4-Year Undergraduate Programme

UG Programme in Robotics & AI

Graduate having built, deployed, and maintained a robot. A 4-year programme measured by what you ship.

Experience the 4 Years
Programme details

Format

Full-Time; Opt-in Residential

Eligibility

Class XII with Maths & Physics

Commencement date

Aug ‘27

Duration

4 Years (incl. 1 Year Industry Training)

The idea

You don't just graduate with a degree. You graduate with a robot.

Build a robot from Day 1. Give it senses, a mind of its own, and a team to work with. Graduate with a fleet of robots.

Four-year build line: it navigates, it senses, it thinks, it works — Y1 to Y4
What you build, year by year

Build a working robot before you graduate

It Navigates: the RoverIt Navigates: the Rover
Year 1

It Navigates: the Rover

You write your first programs and model the chassis in CAD. By the end of the year, your first robot drives.

What you ship

  • A wheeled robot that runs a course, dodges obstacles and finds its way home.
  • A quadruped that patrols a space and works around whatever's in its path.
  • A humanoid that spots a person in a room and follows them wherever they go.
It Senses: The Manipulator
Year 2

It Senses: The Manipulator

Your robots get eyes and hands. It starts sorting objects, gripping them, and placing them without dropping or crushing.

What you ship

  • An arm that sees an object, picks it up, and places it precisely.
  • A drone that takes off, holds steady and reads the world from above.
  • A gripper that handles the fragile, the odd-shaped and the unfamiliar.
It Thinks: The Orchestrator
Year 3

It Thinks: The Orchestrator

Your robots autonomously map unfamiliar spaces, plan their own paths, learn skills from demonstration and work as a team.

What you ship

  • An autonomous mobile robot that plans its own route through a busy floor.
  • A rover that takes on rough terrain with no one at the controls.
  • A swarm of robots that split a job and finish it as a team.
It Works: The ProfessionalIt Works: The Professional
Year 4

It Works: The Professional

You choose where your robot works, and spend your final year getting it there. The capstone is a deployment where your robot runs inside a partner company's operations.

What you ship

  • A robot deployed with a partner company, solving a problem they actually have.
  • A capstone that runs on site, in front of the people who use it.
  • Results you can measure, and a portfolio no résumé can match.
Infrastructure
5,000 sq ft
Makers Lab

Ship robots and prototypes every term inside a best-in-class Makers’ Lab.

1:1
Founders & CTOs

Get 1:1 mentorship from founders and CTOs actually running robotics companies.

50+
Research labs

Benchmark your work against 50+ robotics research labs through industry immersions.

Makers' Lab by Masters' Union

Makers’ Lab by Masters’ Union is a hands-on maker space and prototyping hub with AI, electronics and 3D printing under one roof. Students take a conceptual business or tech idea and walk out with a physical, working model.

Off-campus

You learn while having fun

You learn robotics by building it with your friends while having fun. A few moments from off-campus.

Build nights01
Field testing02
Demo day03
Off-campus04
Curriculum

The four-year build line, watch it grow

Evolve your robotics expertise by unlocking new hardware, new intelligence, learning new courses, doing internships, and a public demo where your robot must perform.

It Navigates: The Rover

Inclass

  1. 01
    Principles of Programming

    How to write, test, and debug code to solve real problems and control machines

  2. 02
    Electronic Circuit Theory

    How to analyse and design circuits using resistors, capacitors, and transistors

  3. 03
    Digital Drafting & 3D Visualization

    How to turn ideas into precise technical drawings and 3D models using CAD tools

  4. 04
    BuildStudio

    How to bring designs to life by prototyping, assembling, and troubleshooting hardware

  5. 05
    Applied Engineering Mathematics I

    How to use calculus and algebra to model and solve real engineering problems

  6. 06
    Effective Technical Discourse I

    How to explain technical ideas through reports, presentations, and documentation

  7. 07
    Data Structures & Algorithms

    How to organise data efficiently and design fast, reliable algorithms at scale

  8. 08
    Signal Processing

    How to filter, analyse, and extract useful information from sensor and audio signals

  9. 09
    Materials & Mechanics

    How to choose materials and predict how parts and structures handle force and stress

  10. 10
    Applied Engineering Mathematics II

    How to apply probability, statistics, and optimisation to model robotic and AI systems

  11. 11
    The Genesis of AI

    How to trace AI’s core ideas and build systems that search, reason, and solve problems

  12. 12
    Foundations of Robotics

    How to combine sensors, motors, and microcontrollers to make a robot sense and move on its own

OUTCLASS

Year 1 robotics build — It Navigates: The Rover
The Corridor Grand Prix

Your rover races the circuit, your quadruped patrols its zone, and your humanoid tracks a person through the crowd, all live in front of the cohort.

