FAER Scholar Awards

Scholar Awards winners

Every year, student teams from engineering colleges across India build projects that solve real problems — and a panel of FAER’s expert reviewers recognises the strongest. Browse the winning projects by year.

About the Scholar Awards

2025–26

4 projects

First Prize

Bhoomiputhra — Solar-Powered Smart Agri Bot for Multi-Task Farming Automation

East West College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Rural Technologies

4 students

Second Prize

An Experimental Framework for Data Recovery During Virtual Machine Failures Using Nested Virtualization

Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Computer Science, Data Science & IT

3 students

Third Prize

Decoding Muscle Fate Using EMG and AI on Edge — Towards Affordable Rehabilitation Technologies

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Health Care Technologies

4 students

Commendation Certificate

Ransomware Detector

Dr. NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Cyber Security & Safety

4 students

2023–24

3 projects

First Prize

MED-LENS — AI-Based Tool for Preliminary Diagnosis of Dermatological Manifestations

Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Health Care Technologies

3 students

Second Prize

Precision 2.5D CNC Robot for Transcription for Specially-Abled

RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka

Labour-saving Technologies

2 students

Consolation Prize

Dynamic Vehicle Routing and Route Optimization with Cross-Docking for Efficient Dairy Logistics Operations

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Solutions Engineering

4 students

2020–21

3 projects

First Prize

Disaster Management Framework

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Computer Science, Data Science & IT

4 students

Second Prize

Flower Harvesting Robot

S J C Institute of Technology, Chickballapur, Karnataka

Rural Technologies

4 students

Third Prize

BYCECO

New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Ecology & Environment

4 students

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