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Lead SDET

Lead QE · The mandatory curriculum for this designation. Every module must be completed and its examination passed, with evidence filed with the Registrar.

104
Modules assigned
1,156
Total hours
2
Pillars covered
The Promotion Gate. Promotion requires this curriculum and the next designation's curriculum complete, every examination passed — you train for the role before you hold it.
The Four Halls

What this designation draws on

No curriculum draws from one hall alone — IGS engineers are hired for judgement, not tools. The mix below shifts by level, but every rung touches all four.

यन्त्रशाला · InstrumentsTools and technology — open-source frameworks first, licensed platforms where clients demand them, and IGS's own UTAF Gen 2.0 and QualiZen AI.
अर्थशाला · DomainsBusiness and domain fluency in the IGS specialisation this designation serves, so a scholar lands speaking the client's language.
वाक्शाला · SpeechWritten and spoken communication, client negotiation and leadership behaviours — assessed by demonstration, never by attendance.
नीतिशाला · MethodProcess and standards — Agile, SAFe, ITIL, and the quality-engineering canon: ISTQB, TMMi, ISO 25010, risk-based testing.
The mandatory curriculum

Modules by pillar

Hours shown are theory plus hands-on labs. Each module carries its own courseware link and examination.

Process & Quality (95 modules · 1088 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
Acceptance testing and business readiness
LM-037
Mandatory6ISTQB CTFL acceptance testing, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Accessibility testing with axe, Lighthouse and screen-reader workflow
PT-049
Deployment-specific14WCAG 2.2 · EN 301 549
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Agile testing, Three Amigos and shift-left / shift-right
LM-038
Mandatory6ISTQB CTFL Agile/DevOps context, Scrum Guide · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Airlines and travel
LM-021
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
API libraries: Playwright APIRequest, WebdriverIO services and REST Assured
PT-024
Recommended16IGS API-code standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Appium mobile automation
LM-067
Deployment-specific16ISTQB Mobile Application Testing / TAE · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Appium: Android/iOS setup, inspector, capabilities, gestures, waits and device execution
PT-012
Deployment-specific24IGS mobile automation standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Automation framework design patterns
LM-090
Mandatory14ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Banking, Financial Services & FinTech — Lead practical domain lab
PT-079
Choose one12IGS Banking, Financial Services & FinTech domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
BFSI, digital banking, cards and payments
LM-022
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
BrowserStack: browser/device matrix, local testing, debugging, accessibility and CI
PT-015
Choose one8IGS compatibility standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
CI/CD integration, diagnostics and flaky-test control
LM-096
Mandatory12ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
CI/CD quality gates and developer feedback
LM-097
Mandatory14ISTQB CTAL TAE, DevOps · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Client communication and expectation management
LM-003
Mandatory6IGS client-engagement standard · IGS Client Communication badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Clinical trials and remote patient monitoring
LM-023
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Concise written communication: status, risk, decision and defect
LM-005
Mandatory4IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Conflict resolution and constructive challenge
LM-006
Mandatory6IGS culture and conduct · IGS Conflict Resolution badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Containers, Kubernetes and ephemeral test environments
LM-099
Mandatory16Quality platform engineering · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Cross-cultural collaboration in global teams and clients
LM-008
Mandatory6IGS global culture standard · IGS Global Collaboration badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
CSTM / advanced test management: strategy, planning, estimation, monitoring, people and improvement
PT-042
Recommended24CSTM / ISTQB Advanced Test Management
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Cypress stack
LM-068
Deployment-specific14ISTQB CTAL TAE · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Data-driven, parallel and cross-environment automation
LM-106
Mandatory10ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Developing an actionable test plan
LM-044
Mandatory10ISTQB CTAL Test Management v3, ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 concepts · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Difficult conversations — internal team and client
LM-009
Mandatory7IGS conduct and client-engagement standard · IGS Difficult Conversations badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Docker and Kubernetes for QE: containerize test dependencies, run jobs and diagnose environments
PT-045
Deployment-specific20IGS cloud-native testing standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Domain data, controls, privacy and regulation
LM-031
Mandatory6IGS domain-readiness standard, context-specific regulation · IGS Domain Foundation badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Domain discovery and value-chain mapping
LM-032
Mandatory5IGS domain-readiness standard · IGS Domain Foundation badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Domain KPIs, SLAs and operational failure patterns
LM-033
Mandatory6TMMi Measurement, ITIL service management · IGS Domain Practitioner badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Domain risk-to-test / engineering map
LM-034
