The live, twelve-month version
The cohort.
30 builders. Twelve months. Daily 8pm sessions. Direct mentorship, pair programming, and a demo day in front of real engineers. One cohort at a time. By application.
Next batch
To be announced
30 seats per cohort. Application + founder review. WhatsApp us — we'll add you to the priority list and tell you the date the moment we lock it.
The free school is yours forever. The cohort is for those who want the live version.
What you get
The live discipline.Six things free can't give you.
Live coding, weekdays at 8pm IST
A mentor builds in front of you, end to end. You see how real engineers think — when to ship, when to refactor, when to refuse what AI suggested. ~90 minutes. Screenshare On.
Pair-programming with your batchmates
You code with peers on real projects. The mentor watches the screen and intervenes when you're about to ship something wrong. The way engineers actually learn each other.
Mentor 1:1s, every month
A senior engineer reviews your portfolio every month. Talks architecture, career, what to learn next. Cutting-edge knowledge no tutorial covers — straight from someone who ships at scale.
Daily review of your work
Every post you ship gets read by a mentor. You don't post into a void — someone reads, comments, flags the thing you missed. Handholding without hand-walking.
The streak is enforced
Miss a day, you hear about it. The cohort culture is the product — consistency you can't give yourself, we give to you. Built into the rhythm, not optional.
The curriculum keeps moving
New frameworks, new models, new patterns — added in real time as they emerge. The cohort gets first access. The free roadmap follows weeks or months later.
The rhythm
Twelve months.Built around a rhythm you can keep.
The school works because the rhythm works. Each layer reinforces the one below it.
Every day
Read a chapter. Ship a post. The streak counts.
Every weekday at 8pm IST
Live session with a mentor. ~90 minutes. Screenshare On.
Every week
A pair-programming block, one shipped project, mentor reviews stacked up.
Every month
A 1:1 with your mentor. A capstone artifact. A cohort-only retro.
Every quarter
A peer demo round. A new layer of the stack unlocks.
Month twelve
Demo day in front of external invitees — recruiters, alumni, founders. You walk out with a portfolio you can hand to anyone.
What this prepares you for
One cohort.Ten career doors.
The cohort runs through every layer of a modern engineering stack, and you ship real work in each. You finish ready to do the job across domains, not just interview for one — ten roles you can step into. And the same breadth lets you skip the job entirely and build your own.
Get hired — in any of these roles
- Frontend Developer
- Backend Engineer
- Full Stack Developer
- Python Developer
- DevOps Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- ML Engineer
- Data Scientist
- AI Engineer
- Founding Engineer
Or build your own
- Found a startup
- Technical co-founder
- Run a software agency
- Freelance across domains
- Ship for paying clients
And the demo-day portfolio you walk out with is the proof that makes any of these believable — to a recruiter, an investor, or a client.
Free vs cohort
The free school is the whole school.The cohort adds the live version.
Same chapters. Same projects. Different delivery.
Already free, for everyone
- The full Zero-to-CTO curriculum (~130 chapters)
- Every repo, every project brief, every walkthrough
- A public profile at ctoschool.live/yourname
- A build log that compounds into a portfolio
- All chapter videos
What the cohort adds
- Live sessions, weekdays at 8pm
- Mentor review on every post you ship
- Monthly 1:1 with a senior engineer
- Pair-programming with your batchmates
- Demo day in front of external invitees
- Cutting-edge curriculum updates first
- Alumni network for life
What it costs
₹75,000.Twelve months.
The price is the price. We do not run discount campaigns. We do not negotiate.
- Pay shape
- 50% upfront. 25% at month four. 25% at month eight.
- Refund
- Full refund inside 14 days. None after.
- Cohort size
- 30 seats. Capped to protect culture.
- Live session
- 8pm IST, weekdays. ~90 minutes.
- Demo day
- Month twelve. External invitees. Real.
- Selection
- Application + founder review.
Or, just one track
A single specialised track instead of the full cohort.
The full cohort runs across every layer. If you only want Data Science, or only Full Stack, or another single discipline — drop your details and we'll reach out when the next track opens.
Same teaching team. Same shipping rhythm. Shorter, focused, quieter. Reach-out only — we don't spam.
Common questions
Before you message us.
When does the next cohort start?
Cohorts open every few months and fill on a first-application, first-reviewed basis. WhatsApp us — we'll tell you the exact date for the next batch and add you to the priority list if applications haven't opened yet.
Is ₹75,000 really the price? No discounts?
Yes. The price is the price. We don't run early-bird pricing. We don't run limited-time discounts. Selectivity protects the cohort culture; transparent pricing protects the relationship.
How is the cohort different from the free roadmap?
Same chapters. Same projects. Different delivery — live sessions weekdays at 8pm IST, mentor review on every post, monthly 1:1s, demo day at month twelve. The cohort adds live discipline; it does not add chapters.
Why only 30 seats?
Cohort culture is the product. The mentor reads every post; that math breaks past ~30. We cap the size because it's what makes the cohort work.
Are scholarships available?
Yes. Limited financial aid is available for learners with genuine need. Apply normally and mention financial need in the application — we read every one.
What if I have to drop out mid-cohort?
Full refund within 14 days. No refund after. If you need to drop out for genuine reasons later, you can rejoin a future cohort at no additional cost.
Do you place students in jobs?
No. The job market is not ours to give. What we give: a portfolio recruiters can read, a public profile that compounds, and a year of work that speaks for itself. Recruiters find our builders through their work — not through a placement cell.
Ready?
30 seats.Talk to us first.
WhatsApp our team to ask anything — fees, format, fit, the next batch. No sales script. No follow-up calls unless you ask.
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