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TLF Class of 2024
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TLF Convocation 2023
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ECL 2023
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Winners of ECL 2023
Tech Leaders Fellowship
Tech Leaders Fellowship (TLF) is a one-year full-time residential postgraduate program, co-created in partnership with UC Berkeley, designed to nurture innovators, entrepreneurs, and technologists who can harness data-driven tools and technologies to address global challenges head-on.
The Fellowship offers an integrated curriculum that blends fundamental AI-ML and Data Science with real-world applications. Fellows develop entrepreneurial thinking, apply design thinking principles to data-driven challenges and gain tech leadership experience.
We're selective in choosing individuals with exceptional potential, guiding them through a rigorous one-year program that nurtures their growth as technology leaders, ready to make a meaningful impact on the world. TLF will be relaunched as a Master's program in 2025, after a hiatus of one year.
Curriculum
TLF begins with coursework in Math, Programming, Stats, and Data science. Fellows explore advanced topics in ML, System Design, Computer Vision, NLP besides leadership, entrepreneurship, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Faculty
Leading academicians and practitioners as well as industry experts from all across the world teach at the Fellowship. More than 15 faculty from top institutions including UC Berkeley, Purdue, UPenn and Microsoft interact and engage with students.
Mentors
Fellows become a part of a high impact network and get mentored by Plaksha Founders, who are top business leaders and successful entrepreneurs leading some of the biggest organizations across the globe.
Admissions
TLF will be relaunched as a Master's program in 2025, after a hiatus of one year.
Why join TLF?
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Network for life
Fellows gain access to the influential Plaksha Founders network, connecting them with top business leaders and successful entrepreneurs. This network opens doors that few others can provide, making the TLF experience truly exceptional.
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Experiential learning
The experiential learning by the program allows the candidates to lead in environments with constant digital innovation and disruption. They learn to use data enabled technology tools for growth and impact in different organizational contexts.
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Unique program
Along with technical courses, the fellows also undergo a personal transformation by studying unique courses such as Learning to Design our Lives, Entrepreneurial Challenge Lab, Capstone Projects & Building Your Persuasive Presence.
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Careers after TLF
TLF provides the fellows with excellent career outcomes in the form of coveted industry roles, research projects, and entrepreneurship opportunities. With strong Founders’ and Alumni network, TLF opens a plethora of pathways to explore and grow.
Core pillars of the program
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AI-ML & Data Science
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ML and Projects & Applications of Data Science
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Design Thinking and HCI
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Entrepreneurial Challenge Lab
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Capstone Projects
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Self & Leadership
Our alumni
Alumni of Tech Leaders Fellowship have forged promising careers as data scientists, product managers, business analysts, and entrepreneurs. Approximately 20% of our students have ventured into entrepreneurship, while others have pursued further studies at prestigious institutions worldwide.
Urvin Soneta
Co-founder, Synth
"For a liberal arts graduate like me, TLF defined an intersection of social sciences and engineering and helped me find my niche in the exciting new frontier of AI. The depth and breadth of coursework led to this path of self-discovery and helped me carve a successful future path for myself."
Class of 2020
Class of 2020
Antara Koul
Product Manager, Indifi
“As an economics graduate with very little exposure to programming, I started my journey in ML and Data Science from scratch. Understandably, my experience has been deeply enriching, not just in terms of gaining technical skills but also personally. I am literally pushing my boundaries every day."
Class of 2021
Class of 2021
Aviral Jain
Software and ML Engineer, Cactus Communications
“For someone from a non-technology background, TLF has given me a platform to transition to a tech career. In addition to the technology and leadership support that the program provides, if one has sound mathematical and logical reasoning, the transition to a deep technology career is seamless.”
Class of 2022
Class of 2022
Pragya Wasan
Product Manager, InfoEdge India Ltd.
"Plaksha's nurturing environment has fostered my personal growth in ways I couldn't have anticipated. I've been encouraged to step outside my comfort zone, challenge my assumptions, and broaden my horizons. The supportive community at Plaksha, including mentors and professors, has played a significant role in this growth journey, providing guidance, inspiration, and unwavering support."
Class of 2023
Class of 2023
Pawan Reddy
ML Engineer, Arcesium
"What really stood out for me was the quality peer interactions at TLF. I will cherish these interactions that ranged from philosophy, finance, block chain, and politics to creating a new Data Science product from scratch. If not for TLF, it would have been tough to find so many passionate people in a single place trying to do things differently and creatively."
Class of 2022
Class of 2022
Prajna Vegesna
Imagineer, Fractal
"The course combinations sharpened my perspective and helped develop technical, design, teamwork and leadership skills.“
Class of 2021
Class of 2021
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