known for shaping high-performance teams and mentoring rising analytics talent.
[00:11:57] She holds a Master's of Economics. And I would give her the stage to please address our students.
[00:12:07] Oh, well, thank you so much, uh, Pradnia, and my apologies, I'm actually in the middle of a… of a family situation, so… built it out on my video. Um, but I promise I'll look what… is there in the picture. So, uh, well, good morning, everyone. It is an absolute pleasure to be.
[00:12:26] you know, a part of the starting line, as you all start a very exciting journey of learning.
[00:12:33] Gen AI, and uh… becoming leaders for the future.
[00:12:38] I think, uh, what really, um… interested me to partner with Future Ends and, you know, to have the privilege of building the.
[00:12:49] you know, contributing in the curriculum that we have designed for everyone, um, is the fact that.
[00:12:55] We are very focused in giving you a curriculum which is going to make your day-to-day better.
[00:13:01] It is going to, uh, give you skills which you're going to really use as you start.
[00:13:08] you know, working with or… Organizations with community.
[00:13:12] to build impact-driven solutions. Uh, there is a, you know.
[00:13:18] every… every 10, 15 years, the world of technology undergoes.
[00:13:24] seismic changes. And, you know, it is our privilege to witness a change as big as this, which is going to really change the way.
[00:13:31] how we are looking at the world today. It is not just going to have an impact on.
[00:13:37] let's say how you do conversational search, or how you write your queries, it is actually going to have an impact on how organizations are going to run.
[00:13:46] And that is, uh, this is the most exciting time to be in, um, in the world of technology.
[00:13:53] everything is changing on a daily basis, and the most important skill for each of us to have.
[00:14:00] is the ability to navigate through this change. Uh, you know, every course can teach you a lot of.
[00:14:08] fix and tools, we can teach you a lot of prompt engineering, we can teach you a lot of.
[00:14:14] foundational models, but the one quality or the one skill that each of us needs to have as we embark on a career.
[00:14:21] is the ability to keep adapting to changes. And I believe, uh, the orientation of the course is so geared towards practical uses.
[00:14:31] It's so geared towards building the ability to understand the very use of.
[00:14:39] AI, that you will be equipped with the skill of adapting to changes if you come in with an open mind.
[00:14:47] IT Rookie has, you know, always been a very strong institution. I've had the privilege of.
[00:14:54] Uh, working with a lot of your, um, you know, students, I've hired them in the past, I've had.
[00:15:00] colleagues who have been a part of IIT Routke, and I've seen that this is an organization, this is an institution, which is deep-rooted in innovation.
[00:15:08] And the way our course has been designed, it is to help you fuel your innovation.
[00:15:14] Through practical knowledge. So I'm very excited to see how this course spans out, how the team feels about it, uh, how the students feel about it. Please, as you embark on this journey, also tell us how your learning experiences.
[00:15:29] And, you know, we would, um… wishing you all the very best, and I'm very, very excited, uh, to be a part of this journey.
[00:15:39] Uh, thank you so much, Ms. Goswami. I think… this is the right pump that the students needed early morning regarding the program.
[00:15:47] Uh, thank you so much, and now I would like to request, uh, Mr. Vikas Gupta, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Futurance Technologies.
[00:15:55] To shed light on the program and address the students.
[00:15:59] Uh, Mr. Gupta is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years of extensive experience in edtech, publishing, and talent transformation.
[00:16:08] Under his leadership, Futurins has become synonymous with democratizing education.
[00:16:14] Nurturing tech talent and creating end-to-end career solutions. In the era of generative AI, he is committed to upskilling and reskilling talent.
[00:16:24] Regardless of the financial means, to meet the talent demand of the future, as well as developing innovative programs and collaborations with top institutes.
[00:16:34] to meet next-generation job demands. Uh, I would request, uh, Mr. Vikas to please address the student.
[00:16:42] Hi, everyone. Thanks, Brother Mayor. First of all, thanks Indrani, for coming and speaking to the students.
[00:16:49] Your passion is very infectious. So, I encourage students to.
[00:16:54] be in touch with her. She is always there to help.
[00:16:57] And she always will guide you to the right direction.
[00:17:00] So, thanks and Rani again for coming today. But I think let's come to the more serious part of the.
[00:17:06] the conversation which is about this course. Now, you need to understand, many of you are coming back to the.
[00:17:14] learning phase of your life. After a few years, or maybe multiple years.
[00:17:19] of being in a job or a business. Now, I can tell you, with experience, and I am one of those.
[00:17:27] that once you come back to education. there is no influence. You may be a VP, SVP, MD of a company.
[00:17:36] Here, everybody is a student. So don't start acting like a… senior guy that people will listen to the way you want.
[00:17:44] it doesn't work that way. The class is for all.
[00:17:48] And we will always go from the lowest common denominator in terms of.
[00:17:53] how education happens. there could be certain things.
[00:17:58] I can tell you, with experience of multiple batches, we have been doing this for years.
[00:18:03] a lot of you may think I know this.
[00:18:06] I can tell you, you can bluff your way, saying you know it.
[00:18:11] And if I give you an exam of it today.
[00:18:14] you will not score even 40. So what I mean by that is.
[00:18:18] just keeping an illusion in your mind that you know some… basics is wrong.
[00:18:25] You have to perfect it. Otherwise, you can't create perfect solutions.
[00:18:33] So, understanding it, this is about perfection, not about knowing something.
[00:18:37] You can't build applications, you can't build things, products.
[00:18:42] just by knowing it, oh yeah, yeah, I know about it. No, it doesn't work that way.
[00:18:47] Second, there will be… A lot of times we may feel there is a lot of foundational material.
[00:18:54] I can tell you, and Dr. Toshniwal, who is the.
[00:18:58] your program director for this course, and she will teach a big part of this course.
[00:19:03] I can tell you she's the best AI professor you will get in India.
[00:19:07] Our credentials? Impeccable. She is one of the most senior AI people in the country, in any IIT, I can tell you.
[00:19:16] So, you are… I can tell you, she only teaches this course.
[00:19:21] unlike other people, she does not teach any other course.
[00:19:26] Apart from her academic commitments. So, you are really privileged. Learn from her.
[00:19:32] A lot of things will be, again, foundational. But trust her, she knows what she's doing.
[00:19:39] And… and… enjoy that journey of a top professor teaching you something you have not learned.
[00:19:48] You may have learned in the past, you may do it every day.
[00:19:50] But doing certain things every day. does not allow you.
[00:19:55] to perfect the second part. So what I mean by that is.
[00:19:58] You may be an AI expert, then why are you in this class?
