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Build the engine, not just the dashboard.

Python and server-side development: logic, data, authentication and the architecture that keeps an application standing when people actually use it.

3 months
12 weekends, 24 sessions
₹3,000
total · ₹2,000 at admission
Sat + Sun
keep your job or degree
10
seats only, in person
Darsgah Taleem-ul-Quran & Snow Stag In person at Darsgah Taleem-ul-Quran, Mohalla Mum Khan (Kathi Darwaza)

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This cohort is open only to eligible candidates from Mohalla Mum Khan (Kathi Darwaza). Classes are held in person at Darsgah Taleem-ul-Quran.

Takes under a minute. No payment now.

  • ₹3,000 in total for 3 months, ₹2,000 at admission.
  • Saturdays & Sundays only - keep your job or your degree.
  • Only 10 seats per course, 50 admitted in total.
Why this one

Where this actually takes you

Backend skills are the hardest to fake and the slowest to become obsolete. They are also the foundation for data engineering and AI work later.

Junior Backend Developer

Building server-side features in a product team.

Python Developer

One of the most in-demand and transferable job titles in India.

Full-Stack Developer

Pair this with Frontend and the door opens wider.

The syllabus

Three months, foundation to advanced

12 weekends. 24 sessions. Each month ends with something you built and can show, not a certificate of attendance.

1 Month 1 · Foundation

Programming properly

Python from the ground up, aimed at building systems rather than passing quizzes.

  • Python fundamentals: types, control flow, functions, error handling
  • Working with files, JSON and the command line
  • Functions, modules and structuring code someone else can read
  • Git, GitHub and reading other people's code
You finish withA working command-line tool, version-controlled and documented.
2 Month 2 · Core

Servers, data and auth

The three things every backend does, whatever the company.

  • How the web works: HTTP, requests, responses, status codes
  • Building a server with FastAPI: routes, validation, errors
  • Talking to a database: SQL, queries, and why N+1 is a problem
  • Authentication, passwords, sessions and tokens done safely
You finish withA backend service with a real database and working authentication.
3 Month 3 · Advanced

Production thinking

What separates code that works from code you can run for a year.

  • Testing backend code and why untested code is unfinished
  • Logging, error tracking, and debugging something you cannot see
  • Background jobs, caching and basic performance work
  • Deployment, environment configuration and Docker basics
You finish withCapstone: a deployed, tested backend service with documentation and a code review.
Who teaches you

Your mentor

Someone who does this work professionally, teaching the way it is actually done, not reading from a slide deck.

Backend, Data & AI Lead
F. Y. Wani
14+ years: backend, data platforms & applied AI

Builds the systems behind the screen: APIs, databases, pipelines and the models on top of them. Teaches the whole stack as one connected thing.

PythonSQLAPIsPipelinesLLMs
Also teaches: API Development, Databases & SQL, Data Engineering, AI & Applied Machine Learning. Take both and you learn one connected system, not two disconnected subjects.
What you walk out with

Tools you'll actually have used

Not a reading list. Every one of these is used in a graded exercise during the course.

PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLGitDocker basicsLinux command line

A portfolio, not a certificate

Three graded pieces of real work, one per month, plus the capstone. This is what gets you the interview.

A co-branded certificate

Issued jointly by Darsgah Taleem-ul-Quran and Snow Stag on completing the assessment and attending enough of the course to have earned it.

Interview preparation

Mock interviews, CV and LinkedIn review, and how to talk about work you have actually done.

The fee

Deliberately small, on purpose

Mentors volunteer their weekends. The fee covers what it costs to run the course, nothing more. It is deliberately low so cost is not what stops you.

1

Apply

The form takes under a minute. No payment at this stage.

2

Screening & selection

A short conversation about your goals and aptitude. With only 10 seats per course, you may be offered a different course from the one you picked, or a Foundation course first.

3

Confirm your seat

Pay ₹2,000 at admission and you are in. Classes run Saturdays & Sundays at Darsgah Taleem-ul-Quran.

Total cost
₹3,000 total

₹2,000 payable at admission, the remaining ₹1,000 during the programme. No registration fee and no material charges. Fees are not refundable.

24 sessions in person with a working professional
All notes, exercises and course material
Graded feedback on everything you build
Certificate and interview preparation
Pairs well with

What to take next, or alongside

Each course stands on its own. But some combinations make you noticeably harder to replace, and these are the ones worth planning for.

Before you apply

The honest answers

No. This course starts at foundation level and assumes nothing. What you do need is twelve weekends of genuine attention: that is the real entry requirement, and the one most people underestimate.

CRAFT is currently intended exclusively for eligible candidates from Mohalla Mum Khan (Kathi Darwaza). Classes are held in person at Darsgah Taleem-ul-Quran, and only 50 candidates are admitted in total after screening.

That is exactly who this is built for. Classes are Saturdays & Sundays only, plus practice time in between. Nothing happens on a weekday.

Sessions are not recorded: teaching happens in the room, so a missed class is genuinely missed. Tell your mentor in advance and they will help you catch up. Note that 4 consecutive absences without prior approval or a valid reason means your admission is cancelled, with no refund.

Yes, ₹3,000 for the full 3 months. ₹2,000 is payable at admission and the remaining ₹1,000 during the programme. No registration fee and no material charges. Fees are not refundable, including if admission is cancelled for absence.

We do not guarantee jobs, and be careful of anyone who does. What you get is a portfolio of real work, a certificate, mock interviews and CV support. The hiring decision belongs to employers.

Dates are being confirmed now. Applying puts you on the list first, applicants hear the start date before it is announced publicly.

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