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    Become a Job-ReadyCyber SecurityProfessional

    Master Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Linux Administration, Python, Web Application Security, Mobile Security, Digital Forensics, Cloud Security and DevSecOps through practical training, live projects and career-focused mentorship.

    • Beginner Friendly
    • Live Practical Labs
    • Real Industry Projects
    • Placement Assistance
    • Industry Certifications
    • Career Mentorship

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    Speak with our Cyber Security Career Expert and discover the best learning path based on your career goals.

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    • 100% Practical Training
    • Live Hacking Labs
    • Real Case Studies
    • Industry Curriculum
    • Interview Preparation
    • Mock Interviews
    01The opportunity

    Why Cyber Security is One of the Fastest Growing Career Options

    With businesses, governments, and organisations relying more on technology than ever, the demand for skilled Cyber Security professionals continues to grow across industries.

    High Industry Demand

    Every organisation needs professionals who can protect systems, networks, and sensitive data from cyber threats.

    Practical Skill-Based Industry

    Employers value professionals who can solve real security problems using practical knowledge and industry tools.

    Continuous Learning & Growth

    Cyber Security is a constantly evolving field where professionals continue learning new technologies and security techniques throughout their careers.

    Global Career Opportunities

    Cyber Security professionals are needed across industries worldwide, creating opportunities in both Indian and international organisations.

    Future-Ready Profession

    As technologies like AI, Cloud Computing, and IoT continue to grow, Cyber Security remains a critical part of every modern business.

    02What you get

    Everything You Need to Become Job-Ready

    A practical learning experience designed to help you build technical skills, confidence, and industry readiness.

    Learning Mode

    Offline Practical Classes

    Hands-on classroom training with direct interaction and live demonstrations.

    Practical Sessions

    Hands-on Learning

    Practice concepts in labs instead of only studying presentations — 80% practical, 20% theory.

    Certifications

    Course Completion Certificate

    Earn a certificate after successfully completing the programme.

    Next Batch

    Starts 14 Sep 2026

    Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4 PM to 6 PM — offline at the centre, live online also available. Shared intake across all four tracks.

    03Choose your program

    Foundation to Mastery

    One curriculum, four ways to finish. Start with the same fundamentals and go as deep as your goals require — 12 modules and 400 hours across four semesters.

    4 Months

    UpskillNexus Cybersecurity

    Foundation Program

    • Semester 1
    • Semester 2

    Build strong fundamentals in cybersecurity.

    6 Months

    UpskillNexus Cybersecurity

    Practitioner Program

    • Semester 1
    • Semester 2
    • Any 2 advanced modules of your choice
    • Module 12: Personality Development & Career Readiness

    Gain practical skills in your area of interest.

    8 Months

    UpskillNexus Cybersecurity

    Specialist Program

    • Semester 1
    • Semester 2
    • Semester 3 or Semester 4
    • Module 12: Personality Development & Career Readiness

    Become a specialist in your chosen domain.

    12 Months

    UpskillNexus Cybersecurity

    Mastery Program

    • All 4 semesters
    • Module 12: Personality Development & Career Readiness
    • Career readiness & capstone

    Complete transformation into an industry-ready cybersecurity professional.

    04Where this leads

    Career Opportunities After Completing This Course

    Develop practical skills that prepare you for various entry-level and growth-oriented roles in the Cyber Security industry.

    Cyber Security Analyst

    Monitor systems, identify vulnerabilities, and help organisations improve their security posture.

    SOC Analyst

    Monitor security events, investigate alerts, and respond to potential cyber threats in real time.

    Ethical Hacker

    Identify security weaknesses through authorised testing and help organisations strengthen their systems.

    Penetration Tester

    Simulate cyber attacks to uncover vulnerabilities before malicious attackers can exploit them.

    Cloud Security Engineer

    Secure cloud environments, applications, and infrastructure using industry best practices.

    Digital Forensics Analyst

    Investigate cyber incidents, recover digital evidence, and support security investigations.

    Security Consultant

    Advise organisations on improving security processes, compliance, and risk management.

    Vulnerability Assessment Engineer

    Assess systems, networks, and applications to identify and report security weaknesses.