[00:20:02] Because of the simple reason. that you may know parts of certain things, but that is not enough.
[00:20:07] for you to do what you want to do today.
[00:20:10] So, keep patience. think about the whole cohort as a family.
[00:20:16] or a group, not that it's about me. tell me what I to do.
[00:20:21] Nobody here is privileged. nobody's here getting a private tuition.
[00:20:26] And nobody should think. that it is their way or hiding.
[00:20:31] Uh, we are very particular about these things. And this is really important.
[00:20:36] Foundation is what. We all lack. It's a very big problem in our country.
[00:20:43] Our foundational knowledge. is not perfect, and that's the reason.
[00:20:50] We are unable to build products. We can be good in services.
[00:20:53] Our inability to build products is because of our… Perfection of foundational skills is not there.
[00:21:01] But I can tell you one thing. And this is a quote from one of the top authors. You may not know it. When I did my computer engineering.
[00:21:10] 35 years ago, there was this author in America called Chris Jamsa.
[00:21:13] His books on sea and C++ are Bibles. I don't know, you must have not read them.
[00:21:19] But again, the Luhi was one of the pioneers of those.
[00:21:22] I'm talking 40 years ago. He said, you learn your first programming language in 3 years.
[00:21:29] you learn your first programming language in 3 years of hard study.
[00:21:34] Because you run… you need to understand the foundational.
[00:21:38] aspect of how programming happens. But the second one you can learn in 3 hours.
[00:21:44] And the third one does not take more than 30 minutes to another.
[00:21:49] So, understand that is… this is all about. that we want you to be that.
[00:21:56] And we want you to get all the foundational knowledge.
[00:21:59] Then you can build up your building blocks and plug and play and do… And this is what the world is today.
[00:22:06] Nobody is inventing. new things today. They take the foundations of what was there.
[00:22:14] the plug-and-play and structure it. Like, the perplexity guy says, I only build a wrapper around OpenAI.
[00:22:21] or ChatGPT. It's a wrapper. Everybody says that it's a wrapper.
[00:22:26] So, understand, because his foundational knowledge. of ChatGPT was so strong.
[00:22:32] He could understand how gonna exploit it to my… So, please do not discount foundational knowledge.
[00:22:40] to build an AI application, again, take AI applications, there are many good YouTube videos, just go and have a look.
[00:22:46] There are no code authentic AI applications available, do it.
[00:22:50] But they will not teach you anything. You may be able to build an application.
[00:22:56] But learning how to architect. how to structure, and how to think.
[00:23:02] And then build… it is what foundational knowledge is all about, and that is what this course is all about.
[00:23:07] Of course you will build applications, of course you will.
[00:23:10] But this course is not about building applications. this course is about making sure.
[00:23:16] You are in a part of your journey. that your foundational skills are so strong.
[00:23:22] that any technological change happens, then it is those 3 hours or 3 days, and you are up and running.
[00:23:28] So, best of luck to all of you. We have built this course with a lot of passion.
[00:23:33] It is the first course on authentic AI applications in India.
[00:23:38] Others came after months, months after us. And I can tell you, it is an amazing course.
[00:23:43] And people just love it. So, best of luck.
[00:23:47] And God bless you all.
[00:23:50] Thank you so much, we do about it. Um, next, I would like to introduce the program director, Dr. Toshni Wal. Uh, Durga Toshniwal is a distinguished academian.
[00:24:02] And in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Routke. Uh, she, with over 20 years of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and big data.
[00:24:16] How research focuses on data mining, AI, advanced computational techniques, and she has significantly contributed to both academia and industry.
[00:24:26] Professor Toshniwal holds a PhD in computer engineering from the University of Minnesota.
[00:24:33] Uh, and her research work has been recognized globally.
[00:24:37] Owning her several prestigious awards and honors, including the PM Fellowship.
[00:24:43] The IBM PhD Fellowship Award 2013. The IBM Faculty Award 2012, and the IBM Shared Research University Research Award.
[00:24:55] Additionally, she has been instrumental in bringing competitive fellowships to IT Rudki.
[00:25:02] Such as the Vishwa, uh, server PhD scheme, under which 21 PhD fellowships were awarded.
[00:25:10] She has also been recognized for her excellence in research, with her work featured in prominent publications like DataQuest and numerous accolades, such as the Best Research Paper Award at the International Conference.
[00:25:25] on metacomputing. And the best short paper award at IBM Eye Care 2011. Um, I would request Professor Toshniwal to kindly address the students.
[00:25:39] Thank you, Radnia, and uh… thanks to Mr. Vikas for the encouraging words.
[00:25:45] A very good morning to one and all, very good special…
[00:25:50] Uh, you know, greetings to our learners of Cohort 2.
[00:25:55] So, I extend a…
[00:25:57] Warm welcome to all of you.
[00:26:00] To this second cohort for, uh, generative and agentic AI course, certification course.
[00:26:08] And I think I'll, uh…
[00:26:09] I'm very, very excited to have you
[00:26:12] you know, build on this journey where you are going to explore the state of the art.
[00:26:17] Uh, technologies, uh…
[00:26:20] Currently, today, in this area,
[00:26:24] And, uh, you might have heard about buzzwords, uh, you know, you hear about industries shaping themselves or reshaping.
[00:26:31] to adapt to generative AI and agentic AI.
[00:26:36] And now, you're also going to…
[00:26:38] you know, learn to create and work with
[00:26:42] Such technologies.
[00:26:44] So, we all know that generative AI is actually
[00:26:48] Refers, uh, referring to systems.
[00:26:51] Uh, that primarily create, and they are capable of creating new content.
[00:26:57] That new content could be
[00:26:59] A lot of variety of things, like it could be text, it could be
[00:27:04] code, it could be images, it could be audio, video, etc., and all this is primarily done.
[00:27:11] With the help of patterns on the data that it has learned in the past.
[00:27:15] So, which is of a lot of importance when we talk about AI.
[00:27:20] And the traditional AI, if you think about it,
[00:27:24] And, uh, some of you might already be working on it, so it…
[00:27:29] just analyzes the data.
[00:27:30] And it uses this to… it to make some…
[00:27:33] Uh, you know, predictions and…
[00:27:35] some kind of interpretations and all that.
[00:27:39] However, generative AI
[00:27:42] Actually, it works like a, you know, assistant, which is highly skilled and creative.
[00:27:49] And it will help us to augment our imagination and productivity by being creative itself.
[00:27:55] So, it's capable of generating new content.
[00:28:00] And, uh, uh, and…
[00:28:02] So, generative AI helps us to create new content,
[00:28:07] However, Agent TK AI is even one step ahead.
