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Cohort 1 · August 2026 · Jakarta, in-person

Pandai Cohort 1. Twelve weeks.In-person Jakarta.

Same content as Pandai Open , plus the operational simulator (The Yard), the real-client capstone, and placement at our anchor BUMN partner. The free curriculum stays free either way — the cohort is the optional intensive on top.

Apply to Cohort 1 → Or start with the free curriculum →

Application + Audition fee Rp 750K · refundable Rp 1M deposit · Tier A bond means Rp 0 monthly tuition.

30 seats per cohort Most applicants don’t get in. That’s the design.
~6% acceptance rate 500+ applications → 30 admits.
5 admissions stages Application → aptitude → coding → video → audition.
3 deployment gates Week 6 / 9 / 12 — placement, not promises.

Five tracks

Pick at end of Week 7. You’ll have already touched all five.

Rates are Komdigi standards under Kepmen Kominfo 117/2024 — the Junior tier each track is funnelled into.

AI Engineer

4 seats

Agents, RAG, fine-tuning. Premium track.

Komdigi rate · junior

Rp 25,6jt /mo

Software Engineer

14 seats

BE / FE / Mobile, AI-augmented day one.

Komdigi rate · junior

Rp 15jt /mo

Data

5 seats

Junior Data Analyst + Data Engineer.

Komdigi rate · junior

Rp 12,5jt /mo

Quality

4 seats

AI-assisted testing. QA-AI discipline.

Komdigi rate · junior

Rp 17jt /mo

Tribe Operation

3 seats

AI-augmented PM, scrum, project admin work.

Komdigi rate · junior

Rp 14,9jt /mo

Three deployment gates

Placement is staged and earned, not guaranteed.

Three gates inside the 12 weeks. Each one moves a tier of the cohort from training into paid production work.

  1. 1Week 6

    Top 30% start half-time

    Anchor BUMN placement at Rp 15–18M/mo. The first cohort proof point.

  2. 2Week 9

    Next 40% start

    Gate-1 grads step up to full L1 — Rp 25M (AI) / Rp 15M (SwE) Komdigi rates.

  3. 3Week 12

    All passing grads at L1+

    Top 10% recruited as Metatech FDEs. The rest deployed at anchor or partner BUMNs.

What the cohort adds

You can take Pandai Open free. Here’s what the cohort adds.

Curriculum (M0–M11)

Free
Same content, async, watch on YouTube
Cohort 1
Same content, in-person, with mentor review

The Yard (operational simulator)

Free
Read about it on /yard
Cohort 1
Per-student private clone you live inside for 12 weeks

Real-client capstone

Free
—
Cohort 1
Live BUMN engagement, Weeks 11–12

Placement pipeline

Free
—
Cohort 1
Three deployment gates, anchor BUMN partner, Komdigi rates

Bond commitment

Free
None
Cohort 1
Tier A: 18mo Metatech contractor. Tier B: upfront/ISA.

Pricing

Three ways in. Most pick Tier A.

Tier A is the default and what most admits choose. Tier B is for applicants who want the curriculum without the bond. Tier C is for BUMN/enterprise teams sending engineers as a group.

Tier A Default

Hire-funded (default)

For applicants who plan to be placed at our anchor BUMN partner. No monthly tuition; bond commitment via Metatech contractor agreement.

Application + Audition fee
Rp 750K
Commitment deposit
Rp 1M (refundable)
Monthly tuition
Rp 0
Bond
18 months as Metatech contractor at Rp 10M/mo starting
Buyout
Rp 25M (m1–6), Rp 15M (m7–12), Rp 8M (m13–18)
Tier B

Civilian (no bond)

For applicants who want the curriculum without the bond. Pay upfront or via ISA.

Upfront
Rp 25M
ISA
Rp 30M over 24 months capped at 15% gross
Bond
None
Tier C

Corporate

For BUMN/enterprise teams sending engineers as a cohort. Doubles as Metatech consulting lead-gen.

Per seat
Rp 75–150M
Format
6-week intensive
Minimum
5 seats per cohort

Cohort 1 · August 2026

30 seats per cohort. Most applicants don’t get in.That’s the design.

Five-stage filter, ~6% acceptance. Bachelor’s in CS / SE / IS / IT, Python or JavaScript fluent, English CEFR B2+, Indonesian citizen, 12 weeks free.

Apply to Cohort 1 Start free with Pandai Open