CEH v13 AI is the foundational cybersecurity credential most Pune BFSI back-office captives, IT services delivery centers, and automotive cyber teams require for SOC analyst, vulnerability assessor, and AppSec L1 roles. JPMorgan Pune, Bank of America Pune, Citi Pune, Deutsche Bank, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs Magarpatta, Persistent Systems, Infosys Pune, Wipro Pune, TCS Pune, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, and every Big 4 cyber Pune practice run CEH-on-resume as a baseline screening filter. Macksofy Trainings is an EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC) — our CEH v13 program ships with official iLabs access plus the EC-Council exam voucher. This page covers our 8-week CEH v13 batches with monthly Saturday workshops at WeWork Futura, Magarpatta City.
Course Overview — CEH v13 AI in Pune
Pune combines a strong automotive and manufacturing-IT base with a large cluster of GCCs and product/SaaS firms and one of India’s biggest early-career talent pools — a mix that keeps demand for CEH-certified ethical hackers consistently high. CEH v13 AI awards EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v13; Macksofy delivers it as a structured cohort mapped to the official certification blueprint, with mentored labs, CEH-format mock exams and Pune-context case studies for ethical hackers, SOC analysts and security-operations professionals.
Why Pune cybersecurity professionals need CEH v13
Pune’s cyber hiring funnel is shaped by three distinct demand engines: (1) the BFSI back-office cluster where global banks run their full-stack cyber operations, (2) the IT services hub delivering managed-security globally, and (3) the automotive cyber niche driven by ISO/SAE 21434 vehicle-cybersecurity compliance. CEH v13 is the entry credential into all three.
Approximately 80-92% of Pune cyber job postings list CEH as either required or strongly preferred. The reasons: it’s vendor-neutral, globally recognized, and maps directly to the most common SOC L1 / vulnerability assessor / cyber audit roles Pune BFSI captives + IT services delivery centers fill in volume. CEH v13 specifically introduces AI-enabled attack and defense modules that align with the AI-product security work Pune product-tech firms (Persistent AI, KPIT MAS) and AI-first BFSI cyber functions are now staffing.
The cert is also the EC-Council ladder’s first step. CEH-holders progressing to CHFI (forensics, heavily used in Pune cyber-crime cells and regulator-mandated incident response), CTIA (threat intelligence), or CCISO (executive security) build a coherent career profile that Pune BFSI HR teams parse cleanly. For candidates planning to add OSCP later, CEH provides a lower-risk entry point.
Practical Pune salary differentiator: SOC L1 + vulnerability assessor roles post-CEH consistently sit in the INR 5-8 LPA band. With 1 year of BFSI back-office or IT-services cyber experience, CEH-holders move to INR 9-14 LPA L2 / threat hunter roles. Automotive cyber (Tata Motors, MBRDI, KPIT) pays INR 7-12 LPA at entry given the ISO/SAE 21434 + AUTOSAR overlay required.
CEH v13 AI Curriculum for Pune Cohorts
Pune cohorts map the modules onto the automotive-IT, GCC and product-security work that defines the local market. The complete 20-module CEH v13 AI blueprint — including the AI track and 240+ iLabs — is identical in every Macksofy Pune cohort and is maintained on our CEH v13 AI course page, so the Pune schedule always reflects EC-Council’s current syllabus.
Pune Hiring Partners — Who Hires CEH v13-certified Macksofy Alumni
CEH v13 holders trained at Macksofy place across Pune’s most active cyber hiring funnels:
- BFSI back-office captives — JPMorgan Pune, Bank of America Pune, Citi Pune, Deutsche Bank, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs Magarpatta, Northern Trust (88-94% of postings list CEH for SOC + audit)
- IT services delivery — Persistent Systems, Infosys Pune, Wipro Pune, TCS Pune, Cognizant Hinjewadi, Tech Mahindra Pune, KPIT (85-92%)
- Big 4 cyber Pune — Deloitte Cyber, EY Cyber, PwC Cyber, KPMG Cyber Pune practice (88-94%)
- Automotive cyber teams — Tata Motors, Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, Mercedes-Benz Research India, John Deere, ZF, KPIT Cummins (70-82%)
- Pharma cyber + OT — Cipla, Mylan / Viatris Pune, Lupin Pune, Sun Pharma (65-78%)
- Cyber-product + MSSP — Veritas Pune, NetApp, Symantec / Broadcom Pune, Quick Heal R&D, Sequretek Pune
- Government / PSU cyber — CDAC Pune, STPI Pune, CERT-In empanelled auditors, NIC Pune cyber operations
- Insurance + telecom — Bajaj Allianz Pune, Reliance Communications, Idea cyber operations
Mode & Delivery in Pune
Pune professionals across automotive-IT, GCC and product-tech roles split between the online live cohort and classroom weekends in the Magarpatta corridor. Classroom-tier cohorts add two all-day Saturday workshops at WeWork Futura, Magarpatta City, Pune for the heaviest iLabs blocks. Both formats include EC-Council courseware, the iLabs subscription and the CEH v13 exam voucher.