Faculty & Mentors

Faculty measured by deployment record

Practitioners who have shipped robots into production, teaching from build logs, not slide decks.

Faculty & industry experts

200+ operators

Mark Yong
Garuda Robotics

Mark Yong

CEO & Co-Founder

Raghavender Sahdev
NuPort Robotics

Raghavender Sahdev

Founder & CEO

Satish Shukla
Addverb

Satish Shukla

Co-Founder

Hardik Sharma
Ottonomy.io

Hardik Sharma

Co-Founder

Aditya S Chikodi
Tata Elxsi

Aditya S Chikodi

Vice President & Global Business Head

Sumit Tiwary
GreyOrange

Sumit Tiwary

Senior Director & Business Head

Prof. Harish Palanthandalam-Madapusi
IIT Gandhinagar

Prof. Harish Palanthandalam-Madapusi

Professor, Robotics Department

Srinivas Pai
PaceRobotics

Srinivas Pai

Co-Founder

Karan Patil
Sakar Robotics

Karan Patil

CEO

Dr. Chandrakant Bothe
Oscorp Energy

Dr. Chandrakant Bothe

CEO, WISERLI & Co-Founder and CTO

Ajay Kumar
Cognibot

Ajay Kumar

Founder & CEO

Aswin Chandarr
Mechani Robotics

Aswin Chandarr

Head of Engineering

Vishwadeep Joshi
Accio Robotics

Vishwadeep Joshi

Head of Controls

Lokendra Tiwari
BotLab Dynamics

Lokendra Tiwari

Head of Computer Vision

Hrishikesh Tawade
Toyota Research Institute

Hrishikesh Tawade

Senior Robotics Engineer

Prof. Spandon Roy
IIIT Hyderabad

Prof. Spandon Roy

Associate Professor, Robotics Research Centre

Jainendra Shukla
IIIT DELHI

Jainendra Shukla

Associate Professor

Year 4 specialisations

Choose your robot's destiny

Every track ends the same way: a working robot deployed in the industry.

Track A

Warehouse Automation

Autonomous mobile robots that pick, carry and sort in fulfilment centres that never stop.

Deploy At

E-commerce fulfilment, logistics and warehouse automation companies.

Track B

Humanoids Robotics

Robots built in our shape, learning to walk, see, follow and lend a hand in spaces designed for people.

Deploy At

Humanoid startups, physical-AI research labs, service robotics.

Track C

Drones & Aerospace

Machines that take off, hold steady, deliver and inspect from the air.

Deploy At

Drone services, aerial mapping and survey, aerospace engineering teams.

Track D

Home & Care Robotics

Robots that help in homes, hospitals and care centres. The hardest environment in robotics: someone’s living room.

Deploy At

Consumer robotics, healthcare and assisted-living technology.

Track E

Industrial Automation

Arms and cobots that weld, assemble and inspect on the factory line, side by side with the people who run it.

Deploy At

Auto and electronics plants, precision manufacturing, system integrators.

Track F

Defence & Inspection

Rugged robots that walk pipelines, climb structures and go where it’s unsafe to send a person.

Deploy At

Infrastructure inspection, energy and utilities, defence-sector engineering.

Immersions

Visit the factories, shop floors and HQs of India's biggest robotics companies

Explore how perception, motion planning and control power robots in the real world, then come back and close the gap on your own machine.

New-age robotics

Inside the companies building it

You go inside India's new-age robotics companies: drones, humanoids, autonomous delivery, warehouse swarms. You work alongside the engineering teams on a part of a live system and leave knowing how a robotics company actually ships.

Where it could happen

AddverbGreyOrangeOttonomyideaForgeGaruda AerospaceUnbox RoboticsDTDCDelhiveryHop Electric

Outcome

You've worked inside a robotics company and contributed to a robot that ships.

Immersion story · Addverb

Guest

Satish Shukla

Company

Addverb

Format

Podcast

Founder conversation

From 0 to ₹600 crore robotics company

“The hard part was never the robot. It was the two customers who said yes before anyone else believed.”
Satish Shukla · Co-founder & CMO, Addverb
  • The pivot

    HR at Asian Paints to robotics founder.

  • First customers

    Winning deals with no track record.

  • Deep-tech economics

    Funding a capital-heavy business.

  • Going global

    Competing from an Indian factory floor.

Global exposure

Global immersions and a semester abroad pathway

Global Immersions1-2 Weeks

Global Immersions

Experience how leading companies are using AI, machine learning, and digital systems to build and scale across geographies.

