Free workshop on AI & open-weight models
A free 1-week training that teaches you everything needed for the hackathon: how modern AI works, running open-weight models yourself, and building real projects with them.
What you'll learn
A practical 1-week path from "what is a model?" to a deployed AI project. By the end, you'll have everything you need for the hackathon.
How AI and LLMs work
A plain-language introduction to models, tokens, training and inference.
Open-weight models
What they are, the popular model families, licences, and why they matter.
Running models yourself
Run open-weight models on your own laptop and in the cloud.
Building with models
Prompting, APIs, and connecting a model to your own app.
Build and deploy a project
Ship an AI-powered project end to end that anyone can use.
Made to fit your schedule
Completely free
No fees and no hidden costs. Learning should be open to everyone.
1-week training
One focused week that covers everything you need for the hackathon.
Online or offline
Join live online from anywhere, or attend in person in Kanpur.
Who can attend
- BTech students, any semester
- BCA students, any semester
- MCA students, any semester
- Freshers welcome, no prior AI experience needed
What to bring
- A laptop and charger
- A stable internet connection, if joining online
- An idea you'd like to build (optional)
- Curiosity, that's the only real requirement
Code of Conduct
Everyone attending must follow our Code of Conduct: be nice and be respectful. Read the Code of Conduct
Interested in the free workshop?
Seats are limited to the first 100 registrations. Share a few details and our team will get in touch with you.
Beginner? Fill the form anyway.
If you want to learn, register your interest even if you only know the basics. We'll teach you what you need before the hackathon.
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