8-Week CEH v13 Prep Schedule — Pune
Pune candidates often pace the eight weeks around manufacturing-IT and GCC delivery cycles. The eight weeks follow EC-Council’s module order from reconnaissance through the CEH v13 AI track to a CEH-format mock exam; Pune candidates can see the full week-by-week schedule on our CEH v13 AI course page.
2026 Batch Schedule & Fees
Next online cohort starts June 08, 2026 (8-week duration; ends August 31, 2026). First WeWork Magarpatta, Pune Saturday workshop runs June 15, 2026 with subsequent monthly workshops through September 07, 2026. Both cohort dates feed our EducationEvent schedule that Google surfaces in Course-listing rich results.
- Online live cohort — INR 35,000 (8-week format). Includes courseware, mentored lab time, and exam preparation.
- Classroom-tier cohort — INR 45,000 (online + monthly all-day Saturday workshop at WeWork Futura, Magarpatta City, Pune). Includes everything above plus in-person mentor proximity. Tier-2 pricing — 10% lower than Mumbai baseline.
- OffSec / EC-Council exam fees — paid directly by candidate to the certifying body. Macksofy provides exam vouchers where applicable (CEH v13 voucher included in our pricing).
- EMI — 0% EMI on 3/6/9-month tenures across HDFC, ICICI, Axis, SBI, Kotak credit cards.
Instructor & Mentor — Pune
Pune cohorts benefit from trainers experienced with automotive-IT and GCC product-security teams. Macksofy Pune cohorts are led by EC-Council-certified instructors — CEH and CHFI holders with corporate-delivery experience across Indian BFSI, GCC and product-security teams. See Macksofy Expert Trainers for credentials.
Cybersecurity careers & pay in Pune — 2026 outlook
Pune’s hiring is powered by its dense GCC and IT-services base — Barclays, UBS, Citi, Mastercard and Vodafone (_VOIS) global centres alongside Persistent, KPIT, Tata Technologies and Cummins R&D — driving strong application- and product-security pentest demand, with a steady COEP / VIT / MIT-WPU college pipeline.
| Offensive-security role (Pune) | 0-2 yrs | 3-5 yrs | 6+ yrs (lead) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Penetration Tester | ₹5.5 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹24 LPA |
| Ethical Hacker / Security Analyst (CEH) | ₹5.5 – 9 LPA | ₹12 – 20 LPA | ₹24 – 40 LPA |
| Lead / Principal Offensive Security | — | ₹20+ LPA | ₹40+ LPA |
CEH exam logistics for Pune candidates
The CEH v13 knowledge exam is delivered through Pearson VUE centres in Pune or via EC-Council’s online remote-proctored portal, and the CEH (Practical) is a 6-hour hands-on online exam. Macksofy’s Pune cohorts prepare candidates for both, with IST-aligned evening labs for Hinjawadi, Kharadi, Magarpatta or Baner-based learners.
Pune’s offensive-security community
Pune runs active null Pune and OWASP Pune chapters whose frequent meetups draw both the GCC security workforce and the city’s large student community.
Frequently Asked Questions — CEH v13 Training in Pune
Which Pune employers value CEH most?
From our hiring-signal scrape across Pune cyber postings: BFSI back-office captives (JPMorgan Pune, Bank of America Pune, Citi Pune, Deutsche Bank, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs Magarpatta) (88-94% mention CEH), IT services delivery (Persistent, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant) (85-92%), Big 4 cyber Pune (88-94%), and automotive cyber teams (Tata Motors, Mahindra, KPIT, Mercedes-Benz Research) (70-82%).
Is Macksofy an authorized CEH training partner for Pune candidates?
Yes — Macksofy Trainings is an EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC). ATC status means we deliver official EC-Council courseware, candidates get the official iLabs + voucher, and certificates issued under our ATC carry full EC-Council recognition. Pune candidates can attend either the online live cohort or our monthly Saturday workshops at WeWork Magarpatta.
How does the classroom CEH workshop work in Pune?