    A typical career path

    A typical cyber security career pathCyber security career pyramid with three tiers. Entry level: Security Analyst, Ethical Hacker, Penetration Tester, Incident Responder, Vulnerability Assessor, Forensic Expert, Security Engineers, Security Consultants, Security Administrator, Security Specialists and Cryptographers. Mid level: Security Architect, Incident Response, Security Auditor, Policy Positions, and Security Engineering and Asset Security. Senior management: Chief Information Security Officer, Deputy CISO, Security Director and Security Manager.SENIOR MANAGEMENTCISODeputy CISOSecurity DirectorSecurity ManagerMID LEVELSecurity ArchitectIncident ResponseSecurity AuditorPolicy PositionsSecurity Engineering and Asset SecurityENTRY LEVELSecurity AnalystEthical HackerPenetration TesterIncident ResponderVulnerability AssessorForensic ExpertSecurity EngineersSecurity ConsultantsSecurity AdministratorSecurity SpecialistsCryptographers
    CISO = Chief Information Security Officer

    Want to Know Which Career Path is Right for You?

    05Why UpskillNexus

    Hear It From Students Before You Choose

    Real advice and honest experiences from people who trained with us — watch before you decide, then see what our students have to say below.

    What to check before you enrol anywhere.
    Why one student picked UpskillNexus.

    What Our Students Say

    Real feedback from our learners.

    Ready to Start Your Cyber Security Journey?

    06The curriculum

    The Complete Cyber Security Curriculum

    Twelve modules across four semesters — 400 hours of structured training that starts at fundamentals and ends with a specialisation and capstone.

    0 modules0 semesters0 hours

    Semester 1

    Fundamentals
    Module 1Cyber Security Fundamentals
    Information Security · CIA Triad · Networking Basics · IP Addressing · OSI & TCP/IP · Security Controls · Cryptography · Risk Management

    32 hours

    Module 2Python Programming for Cyber Security
    Python Fundamentals · Conditionals · Loops · Functions · OOP · File Handling

    16 hours

    Module 3Linux Administration
    Linux Fundamentals · File System · Permissions · User Management · Process Management · Networking

    16 hours

    Semester 2

    Infrastructure & exposure
    Module 4Network Security & Infrastructure
    Enterprise Networking · Routing & Switching · Firewalls · IDS/IPS · VPN · Network Monitoring · Wireshark · Nmap

    32 hours

    Module 5Attack Surface Management (ASM)
    Asset Discovery · ASN · DNS & WHOIS · Subdomain Enumeration · Threat Intelligence · External Reconnaissance · Vulnerability Discovery · Exposure Management

    32 hours

    Semester 3

    Offensive security
    Module 6Web Application Security
    HTTP/HTTPS · Authentication · OWASP Top 10 · SQL Injection · XSS · CSRF · File Upload Vulnerabilities · Burp Suite

    40 hours

    Module 7Advanced Penetration Testing
    Information Gathering · Enumeration · Exploitation · Privilege Escalation · Password Attacks · Post Exploitation · Reporting

    40 hours

    Module 8Mobile Penetration Testing
    Android Security · APK Analysis · Static & Dynamic Analysis · OWASP Mobile Top 10 · Android Architecture · ADB · iOS Architecture · iOS Static & Dynamic Analysis

    40 hours

    Semester 4

    Forensics, cloud & specialisation
    Module 9Digital & Cyber Forensics
    Incident Response · Disk & Memory Forensics · Windows & Linux Forensics · FTK Imager · Autopsy · Volatility

    40 hours

    Module 10Cloud Security & DevSecOps
    AWS Security · IAM · Docker Security · Kubernetes · DevSecOps · CI/CD Security · Infrastructure as Code

    40 hours

    Module 11Specialisation — choose Bug Bounty or Malware Analysis
    Bug Bounty: Advanced Recon · Business Logic Testing · SSRF · SSTI · XXE · IDOR · API Security · Report Writing · Responsible Disclosure — or — Malware Analysis: Static & Dynamic Analysis · PE Structure · Windows Internals · Packers & Obfuscation · YARA · Ghidra · x64dbg · IOC Extraction · Malware Reporting

    40 hours

    Across the programme

    Module 12Personality Development & Career Readiness
    ATS Resume · LinkedIn · GitHub Portfolio · Personal Branding · Placement Preparation · Mock Interviews · Group Discussions · Aptitude · Communication Skills · Corporate Etiquette · Salary Negotiation · Revision · Capstone · Final Assessments

    32 hours

    Want the full module-by-module breakdown?

