Start your climb.
The online application for the 2026–27 cycle takes about 30 minutes, and your progress saves as you go. We judge the strength of your idea, not how polished it looks — and everyone who applies gets feedback.
How to apply.
One online application
Apply through the FAER portal — it guides you through every step.
Works on a basic phone
Built for low bandwidth and small screens, and your progress saves as you go — start on one sitting, finish on another.
A person decides
A FAER expert makes the final decision — and everyone who applies gets feedback.
Before you start
Keep these ready.
You can save and come back at any point — but the application goes faster with these at hand:
- Your team details — up to 4 students (3 is ideal) and your project guide.
- Your project idea — the problem, your approach, and why it matters.
- The principal’s bonafide/undertaking letter and the signed declaration (PDFs or photos are fine).
- A rough budget estimate for what your college can’t already provide.
What happens after you press submit
Four steps, and you hear back either way.
- 01You submit
Online, in about thirty minutes.
You get a resume link, so nothing is lost if you have to stop.
- 02People read it
FAER’s experts review every application.
On the strength of the idea and how real the problem is.
- 03You hear back
Everyone who applies gets specific feedback.
Nobody is turned away in silence.
- 04You build
If you’re selected, the work starts.
A faculty guide at your own college, and up to ₹6,000 towards the parts.
Reasons people talk themselves out of it
You can apply even if…
…your English isn’t confident
Write in plain, short sentences. We judge the idea, not the language.
…your college has never entered
Most colleges have a first year. What matters is one faculty member willing to guide you.
Questions before you start.
You get specific feedback telling you what to strengthen, and you can apply again next cycle.
