Cyber Defence
CYBERDEFENCE
Central Kolkata · Esplanade metro interchange (Blue and Green Lines)

Cyber Security Course in Esplanade, Kolkata

Cyber Defence runs a live online cyber security course for Esplanade, Kolkata — 3–4 months, 120+ hours, fees from ₹15,000 with EMI, taught by CEH and CRTA certified trainer Amit Kumar with hands-on Kali Linux labs, a verifiable certificate and placement support. Learners join from Esplanade with no travel.

Last updated: 6 August 2026

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Cyber security course in Esplanade — quick facts

CourseCyber Security Course (Cyber Defence)
Duration3–4 months (120+ hours)
Fees₹15,000 (EMI available)
ModeLive online for Esplanade; optional classroom at the Hisar campus
ServingEsplanade, Kolkata, West Bengal — near Esplanade metro interchange (Blue and Green Lines) (PIN 700069)
TrainerAmit Kumar — CEH (EC-Council), CRTA certified
CertificateCyber Defence certificate with a public verification link
PlacementResume building, mock interviews and hiring-partner referrals
EligibilityClass 12 pass and above. No programming background required.

Esplanade and cyber security — the local picture

Esplanade and the BBD Bagh block behind it hold the state’s administrative and banking headquarters, and Lalbazar — where Kolkata’s cyber crime police station has operated since 2010 — sits a short walk away.

What attackers actually do here: Public-facing government and banking counters attract document forgery, impersonation of officials on the phone, and fraudulent transaction complaints routed straight to Lalbazar.

Who enrols from Esplanade: Bank operations staff, junior government IT personnel and law students moving toward cyber-law and forensics work.

Getting your bearings

Kolkata Police Headquarters, Lalbazar. Nearest transit: Esplanade metro interchange (Blue and Green Lines).

Colleges & employers nearby

  • • Kolkata Police Headquarters, Lalbazar
  • • BBD Bagh bank and PSU head offices
  • • Metro Railway Bhavan

Cyber security syllabus for Esplanade learners

Six modules from networking basics to incident response. Every module ends with a hands-on lab you complete on your own laptop from Esplanade.

01. Networking & Linux foundations

  • TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S
  • Subnetting & routing
  • Kali Linux command line
  • Windows & Active Directory basics

02. Information gathering & vulnerability assessment

  • Footprinting & OSINT
  • Nmap scanning & enumeration
  • Nessus / OpenVAS scanning
  • Risk rating & reporting

03. Web application security

  • OWASP Top 10
  • SQL injection & XSS
  • Authentication & session flaws
  • Burp Suite hands-on

04. Network defence (blue team)

  • Firewalls, IDS/IPS
  • SIEM & log analysis
  • Endpoint hardening
  • Threat detection workflows

05. Incident response & digital forensics

  • Incident handling lifecycle
  • Disk & memory basics
  • Evidence handling
  • Post-incident reporting

06. Career preparation

  • Report writing
  • Resume & LinkedIn for security roles
  • Interview drills
  • CEH / Security+ exam guidance

Tools you will actually use

Kali LinuxNmapBurp SuiteMetasploitWiresharkOWASP ZAPNessusJohn the RipperHydraWazuh (SIEM)AutopsyAircrack-ng

Course fees for Esplanade, Kolkata

CourseDurationFee
Cyber Security Course3–4 months · 120+ hours₹15,000
Ethical Hacking Course (CEH-aligned)6 months · 180 hours₹60,000
Digital Forensics2 months / 35 hours₹10,999
CCNA Networking2 months / 45 hours₹8,999

EMI available on all courses. No separate lab, material or certificate charges. EC-Council CEH exam vouchers are purchased from EC-Council separately — true at every institute, including ours.

Where Esplanade learners get hired

Security hiring concentrates in the Sector V, New Town and Rajarhat delivery centres — SOC L1 and L2 monitoring, identity and access administration, vulnerability management, GRC and audit support for overseas clients — plus bank and NBFC operations teams. Kolkata carries fewer product-security and red-team roles than Bengaluru or Hyderabad, so remote contracts and relocation are realistic parts of the plan.

Entry-level SOC and IT-security pay in Kolkata generally trails Bengaluru and Pune for the same job title. The lift usually comes from certification, a demonstrable lab portfolio, and moving to remote or relocated roles after the first couple of years.

