Build Your First Startup Before You Graduate

Build Your First Startup Before You Graduate

India's First Interdisciplinary UG Programme in AI & Business

India's First Interdisciplinary UG Programme in AI & Business

Designed & Delivered By 100+ Leaders From

Designed & Delivered By 100+ Leaders From

Designed & Delivered By 100+ Leaders From

March Intake closes on : 20th March 2026

AI & Business

4 Year UGP combining technical depth with entrepreneurial thinking

AI & Business

4 Year UGP combining technical depth with entrepreneurial thinking

AI & Business

4 Year UGP combining technical depth with entrepreneurial thinking

Build Your Own Startup

Mandatory founder track to build a tech startup with access to funding

Build Your Own Startup

Mandatory founder track to build a tech startup with access to funding

Build Your Own Startup

Mandatory founder track to build a tech startup with access to funding

Bangalore

Fully residential Urban Campus in India's Silicon Valley

Bangalore

Fully residential Urban Campus in India's Silicon Valley

Bangalore

Fully residential Urban Campus in India's Silicon Valley

Selective Cohort

Only 200 students accepted, talented cohort of future founders

Selective Cohort

Only 200 students accepted, talented cohort of future founders

Selective Cohort

Only 200 students accepted, talented cohort of future founders

EXPERTISE THAT DELIVERS

Learn From People Who've Actually Built Billion-Dollar Products

Built on Scaler's foundation: 10+ years building top 1% tech talent. Scaler Alumni shaping major tech startups in India

7+

Deep-tech startups building cutting-edge AI - including India's first humanoid robot, now incubated at SST's Innovation Lab.

Founded by alumni from

₹25L Grant

Won by student startup from Samsung

10+

Startups Founded by SST Students, 1 SIL incubated startup featured on Shark Tank

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International Wins

Students at Apple Academy, Smart India Hackathon Champions, International Coding Olympics (ICPC) and much more.

The world has changed. Education hasn’t.

AI is fundamentally changing how companies are built. But education is still stuck in the past.

The Fatal Gap

The Fatal Gap

The Current Education forces you to choose either

The Current Education forces you to choose either

Engineering Schools teach you to code and build systems, but not how to run a business.

Business Schools teach you strategy, finance, and operations, but not how to build the product yourself.

The AI Era

The AI Era

This is the best time in history to build a tech startup

This is the best time in history to build a tech startup

The future belongs to those who can do both.

The future belongs to those who can do both.

The future belongs to those who can do both.

introducing

AI & Business at Scaler School of Technology

The only 4 Year UGP in India where you don't choose between tech and business - you master both, and graduate as a founder.

Filmed in Silicon Valley, California, USA

The Vision Behind This Program

ft. Anshuman Singh, Co-founder of Scaler | Scaler School of Technology

Ex -

Interdisciplinary Learning

Master Both AI and Business - not one or the other.

Key Highlights

Master Business Fundamentals

Build AI models

Graduate fluent in both

Learn by Building

Start building production-ready products from day one.

Key Highlights

50+ projects across 4 years

Real users, real feedback

Graduate with a portfolio

Mandatory Startup Mode

Every student launches a real startup in Year 4.

Key Highlights

₹2Cr+ fund

Seed capital

10+ startups already built

Learn from Builders

55+ founders and CXOs who've built what you study.

Key Highlights

Built Facebook Messenger

Leaders from Open AI, Meta etc

1:1 mentorship

Built & Delivered By 100+ AI & Business Leaders

  • Rajan Anandan

    Ex VP South-East Asia

  • Arvind N

    Co-Creator GPT 3 & 4

  • Varun Mohan

    Lead Engineer

  • Yash Kumar

    Member of Technical Staff

  • Akash Saxena

    CTPO

  • Rahul Chari

    Co-founder

  • Amod Malviya

    Ex CTO

Blueprint of Next-Gen Builders

Interdisciplinary Curriculum

A rigorous, 4-year residential program broken down into four distinct phases

Year 1

Think & Build

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

Real-world Projects you’ll work on:

Skills you’ll build

First-Principles Thinking

Programming Fundamentals

Business Fundamentals

Data Structures & Algorithms

Web App Development

Structured Problem Solving

Linear Algebra Foundations

Probability & Statistical Reasoning

Startup Ideation & Opportunity Discovery

Technical & Business Communication

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Outcome

You can build simple AI-powered products and clearly explain what they do, how they work, and why they matter.

