AI in business strategy: IIT Delhi opens a new executive programme batch
The Continuing Education Programme (CEP) at IIT Delhi has opened admissions for Batch 6 of its Executive Management Programme in Advanced Strategic Management. The programme, delivered over ten months through live online sessions, targets experienced professionals who want to move into larger leadership roles, and it includes dedicated modules on data-driven decision-making and AI in business strategy. Applications close on 20 November 2026, and classes begin on 28 November 2026.
IIT Delhi has designed the programme for graduates with at least four years of work experience. It carries a fee of ₹1,70,000 plus GST, with an application fee of ₹2,000 plus GST. An optional campus immersion of at least three days at IIT Delhi is available, with participants bearing their own travel and stay costs. The service partner is Jaro Education.
The AI angle
The release anchors the programme in two pieces of research. Deloitte’s 2023 Chief Strategy Officer Survey found that 74% of organisations now run a formal strategy function, a 12% increase since 2021. The Fortune/Deloitte Spring 2025 CEO Survey found that 89% of CEOs are exploring, piloting or implementing agentic AI, with 11% expecting full implementation in at least one business unit by the end of the year.
Both figures verify against the original surveys. Both also need context. The 89% figure comes from a survey of 111 CEOs, roughly 80% of them based in the United States, so it describes a global, US-leaning sample rather than Indian organisations. And the AI content here is one part of a broader curriculum — the programme also covers strategic intent, innovation, leadership, change management and global business strategy — so AI in business strategy is a component, not the whole offering.
The AI in business strategy module is one sign of that shift, and it sits alongside the institute’s other AI-focused offerings. The framing is nonetheless pointed. As businesses absorb rapid technological shifts, organisations increasingly expect leaders to understand emerging technologies and respond to disruption. Organisations are formalising strategy as a function, and AI is moving from an experiment into the decision-making process. The programme speaks to that expectation.
A growing market
The programme enters a market that is expanding fast. One estimate values India’s executive education market at about $1.21 billion in 2025, rising to about $1.42 billion in 2026 and $3.98 billion by 2032, a compound annual growth rate of 18.74%. A broader estimate covering executive education and corporate training runs from about $2.3 billion in 2025 to $5.34 billion by 2032.
The competitive picture is shifting too. IITs are expanding into a segment long associated with the IIMs, offering executive MBAs and short courses in AI, robotics and management. IIT Delhi’s CEP already lists programmes in strategic management, brand management, AI in healthcare and agentic AI. The advanced strategic management programme, now in its sixth batch, is part of that push. For a professional weighing an executive credential, the pull of a module on AI in business strategy is easy to understand.
What the announcement does and doesn’t establish
It establishes a programme, its dates, its fee, its eligibility and its content. It does not establish that participants will advance into larger roles, and the release makes no placement claim. The credential is specific: candidates who score at least 50% and maintain at least 50% attendance receive an “e-Certificate of Completion from CEP, IIT Delhi”. That is a completion certificate, not a degree, and CEP’s own programme pages state that IIT Delhi does not guarantee a job or advancement, and is not involved in the career services the partner provides.
That distinction matters for professionals weighing the fee. An IIT Delhi certificate carries the institute’s name and can signal commitment to continued learning; it is not the same as an IIT degree or an MBA. Whether the AI in business strategy module and the broader curriculum justify ₹1,70,000 plus GST depends on what a participant needs — and on how employers in their sector read an executive certificate.
For now, the honest summary is that a well-known institute is marketing an AI-aware strategy programme into a fast-growing market, using two verified but dated and US-leaning data points to make its case. The programme is real, the deadline is 20 November 2026, and the value of the certificate is something each applicant has to weigh.