Ethical Hacking Course in Kolkata
An ethical hacking course in Kolkata usually runs 3–6 months and costs ₹20,000–₹1,00,000. Cyber Defence's CEH-aligned course is taught live online to every Kolkata locality — 6 months, 180 hours, fees ₹60,000 with EMI — covering Kali Linux, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, web and wireless exploitation, and bug bounty reporting.
Last updated: 6 August 2026
Course at a glance
| Course | Ethical Hacking Course (CEH-aligned) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 months (180 hours) |
| Fees | ₹60,000 — EMI available, no hidden lab or material charges |
| Mode | Live online across Kolkata; optional classroom at the Hisar campus |
| Batches | Morning, evening and weekend; every live class is recorded |
| Trainer | Amit Kumar — CEH (EC-Council), CRTA; has trained Indian Army, Navy and Air Force personnel |
| Certificate | Cyber Defence certificate with a public verification link |
| Eligibility | Class 12 pass and above; no programming background required |
| Kolkata areas served | All 24 localities listed on this page |
Why Kolkata is a serious place to build a security career
Kolkata produces more engineering and science graduates than eastern India can absorb, and its IT belt — Salt Lake Sector V, New Town and Rajarhat — runs delivery work for TCS, Cognizant, Wipro and Infosys alongside the Webel-built electronics complex. Security work here sits mostly inside those delivery teams rather than in product companies, so a Kolkata learner needs job-ready lab skills, not lecture notes. Cyber Defence teaches Kolkata students live online from its Hisar campus.
The threat picture: Kolkata Police opened its Cyber Crime Police Station at Lalbazar in 2010 and extended cyber police stations to every city division in 2018. The recurring complaints locals report are digital-arrest impersonation calls, UPI and OTP-reset fraud, fake work-from-home and investment offers on messaging apps, card skimming at unattended ATMs, and invoice-diversion email fraud aimed at trading and export firms.
Where the jobs are: 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.
What it pays: 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.
Ethical hacking syllabus
01. Hacking lab setup & Linux
- Kali Linux + VirtualBox/VMware
- Lab networking
- Bash & Python for hackers
- Anonymity and legal boundaries
02. Reconnaissance & scanning
- Passive & active OSINT
- Google dorking
- Nmap, Masscan
- Service & version enumeration
03. System hacking & exploitation
- Metasploit framework
- Password attacks & cracking
- Privilege escalation (Linux & Windows)
- Post-exploitation & persistence
04. Web & API hacking
- OWASP Top 10 exploitation
- SQLi, XSS, SSRF, IDOR
- Burp Suite Pro workflows
- API and JWT attacks
05. Wireless, mobile & social engineering
- Wi-Fi attacks (WPA2/WPA3)
- Android APK analysis
- Phishing simulation ethics
- Human-layer attack surface
06. Bug bounty & reporting
- Choosing programs & scope
- Writing an accepted report
- Proof-of-concept discipline
- Building a public researcher profile
Tools covered
Ethical hacking course fees in Kolkata
| Type of programme | Typical Kolkata fee | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Short certificate course | ₹10,000 – ₹25,000 | 1–3 months |
| Job-oriented course | ₹25,000 – ₹60,000 | 3–6 months |
| CEH training (exam voucher extra) | ₹35,000 – ₹1,00,000 | 2–6 months |
| One-year diploma with internship | ₹60,000 – ₹1,50,000 | 12 months |
| Cyber Defence — cyber security | ₹15,000 (EMI) | 3–4 months |
| Cyber Defence — ethical hacking (CEH-aligned) | ₹60,000 (EMI) | 6 months |
Ranges reflect publicly advertised Kolkata pricing in 2026 and change often. Always ask any institute for the current total in writing, including lab, material and exam-voucher charges.
The Kolkata training market, described honestly
Kolkata already has established options: ISOEH, IEMLabs, Indian Cyber Security Solutions and Data Space Academy on the training side, with degree routes at Jadavpur University and Brainware University. They are credible choices. Cyber Defence is different in format — small live online batches taught directly by Amit Kumar, CEH and CRTA certified, with recorded revision access rather than a classroom seat.
What almost none of them have is a page for your locality. Search for a course in a specific Kolkata neighbourhood and you mostly get aggregator listings, because institutes only write pages for the areas where they rent classrooms. That is why this site has a page for all 24 Kolkata localities — the colleges, employers and fraud patterns genuinely differ between them.
How to choose an institute in Kolkata — six questions
Almost every institute website sounds identical. These six questions separate them in one phone call. Ask us the same ones.
1. Live classes, not a video library
Recorded-only courses have single-digit completion rates and nobody notices when you stop. Ask whether the trainer is live and whether you can interrupt with a question.
2. A lab you can break in week one
Ask exactly what you attack, and when. If the answer is "theory first, labs later", you are buying slides.
3. The trainer's own certifications
Ask who teaches, not who owns the institute, and ask for their CEH/OSCP/CRTA credential to verify with the issuing body.
4. A certificate an employer can verify
A PDF anyone can edit is worth nothing. There should be a public verification URL an HR team can open.
5. The total price in writing
Ask specifically about lab fees, material fees, certificate issuance and exam vouchers before paying any registration amount.
6. Honest placement language
"100% placement guarantee" is marketing, not a contract. Ask what support means in writing, and ask to speak to a past student who is now employed.
Ethical hacking courses in every Kolkata area
Pick your locality for local detail — nearby colleges and employers, the fraud patterns actually reported there, and the batch options that suit people living in that part of Kolkata.
What we are not
We do not have a branch in Kolkata. Our campus is Red Square Market, Hisar, Haryana, and Kolkata is served entirely through live online batches. Several institutes list an address in every locality; we would rather tell you the truth and let you decide.
We do not publish review scores or star ratings, because we have no verified review corpus and inventing one is fraud. What we do have: 1100+ students trained, and a founder who has run training for Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and BSF personnel.
We do not guarantee placement. We prepare you properly and refer you — the interview is yours to win.
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