    07How you learn

    Your Journey from Beginner to Cyber Security Professional

    We've designed a step-by-step learning path that gradually builds your technical knowledge and practical skills.

    1. Build Strong Fundamentals

      Learn the basics of Cyber Security, networking concepts, operating systems, and security principles.

    2. Master Linux & Networking

      Understand Linux commands, networking, protocols, and system administration through practical exercises.

    3. Learn Ethical Hacking

      Discover how ethical hackers identify vulnerabilities and strengthen systems using authorised testing methods.

    4. Work with Industry Tools

      Gain practical experience with security tools used for monitoring, testing, and analysing systems.

    5. Build Real Projects

      Apply your knowledge to practical labs, simulations, and real-world scenarios.

    6. Become Interview Ready

      Prepare for job opportunities through resume support, mock interviews, communication training, and career guidance.

    08In the labs

    Live Projects & Practical Labs

    You spend most of the programme inside the tooling, not the slides. Each module ends in hands-on work on the systems it teaches.

    M4

    Network Traffic Analysis

    Capture and read live traffic, map an enterprise network, and work through firewall, IDS/IPS and VPN configuration using Wireshark and Nmap.

    M5

    Attack Surface Recon

    Run full external reconnaissance on a target — asset discovery, ASN and DNS mapping, subdomain enumeration and exposure assessment.

    M6

    OWASP Top 10 Exploitation

    Find and exploit SQL injection, XSS, CSRF and file-upload flaws in deliberately vulnerable web applications using Burp Suite.

    M7

    End-to-End Penetration Test

    Take a target from information gathering through enumeration, exploitation, privilege escalation and post-exploitation, finishing with a written report.

    M8

    Mobile App Security Lab

    Pull apart Android APKs with static and dynamic analysis over ADB, and work through the OWASP Mobile Top 10 on real builds.

    M9

    Forensic Investigation

    Image a disk, recover artefacts from memory, and reconstruct an incident on Windows and Linux using FTK Imager, Autopsy and Volatility.

    M10

    Cloud & Container Security

    Harden AWS IAM, secure Docker images and Kubernetes workloads, and build security into a CI/CD pipeline.

    M11 · M12

    Specialisation Project & Capstone

    Go deep on Bug Bounty or Malware Analysis, then close the programme with a capstone project and final assessments.

    09Career support

    Placement Assistance & Career Readiness

    A dedicated 32-hour module built into the programme, focused on getting you ready to apply, interview and negotiate.

    Module 12 — Personality Development & Career Readiness32 hours

    ATS-Ready Resume

    Build a resume that clears applicant tracking systems and reads well to a hiring manager.

    LinkedIn & GitHub Portfolio

    Present your labs and projects as a credible public portfolio employers can verify.

    Mock Interviews

    Technical and HR interview practice with structured feedback.

    Group Discussions & Aptitude

    Prepare for the screening rounds most employers run before a technical interview.

    Personal Branding

    Communication skills, corporate etiquette and how to present yourself professionally.

    Salary Negotiation

    Understand how offers are structured and how to negotiate one.

    10Your toolkit

    Industry Tools You'll Master

    The same tooling security teams use day to day — introduced inside the module that needs it, then used repeatedly.*

    Network & Recon

    • Wireshark
    • Nmap
    • DNS & WHOIS tooling
    • Subdomain enumeration

    Web & Mobile

    • Burp Suite
    • ADB
    • APK analysis tooling
    • OWASP test suites

    Forensics & Malware

    • FTK Imager
    • Autopsy
    • Volatility
    • YARA
    • Ghidra
    • x64dbg

    Cloud & Automation

    • AWS & IAM
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • CI/CD pipelines
    • Python

    *These are indicative. The actual list varies according to the most relevant tool stack being used in the industry.

    11Who it's for

    Who is this program for?