The 8-week cohort runs as an online live programme (evening + Saturday sessions in your time zone) supplemented by two all-day Saturday workshops at WeWork Futura, Magarpatta City, Magarpatta City — one mid-cohort, one before the mock exam. Workshops focus on heavy iLabs blocks (web apps, SQL injection, AI track) where in-person mentor support boosts hands-on completion rate. Online-only candidates retain full mentor access; classroom-tier candidates pay the slightly higher tier for the in-person workshops.
How much does CEH v13 cost in 2026?
Macksofy CEH v13 batches: INR 35,000 for online live cohort and INR 45,000 for the Pune classroom-tier batch — both inclusive of EC-Council courseware, iLabs subscription, and the CEH v13 exam voucher. The voucher covers the exam-attempt fee at any approved EC-Council testing center. Tier-2 classroom pricing is 10% lower than Mumbai baseline.
Is WeWork Futura, Magarpatta City accessible from across Pune?
Yes — the venue is reached via Pune Metro Line 2 (Hadapsar–Vanaz) and PMPML rapid bus on Mumbai-Pune corridor, with primary catchment from Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Kharadi, Viman Nagar, Wakad, Hinjewadi, Baner, Aundh, Koregaon Park, Senapati Bapat Road, Camp. Workshop days run 10am-5pm on Saturdays. Magarpatta is in Pune’s BFSI back-office cluster, with strong connectivity from Hadapsar, Kharadi, Hinjewadi (via expressway), and central Pune.
How long is the CEH v13 batch?
Pune CEH v13 batches run 8 weeks — evenings plus Saturdays — in both online and classroom formats, each covering all 20 EC-Council modules, the iLabs practice and a CEH-format mock exam before the live attempt.
Do I need IT or networking experience before CEH?
It is recommended but not mandatory for Pune candidates. One to two years of IT, networking or system-administration experience helps you absorb the material faster; complete beginners often pair this with our CompTIA Network+ prep to reach the foundation Pune cyber HR teams expect of a SOC L1 hire. For Pune’s automotive-IT and GCC candidates, that base matters most for the local security-analyst and SOC roles employers actually hire into.
What’s the difference between CEH v12 and CEH v13?
CEH v13 (released 2024) adds AI-enabled attack-and-defence modules — adversarial AI, AI-assisted recon, AI-powered SOC triage and LLM/prompt-injection security — across the curriculum, and EC-Council has retired v12, so every Pune Macksofy batch is v13.
Related Macksofy Courses
- Full CEH v13 AI curriculum — module-by-module, instructor profiles, certification roadmap
- CEH v13 Training in Mumbai — sister city page (BFSI capital, BKC classroom)
- Cybersecurity Training in Pune (overview) — BFSI back-office + IT-services + automotive cyber employer landscape, salary bands, cert-to-role mapping
- All Macksofy course catalog — 70+ cybersecurity certifications across offensive + defensive + cloud + GRC tracks
Why Pune professionals choose Macksofy for CEH v13 training
Pune combines a strong automotive and manufacturing-IT base with a large cluster of GCCs and product/SaaS firms and one of India’s biggest early-career talent pools. Each of those employers now needs people trained across the full ethical-hacking lifecycle. CEH v13 is EC-Council’s industry-standard ethical-hacking certification — now updated with AI-driven attack and defence techniques — and Macksofy delivers it as an accredited training partner. If a VAPT associate career is the goal, exam-focused local training beats generic self-study.
Pune professionals across automotive-IT, GCC and product-tech roles split between the online live cohort and classroom weekends in the Magarpatta corridor. Candidates here often pace the twelve weeks around manufacturing-IT and GCC delivery cycles. Because coverage includes Hinjewadi and the Magarpatta/Kharadi corridor, there is no need to move cities for high-quality CEH training.
Common Pune questions about CEH v13
Who hires CEH-certified professionals in Pune?
Pune’s automotive-IT, a large GCC cluster and product/SaaS firms form the core of local demand, and each routinely values the CEH skill set as a baseline for SOC, VAPT, incident-response and security-analyst roles.
Do Pune students learn CEH online or in a classroom?
Both. Most Pune learners take the live-online cohort, with optional in-person weekend labs around Hinjewadi and the Magarpatta/Kharadi corridor — the same syllabus and CEH exam preparation either way.
What pay can Pune professionals expect with CEH?
Ethical-hacking and security-analyst roles are among the better-paid tracks in Pune’s IT market; exact pay depends on experience and employer tier. See current India bands — which apply to Pune too — in our highest-paying cybersecurity jobs guide.
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