India’s
First
Career-Focused
Tech Ashram.

A 6-Month Career Residency. Led by the
Founder of Shodh AI — building India’s
Sovereign AI for Science model. Powered by
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From Shodh AI to Aestr Alpha

Arastu Sharma is the Founder & CEO of Aestr Alpha and the Founder of Shodh AI, a deep-tech AIcompany building India’s Sovereign “AI for Science” Foundation Model.

Through Shodh AI, Arastu leads national-scale AI systems backed by IndiaAI, with access to1.2M+ GPU hours and partnerships with NVIDIA, Yotta, and Amazon Web Services.

He was recently invited to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was highlighted amongthe key contributors shaping India’s AI future.

Aestr Alpha exists to transfer this real-world AI engineering experience to the next generation ofbuilders.

Designed for Today. Relevant for Tomorrow. Built with the Industry.

We don’t teach subjects. We simulate a workplace.

Aestr Alpha is built like a modern Tech Ashram — structured, immersive, and designed for deep transformation. You check in, lock in, and spend six months building real systems with real accountability.

Real Industry Projects

Work on actual use-cases inspired by real companies and teams.

Mentor-Led Learning

Learn from practitioners working in Salesforce, UI/UX, AI, Data, and more.

Career-Driven Outcomes

Portfolio, LinkedIn, interviews, and communication — all covered as part of the journey.

Your 6-Month Experience

Your Learning Journey Inside Aestr Alpha

Office hours, not classroom hours

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Concepts (“Download”)
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Build (“Work Simulation”)
You’ll use Slack/Discord, Jira/Trello, Git — and operate in sprints

Hands-on guided One massive product. One team.

The entire cohort collaborates on a single large build to learn how real cross-functional teams ship. Developers, data, and product workflows operate together. & mentor sessions.

Real client outcomes

Residents work with partner startups/SMEs to build real deliverables — with real feedback, documentation, and professional artifacts (LOR + live work links).

Portfolio + Career Prep

LinkedIn, Resume, Interviews, Portfolio review.

The Aestr
Operating System

Beyond code. Built for Day-1. Two foundational modules, mandatory for every resident.

Module A

From learning Agile to living it — Day 1.

Agile Delivery &
Engineering Leadership

•No Theory. Only Jira - Real tools. Real workflows.
•You Lead Scrums - Not observe. Actually lead.
•Sprint Ownership - Plan. Execute. Retrospect.
•Day-1 Ready - CSM / PSM-I level competence.

Module B

Built for deadlines. Not excuses.

Peak Performance &
Mindset Architecture

•Beat Imposter Syndrome
•High-stress mocks + calm-under-fire training.
•Learn to sustain 4-hour flow states.
•Weekly presentations. Stage → boardroom.

What You Graduate With

If you’re looking for shortcuts, this isn’t it. If you’re ready to build real skills, real systems, and real proof — apply for the residency.

A deployment history (not just a certificate)

Documented artifacts: demos, walkthroughs, architecture notes

A public GitHub portfolio with real projects

Delivery maturity: sprints, reviews, collaboration

Talk to a Counselor (Free 1:1)

Choose Your Track

(Or explore multiple, based on your clarity.)

Salesforce Ecosystem Residency

Enterprise CRM + Agentforce layer • Consulting & platform roles

AI Infrastructure & Cloud Native Residency

Cloud + Kubernetes + LLMOps • Infra, SRE, platform roles

Enterprise Data Platform Residency

Modern data stack + vector pipelines • Data engineering & AI data roles

ServiceNow Architect Residency

Workflow systems + enterprise automation • ITSM + platform roles

Modern Enterprise Backend Residency (Java)

Spring Boot + microservices + scale • BFSI & backend roles

Apple Ecosystem Residency (iOS)

Native Swift + Apple lab ecosystem • Premium mobile roles

Why Aestr Alpha

Online courses are cheaper. Degrees are everywhere.

So why choose a 6-month residency?

Because Aestr Alpha is built on one principle: evidence beats claims.

Recruiters don’t hire certificates. They hire evidence.

Everyone has a completion certificate. Aestr residents graduate with a deployment history — live systems, real projects, real proof.

Stop learning like a student. Start operating like a professional.

Aestr Alpha is designed like a corporate environment. You clock in, collaborate, and ship outcomes — just like real teams.

We don’t chase trends. We build foundations.

AI moves fast — but hiring still rewards strong fundamentals. We train you on the industrial backbone that runs global companies, and layer AI where it creates real value.