Test like an engineer
Risk-based test design, not click-through checklists you cannot justify.
Specialist Program
Software Testing Foundations
The first credible step into software testing: how systems actually fail, how to design tests that find real defects, the SQL and API basics every tester is now asked for, and enough automation to be useful from your first sprint.
- Instructor-led
- Hands-on labs
- Capstone project
- Interview preparation
- Duration
- 8 Weeks
- Schedule
- Weekend
- Mode
- Live online
- Fee
- ----
Part of path
Launch My QA Career
What you'll be able to do
Outcomes, not topics coveredQuery the data
SQL joins and checks to verify what the UI is only claiming happened.
Test the API layer
Requests, status codes, payload validation and setup without the browser.
Automate the basics
Your first maintainable scripts, in a structure that will not collapse.
Syllabus
7 modules- 01
Testing Fundamentals
SDLC, defect life cycle, quality bars and what testers are accountable for
- 02
Test Design Techniques
Equivalence, boundaries, decision tables, risk-based coverage
- 03
SQL for Testers
Joins, aggregates and data verification against the application state
- 04
API Testing Basics
REST, auth, Postman, payload and status assertions
- 05
Programming Foundations
Java or TypeScript essentials: types, control flow, functions, tooling
- 06
Automation First Steps
Locators, waits, assertions and a small structured suite
- 07
Capstone & Interview Preparation
A portfolio project, resume review and mock interviews
Prerequisites & who it's for
- Graduates and career starters with no testing background
- Support, ops or non-technical staff moving into QA
- Anyone returning to work after a career break
Instructor
VINEETH BABU
Practising Quality Engineer · years of experience —
Upcoming cohorts
| Start date | Schedule | Timezone | Seats | Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-sep-26 | Weekday evening | IST | 15 | Reserve a seat |
| 03-oct-26 | Weekend batch | IST | 20 | Reserve a seat |
| — | Weekend batch | GST / EST | — | Reserve a seat |
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Still deciding
Not sure foundations are where you should start?
Take the assessment first — it will tell you whether this program closes your real gap, or whether you can skip straight to automation.
Talk to a mentor
Fifteen minutes with an engineer who teaches this program.
Ask about the stack, the workload and whether your background is enough to keep pace.
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- Typical response
- Within one working day