Our mission is focused on unlocking the transformative potential of engineering education in jumpstarting innovation in India. We work with higher education institutions (HEIs) to provide access to world-class equipment, resources and knowledge to integrate new methods of teaching and learning into the existing engineering curriculum. By cultivating such maker learning ecosystems, we hope to contribute towards developing a nation of makers, – the next generation of master innovators, real problem solvers, confident builders, and ethical leaders.
Programs
Tinkerers’ Lab
Student managed facilities that embody our learn-by-doing philosophy, helping to produce engineers and technologists who traverse the twin world of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice with equal ease.
Vishwakarma Awards
Vishwakarma Award, founded by the © Maker Bhavan Foundation, is a nationwide thematic challenge to encourage talented student teams to build innovative, deployable prototypes rapidly and with impact.
Invention Factory
An intensive six week summer workshop conducted in partnership with US Cooper Union Professors Alan Wolf and Eric Lima (Founders), to teach students how to invent, build prototypes and patent their inventions.
Collaborative Classrooms & Project Based Courses
Disrupting traditional divisions between classrooms and lab spaces our collaborative classrooms promote Outcome Based Engineering Education (OBE) by creating active learning spaces that encourage students to test concepts, build prototypes and find solutions to real-life problems.
Center for Essential Skills
The Centre for Essential Skills ©Maker Bhavan Foundation offers ten courses on essential cognitive, soft skills to prepare students for a seamless transition from classrooms to careers.
LEAP (Learn Engineering through Activity Program)
LEAP is based on a unique project-based learning curriculum whereby young undergraduate students are given engineering design projects to solve real problems of society and deliver working prototypes with strict cost and time constraints.
Events
Upcoming events at the Maker Bhavan Foundation.
Vishwakarma Awards 2024
An annual competition to build innovative and deployable prototypes rapidly. It aims to champion technology innovators from Science and Engineering colleges across India. The award is given to the best innovation that addresses a real-life problem based on the theme chosen each year. This year’s themes for Vishwakarma 2024 are based on UN SDGs, Green Technology, Water and Sanitation, and Smart Mobility.
Be a Patron
We are a US-based Charitable Organization allowed to receive tax-free donations from abroad. If you are interested in exploring impactful initiatives in education, innovation or changes in the workforce, do consider a collaborative partnership with us. Contact us to know more about current programs or new initiatives in the pipeline that require support.
Be a Partner
We are receiving applications from HEI’s interested in gaining support to set up Tinkerers’ Labs or initroducing soft skill courses from our Center for Essential Skills at their own institutions. Contact us to know more details about the application process and to get access to all our resources.