Where you go

JapanEuropeSingaporeUAESouth Korea
Semester Abroad & Dual Degree PathwaySemester / Summer

Semester Abroad & Dual Degree Pathway

Spend a summer or semester abroad at prestigious global institutions including Imperial College, Griffith University, and Singapore Management University.

Partner institutions

Imperial College, LondonGriffith University, AustraliaSingapore Management University, Singapore
Admissions

Enrolment and Extracurricular Admission Criteria

Academics

Academics

Class X & XII Marks (Expected/Final) from one of the recognised boards including CBSE, ISC, IB, IGCSE etc. Students having Maths and Physics in Class XII are eligible for the programme.

Aptitude Score

Aptitude Score

Applicants can either provide their JEE Scores (Session 1 or Session 2), take our aptitude test (MUSAT) or submit their SAT scores.

Extracurricular

Extracurricular

Applications would be evaluated for extracurricular achievements and projects.

Communication & Creativity

Communication & Creativity

We will assess these qualities through your application responses and the video essay.

Ideal applicant

Who Is an Ideal Candidate?

This programme is built for students who learn by building, and who are drawn to robotics and AI not as subjects to study, but as systems to make work.

You are a strong fit if you

  • Prefer building to theorising. You reach for a prototype early and refine it through iteration, rather than perfecting it on paper first.
  • Follow the field closely. New models, hardware, and research genuinely interest you, and you want to work with them directly, not just read about them.
  • Care about real-world outcomes. A working demo isn't the finish line for you; you want the system to run reliably, on its own, outside the lab.
  • Treat setbacks as information. You're comfortable with things that break, because debugging is where the understanding is built.
Timeline

Application Timeline & Process

Application Timeline
RoundRound 1
Dates5th October 2026 to 15th December 2026 
Online Scholarship TestOctober/November 2026
ResultsOctober/November 2026
Application FeesINR 750/-
CommencementAug ‘27
Selection process

How selection works

Complete the Application

Essential Documents

  • School Marksheets of Class X and XI.
  • 12th grade passing certificate for students graduating in either year 2025, 2026, or 2027.
  • JEE (Session 1 or Session 2) / SAT scores (If you do not have these scores, you can take Masters' Union Aptitude Test - MUSAT).

Complete the Video Essay

About the Video Essay

  • Once you submit the online application and pay the application fees, you will have to submit a short 2-minute video essay describing your interest in technology and any past experiences in building an application/internship etc. within 3 days.
  • Your video should be uploaded to Google Drive and shared in part 2 of your application form, set to “Anyone with the link can view”.
  • Video length: no longer than two minutes.
  • Hobbies: pick interesting, unique points that make you memorable for the admissions committee.

Submit Your Test Scores

Eligible Competitive Exams

  • After completing the video application, students will receive a form to submit their JEE Advanced admit card/SAT results or take the Masters’ Union Scholarship Aptitude Test (MUSAT).
  • Students taking the MUSAT will have a 7-day window to complete it, with one attempt at the main test and access to a practice test beforehand.
  • Preparation materials and a student-led test strategy breakdown are shared with shortlisted applicants.

Admission Evaluation

Status of Evaluation

  • Accepted: applicants offered admission receive their decision along with the financial structure, and have 7-21 days to confirm through payment of the admission fee.
  • Rejected: applicants rejected by the admissions team can apply to the programme again in the next academic year.
  • Waitlisted: Masters’ Union doesn’t maintain a ranked waitlist. Admission depends on spots that become available; the committee reconvenes regularly to promote candidates.
Fee

Fees, Scholarships & Financing

Scholarships of 20%, 35% and 50% on tuition are awarded on JEE, SAT or MUSAT performance and the applicant’s overall profile. Loans of up to 95% of programme fees are available through partner institutions.

Admission fee

INR 1,80,000/-

One-time, non-refundable

4-year tuition fees

INR 52,50,000/-

Before scholarship

Scholarship slabs on tuition

20%You pay

₹ 42,00,000

JEE 85%ile+ / SAT 1290+ / MUSAT 35+

35%You pay

₹ 34,12,500

JEE 90%ile+ / SAT 1360+ / MUSAT 40+

50%You pay

₹ 26,25,000

JEE 95%ile+ / SAT 1450+ / MUSAT 43+

Scholarships are awarded based on performance in the Masters’ Union University Scholarship Aptitude Test (MUSAT) or other recognised aptitude/entrance tests, along with the applicant’s overall profile.

Hostel is charged separately. Loans cover up to 95% of programme fees.

Admissions 2027

Four years from now, two of you walk across the stage. Build the other one.

Admission via video essay and MUSAT. JEE and SAT scores are also accepted. No prior robotics experience needed. Curiosity and the itch to build are enough.

Apply now