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Read a process from its own event log — surface bottlenecks and KPIs in near-real-time.
IIM TiruchirappalliIndian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Certificate Programme in AI-Powered Operations & Process Transformation
Design it, automate it, own the outcome - a programme by the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli.
6 Months Live, weekends2-days campus immersion
Applications open
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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
What this programme is
AI is transforming operations across factories, fleets, fulfillment, and service networks. This programme, from IIM Tiruchirappalli (est. 2011, ranked #16 in Management and rank #9 among IIMs, NIRF 2025; AMBA-accredited), is built for the professionals who will design, deploy and govern AI-driven processes.
- 6 Months
- Weekend sessions (Sunday 9:30 am to 12:45 pm)
- 75 hrs
- Live (~69 online + ~6 campus)
- Get Certified
- By IIM Tiruchirappalli
- 2 days
- on the IIM Tiruchirappalli campus
Industry Relevant curriculum
From the language of AI operations to deployed, governed systems
6 modules across 75 live hours. Two halves - foundations & analytics, then automation, supply chain and responsible-AI governance. Expand any module to see what you will actually do.
Module 1 · Foundations · 12 hrs
Foundations of AI Operations
AI OperationsGenAIAgentic AIDescriptive Analytics
How this module is helpful
01
Foundations of Operations in the AI Era
Frame the shift and set the vocabulary the rest of the programme will build on.
02
GenAI, Agentic AI & Intelligent Process Automation
Understand the categories of modern AI and where each fits inside operations.
03
Descriptive Analytics, KPIs & Pattern Recognition
Read the current state of the process before you try to change it.
Want to dive deeper into the details?
Ready to lead AI-powered operations with IIM Trichy?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
What you will be able to do
Six capabilities you build and practise through the programme, from reading a process to governing an autonomous one.
02
Forecast and plan with ML models deployed to production, with quantified uncertainty.
03
Run AI-DMAIC continuous improvement: predictive control charts and ML-driven root cause.
04
Compose RPA, GenAI and agents into governed, end-to-end automation workflows.
05
Apply AI across the supply chain and asset-heavy operations — planning, IoT, predictive maintenance.
06
Govern autonomous operations: responsible-AI frameworks, fairness audits and human-in-the-loop.
PROGRAMME DIRECTORS
Created by the leaders building tomorrow.
Both Programme Directors are faculty in the Operations Management & Decision Sciences area at IIM Tiruchirappalli
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Prof. Arulanantha Prabu P. M.
PhD, IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Prabu holds a PhD in Production and Quantitative Methods from IIM Ahmedabad. Prior to IIM Trichy, he taught at IIM Ranchi. He teaches Operations Management, Operations Research and Business Statistics, and has published in the European Journal of Operational Research, the International Journal of Production Economics and the International Journal of Production Research
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Dr. Jyotirmoy Dalal
PhD, Texas A&M University
Dr. Dalal holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and has held faculty positions at University of Sheffield (UK), IIM Lucknow and IIM Udaipur. His work focuses on large-scale optimisation, humanitarian logistics, and stochastic & robust optimisation, with research published in Transportation Science, Naval Research Logistics, International Journal of Production Economics and IISE Transactions
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Prof. Arulanantha Prabu P. M.
PhD, IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Prabu holds a PhD in Production and Quantitative Methods from IIM Ahmedabad. Prior to IIM Trichy, he taught at IIM Ranchi. He teaches Operations Management, Operations Research and Business Statistics, and has published in the European Journal of Operational Research, the International Journal of Production Economics and the International Journal of Production Research
Operations Management & Decision Sciences
Dr. Jyotirmoy Dalal
PhD, Texas A&M University
Dr. Dalal holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and has held faculty positions at University of Sheffield (UK), IIM Lucknow and IIM Udaipur. His work focuses on large-scale optimisation, humanitarian logistics, and stochastic & robust optimisation, with research published in Transportation Science, Naval Research Logistics, International Journal of Production Economics and IISE Transactions
WHY NOW
The operations playbook is being rewritten. Right now.
Four converging signals from 2025–26 industry hiring market. Read them together and the conclusion is hard to escape: AI fluency in operations is no longer a resume bullet, it is the new baseline for anyone who runs a process, a warehouse, a service line, or a supply chain.
92%
of Indian knowledge workers already use AI at work, vs 75% globally.