    Job seekers and working professionals, IT professionals and engineers, students and graduates, entrepreneurs and business owners, freelancers and ethical hackers, and career switchers and aspiring professionals

    Career Benefits

    Career benefits: career advancement, enhanced creativity, increased job opportunities, networking opportunities, great earning potential, and contribution to society
    12The difference

    Why Thousands of Students Choose UpskillNexus to Start Their Tech Career

    We believe that Cyber Security is not learned through theory alone. That's why every student learns through practical labs, real-world projects, expert guidance, and career-focused training.

    Learn by Doing, Not Just Watching

    Every concept is taught with practical demonstrations and hands-on labs, helping students understand how Cyber Security works in real-world environments.

    Industry-Focused Curriculum

    Our curriculum is designed around the latest industry practices, covering Ethical Hacking, Linux, Networking, Cloud Security, Digital Forensics, and modern security concepts.

    Live Practical Labs

    Students spend more time practicing than simply listening to lectures, building confidence through real scenarios.

    Real Projects

    Work on practical security assessments, vulnerability testing, web application security, and simulated cyber attack scenarios.

    Career Preparation

    Get support with resume building, LinkedIn optimisation, communication skills, technical interview preparation, and mock interviews.

    Learn from Industry Professionals

    Train under mentors who explain concepts with practical examples and real industry use cases.

    Continuous Doubt Support

    Learning doesn't stop after class. Students receive guidance whenever they need help understanding concepts or completing practical tasks.

    Job-Oriented Learning

    The entire learning journey focuses on developing practical skills that employers look for in Cyber Security professionals.

    Still Confused Whether Cyber Security is Right for You?

    Book a free counselling session and speak directly with our career experts.

    13The comparison

    More Than Just a Course — A Practical Career Learning Experience

    Traditional Training

    • Mostly theory-based learning
    • Limited practical exposure
    • Focus on completing the syllabus
    • Minimal interview preparation
    • Generic learning approach

    UpskillNexus Learning Experience

    • Practical-first learning
    • Hands-on labs every week
    • Real-world projects
    • Career mentoring
    • Resume & LinkedIn guidance
    • Mock interviews
    • Continuous doubt support
    • Industry-focused curriculum

    At UpskillNexus, our goal isn't just to help you complete a course — it's to help you build the confidence, practical skills, and career readiness needed to begin your journey in Cyber Security.

    14Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Still deciding? These are the questions our counsellors are asked most.

    Do I need prior experience to start?
    No. The programme opens with cyber security fundamentals, Python programming and Linux administration, so it assumes no prior security background. Basic computer literacy is enough to begin.
    How many hours of training does the programme cover?
    The complete 12-module curriculum totals 400 hours across four semesters. Shorter programmes cover the corresponding subset — the foundation stage alone is 128 hours across five modules.
    How is the programme structured?
    One curriculum of 12 modules across 4 semesters, with several points at which you can finish — 4, 6, 8 or 12 months. You choose how far along the path you want to go, and our counsellors will help you pick.
    What specialisation options are available?
    In Module 11 you choose one of two tracks. Bug Bounty covers advanced reconnaissance, business logic testing, SSRF, SSTI, XXE, IDOR, API security and responsible disclosure. Malware Analysis covers static and dynamic analysis, PE structure, Windows internals, packers and obfuscation, YARA, Ghidra and x64dbg.
    What tools will I work with?
    Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, FTK Imager, Autopsy, Volatility, ADB, Docker, Kubernetes, YARA, Ghidra and x64dbg, among others, alongside AWS and CI/CD tooling in the cloud and DevSecOps module.
    Does the programme prepare me for job applications?
    Module 12 covers career readiness in 32 hours — ATS-friendly resumes, LinkedIn and GitHub portfolios, personal branding, mock interviews, group discussions, aptitude, communication skills and salary negotiation, closing with a capstone and final assessments.
    What are the fees?
    Fees depend on which programme you choose. Contact our admissions team on +91-99909 52299 or book a free counselling call and we will walk you through the options.
    Where are classes held?
    At our training centre at A-11, 2nd Floor, Opposite Balaji Mandir, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027, with live online sessions also available.
    15Visit us

    Visit Us or Talk to a Counsellor

    Come and see the classrooms and labs, or get your questions answered over a call.

    Training Centre

    A-11, 2nd Floor, Opposite Balaji MandirNear Metro Pillar No. 389Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027

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