Every programme is a rung.
From a first taste of technology to a finished, defended project — pick where you step on.
Two programmes, one climb.
One reaches students before they have chosen a path. One carries them the rest of the way.
Why two and not one
Each programme owns a rung. Together they are the climb.
- 01Reach
A student hears about FAER — or sees a campus for the first time.
TBR reaches further down, to school students who have not yet chosen a path.
- 02Apply
The Scholar Awards open online, once a cycle.
- 03Build
A faculty guide at the student’s own college, and up to ₹6,000 for the parts.
- 04Prove
A finished project, defended. Everyone who applies gets feedback.
- 05Win
Prizes of ₹1,00,000, ₹75,000 and ₹50,000, and the work published under the student’s name.
A track record you can check
Twenty years, and the sheet to show for it.
20+
years
Backing student innovation since 2005
50+
colleges
Across India, every year
600+
student teams a year
Building real projects each year
10
technology tracks
From AI to rural and healthcare technologies
Why the whole climb
Why FAER runs two programmes instead of one competition.
A trophy, then nothing
A competition judges a project and lets go of the student. A prize is a good day; it isn’t a route.
The gap is before the entry
Most students who could win have never heard the programme exists, or never seen a campus. That is why Reach is a programme, not a marketing budget.
And after it
A published project, a guide who stays in touch, and mentors are what turn one good year into a career.
What comes out the other end
Decoding Muscle Fate Using EMG and AI on Edge — Towards Affordable Rehabilitation Technologies
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
An edge-AI system that interprets EMG signals to support affordable muscle rehabilitation.