Microsoft & LinkedIn, Work Trend Index 2024 (India findings).
1M+
AI-role vacancies India cannot fill by 2027. A structural, not cyclical gap.
NASSCOM × Deloitte 2024 · Bain & Company 2025.
25–35%
salary premium for AI-fluent Operations, Supply Chain & Process roles in India.
Moneycontrol
+42%
YoY growth in AI & ML hiring in India. Operations, SCM and process functions are among the most active demand centres.
Naukri JobSpeak, 2025.
HOW YOU LEARN
Every session, live. Taught by IIM Tiruchirappalli faculty.
69 hours online and 6 hours on the IIM Tiruchirappalli campus. No pre-recorded content, no video-only modules.
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Every session live, on your own device
~69 hours of weekend live sessions with IIM Tiruchirappalli faculty. No pre-recorded content, no video-only modules.
- 02
Module-wise assessments
Each module ends with a quiz
- 03
Weekend cadence for working professionals
Fully live weekend sessions on Sundays, 9:30 AM–12:45 PM, delivered on your own device.
- 04
2-days IIM Tiruchirappalli campus immersion
~6 hours of learning and valedictory ceremony to end the program
CAMPUS IMMERSION
Experience the IIM way of learning, on campus.
Placed in the closing weeks, the 2-days immersion is where the online rigour lands in a room at IIM Tiruchirappalli - faculty in person, senior peers, and the academic bar that defines an IIM.
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
2 days at the IIM Tiruchirappalli campus (Chinna Sooriyur, Tiruchirappalli — a 175-acre campus), including a closing valedictory session. Mandatory to earn the certificate. Accommodation, meals and local transfers are covered in the fee. Travel to and from Tiruchirappalli is arranged and borne by the participant.
Live sessions in IIM classrooms
High-intensity classes in the same rooms where the full-time programs are taught.
Networking & peer conversations
Curated cohort dinners with participants across industries, for deep networking with distinct peer group
Valedictory ceremony
The IIM Tiruchirappalli certificate is presented in person by faculty, on campus, at the close of the immersion.
Certificate
A credential from IIM Tiruchirappalli.
To be awarded the certificate, participants must maintain a minimum 70% attendance across live sessions and achieve a minimum 35% overall assessment score in the programme.
WHO SHOULD ENROL
Two profiles we build for.
The classroom learning and campus immersion are calibrated for two archetypes. Final admits are decided by IIM Tiruchirappalli programme directors on the strength of your profile and goals.
6 Months
75 Hours : DURATION
Sundays (9:30-12:45)
LIVE SESSIONS
Online + Campus Immersion (2 days)
FORMAT
Rolling
ADMISSIONS
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Graduate with min. 1 yr of work experience in operations role
- Engineering, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and adjacent backgrounds
02
Seasoned operations practitioners & leaders
- Operations, supply chain, process excellence, quality, planning, plant, service and fulfilment roles
Admissions
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Cohort Calendar
- 21st Oct'26Application Closes
- 25th Oct'26Cohort Starts
- April 2027Cohort Ends
Admission Process
- 1Apply — submit the online application form with a non-refundable ₹1,000 fee. (Application fee is separate from program fee)
- 2Counselling — a short fitment call with the counselling team.
- 3Profile vetting & shortlisting - reviewed by IIM Tiruchirappalli programme directors.
- 4Confirm your seat — pay to book your slot (one-shot or EMI via NBFC partners).
Starting at
₹8,998/month
₹1,50,000 base + 18% GSTApplication fee ₹1,000 (non-refundable). Full fee payable before the programme begins.
One investment, a career-long return. Pay one-shot, or via EMI through approved NBFC partners.
Payment
Application Fee₹1,000
Instalment 1₹15,000
Balance + GST as one-shot, or EMI via NBFC partners.
Refund Policy
Fees paid are non-refundable
FAQ
The questions you are already asking
Honest answers to the questions that might be holding you back.
Who is this programme for?
Working professionals in operations, supply chain, process, quality, manufacturing and consulting who want to move from using AI tools to designing and deploying AI-driven processes. It suits people with at least a year inside a real operations function.
Do I need a technical or coding background?
No heavy coding background is required. The programme blends MBA-grade decision rigour with hands-on build work — including a low-code automation lab in n8n — so it's accessible to operations professionals while remaining genuinely applied.
Rolling admissions — seats close when the batch fills.