AIQ Institute

Strands / Systems stream

8. Agents and multi-agent systems

Delegate to software that acts, and keep it on a leash.

The ladder, level by level

The modules listed against each level describe what a provider's curriculum is mapped against. The institute assesses and certifies; it does not teach them.

  1. 1Spark₹299

    Capabilities

    • Explains agents, tools, MCP and function calling
    • Runs an off-the-shelf agent safely

    Modules mapped to this level

    • What an agent is; tools, MCP, function calling

    Assessment 25 min adaptive live oral and practical with the AI examinerPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 1 in strand 8
  2. 2Torch₹699

    Capabilities

    • Builds a first agent with guardrails and a human in the loop
    • Logs what the agent did and why

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Build your first agent; guardrails and human-in-the-loop

    Assessment 45 min practical task in a live sandbox, then a vivaPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 2 in strand 8
  3. 3Beam₹1,499

    Capabilities

    • Orchestrates multi-agent systems with roles, briefs, handoffs and evidence
    • Runs autonomous loops with scheduling, monitoring and kill switches

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Multi-agent orchestration: roles, briefs, handoffs, evidence
    • Autonomous loops, scheduling, monitoring, kill switches

    Assessment 90 min performance exam in a live sandbox plus portfolio reviewPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 3 in strand 8
  4. 4Beacon₹3,999

    Capabilities

    • Runs an organisation of agents
    • Deploys research and due-diligence agents
    • Measures agents: evals, regressions, red-teaming

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Agent companies: paperclip and similar; running an org of agents
    • Deep exploration: research agents, due diligence, literature sweeps
    • Evals and reliability: measuring agents, regressions, red-teaming

    Assessment Portfolio, two-hour defended case, peer panel of twoPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 4 in strand 8
  5. 5Luminary₹9,999

    Capabilities

    • Designs agent reliability programmes
    • Examines candidates at levels 1 to 3
    • Licensed independent trainer for this strand

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Examiner practicum

    Assessment Panel of three human examiners, teaching demonstration, contribution recordPass mark Panel decisionValidity Annual contribution record

    Sit level 5 in strand 8
  6. 6NovaBy nomination

    Contribution

    Level 6 is the same in every strand: a documented contribution to the strand that others have adopted (a method, tool, dataset, curriculum, standard or published finding), examined by the standards council on nomination by two Luminaries.

    Assessment Standards council review, by nomination onlyValidity Lifetime, listed in the public register

Currency

This is a fast strand. It changes quickly, so its currency pulses matter most. Levels 3 and 4 need one 20 minute currency pulse a year to stay valid, and subscriptions cover every pulse in every strand.

Currency pulses and subscriptions · Fees and pass marks for every level