[00:28:10] So, it just doesn't work on…
[00:28:13] Creation of new content, but it also helps us to understand our goals,
[00:28:19] make decisions, so it can take…
[00:28:21] decisions. It can take actions, it can adapt to situations based on the situ… feedback.
[00:28:29] And other things. So, agentic AI.
[00:28:32] uh, you know, behaves like autonomous collaborators or agents.
[00:28:37] That can help us to plan our tasks.
[00:28:40] they get interaction… interact with tools or environment, coordinate,
[00:28:45] adapt, and so on and so forth.
[00:28:48] Uh, just to… for an example, we could have an agent that could schedule intelligently meetings that are required,
[00:28:56] research the information that may be required for the meeting.
[00:29:00] generate the reports, and I think all of us may… many of us are using the AI assistants to generate
[00:29:06] meeting reports, then send emails, write code,
[00:29:11] tested, deployed,
[00:29:13] And all this it will do with some minimal human intervention.
[00:29:17] So, we can think of generative AI in very simple terms as something which can create and assist us.
[00:29:24] Whereas agentic AI is something that just not creates it, thinks, decides, acts, adapts.
[00:29:31] And does all this…
[00:29:34] primarily large, to a large extent, autonomously.
[00:29:38] So, uh, I think…
[00:29:41] This course will help, uh, to learn all such kind of
[00:29:46] technologies that are…
[00:29:48] kind of marking a paradigm shift in today's world.
[00:29:51] So, from AI, which was a buzzword years back, or decades back, now…
[00:29:56] Uh, you know, just AI was used as a tool, however, now…
[00:30:02] AI will be used as a partner when we talk about generative and agentic AI.
[00:30:07] And this is the opportunity which we want all of you to catch up on.
[00:30:12] So, there are immense opportunities with this new state-of-the-art technologies, and with this kind of a course you…
[00:30:20] will be able to…
[00:30:22] capture some of the market requirements, and you'll be able to
[00:30:28] see, career growth with the help of such kind of knowledge.
[00:30:32] And, uh, um…
[00:30:35] And learn and enjoy.
[00:30:39] So, regarding the course, over the duration of the course, we will go
[00:30:43] in-depth into the concepts and implementation of
[00:30:48] agentic and generative AI and Agentic AI.
[00:30:52] And, uh, the approach that we will follow will be kind of a…
[00:30:57] Brick by brick, or step-by-step kind of a…
[00:31:01] progression towards…
[00:31:03] the depth.
[00:31:05] So, we will start with some basic concepts, and based on your… the pace of the…
[00:31:11] batch and the timelines that we have. We'll go on proceeding further and further.
[00:31:17] Uh, towards, uh, generative AI and agent TKI.
[00:31:22] And, uh, hopefully you'll be enjoying, uh,
[00:31:27] My suggestion to all of you is, uh…
[00:31:30] That while you are doing this course, you should
[00:31:33] spend some time reflecting, learning,
[00:31:38] And reading back whatever has been taught,
[00:31:41] during the sessions, because each session will be progressively leading to the next one, and it's all…
[00:31:48] Like, dots getting connected together.
[00:31:51] So, congratulations once again.
[00:31:54] For getting… for getting selected for this program, and making a choice to join this program.
[00:32:00] And I'm really very happy and excited to have you all in this cohort. Welcome abroad, and have a very nice and enjoyable and learning time.
[00:32:10] Thank you.
[00:32:13] Thank you so much, uh, Dr. Toshmiwal. Uh, before we go to the Q&A round, I would just like to take you all through a few of the academic and policies. Can we have those slides on, please?
[00:32:30] Yes, um, so I just wanted to give you all a idea of what you can expect in the next couple of days.
[00:32:37] And to set the expectations right. So, um, we will have teachings by, of course, the IIT Rudki faculty.
[00:32:45] And the remaining sessions will be by industry experts and senior practitioners who will take you through the practical implementations of the concepts learned.
[00:32:55] uh, you know, about the program. Next, with regards to attendance and participation, um… to make sure that you get the most out of this course, uh, try to have max.
[00:33:07] attend maximum classes, as many classes as possible. 70% is the minimum attendance criteria required as per the institute norms.
[00:33:18] And we request you to kindly maintain the decorum of the class, and ask questions which are relevant.
[00:33:26] to the concept taught. We have experienced that there are times when the questions can become irrelevant to the larger audience.
[00:33:33] Uh, and may be directed towards a company-specific problem statement.
[00:33:38] Uh, we would request you to refrain from asking those questions within the limited class period. You can definitely reach out to Dr. Toshnawal over email.
[00:33:48] Uh, to check, uh, if you can connect with her later to discuss those specific problems.
[00:33:54] Uh, since the class has a diverse academic and professional background.
[00:34:00] Uh, there will be a progression aligned to the curriculum that is best suited.
[00:34:05] to the cohort, as Dr. Tosh Naval also mentioned.
[00:34:08] And, uh, self-study is very much expected from you, uh, for deeper learning and to explore the areas which you.
[00:34:18] find interesting, and that are beyond the curriculum. which you want to know more about.
[00:34:22] Uh, if I talk about the class schedule, uh, the schedule is decided based on the faculty's availability.
[00:34:30] In case there are any unavoidable circumstances where the faculty cannot make it during the, uh.
[00:34:37] pretty slow decided. The… updated sessions for that particular.
[00:34:43] session will be informed two to three days in advance, so that you can.
[00:34:48] Um, you can manage your time accordingly. And for doubt resolution, if you have any, um, academic or administrative doubt.
[00:34:58] it comes… when it comes to your LMS or other.
[00:35:02] Um, other queries that you have, you can always reach out to the program manager.
[00:35:07] over accept delivery at the rate futurance.com. So, exit delivery at the rate futurants would be your, um, primary, uh, communication email ID.
[00:35:19] Any communication that we also have to send to you with regards to information about the program or any updates in the timetable.
[00:35:29] or anything that needs to be informed to you would be done over email by this dedicated email ID only.
[00:35:36] And you can always get back to us with your queries, and uh… you know, your suggestions to this email ID, and we'll make sure that they are.
[00:35:47] acknowledged and replied within 24 to 48 hours. Um, can we have the next slide, please?
[00:35:54] Yes. So, uh, just to give you an overview, you will be provided access to two learning platforms.
[00:36:02] One is the academy.futurins, where the bridge goes. uh, is provided to you.
[00:36:08] I think most of you already have the access to academy.futurgence.com.
[00:36:13] If you don't, uh, kindly, uh, take… kindly, you can… message in the chat, and I'll ask the team to check if there is any issue there.