We do not guarantee a package — no honest institute can. We prepare you for interviews, help build a lab portfolio, and refer you to hiring partners.

Straight answer: we have no centre in Esplanade

Plenty of institute pages claim a branch in every locality. Ours does not. Cyber Defence has one campus — Red Square Market, Hisar, Haryana — and everything delivered to Esplanade is live online: the same trainer, the same lab environment, the same certificate.

In Kolkata that is usually an advantage. You keep the hours a commute would cost, you practise on the machine you will actually work on, and every live class is recorded so a missed session is not a lost module.

If a physical classroom is genuinely what keeps you disciplined, say so on the counselling call and we will tell you honestly that a local centre suits you better. We would rather lose an enrolment than mis-sell one.

If you have been scammed in Esplanade — do this first

Call 1930 immediately. The national cyber-crime financial-fraud helpline works across West Bengal. Reporting within the first hour gives the best chance of freezing the transfer before it is withdrawn.

File the complaint at cybercrime.gov.in, then follow up at your local cyber police station — Kolkata has a dedicated cyber crime unit.

Preserve everything. Keep the SMS, UPI reference numbers, caller ID, the app you installed and screenshots. Do not factory-reset the phone. Weak evidence, not weak law, is what usually stalls recovery.

Looking for ethical hacking in Esplanade instead?

The ethical hacking track is the offensive side — Kali Linux, exploitation, web hacking and bug bounty.

Ethical Hacking in Esplanade →

FAQ — cyber security course in Esplanade

Which is the best cyber security course in Esplanade, Kolkata?

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The best cyber security course in Esplanade is the one that gives you live teaching rather than recordings, a lab you actually attack in the first weeks, and a certificate an employer can verify. Cyber Defence delivers a 3–4 months, 120+ hours live online course from ₹15,000, taught by CEH and CRTA certified trainer Amit Kumar, who has trained Indian Army, Navy and Air Force personnel. Learners in Esplanade attend from home.

What are cyber security course fees in Esplanade?

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Cyber Defence's cyber security course starts at ₹15,000 for the 3–4 months programme, with EMI available and no separate lab, material or certificate charges. Institutes across Kolkata typically quote ₹25,000–₹1,00,000 for a comparable job-oriented course, and university programmes cost considerably more.

Is there a cyber security institute near Esplanade?

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Cyber Defence does not run a centre in Esplanade, and we will not pretend otherwise — our only campus is in Hisar, Haryana. Learners across Esplanade study in live online batches with the same trainer, labs and certificate as classroom students. For reference, the area sits near Esplanade metro interchange (Blue and Green Lines), but no travel is required.

Can I join from Esplanade while working in Kolkata?

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Yes, and most learners from Esplanade do. Evening and weekend batches exist precisely because Kolkata commutes are long, and every live class is recorded so a missed session is not a lost module. You keep your job while you train.

What jobs can I get after a cyber security course in Kolkata?

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Security hiring concentrates in the Sector V, New Town and Rajarhat delivery centres — SOC L1 and L2 monitoring, identity and access administration, vulnerability management, GRC and audit support for overseas clients — plus bank and NBFC operations teams. Kolkata carries fewer product-security and red-team roles than Bengaluru or Hyderabad, so remote contracts and relocation are realistic parts of the plan. Typical entry roles are SOC Analyst, VAPT Engineer and Cyber Security Analyst. Entry-level SOC and IT-security pay in Kolkata generally trails Bengaluru and Pune for the same job title. The lift usually comes from certification, a demonstrable lab portfolio, and moving to remote or relocated roles after the first couple of years.

Do I need a technical background to start?

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No. The course begins with networking and Linux fundamentals, so learners from Esplanade join straight after 12th, during BCA or B.Tech, and as working professionals from non-IT roles. Time on the lab matters far more than your degree.

Esplanade me cyber security course ki fees kitni hai?

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Cyber Defence ka cyber security course ₹15,000 se shuru hota hai (3–4 months), EMI available hai aur lab ya certificate ka koi extra charge nahi. Classes live online hoti hain, isliye Esplanade se travel karne ki zarurat nahi. WhatsApp: +91 75175 72000.

Kya online course Esplanade ke students ke liye theek hai?

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Haan. Live class me trainer se seedha sawal puch sakte ho, apne laptop par Kali Linux ki practice karte ho, aur classroom students jaisa hi certificate milta hai. Kolkata ka travel time bachta hai aur recording se revision ho jata hai.

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