AIQ Institute

Strands / Build stream

6. Coding with AI

From first app in an hour to systems that stay up.

The ladder, level by level

The modules listed against each level describe what a provider's curriculum is mapped against. The institute assesses and certifies; it does not teach them.

  1. 1Spark₹299

    Capabilities

    • Ships a first app with no-code or vibe coding
    • Explains what the generated code does

    Modules mapped to this level

    • No-code and vibe coding: first app in an hour

    Assessment 25 min adaptive live oral and practical with the AI examinerPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 1 in strand 6
  2. 2Torch₹699

    Capabilities

    • Uses an agentic coding harness with permissions and review
    • Knows git, tests, deploys and environments well enough to be safe

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Agentic coding harnesses (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor): workflow, permissions, review
    • Software fundamentals for non-coders: git, tests, deploys, environments

    Assessment 45 min practical task in a live sandbox, then a vivaPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 2 in strand 6
  3. 3Beam₹1,499

    Capabilities

    • Builds complex systems from specs, test-first, across repos
    • Ships with CI/CD, hosting, monitoring and security basics

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Coding complex systems: architecture, specs, test-first, multi-repo
    • Shipping: CI/CD, hosting, monitoring, security basics

    Assessment 90 min performance exam in a live sandbox plus portfolio reviewPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 3 in strand 6
  4. 4Beacon₹3,999

    Capabilities

    • Reads, refactors and migrates old systems with agents
    • Leads reviews and sets the harness rules for a team

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Brownfield: reading, refactoring, migrating old systems

    Assessment Portfolio, two-hour defended case, peer panel of twoPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 4 in strand 6
  5. 5Luminary₹9,999

    Capabilities

    • Sets engineering standards for AI-native teams
    • Examines candidates at levels 1 to 3
    • Licensed independent trainer for this strand

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Examiner practicum

    Assessment Panel of three human examiners, teaching demonstration, contribution recordPass mark Panel decisionValidity Annual contribution record

    Sit level 5 in strand 6
  6. 6NovaBy nomination

    Contribution

    Level 6 is the same in every strand: a documented contribution to the strand that others have adopted (a method, tool, dataset, curriculum, standard or published finding), examined by the standards council on nomination by two Luminaries.

    Assessment Standards council review, by nomination onlyValidity Lifetime, listed in the public register

Currency

This is a fast strand. It changes quickly, so its currency pulses matter most. Levels 3 and 4 need one 20 minute currency pulse a year to stay valid, and subscriptions cover every pulse in every strand.

Currency pulses and subscriptions · Fees and pass marks for every level