[00:36:23] Second, you would have the main LMS, where you have the actual courseware and all the links to the live sessions.
[00:36:31] Um, which is the IIT rootkey.futurins.com. Once you have been enrolled to these platforms, you would have to log in through your personal email ID, which is registered with Futures.
[00:36:43] And there would be a default password, which you get to change.
[00:36:47] Uh, the class recordings will be made available on the.
[00:36:50] LMS after the class has happened, say, another 30 to 45 minutes it takes to generate the recording.
[00:36:58] Uh, these recordings will only be view-only and not downloadable.
[00:37:03] the learning material, uh, any reference material, or what the professor is using during the session will also be uploaded on the LMS for your review and access.
[00:37:13] But, uh, kindly note, this will not be a hard copy, uh, textbook. Everything will be soft copy available on the LMS.
[00:37:22] Uh, the institutin conduct policies, uh, no IIT rule key alumni status will be provided.
[00:37:29] or any additional offer letter from IIT Roki. However, students, uh, will receive access to the Future Insurance.
[00:37:38] alumni network and the breakfast club. So these are, uh, career support, uh.
[00:37:44] activities and, um, initiatives of futureants to ensure that the Alumni Committee, uh, community is connected.
[00:37:53] Also, kindly note, uh, very important, do not share the ID root key content publicly.
[00:37:59] Because it is under IP protection, and it comes.
[00:38:03] It is very strictly adhered when it comes to these, uh.
[00:38:06] aspects. Uh, any unofficial WhatsApp group or Telegram group is not advised, uh, and any communication you want with us will only come through the exit delivery at the rate futurance.com email ID.
[00:38:23] Uh, so if you have any WhatsApp group, we would refrain from you, um.
[00:38:27] to listen to any information that is spreading, and only adhere to the communication that is shared over email.
[00:38:36] And, uh, we request you to have a professional and, uh.
[00:38:41] respective, uh, environment created during the classes. Everyone is coming here with a learning.
[00:38:48] initiative with a learning attitude, so we would want you to.
[00:38:51] Um, be empathetic towards your, uh, classmates. Finally, regarding the career support, we have a few children's Career Assistance Program, wherein we help you with resume buildings, mock interviews, and.
[00:39:08] few other activities that are provided access to you. So this will begin pretty much in the second or the third month, once you have.
[00:39:16] gain the foundational knowledge and are, um… acclimatized with the, um, with the happenings of the session, uh.
[00:39:25] through the initial month. Uh, this will give access to the industry workshops, alumni networking, and career guidance, uh, from Futures.
[00:39:34] So, this is what I wanted to discuss, hence we all are on the same page before we start, uh, the program.
[00:39:43] would request, uh, you all to… so, we'll be opening the floor for question-answer round.
[00:39:50] And, um, anybody who has questions, kindly raise your hands, and we would… unmute you, one by one.
[00:39:59] And you can ask your questions. Yes, Ankit, uh, solution.
[00:40:02] Uh, so actually, I was trying to access the bridge course today, and I've… saw that the accesses no more there.
[00:40:11] So, will it be provided again?
[00:40:14] Uh, let me just take a note of it. I'll ask the tech team to check, and we'll get back to you.
[00:40:21] Okay. And I have another question, actually, on the communication. So, all the communication.
[00:40:22] Yes.
[00:40:26] will be shared via emails, right? That's what you mean there.
[00:40:29] Yes, yes.
[00:40:30] Okay, but, like, I feel like if you have some sort of a WhatsApp group or some sort of a, like, a channel.
[00:40:36] Uh, then it will be faster to communicate in case we are having any issues, because emails always take some time to respond.
[00:40:44] WhatsApp communication is not permitted, so… Payments is the only, uh, official communication that we will be using.
[00:40:53] Okay, because, like, if you have teams, then I… then you can create channels, but because all this is on Zoom, so I'm not sure how it works over here.
[00:41:03] Right, like I mentioned, we'll make sure that you are getting, um, you know, a response within 24 to 48 hours.
[00:41:10] But the communication will only be through emails and WhatsApp channels are not permitted.
[00:41:16] Agreed. But can it be, like, made more faster? Because 24 to 48 hours itself… is, like, a huge SLA.
[00:41:26] Because we all are… I mean, most of us are working professionals, so… The time is, like, of the absolute need here, right?
[00:41:35] So, Ankit, um, if I may, Pradnia?
[00:41:39] If that is okay, can I respond?
[00:41:43] Yeah, right. Um, Ankit, um…
[00:41:44] Yes, the body short.
[00:41:47] While we are setting an SLA of 24 to 48 hours, depending on the query, we might get back to you beforehand also.
[00:41:55] Okay.
[00:41:56] But having said that, uh, you know, um, we have experience before with a WhatsApp group,
[00:42:00] Uh, because there are messages coming one on top of the other, the messages lose their relevance, and they get missed out.
[00:42:08] So, WhatsApp, and a lot of misinformation also gets spread on the WhatsApp group, because anybody can send a message.
[00:42:14] So, um, we have had several, uh, cohorts earlier also, be rest assured that any
[00:42:20] problem you have, depending on the nature of the problem, we're not saying that all problems will be responded in 48 hours, it's not that.
[00:42:28] But there are some problems which need resolution and planning at the back end. So, depending on that, that timeline is set up.
[00:42:36] Okay, sure.
[00:42:49] Hi, very good morning there. I have two questions. One is, uh, what will be, you know, the availability of all of these, you know, materials? Uh, will we be able to, you know, access these materials even after the completion of the course itself?
[00:43:04] Because most of the time, you know, during the… project implementation or so, we may need to refer back, you know, to these, you know, materials sometime.
[00:43:13] So, access granted, you know, to exceed, um, I mean, the future ends.
[00:43:19] Is it going to be there forever? At least.
[00:43:33] Uh, Swagath, are you able to hear me?
[00:43:34] Hello?
[00:43:37] Uh, yeah, now I am able to hear you.
[00:43:38] Okay, so you will have access to the material for a little bit of time after the program is completed.
[00:43:45] But you'll not have access to it forever, because this is AI, and the content, the relevance of the content loses, you know, so there is no access to the content forever.
[00:43:57] And also, please note that, you know, whatever the faculty teaches, and some of the material that the faculty shares, they are also IEP protected.
[00:44:05] And they will also change from time to time, but you will have access to the material at least 6 months after the program is completed.
[00:44:14] Okay. Okay, and the second question is, you know, on the… timing. I alert also requested, you know, to have these timings, the schedule of the sessions a little bit early, so that, you know, people.