Year 2

Build Products That Scale

Year 3

Solve Problems That Matter

Year 4

Founder Mode

Year 1

Think & Build

Year 2

Build Products That Scale

Year 3

Solve Problems That Matter

Year 4

Founder Mode

Year 1 : Think & Build

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

Real-world Projects you’ll work on:

Skills you’ll build

First-Principles Thinking

Programming Fundamentals

Business Fundamentals

Data Structures & Algorithms

Web App Development

Structured Problem Solving

Linear Algebra Foundations

Probability & Statistical Reasoning

Startup Ideation & Opportunity Discovery

Technical & Business Communication

View Subject List

Outcome

You can build simple AI-powered products and clearly explain what they do, how they work, and why they matter.

Year 1

Think & Build

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

Real-world Projects you’ll work on:

Skills you’ll build

First-Principles Thinking

Programming Fundamentals

Business Fundamentals

Data Structures & Algorithms

Web App Development

Structured Problem Solving

Linear Algebra Foundations

Probability & Statistical Reasoning

Startup Ideation & Opportunity Discovery

Technical & Business Communication

View Subject List

Outcome

You can build simple AI-powered products and clearly explain what they do, how they work, and why they matter.

Year 2

Build Products That Scale

Year 3

Solve Problems That Matter

Year 4

Founder Mode

What happens after you build

After 6 months of mandatory startup building, you choose

Path 1

Continue as founder

Scale your startup with VC access and mentors

Path 2

Switch to placements

Step into high-impact AI and business roles with 1200+ placement partners

AI Engineers

AI Consulting

AI Product Manager

Upto 6-month Internships

Founder's Office

AI Engineers

AI Product Manager

Founder's Office

AI Consulting

Upto 6-month Internships

AI Engineers

Founder's Office

Upto 6-month Internships

AI Product Manager

AI Consulting

The Safety Net

Changed your mind after going all-in as a founder? Get one full year of deferred placement support. So you can take bold bets, knowing your career path remains open.

Scaler Innovation Lab : Build a deep-tech startup before you graduate

Scaler Innovation Lab : Build a deep-tech startup before you graduate

5+

Hi-tech labs powering deep-tech startups building cutting-edge AI - including India’s first humanoid robot are now incubated in SST's Innovation Lab.

Founded by alumni from

10+

SST Students led Startups that are already making impact

₹2 Crore+ dedicated fund

Enabling students to turn bold ideas into venture-backed companies with institutional support.

50+

founders, CXOs, and startup leaders have engaged with our students and shared their insights.

7+

industry-led startups incubated in Innovation lab, founded by leaders from Big Tech.

Scaler's Boldest Program Yet: Luminaries Club Launch Day

Scaler's Boldest Program Yet: Luminaries Club Launch Day

Luminaries Club - mentored by a Silicon Valley unicorn founder

Luminaries Club - mentored by a Silicon Valley unicorn founder

Prasanna Sankar, Co-founder of Rippling ($16B), personally mentors a handpicked group of students to think bigger and build global companies.

Prasanna Sankar, Co-founder of Rippling ($16B), personally mentors a handpicked group of students to think bigger and build global companies.

Faculty

Learn by doing, from faculty who’ve been there, done that

You don’t learn to build companies from textbooks—you learn from those who’ve built them.

Degree pathway for SST AI & B students

Students may pursue an online B.Sc. degree independently alongside SST. We support the 4-year program pathway.

Degree pathway for SST AI & B students

Students may pursue an online B.Sc. degree independently alongside SST. We support the 4-year program pathway.

4-Year Program

Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons.) in Computer Science with BITS Pilani

Bachelor's degree we recommend our students to pursue in parallel

• Unlock stellar placement opportunities and higher studies options with a UGC recognised degree.

• Earn Certification in AI & B from Scaler School of Technology.

Our Proven Outcomes

SST students have built AI startups and have secured internships across 150+ companies

Early wins from our Founding Cohort

2 Lakhs

SST’s highest internship stipend, in just 2nd year

96%

of eligible students have got at least 1 internship role offered

158

Students of 2023-27 batch have already secured internships

156+

New Companies registered for campus interships

2 Lakhs

SST’s highest internship stipend, in just 2nd year

158

Students of 2023-27 batch have already secured internships

96%

of eligible students have got at least 1 internship role offered

156+

New Companies registered for campus interships

150+ Other Companies

Internship Report 2025

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Internship Report 2025

96% of students secured internships by their 2nd year, with the highest stipend being ₹2 lakhs/month.
96% of students secured internships by their 2nd year, with the highest stipend being ₹2 lakhs/month.