Mandatory6ISTQB risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management · IGS Domain Foundation badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
EdTech & Learning Platforms — Lead practical domain lab
PT-093
Choose one12IGS EdTech & Learning Platforms domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
EdTech and learning platforms
LM-024
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Enterprise Applications & Integrations — Lead practical domain lab
PT-149
Choose one12IGS Enterprise Applications & Integrations domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
GenRocket: domains, attributes, generators, receivers, scenarios and automation integration
PT-018
Deployment-specific16IGS synthetic TDM standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Git and pull-request workflow for QE: branch, commit, merge, review, resolve and tag evidence
PT-043
Mandatory8IGS source-control standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Git and source-control basics
LM-118
Mandatory6Modern QE engineering practice · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Giving feedback, coaching and mentoring
LM-012
Mandatory6IGS North-Star performance behaviours · IGS Coach / Mentor badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Healthcare and HealthTech
LM-025
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM — Lead practical domain lab
PT-058
Choose one12IGS Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Insurance
LM-026
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Insurance — Lead practical domain lab
PT-086
Choose one12IGS Insurance domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics
MOD-LM-137-LM-156
Mandatory36ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 · IGS technical evidence · ISTQB CTAL TAE · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics
MOD-LM-002-LM-018
Mandatory15IGS client and commercial governance · IGS Client Negotiation badge · IGS leadership standard · IGS Influence badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics
MOD-LM-016-LM-020
Mandatory12IGS communication standard · IGS Presentation badge · IGS facilitation standard · IGS Facilitator badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Internal negotiation: priorities, capacity and dependencies
LM-013
Mandatory6IGS collaboration standard · IGS Negotiation badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Jenkins and GitHub Actions: pipeline-as-code, test gates, artefacts, secrets and notifications
PT-044
Recommended16IGS CI quality-gate standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Katalon Studio automation
LM-071
Deployment-specific14Vendor practice, ISTQB TAE principles · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Katalon Studio/True Platform: objects, tests, suites, data, API/mobile, TestOps and CI
PT-013
Choose one20Katalon Practitioner pathway
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
KPI, SLA, OLA and outcome-measure design
LM-047
Mandatory6TMMi Measurement, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Leadership, delegation and accountability
LM-014
Mandatory7IGS leadership and North-Star framework · IGS People Leadership badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel — Lead practical domain lab
PT-114
Choose one12IGS Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Manufacturing & Industrial — Lead practical domain lab
PT-135
Choose one12IGS Manufacturing & Industrial domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
LM-027
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Newman: command-line collection runs, data, reporters, environments and CI
PT-020
Mandatory6IGS API CI standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Observability, diagnostics and quality telemetry
LM-132
Mandatory12ISTQB TTA, SRE practice · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
OTT, Media & Connected TV — Lead practical domain lab
PT-072
Choose one12IGS OTT, Media & Connected TV domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
OTT, media, streaming, adtech and analytics
LM-028
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Pact: consumer contract, provider verification, broker and CI compatibility gate
PT-023
Deployment-specific16IGS contract-testing standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Personas, customer journeys and business rules
LM-035
Mandatory6ISTQB CTAL Test Analyst business-process testing · IGS Domain Foundation badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Playwright with TypeScript: locators, fixtures, assertions, API checks, projects, traces and CI
PT-008
Choose one24ISTQB CTAL-TAE · IGS code standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Postman Interceptor, Charles Proxy and Fiddler: capture, replay and diagnose HTTP traffic
PT-022
Recommended10IGS diagnostic evidence standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Postman: requests, auth, variables, scripts, data, collections and documentation
PT-019
Mandatory12IGS API evidence standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Product-risk analysis and prioritisation
LM-050
Mandatory4ISTQB CTFL risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
qTest Manager: requirements, test cases, cycles, execution, defects and dashboards
PT-007
Deployment-specific10Tricentis qTest practitioner evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
QualiZen practitioner: ambiguity, risk, test design, automation recommendation and quality insights
PT-038
Mandatory12IGS QualiZen Practitioner badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery — Lead practical domain lab
PT-142
Choose one12IGS Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
REST Assured API automation
LM-072
Deployment-specific14ISTQB API / TAE practices · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Retail & E-commerce — Lead practical domain lab
PT-128
Choose one12IGS Retail & E-commerce domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Retail, e-commerce and quick commerce