[00:44:30] not on, you know, ISD time zones, can also, you know, join.
[00:44:35] maybe, uh, I can take that offline and discuss also.
[00:44:39] But yeah, just wanted to bring it to your attention as well.
[00:44:41] Yes, so, uh, you know, the timing is set up based on Professor Stoshiniwal's availability,
[00:44:48] She teaches large portion of the program.
[00:44:52] And, uh, because this is a large cohort, it's very difficult to align with everybody's preferred timings, right?
[00:44:57] Um, so that's how the timing is, you know, decided.
[00:45:05] Okay, I mean, and I do understand that, I mean, in case, you know, if we are not able to, you know.
[00:45:11] attend on the specified time. I normally use, you know, check the material, you know, the next day or no, once it is uploaded and all.
[00:45:20] You still have that…
[00:45:21] Um, not sure on how is it going… Yeah.
[00:45:22] You still have that option, you'll have the recording. However, because you have joined a live online class, we recommend, you know, uh, this is… this… this is a limited duration program, right? So I understand it might be inconvenient, and we totally appreciate that.
[00:45:38] But we would recommend you try and join the live sessions. That's a different experience altogether.
[00:45:44] However, if you're not able to join the live sessions, you'll also have the recordings available for you.
[00:45:50] you know, it should not be impacting, you know, the attendance and all, right?
[00:45:55] Yeah. So, the reason why that 70% attendance is, uh, uh, you know,
[00:45:57] Okay.
[00:46:01] Uh, Putin is because we would want all the students to get maximum out of the program, so that's the whole idea.
[00:46:07] Um, if you are not able to do consecutive classes, please drop a line to Professor Toshnival at the end of the day, the academic policies are with her.
[00:46:18] Um, and, you know, we would let her take a call.
[00:46:24] Sure, we'll do that, yep. Thank you.
[00:46:32] Uh, yes, next week.
[00:46:33] I have a question… sorry, Pania. I have a question adding to… what we just discussed. I know… I understand that the… criteria right now is about 70% of attendance, but… Uh, we are in a totally different time zone, and if most of the classes are.
[00:46:52] Falling in a time where it's past, dwell in the midnight.
[00:46:56] We can try to attend BAD. you know, as it's 70% mark.
[00:47:00] It would be even a little difficult for us to catch up to that mark, because.
[00:47:05] Even now, this introductory session, it's around 1AM. right now for us, in the midnight, understanding that.
[00:47:12] So that's the reason I would like to… Again, reiterate, if at the start of the program itself.
[00:47:19] If you can maybe get some. you know, preference from the candidates, or… who might have some timing… time zone issues, if you can make a note of.
[00:47:29] Those candidates extensively, that would really help us.
[00:47:36] I think, uh, uh, Devarathi, if I can come in.
[00:47:40] So, for, uh, we'll, uh…
[00:47:42] I think you can drop a…
[00:47:44] And, uh, let us see how we can work. We definitely would want you still to attend
[00:47:50] the live sessions. However, if there are some severe sunstrains, so please do, uh, write to us, and let's…
[00:47:57] see, uh, what… how best we can help you.
[00:48:02] children, yeah, we'll try to… I'll send out an email right after this session.
[00:48:07] Also, two more additional questions. One is regarding the certificate.
[00:48:13] Will we be getting a postgraduate certificate from IIT Rootke, or is it just, uh… completion certificate from FutureEnd.
[00:48:23] The certificate will be from IoTurki.
[00:48:27] So, it's like a… career, uh, valid, uh, curriculum program, a post-graduation curriculum program, is that right?
[00:48:36] It's not a postgraduate degree, as you know, uh, you know, this is a certificate program, but yes, it's a PG certificate program,
[00:48:43] And you'll get the certificate accordingly from IoToolKey.
[00:48:49] Okay, and regarding the study material, uh, you have mentioned previously that we might have access to.
[00:48:55] Abdul, 6 months post-completion of this course. Can I request, uh, something? Uh, I know the material or the… course that we have discussed, and the examples we got.
[00:49:08] It might be outdated. Based on the current… updation or advancement of the… technology, but if we have at least one copy of a… course material or recordings for reference.
[00:49:22] Even if we want to prepare for an interview or.
[00:49:24] just, you know, refresh our… basic skills again. We can refer those not just after, like, not just for 6 minutes, post the… completion of course.
[00:49:36] Um, so Sabharadhwaj, I have made a note of this.
[00:49:41] However, it's a policy, and it is very difficult to change the policy because
[00:49:44] Okay. Okay.
[00:49:46] Multiple students or multiple people will have multiple opinion. Um, so we'll see what can be done.
[00:49:54] Okay?
[00:49:55] Okay. Okay, and my last question is regarding the communication.
[00:49:58] He focused that email communication is… the preferred one, and there wouldn't be any WhatsApp or.
[00:50:05] other social media platforms, but… My… one of my concerns is that we have been receiving multiple emails.
[00:50:12] B, due to some schedule, or due to some… misattention, we might have… missed an email, or we may miss some communication in… One of the multiple emails that we're getting, one after one.
[00:50:25] If we get something like a text message notification or a… any kind of reminder or a notification.
[00:50:32] Not the email, because in emails, we are, like, having… a bunch of the emails, we have to open each one of them and see. We might miss some, we may not… focus properly. If there is any second.
[00:50:46] communication also, about the updates, course updates, that would really help us.
[00:50:50] So, I would, uh, really recommend… so email is one, you know, one way to send the messages, of course, but the announcements are also available on
[00:50:59] the LMS. So, I would recommend all of you to at least check the LMS at least once a day,
[00:51:04] Uh, and you'll see all the, uh, announcements that are made through emails also over there on the LMS itself.
[00:51:12] So that's the second channel that you have.
[00:51:14] Um, however, you know, based on…
[00:51:18] Our experience, and based on multiple issues that have come up, uh, any social media or WhatsApp channels will not be permitted.
[00:51:25] So you could check… you could go and… I understand that you might get multiple emails a day, but you could also get-check the LMS at least once a day.
[00:51:33] to see, um, what kind of changes has, you know, been,
[00:51:38] announced. And any announcement that has come up.
[00:51:46] Uh, I… I have one question.
[00:51:47] Thank you, thanks for the time.
[00:51:50] Regarding durations, so the durations will start from today,
[00:51:55] Uh, and, uh…
[00:51:57] will go till 11 months.
[00:52:00] Or, uh, how it is.
[00:52:03] Yes, Chandrikar, that's the structure of the program, yes.
[00:52:07] Okay, okay.
[00:52:08] And I think the classes will start from tomorrow, if I'm not mistaken. Today, I think you also have, but Prandi, correct me if I'm wrong.