12 Global Internship

150+ Companies Hired SST Students

and more

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AI&B at SST vs Traditional Education

How AI & Business at SST is fundamentally different

Parameter

Core focus

How students learn

Entrepreneurship

Who teaches

Career outcomes

Risk & safety net

Engineering

Theoretical CS

Lectures & exams

Optional club

Academics

Junior SDE

Limited flexibility

Business

Theoretical management

Case studies

Competitions

Limited tech exposure

Analyst roles

No tech skills

AI & Business (SST)

AI + Business + Startups

Build real products

Mandatory, ₹2 Cr fund pool

Meta, Google, OpenAI founders

Founders, AI PMs, Engineers

Placements + deferred support

Engineering

Theoretical CS

Lectures & exams

Optional club

Academics

Junior SDE

Limited flexibility

Business

Theoretical management

Case studies

Competitions

Limited tech exposure

Analyst roles

No tech skills

AI & Business (SST)

AI + Business + Startups

Build real products

Mandatory, ₹2 Cr fund pool

Meta, Google, OpenAI founders

Founders, AI PMs, Engineers

Placements + deferred support

Be a Part of a Highly Selective Cohort

With a 3.3% selection rate, join our elite circle driving 1% growth every day—matching Ivy League excellence. 21 states, 161 districts—our students are a rich mix of perspectives, cultures, and ideas.

Batch 2025 Admissions Stats
15,000

NSET Takers

1,000

Interviewed

250

Selected

3.3%

Selection Rate

Batch 2025 Admissions Stats
15,000

NSET Takers

1,000

Interviewed

250

Selected

3.3%

Selection Rate

Year 2025

183+ SST students also secured offers from prestigious universities like IITs, NITs, University of Toronto etc.

Student Directory

Non-exhaustive list

Students who joined us leaving behind prestigious offers
  • Karthikeya

    JEE 98.8%

    Currently building a cybersecurity tool “Raptor” which amassed great media attention on X

  • Anurag Jha

    IIT BHU Offer

    Working on AI powered voice automation tool. Also got a chance to pitch at YCombinator

  • Sourashish Sarkar

    JU, IISER Offer

    Internship in Singapore with stipend 2 lakhs / month. Building his own startup Delta

Bangalore. India's startup capital. Your campus.

In India's Silicon Valley - our urban campus combines cutting-edge labs with a close community—where students learn, lead clubs, run fests, and forge lifelong bonds.

Amenities and Features

Fully residential

On-campus living designed for focused building and strong peer community.

Scaler Innovation Lab

India’s only deep-tech lab for undergraduates where innovative ideas come to life.

Clubs

Open source, competitive programming, sports, entrepreneurship

Mental health support

Professional counselling through our Lissun partnership and in-house mental health counsellors.

Explore Campus Life

Amenities and Features

Fully residential

On-campus living designed for focused building and strong peer community.

Scaler Innovation Lab

India’s only deep-tech lab for undergraduates where innovative ideas come to life.

Clubs

Open source, competitive programming, sports, entrepreneurship

Mental health support

Professional counselling through our in-house mental health counsellors.

Explore Campus Life

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Admission Process

How to join AI & B Programmme

Eligibility

• Age ≤ 20 as of 1 July 2026

• ≥60% in Grade 12 Mathematics

• Current Grade 12 students & pass-outs (2024 onwards) Open to all streams - science, commerce and arts

Step 1

Application Form

Fill in your academic details, and achievements. Select your preferred program(s) - AI & Business, or CS & AI or both. Submit a video essay to express your motivation towards the program

Step 2

Qualify for Interviews

1. Default - Book a Slot for NSET Select a suitable slot for the entrance test. The application fee is INR 1000

2. Fastrack (Skip NSET) - Based on your JEE & SAT score you'll get chance to directly sit for interviews by skipping NSET

Step 3

1:1 Interview (Online)

Two rounds - an AI-led interview assessing programme fit and aptitude, followed by an industry-led interview focused on startup ambition and commitment

Step 4

Admission Decision

Within 7-10 days of your interview, you will receive your result. Candidates will be either Accepted or Rejected

Step 5

Final Enrollment

Scholarship and financial assistance provided for eligible students

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can students from Commerce and Arts backgrounds succeed in this program?

How do I know if this program is right for me?

What makes this program different from other business or startup programs?

Will I lose out on core technical depth compared to a pure computer science student?

Do I need to have prior startup experience?

How does the placement support work for AI & Business program?

What is the degree given?

Looking for a CS & AI path instead?

Our CS & AI program is built for students who want to:

• Master AI, software, and complex systems

• Build everything from ML models to trading engines

• Work on frontier technology inside AI Labs

• Graduate as an SDE-2-level engineer ready for top tech firms

Scaler School of Technology offers a certificate-based program. It is not a university/college and does not confer degrees.

Scaler School of Technology offers a certificate-based program. It is not a university/college and does not confer degrees.