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India's Capability Institution · Est. 2026

Building role ready professionals for the world.

Build the role you're aiming for through diagnostic assessment, structured cohorts, and real brand projects — not another certificate to add to your LinkedIn.

Defined roles to choose from
Real brand projects across cohorts
Hiring momentum by role Indian digital marketing · Q1 2026
LIVE

Performance Marketing Specialist +24%

Open roles in India 3,840
Median CTC (3–5 yr) ₹18–22 LPA
Top hiring brands Swiggy Zomato CRED Razorpay Phonepe
Programmes

Pick a role. We'll show you the path.

Every programme is built backwards from an actual hiring role — not curated from a generic skill list.

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Strategy DS

Digital Strategy & GTM

Duration
8 weeks · live
Best for
Managers & leads
Format
Weekend cohort
Coming soon.
Graduates land role-relevant work within 90 days of completion
Industry trainers who've held the role they teach
Hiring partners across consumer & B2B in India
Alumni working across India, GCC, & SE Asia
Built by operators

Two industries. One operating playbook.

aFactor is co-founded by two operators with skin in the game — not academics.

Dr. Nandan Gijare
Co-founder

Dr. Nandan Gijare, PhD

Owner & Founder of I2CAN — India’s leading institute for cosmetology, aesthetics & nutrition training, with four campuses.

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Real brand projects

Work on actual briefs from real Indian brands.

Every cohort tackles a live brief from one of our partner brands. Your work is reviewed by the brand's marketing team — and the best portfolios get shared with them directly.

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SI

Reactivating dormant 10-minute delivery users

Cohort proposal lifted dormant-user click-through by +27% in A/B test. Top 3 portfolios shared with Swiggy growth team.

BT

Premium audio launch — Tier-2 city positioning

Reframed the positioning beyond "value-for-money". Cohort's narrative used in three live campaigns.

CR

Onboarding flow for high-NW segment

Cohort's funnel rewrite halved drop-off at KYC step in pilot. 2 graduates hired off the back of the work.

Where our graduates work

120+ hiring partners across consumer & B2B India.

Direct intros, no third-party recruiter fees, no "career portal" maze.

Swiggy
CRED
Razorpay
Phonepe
Nykaa
Mamaearth
Flipkart
Schbang
Dentsu
GroupM
Zepto
Meesho
Urban Co.
Cult.fit
PolicyBazaar
Sleepy Owl
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Tell us a bit about you. We'll send the programme brochure, fee structure, and book a 20-minute call to walk through fit.

Or reach us directly: +91 82828 24232 · hello@afactor.ai