India’s longest-running student innovation programme of its kind — 50+ colleges and 600+ student teams a year, judged on the strength of an idea rather than the polish of a presentation.
A Commendation Certificate is also awarded. The exact prize structure is confirmed each cycle in the rules.
Submit your idea online through the FAER portal.
FAER’s experts review every application and select on the strength of the idea. Everyone who applies gets feedback.
Months to build the thing — with your faculty guide at your own college, and support of up to ₹6,000 for the parts.
Present and defend a finished project, assessed by FAER’s reviewers.
Computer Science, Data Science & IT · Cyber Security & Safety · Artificial & Hybrid Intelligence · Mobile Communications · Renewable Energy · Solutions Engineering · Rural Technologies · Healthcare Technologies · Labour-saving Technologies · Ecology & Environment.
One application per team — a lead and their members.
The project, the college, the guide and the team — published cycle after cycle. This is the part you can check.
Students at engineering colleges, polytechnics and partner institutions across India.