[00:52:19] Uh, Sindran, I think you can… She must have blocked the calendars, yes.
[00:52:21] Um, I will… I will add on this. So tomorrow is the first class.
[00:52:28] And, uh, we'll set up the introductory part tomorrow.
[00:52:32] So, classes begin from tomorrow.
[00:52:35] Yeah.
[00:52:36] Okay, ma'am. Thank you.
[00:52:38] And the second question slice, uh, the complete, uh, schedule of this class, like, uh,
[00:52:44] On which week, uh, on which day, what kind, which content we will going to have it.
[00:52:50] So those kind of complete syllabus will be going to share shortly, right?
[00:52:56] Yes, I will be taking you through that.
[00:52:58] So tomorrow is going to be an introductory, uh, session.
[00:53:03] Where I'm going to take you through…
[00:53:04] Mostly, what I will be covering are broad-time plan. It's a tentative time plan.
[00:53:10] Uh, it might vary maybe 1 or 2 weeks, year or there.
[00:53:14] But I will be taking you through the detailed topics and plot timelines of these topics.
[00:53:22] Uh, that, uh, I'll be showing you tomorrow. You'll also get the schedule. The same thing we'll be sharing with you.
[00:53:29] Okay, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you.
[00:53:36] Uh, yes, we have, uh… Dwarakesh, if I'm pronouncing your name correct. You can ask for that one.
[00:53:42] Hi, so, uh, so other question regarding the timings is, like, so tomorrow's session is from 9am to 10am, so going forward, like, uh… on which days, what'll be the timings? Could you please share the details on that?
[00:53:57] So I can add on this.
[00:53:59] So, Dwarkesh, uh…
[00:54:01] Uh, initially, for around a month,
[00:54:04] Uh, your timings, uh, we will intimate to you, uh, after tomorrow. That's in the coming week.
[00:54:11] early coming week. After a month or so, your timings would be, uh, Saturday evenings, 6 to 8.
[00:54:19] And Sunday, 10 to 12.
[00:54:21] That is a tentative thing. After around a month.
[00:54:26] But, uh, during the next one month, they might vary.
[00:54:29] And, uh, but the classes will be on Saturday and Sunday only.
[00:54:33] And not on any of the working days. Uh, this is because of some other, uh,
[00:54:38] Uh… uh…
[00:54:40] some other things that are already scheduled during
[00:54:44] Uh, coming one month.
[00:54:46] And after that, it will be stabilized over the timings I've just intimated.
[00:54:52] So, for that one month, you might have some different timings, which will be intimated to you early every week.
[00:54:59] It's okay.
[00:55:00] Got it. Got it, thank you. And one other question is, uh, uh, you have also shared the IIT Road Key Futurance platform, uh, so… Uh, is a login already provided? Because I'm not able to log in to that.
[00:55:11] platform yet. Or let me…
[00:55:13] Uh, Clarkish, I'll just take a note of your name, and we'll get… check and get back to you on this.
[00:55:19] Sure, okay, thank you.
[00:55:25] I have a question. Can I go next?
[00:55:26] Thank you.
[00:55:28] Yes, yes.
[00:55:29] Thank you. Uh, first of all, thank you to everyone for, uh, helping us and guiding us in this program.
[00:55:36] Uh, I have a question regarding the communication. I understand between the futurants and the IET rootki,
[00:55:44] And as the communication is only email-based,
[00:55:47] But at times during the… while going through the program, we often have doubts, or we want to discuss few things.
[00:55:55] With the peers in the cohort.
[00:55:59] So, is there any, like,
[00:56:01] planned way how the people in this cohort can interact with each other.
[00:56:07] Yes, um, Sonali, thanks for, you know, highlighting this question.
[00:56:12] So again, I would direct your attention to the LMS. There is a discussion forum.
[00:56:16] And, uh, actually, my suggestion would be, now that you're a part of the cohort,
[00:56:21] Um, you know, and you're on the official LMS at this point of time.
[00:56:26] Uh, you should go and introduce all of yourselves, maybe talk about your background, where you come from.
[00:56:33] Uh, but use the discussion forum.
[00:56:35] Uh, to interact with each other.
[00:56:37] Um, so that's the channel where you can, you know, respond to your own queries, etc.
[00:56:44] And, um, have a discussion with small groups or larger groups.
[00:56:52] Uh, to add on to this as well, we'll have an LMS orientation for you guys, so you can go… we'll… and take you through, uh, the navigation of the LMS, how it is, where you have to see, what kind of recordings, assignments, where is your material.
[00:57:09] So that will give you some clarity, and you can very well utilize it to the fullest.
[00:57:13] So, uh, we'll be scheduling that somewhere in the next week, and you will get a notification from us.
[00:57:14] It's today, so just to clarify, your LMS orientation is today, itself, from 3 to 4.
[00:57:17] Your calendars have been blocked already.
[00:57:25] Yeah, I, uh, actually, I have a follow-up question on that. I've seen the discussion forum,
[00:57:32] It's mostly, uh, where we add a topic,
[00:57:34] And then we discuss on that, right?
[00:57:36] But, like, I'm not sure. When people add topics, they add different… same subject through different time… wordings, right?
[00:57:46] So, sometimes it's really confusing, like,
[00:57:48] And second thing is…
[00:57:50] I'm not sure, I haven't used it, maybe once I use it, I'll know about it, but…
[00:57:56] being within the LMS, what I have failed is LMS is quite easy to access through desktop or tab kind of thing, but not with, uh,
[00:58:05] or mobile. So, a continuous discussion is something that
[00:58:09] I feel will not happen. But if you guys can take that as a note and…
[00:58:15] help us interact with each other. I feel it will be a little helpful for this.
[00:58:21] Uh, entire team.
[00:58:23] Um, I just wanted to ask a follow-up question, like, there's no policy with, um.
[00:58:29] Uh, any objection with us creating a Slack channel or a Discord channel, right?
[00:58:34] Just to build up on what she was asking, because having a Slack or… Discord, uh, created for the cohort would be easier for us to interact amongst each other.
[00:58:45] So, Sridhar, there is no policy against this, but I would also like to caution, this is, again, because
[00:58:51] All of us, um, are speaking here from experience,
[00:58:55] And all of you are professionals, you come with a lot of experience, so I'm sure you would be able to conduct yourself professionally.
[00:59:03] But there have been instances where, you know, students have sent information,
[00:59:08] Um, about, uh, about schedule, about program, send announcements, which have no relevance to facts.
