Mumbai, June 16, 2026: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee’s ‘Continuing Education Centre’ has announced the launch of ‘Executive Program in AI for E-Commerce and Quick Commerce’ in collaboration with ‘Team’s EdTech’. This 6-month course is designed to help working professionals develop applied capabilities in ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI) in India’s fastest growing digital business sector. As e-commerce and quick commerce platforms are revolutionizing customer acquisition, inventory management, personalized experiences, pricing optimization and order fulfillment, the demand for professionals who can combine AI understanding and business execution has increased significantly. The program aims to meet this need by teaching how AI, Machine Learning, NLP, Generative AI and Big Data are used in the modern commerce environment.

The program will be conducted through live online sessions, with an option for campus immersion at IIT Roorkee. It is designed for professionals working in e-commerce, quick commerce, retail, product, analytics, operations, customer experience and digital business roles, or who wish to pursue a career in these fields. Students will have the opportunity to work on real business examples, practical applications and a ‘capstone project’ based on practical business challenges such as recommendations, customer churn, pricing, forecasting and customer intelligence.

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This course covers AI fundamentals, data pipelines, exploratory data analysis, customer segmentation, recommendation systems, demand forecasting, inventory planning, dynamic pricing, last-mile operations, customer analytics, fraud detection, NLP, generative AI, semantic search, AI-powered support agents and Includes key areas such as business storytelling. In addition, participants will gain hands-on experience with tools and technologies such as Python, Power BI/Tableau, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, collaborative filtering models, association rule mining, LLM-based chatbots, Rag architectures, NLP models, and open-source LLM.

Coordinator of Continuing Education Center of IIT Roorkee Prof. Soumitra Satpathy said about the initiative, “Business models and customer expectations are changing with the growth of e-commerce and quick commerce. Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to technology teams but has become the focal point of efficient expansion of organizations. Through this program, IIT Roorkee will provide professionals with a deep understanding of AI-driven commerce systems, so that they can easily solve business challenges.”

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This course IIT Roorkee Prof. Ishan Bhatt (Program Coordinator) and Prof. To be conducted under the guidance of Rajat Aggarwal (Program Co-Coordinator), his academic expertise in digital technology, operations and supply chain management enriches the program.

Shantanu Rooz, Founder and CEO, Teamlease EdTech, said, “Digital commerce is now moving from experience-based decisions to intelligence-based execution. Today’s businesses need professionals who can understand data, work with AI systems, and transform this information into measurable results in business growth, operations and customer experience. Our collaboration with IIT Roorkee is an opportunity for emerging industries and future career opportunities. TeamLease epitomizes EdTech’s commitment to creating a coherent ‘education-to-employment’ pathway.”