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SOTT Professional Diploma · 24 weeks

6-Month Diploma in SREFundamentals to Advanced, a live project and placement support · Chennai & live online

Everything in our SRE course, from your first week to senior-level skills, in one 24-week plan with a single fee you can pay monthly.

24 weeks3 levels + live project₹42,999or 6 × ₹7,499
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Your 24-week plan

Weeks 1–44 weeks

Fundamentals

Prepares for: Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) foundations

Week by week
  1. SRE principles
  2. Linux and networking for SRE
  3. Metrics with Prometheus
  4. Dashboards and alerting
Weeks 5–128 weeks

Associate

Prepares for: Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) + OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA)

Week by week
  1. Tracing with OpenTelemetry
  2. Logs and analysis
  3. Incident response
  4. Reliability engineering
  5. SLOs and error budgets in practice
  6. Kubernetes observability
  7. Capacity planning
  8. PCA / OTCA exam preparation
Weeks 13–208 weeks

Advanced

Prepares for: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), recommended

Week by week
  1. Chaos engineering
  2. Performance and load testing
  3. Observability at scale (Grafana LGTM, Thanos)
  4. Automation and toil reduction
  5. Postmortems and reliability culture
  6. Cost-aware reliability
  7. AIOps and AI for incidents
  8. SRE capstone and career
Weeks 21–24

Live industry project and placement

Build a real SRE project end to end with mentor reviews, then mock interviews, resume and LinkedIn reviews, and referrals through our hiring partners.

₹42,999 ₹53,999incl. GST · or 6 monthly payments of ₹7,499Enquire now →

What the Diploma includes

Learning

  • Live, instructor-led classes for every level
  • Hands-on labs on real tools and cloud accounts
  • Session recordings for revision
  • 1:1 mentoring

Career

  • 4-week live industry project
  • Mock interviews and interview question banks
  • Resume and LinkedIn reviews
  • Placement assistance and referrals

Certification

  • Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) foundations
  • Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) + OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), recommended

Want just one level? See the SRE course levels and fees.

6-Month Diploma in SRE: FAQ

What is the 6-Month SOTT Professional Diploma in SRE?+
A 24-week, job-focused program: the Fundamentals, Associate, Advanced levels of our SRE course, then a 4-week live industry project, mock interviews and placement support.
How much does it cost, and can I pay monthly?+
The Diploma fee is ₹42,999 including GST (list price ₹53,999). You can pay in full, or in 6 monthly payments of ₹7,499.
Which certifications does it prepare me for?+
Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) foundations; Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) + OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA); Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), recommended. Exams are booked directly with the certification provider.
Is this a government-recognised diploma?+
No. The SOTT Professional Diploma is a certificate of completion from SOTT Academy, not a government-accredited academic qualification. What employers look at is your skills, projects and the industry certifications the program prepares you for.
Can I start with one level and move to the Diploma later?+
Yes. Within 60 days, everything you have paid for a level counts towards the Diploma.
Is it online or in the classroom?+
Both: classroom at our Arumbakkam centre in Chennai, or live online from anywhere, with weekday and weekend batches.