[00:59:15] And other students have believed in those, and, you know,
[00:59:19] confusion arose. Uh, there have been situations where questions have been lost,
[00:59:25] Because so many questions come on top of each other.
[00:59:29] So, you are welcome to create your own channels, but we will not recommend that you
[00:59:35] Base that as the source of truth.
[00:59:37] Um, and you would have to
[00:59:40] kind of conduct yourself professionally, you would have to take responsibility of what information you're spreading,
[00:59:46] or want your information you're sharing, and what information you're believing.
[00:59:50] Um, so I would like to, you know, pause with that.
[00:59:55] And that's precisely why we do not encourage a social media group where anybody at any point of time can push a message and, um, you know,
[01:00:03] Um, that might create confusion, uh, that's not something that we would…
[01:00:08] um, indoors at this point of time.
[01:00:11] I… I understand. So, just to follow up to that, we can easily subside this issue if someone from your team is interested to join the channel.
[01:00:23] So, we can just make someone from FutureSense a moderator, and only they can post in that channel.
[01:00:28] for communication.
[01:00:29] Um, it's a policy if it's just about posting messages, then it's… it's… it's a strict policy that both, uh, you know, IoT and Futurin's follows, that we will not do it on a social media channel, we'll be doing it through
[01:00:40] email. I think the point is not about announcements over here, the point that I think Sonali raised,
[01:00:46] is about your own interaction, so that's something that we would not be able to, uh, you know, um…
[01:00:50] Okay.
[01:00:54] um, support with a social media channel.
[01:00:58] Got it, got it, yep, thanks.
[01:01:04] Yes, uh, Harath Kumar? You can ask a question.
[01:01:07] Uh, hi there, Varati. My question is on the same, uh, aspect. Uh, though we are in the same batch, but we don't feel that we are connected.
[01:01:15] Uh, in future perspective, right, we may be assigned some projects that we have to work together.
[01:01:21] I'm not… I understand that, uh, featureense has their own policies. Going to a social media, but how about having some sort of group conversations within the LMS itself?
[01:01:32] We are not going out of the ecosystem.
[01:01:33] Uh, you… you know, you can have, I mean, uh, we are not restricting you from using the LMS at all.
[01:01:39] We're just saying that any other channels, uh, you know, that's something that, uh,
[01:01:44] IIT also does not endorse, it's a strict policy, and we would also not be able to endorse.
[01:01:50] And regarding group projects, that's something that Professor Toshtiwal will
[01:01:55] share with you more about the modalities of group projects, and obviously, if you're working on a group, you have to interact with each other.
[01:02:02] But that's something that she will, uh, you know, when the time comes, not right now,
[01:02:07] But going forward, she will explain to you how to
[01:02:11] do a good project, and how to, you know,
[01:02:14] So, all those modalities, obviously we understand projects need to be done.
[01:02:18] Uh, so do not worry about that.
[01:02:20] We are just talking about additional conversations between students beyond what is happening and, you know, announcements and all of that.
[01:02:34] Guru, uh, Radbendra, you can ask a question.
[01:02:39] Uh, hi, good morning, everyone. So… Uh, my questions… I have a couple of questions. So, the first one is about the evaluation.
[01:02:45] So, do we get to do any project kind of thing, or will there be an exam kind of thing at the end of programming?
[01:02:53] So I'll come in here, uh, so Guru, I will be telling you all these things tomorrow.
[01:02:59] in the starting session.
[01:03:01] About what examination project and other things to expect.
[01:03:07] Okay, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow, and I'll definitely address this.
[01:03:13] Oh, sure. And the second thing is about the immersion program at IIT Route. So.
[01:03:18] We did not get any information about that in the orientation today.
[01:03:22] So, could we get some info about that?
[01:03:26] So, uh, I can just add here that immersion is optional, uh,
[01:03:30] activity. And, uh, that, uh, the plan to go ahead with the immersion
[01:03:38] will be, uh, intimated to you towards the…
[01:03:42] Uh, you know, towards the latter part.
[01:03:46] of the, uh, of the, uh, these sessions and the schedule of this entire course.
[01:03:52] Uh, the immersion, uh, happening of the immersion will depend on the availability of accommodation and
[01:03:58] Other heuristics at IIT RoadKey.
[01:04:01] So, you will come to know, uh…
[01:04:04] Yeah, yeah, yeah. So…
[01:04:07] That is the thing about immersion.
[01:04:09] Thank you.
[01:04:14] Um, beneath, you can ask your question.
[01:04:18] Uh, I just had the same suggestion on, you know, the… course material, right? It'll be a great thing if they are given some extended access to the course material, because.
[01:04:28] I do understand it as IP, but then at the end of it, it'll help us, right?
[01:04:31] And one suggestion that I've been requesting folks started.
[01:04:34] If there is a possibility to, you know, give the certificate as a hard copy.
[01:04:38] It always adds to the… experience, or if that is something that can be accommodated in Build.
[01:04:49] So, I think certificate as a hard copy is not provided. It's, uh, it's an IIT rule key policy, and it's not something that, you know, we can make an exception for.
[01:04:59] Uh, this is… this is the norm for all the programs that they have.
[01:05:03] Um… so that's one. And related to the extended material, uh, extended timeline for access to the content,
[01:05:12] I think, as I mentioned, that you would have access to the content for 6 months,
[01:05:17] Um, I think let's go through the program. We'll take a note of this, and we'll see… we'll… we'll request and see if…
[01:05:25] This can be changed, but as of now, I think you have… you still have 11 months to go.
[01:05:32] So, let's get started with the program, and then if any changes at all are permitted, we'll let you know.
[01:05:41] Uh, sure, I get it, but what was the first part that you said, that it's a policy, that it's not supposed to be given?
[01:05:45] Yes, at the hard copy, yes.
[01:05:48] why, like, what's the, I don't know, challenge around that?
[01:05:52] As I mentioned, uh, Sridhat, uh, I'm not sure who is this… Vineet, yes.
[01:05:57] We need, we need to… yeah.
[01:05:59] Um, it's a policy, and I'm sure the policy has been made based on…
[01:06:03] thinking through a lot of things, right?
[01:06:06] So, I'm not able to tell you what the challenge is right now, but it's a policy, and…
[01:06:10] you know, we'll have to follow it.
[01:06:13] No, no, I don't deny that. My only thing is that this can be taken up as a feedback, right? So… It could be something that could be really happening at a later point. If I'm not telling, it's a mustache, but…
[01:06:24] Just a few…
[01:06:25] Absolutely, I mean, we are making a note of this, but I would also recommend that, you know, at a later point of time,
[01:06:29] Uh, it would be very difficult if you say that this was raised and this was not met, because, right at the beginning, yeah.