LM-029
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Robot Framework: keyword design, SeleniumLibrary/RequestsLibrary, data and reports
PT-011
Choose one20IGS keyword-driven standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Root-cause analysis and test-process improvement
LM-053
Mandatory6TMMi Defect Prevention / Test Process Optimisation · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
SAFe 6.0 for QE: ART, PI planning, system demo, inspect/adapt, quality practices and dependencies
PT-040
Deployment-specific12SAFe Practitioner/Agilist direction
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Salesforce Enterprise Cloud — Lead practical domain lab
PT-100
Choose one12IGS Salesforce Enterprise Cloud domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Salesforce test automation with Provar/Copado and Apex test awareness
PT-054
Deployment-specific20Salesforce QA practitioner evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes — Lead practical domain lab
PT-107
Choose one12IGS SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Selenium WebDriver stack
LM-073
Deployment-specific16ISTQB CTAL TAE · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Selenium WebDriver: locators, waits, page objects, TestNG/PyTest, Grid and CI
PT-010
Choose one24ISTQB CTAL-TAE · IGS code standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
SME elicitation and rapid knowledge capture
LM-036
Mandatory5IGS consulting and domain-readiness standard · IGS Domain Practitioner badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
SonarQube quality engineering: quality profiles, gates, coverage, duplication and issue governance
PT-047
Deployment-specific10IGS code-quality standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Spoken communication in stand-ups, reviews and technical discussions
LM-017
Mandatory4IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Status, metrics and fact-based quality reporting
LM-055
Mandatory5ISTQB CTFL monitoring, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Suitest for OTT/connected devices: element recognition, scenarios, devices and results
PT-017
Deployment-specific12IGS OTT assurance standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Telecom, OSS/BSS and 5G
LM-030
Choose one8IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Telecommunications & 5G — Lead practical domain lab
PT-065
Choose one12IGS Telecommunications & 5G domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Test completion, closure and release recommendation
LM-056
Mandatory5ISTQB CTFL completion, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Test estimation, sizing and capacity
LM-059
Mandatory6ISTQB CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Test monitoring, control and recovery planning
LM-060
Mandatory6ISTQB CTAL Test Management, TMMi Test Monitoring and Control · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Test strategy and risk-based operating model
LM-061
Mandatory12ISTQB CTAL Test Management / Test Analyst / Technical Test Analyst · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
TMMi Level 2 — managed test process
LM-062
Mandatory8TMMi Model — Level 2 · IGS role evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Tricentis Tosca model-based automation
LM-075
Deployment-specific16Vendor practice, ISTQB TAE principles · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Tricentis Tosca: modules, test cases, data, execution lists, recovery and reporting
PT-014
Choose one24Tosca certification pathway
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
WebdriverIO stack
LM-076
Deployment-specific14ISTQB CTAL TAE · IGS technical evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
WebdriverIO with JavaScript/TypeScript: page objects, services, API/mobile, parallel runs and CI
PT-009
Choose one24ISTQB CTAL-TAE · IGS JS standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
WireMock, MockServer and Hoverfly: programmable service virtualization, faults and latency
PT-048
Deployment-specific16IGS service-virtualization standard
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Workday HCM & Finance — Lead practical domain lab
PT-121
Choose one12IGS Workday HCM & Finance domain-readiness evidence
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%
Zephyr RTM: requirement-to-scenario-to-test-to-defect traceability and coverage reporting
PT-006
Mandatory5ISTQB traceability · TMMi monitoring
Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70%

AI Enablement (9 modules · 68 hrs)

ModuleRequirementHoursStandard / expectationLearning
AI controls for a QE workstream
AI-ROLE-LEADQE-3
Mandatory6IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
AI for test automation and SDET engineering — Lead QE
AI-SPEC-02-LEADQE
Mandatory8IGS Automation & SDET output, assessment and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
AI-assisted accessibility and inclusive quality testing — Lead QE
AI-EXT-08-LEADQE
Mandatory7IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
AI-assisted mobile automation with Playwright, Appium and WebdriverIO — Lead QE
AI-EXT-05-LEADQE
Mandatory8IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
AI-assisted release risk, triage and quality reporting
AI-ROLE-LEADQE-2
Mandatory7IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
AI-assisted test planning, estimation and work allocation
AI-ROLE-LEADQE-1
Mandatory8IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
AI-driven automation engineering and self-healing controls — Lead QE
AI-EXT-07-LEADQE
Mandatory9IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
Atlassian Rovo for Jira and Zephyr-supported QE workflows
AI-ROVO
Deployment-specific8IGS Responsible AI, Atlassian permissions and human verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%
Visual AI and intelligent regression testing — Lead QE
AI-EXT-06-LEADQE
Mandatory7IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard
Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70%