Industry Skill Development & Innovation Cell
Industry-ready skills,built inside the campus
ISDIC embeds skill development centres inside colleges and universities, running community chapters across cybersecurity, AI & ML, cloud & DevOps and software development.
Empowering skills. Driving innovation. Creating impact.
Pune, Maharashtra
Pune Tech Chapter
Active chapter · Cybersecurity · AI & ML · Cloud & DevOps · Software Dev
What the programme contains
Domain communities
4
Cybersecurity, AI & ML, Cloud & DevOps, Developer
Activity formats in the plan
28
Recurring workshops, labs, competitions and flagship events
Skill levels per domain
3
Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced
Tools in the training stack
40
From TryHackMe and Kali to PyTorch and Terraform
These describe the structure of the published curriculum, not activity delivered to date.
The model
Built for scale. Designed for impact.
A three-step model that turns a campus into a working technology community.
The college partners with ISDIC
We partner with institutions at zero cost. The college provides the space; ISDIC brings the curriculum, the mentors and the community structure.
A skill development centre launches on campus
The centre goes live with four domain tracks. Students organise into communities, run their own events, and build real projects with guidance from industry mentors.
Members build a portfolio that speaks for them
Across the year members work through a structured curriculum, take part in competitions and hackathons, contribute to open source, and prepare for recognised industry certifications.
Core domains
Pick your community. Build your expertise.
Four specialised tracks, designed around how the industry actually works. Each one has a published year-long plan.
Cybersecurity Community
From ethical hacking to CTF competitions and threat simulation labs — training the next generation of India’s security professionals in real attack and defence scenarios.
- Ethical Hacking
- CTF Competitions
- Threat Labs
- Security Fundamentals
AI, ML & Data Science
Hands-on ML bootcamps, LLM and generative AI sessions, and research-driven discussion. Production models built together, not theory recited.
- ML Bootcamps
- LLM & Gen AI
- Data Analytics
- AI Projects
Cloud & DevOps Community
Cloud fundamentals through to CI/CD pipeline training, preparing students for the infrastructure that actually runs modern software teams.
- Cloud Fundamentals
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Deployment Labs
- Infrastructure as Code
Developer Community
Hackathons, open-source contribution and full-stack bootcamps. Where coders become builders, and builders become engineers others want to hire.
- Hackathons
- Open Source
- System Design
- Full-Stack
Tools the curriculum trains on
Why it works
The gap between college and career is real. We close it.
Free for students and colleges
No barriers to entry. The skill gap is a national problem; access should not be a privilege.
A structured year, not ad-hoc events
Every domain has a published plan: a quarter-by-quarter timeline, three skill levels, a flagship event and defined outcomes. Students know what is coming, and chapter leaders know what to run.
Focused on tier-2 and tier-3 cities
We go where the talent is, not only where the technology hubs are.
Guided by working practitioners
The curriculum and industry alignment are shaped by people currently building and defending real systems.
Events & workshops
Coming up across the chapters
Confirmed sessions, workshops and competitions. Register through your chapter.
Open to students of every ISDIC chapter.
Across the year
What a year in an ISDIC chapter looks like
The published plan every chapter works to, quarter by quarter, across all four domain communities.
Quarter 1
Jan — Mar
- CyberBeginner CTF
- AI & MLML bootcamp (2 days)
- CloudFirst AWS deploy lab
- DevGit + OSS onboarding
- AllQ1 Cross-domain demo day
Quarter 2
Apr — Jun
- CyberInter-college CTF (open)
- AI & MLKaggle competition sprint
- CloudCI/CD build challenge
- DevHackathon 1 — 48 hrs
- AllQ2 Cross-domain demo day
Quarter 3
Jul — Sep
- CyberRed vs. blue simulation
- AI & MLDeep learning bootcamp
- CloudKubernetes 2-day workshop
- DevOpen source sprint 2
- AllQ3 Cross-domain demo day
Quarter 4
Oct — Dec
- CyberAnnual security summit
- AI & MLAI for social good demo
- CloudCloud infra hackathon (24h)
- DevHackathon 2 — flagship
- All — Year-endAnnual showcase + certificates
Community chapters
Find your city. Join your chapter.
City-based chapters where students, professionals and technology enthusiasts come together.
1 active chapter · 5 cities planned
Map boundary: DataMeet India community (CC BY 4.0)
Advisory board
Guided by people who build the things students want to build
Industry practitioners who advise ISDIC on curriculum direction and industry alignment.
Mr. Chetan Kawley
Founder and CEO, Threatactix
Experienced in advanced threat hunting, incident response and security architecture, delivering tailored frameworks, intelligence-driven risk management and forensic readiness across critical industries including aviation, energy, mining and industrial automation.
Mr. Nilesh Miskin
Chief Digital Officer | Software Craftsperson, Vikasietum
A seasoned technology leader and software craftsperson with extensive experience in full-stack development, cloud technologies, microservices, and agile engineering. He has helped organizations build and scale innovative products. He also brings strong experience in agility coaching, team leadership, technology mentoring, recruitment, and strategic technology consulting.
Mr. Kedar Badve
Founder & Director, CyberArt Solutions
Cybersecurity/Cyber forensics , VA/PT, Compliance, infra security, Founder and Director at CyberArt Solutions Pvt Ltd
Mr. Mandar Amrite
Consultant | Entrepreneur, Freelance
Enterprise Security Architect, Ethical Hacker, TOGAF, AI Evangelist & AI Generalist
Partners
Organisations working with ISDIC
Take part
Three ways into ISDIC
Join the chapter in your city, start one where there is none, or bring a skill development centre to your campus — at no cost to students or the college.
Students, professionals and enthusiasts
Join a chapter
Chapters are city-based communities that run the published curriculum — workshops, labs, competitions and a flagship event in each domain — across the year.
How it worksStudents and alumni whose city has no chapter yet
Start a chapter in your city
Chapters launch inside partner colleges: the college provides the space, ISDIC brings the curriculum, mentors and community structure. The quickest way to start one is to bring your college to ISDIC.
How it worksColleges, universities and organisations
Host a skill development centre
ISDIC partners with institutions at no cost. A centre goes live with the four domain tracks, and students organise into communities that run their own events with guidance from industry mentors.
How it works