[01:06:36] Yeah, yeah.
[01:06:37] I'll not be picking up, picking it up, but… Just as addition, so… If it happens, good. If it doesn't happen, yeah, we'll live with it.
[01:06:46] Sure.
[01:06:49] Thank you.
[01:06:51] Uh, we'll be taking these last two questions, uh, Sridhab, can you please, um, ask your question?
[01:06:57] Um, yeah, it's just a general question, like, do we have any system requirement, or… hardware specifications that we would want.
[01:07:07] For this course, uh, because we'll be working with, like, LLMs and machine learning models, right?
[01:07:13] So, is there any kind of GPU, uh, that you're looking for, or any kind of installations?
[01:07:19] So, let me take that. So, actually, what you're saying is correct, that LLMs would definitely require GPU and all that stuff.
[01:07:28] However, looking at the entire batch and the availability of GPU may or may not be there, it's a costly…
[01:07:35] piece to have.
[01:07:37] So, right now, our, uh…
[01:07:39] Our coding will be on, uh, common platforms, and we'll try to
[01:07:45] And you can actually, if you have access to GPU, you can use GPU at your end, because code, anyway, you can run.
[01:07:52] Uh, so, yeah, so right now, I will not say that you will need a GPU for…
[01:07:53] Okay.
[01:07:57] mandatory. If you have one, you can use it, that's good.
[01:08:01] Yeah, just additional questions. Um, would we be getting access to any cloud.
[01:08:08] platform for, like, training data, or anything like that, when we're working on the machine learning module. And the second part is, would we be working with.
[01:08:18] local LLMs? Olama, or is that just a preference?
[01:08:22] So, uh… so, coming to the first part, uh, presently the coding is, uh, being done on Colab.
[01:08:32] But, uh, it can be done if you have a separate environment.
[01:08:33] Okay.
[01:08:35] So, collab is generally used for all classwork hands-on, where all of us are in sync with each other.
[01:08:41] We'll take you through the code, uh, we do coding and…
[01:08:45] Everybody does it on the same environment.
[01:08:48] However, if you have availability of some other
[01:08:52] better GPU or processor or whatever, you can do it on your own.
[01:08:56] So, for our use, we'll be using Colab.
[01:08:59] Uh, to have a uniformity.
[01:09:02] Uh, secondly, uh, I will be taking you through, uh, the content of what
[01:09:03] God.
[01:09:09] Uh, models will be taught in tomorrow's schedule, so you will be able to know that.
[01:09:14] Okay?
[01:09:16] Got it. Thank you.
[01:09:17] And no matter what model we teach, because, you know, this field is immense, and there can be a lot of things,
[01:09:25] However, you'll have enough background to catch on on any model that you would want. So, that is a very…
[01:09:31] important objective of this program, to build you up to a level
[01:09:35] Where you just not have information and knowledge about…
[01:09:39] Uh, you know, generative AI, agentic AI. Additionally, you have the foundation
[01:09:45] To catch upon, uh, any other models which are similar or are different.
[01:09:51] So, I think that is even more important than just learning and getting restricted to some stuff.
[01:09:58] Okay, but I'll take you to the details tomorrow.
[01:09:59] Got it. Sure, sure. Thank you.
[01:10:07] Yeah.
[01:10:08] Um, as discussed, we'll be taking one last, uh, question, uh, Yogi… Yogan, sorry, yes.
[01:10:10] Yeah, sorry. Uh, thank you.
[01:10:13] Uh, this is Johan. So, I had, uh, I mean, thanks for, you know, taking all the questions, even though they were repeated.
[01:10:20] But, um, my question is, once again, uh, repeated because I didn't get
[01:10:25] Uh, clarity on the…
[01:10:28] post this month, you said, uh, our courses will be, uh, Saturday, Sunday. Uh, Saturday would be 6 to 8 p.m.
[01:10:36] And Sunday would be 10 to 12. Will that be…
[01:10:39] In the evening, or would that be in the morning?
[01:10:42] So I can clarify that, yogurt.
[01:10:44] Yeah.
[01:10:45] Uh, the… and it is tentative, however, the final timings will be intimated to you.
[01:10:50] Okay.
[01:10:51] So, tentatively, after a month or so, 6 to 8 p.m., Indian time.
[01:10:57] Saturday, and 10 to 12, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
[01:11:03] Indian Times Sunday. But once again, I'm again emphasizing these are tentative timings.
[01:11:09] However, the final timings will be intimated to you well in advance.
[01:11:12] Sure, and for this one month, it might be during the morning hours, right?
[01:11:18] It might vary, so I'll have to actually check my schedule. It might be in the afternoon sometime.
[01:11:21] Okay.
[01:11:24] Okay.
[01:11:25] Uh, or it might be in the morning, that I'll let you know. So, for this one month,
[01:11:31] probably week by week, I'll let you know.
[01:11:32] Okay.
[01:11:33] And after that, uh, we'll share the final timings, which tentatively are
[01:11:38] announced.
[01:11:44] Sure, sure, sure.
[01:11:45] Sure, uh, I hope the timings will be announced at least a day before, just so that we can plan accordingly.
[01:11:47] Sure, sure, yes.
[01:11:48] Sure, thank you so much.
[01:11:49] Thank you.
[01:11:51] requesting NASIMA and, uh, I think Lokesh to kindly redirect your queries over email, so we can, uh.
[01:11:59] get them resolved. Uh, since we've come to the end of the session.
[01:12:03] Uh, I would… before we close, I would just want everybody to please keep their cameras on so we can have a commemorative, uh, picture to.
[01:12:13] start tomorrow's, uh. journey.
[01:12:17] If we can, everyone have their cameras on, please?
[01:12:25] Great, that should, uh, that should be it. Thank you. Um, so thank you, uh, everyone, for joining. Uh, thank you, Professor Toshniwal, Ms. Goswami, uh, Mr. Vikas Gupta, and Devati for joining and interacting with the students.
[01:12:40] A big thank you for everyone who made this possible, and to our new students, welcome to the program.
[01:12:47] Uh, we request you to be a little patient. You will have all your queries addressed in due time, and thank you for your participation and engagement.
[01:12:56] Uh, thank you so much for joining us, and Pete, take a leave here. Thank you.
[01:13:03] Thank you, bye-bye.
[01:13:04] Thanks for that.
[01:13:05] Thank you.
[01:13:06] Thank you.
[01:13:07] Thank you.
[01:13:08] I think you're buying.
[01:13:09] Thank you, everyone. Have a good weekend.
[01:13:12] Yeah, thank you, everyone.