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Educators first. People who have lived the problem. Now guide you to success.

CBSOT is led by the same people who started Coding Blocks in 2014. Every piece of this school — the curriculum, the mentor culture, the career studio — comes from more than twelve years of actually teaching engineers, not just talking about it.

Founders’ note

Why we’re building the School of Technology.

For over twelve years, every Coding Blocks learner has arrived with the same question: why didn’t college teach me this? We got tired of not having an answer. CBSOT is our answer. A full B.Tech built on the same practical DNA — Coding from Day 1, mentor-reviewed every week, aligned to real careers. Designed for students who want to build, and parents who want structure and outcomes.

Varun Kohli — CEO & Co-Founder, Coding Blocks & CBSOT
Varun Kohli
CEO & Co-Founder

Co-founded Coding Blocks in 2014. Spent twelve years scaling tech education across cohorts that are now engineers, managers and founders. Now leads CBSOT with a clear mandate: make practical engineering education accessible at degree scale.

Kartik Mathur — Academics Head & Co-Founder, Coding Blocks & CBSOT
Kartik Mathur
Academics Head & Co-Founder

More than a decade of curriculum work — turning complex engineering topics into teachable, practise-able, build-able sequences. Architects the CB SOT academic experience from Day 1 syllabus to capstone.

Journey

From a single classroom in 2014 to a School of Technology.

CBSOT is led by the same people who built Coding Blocks — teachers first, operators second. That DNA runs through every classroom, lab, and mentor conversation.

2014

First classroom opens

Coding Blocks starts in a small Delhi classroom with one promise to teach code the way engineers actually write it.

2017

In house Tech Products launched

Launched our own Online Portal, Online-IDE and Hackerblocks where students could code, learn and ace development.

2019

Live online cohorts · 10× reach

The CB method goes nationwide. Live classes, live code reviews, live mentors, students could now learn live from mentors as well as pre-recorded videos.

2022

150,000+ engineers · 400+ hiring partners

2024

CB Partnered with 25+ Universities

Coding Blocks started to deliver the teaching craft in top 25+ universities, to change the traditional education and preparing students who are ready to code from day 1.

2026

CBSOT Launched

Coding Blocks launches it's first School of Technology to craft the next wave of developers who are going to revolutionize the IT industry with AI.

Leadership principles

How we run a school.

Teach like craft

Teaching is a craft with repeatable inputs — concept, example, problem, project, review. We obsess over each.

Protect the student experience

Every decision runs through one filter: does this help the student become a better engineer?

Outcomes over optics

We’d rather have one quietly brilliant cohort than a loud one. Outcomes first, narrative later.

A short message from the founders.

Why we’re building CBSOT

A 2-minute note from the founders

Ready to be part of the first cohort?

Applications for the founding 2026 batch are live. Your story starts here.