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
Our flagship, student-led, 24/7 open-access makerspaces—designed to spark creativity, collaboration, and hands-on innovation. Here, students are empowered to build, lead, and transform bold ideas into real-world solutions.
InventX
Formerly known as Invention Factory, InventX is a high-impact summer program that challenges undergraduate students to design, prototype, pitch, and develop patentable solutions to real-world problems—all within six weeks.
Vishwakarma Awards
Vishwakarma Award, © Maker Bhavan Foundation, is a nationwide thematic challenge to drive sustainability by inspiring talented student teams across India to build innovative, deployable prototypes rapidly with Impact.
LEAP (Learn Engineering through Activity Program)
Powered by the IIT Madras Incubation Cell, LEAP is our partner institution that brings engineering education to life at Tier II and Tier III colleges through project-based learning. Their hands-on curriculum empowers undergraduate students to tackle real-world societal challenges—designing and delivering working prototypes under cost and time constraints.
Collaborative Classrooms & Project Based Courses
Disrupting traditional divisions between classrooms and lab spaces, collaborative classrooms enable colleges to switch to Outcome-Based Engineering Education (OBE) by integrating active learning directly into the curriculum and improving learning outcomes for students.
Center for Essential Skills
The Center for Essential Skills, © Maker Bhavan Foundation, offers ten world-class courses on essential cognitive and soft skills to colleges free of cost—helping prepare students for a seamless transition from classrooms to careers.
Events
Upcoming events at the Maker Bhavan Foundation.
InventX 2025
InventX 2025 is an intensive summer innovation program where students transform ideas into working prototypes. The finalists will be announced on April 23rd, and the program will commence on May 26th at IIT Gandhinagar and May 30th at IIT Jammu. Over six weeks, participants will receive mentorship, prototype their inventions, and refine their pitches. The journey will culminate in the Grand Finales on July 4th (IIT Gandhinagar) and July 11th (IIT Jammu).
Indian Academic Makerspaces Summit 2025
The Indian Academic Makerspaces Summit (IAM 2025) is a premier platform dedicated to celebrating and advancing makerspaces in higher education. Bringing together educators, innovators, and students, the summit fosters collaboration, shares best practices, and showcases groundbreaking student innovations in engineering and design. IAM 2025 will take place from September 26-28, 2025, at IIT Gandhinagar.
Our Partners
We work in an open network partnership model working with future focused academic institutions, businesses, nonprofits, patrons and other stakeholders in an inclusive collaborative framework that allows quick scaling of our mission.
Our Partners
Our Patrons
Our patrons are the driving force behind our mission, providing the financial support and resources that fuel transformative change. Their generosity enables us to expand our initiatives, open new doors for students, and build a more skilled and future-ready workforce.