Build Your First Startup Before You Graduate

Build Your First Startup Before You Graduate

4-Year Industry-Integrated UG Program where students learn by building real startups

A 4-year undergraduate program integrating technology, AI, and entrepreneurship to build real startups.

Designed & Delivered By 100+ Leaders From

Designed & Delivered By 100+ Leaders From

Designed & Delivered By 100+ Leaders From

India’s First Undergraduate Program Where You Learn AI, Business, and Startup Building - All in One Place

Eligibility

For current 12 / graduated students with Math (open to all streams).

2 Cr+ Startup Fund

Dedicated student startup fund to help you build your tech startup.

Pitch to Top Investors

Raise your first cheque before you graduate.

Limited Seats

Only 200 seats – ensuring high-quality peer learning and close mentorship

The world has changed. Education hasn’t.

The Problem

No traditional undergrad program prepares you for this AI driven future

If you want to build AI products, start companies, or lead tech-driven teams, you’ll feel this gap immediately.

Pure engineering programs only teach you how to build what’s defined.

Pure engineering programs only teach you how to build what’s defined.

Pure business programs only teach you business theory without deep technology.

Pure business programs only teach you business theory without deep technology.

AI is one of the most profound things we're working on as humanity. It's more profound than fire or electricity.

Sundar Pichai

CEO, Google

CEO, Google

This is why we have built

AI & Business - A 4-year programme for the future builders of India

Tech + Business, Together

Build technology while understanding users, markets, and impact

Tech + Business, Together

Build technology while understanding users, markets, and impact

Tech + Business, Together

Build technology while understanding users, markets, and impact

Real world building

No outdated classroom assignments, only real problems and real users

Real world building

No outdated classroom assignments, only real problems and real users

Real world building

No outdated classroom assignments, only real problems and real users

Graduate with a tech Startup

Every student gets a pre-seed fund, builds an MVP and generates real revenue

Graduate with a tech Startup

Every student gets a pre-seed fund, builds an MVP and generates real revenue

Graduate with a tech Startup

Every student gets a pre-seed fund, builds an MVP and generates real revenue

Entrepreneurship, With a Safety Net

After building a startup, continue as a Founder or secure top internships & placements.

Entrepreneurship, With a Safety Net

After building a startup, continue as a Founder or secure top internships & placements.

Entrepreneurship, With a Safety Net

After building a startup, continue as a Founder or secure top internships & placements.

Build AI systems. Build startups. From Day 1.

Our proven placement outcomes

SST students have secured internships across 150+ companies, turning skills into real internships.

Early wins from our Founding Cohort
2 Lakhs

SST 2nd-year students competing with final-year peers for top stipends.

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

150+ Other Companies

Internship Report 2025

Download to know more

Internship Report 2025

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

12 Global Internship

YEAR 1

150+ Companies Hired SST Students

YEAR 1

and more

Audited by

Auditor for placement reports of:

Supported by World Top Tech & Business Leaders

  • Rajan Anandan

    Ex VP South-East Asia

  • Arvind N

    Co-Creator GPT 3 & 4

  • Akash Saxena

    CTPO

  • Amod Malviya

    Ex CTO

  • Yash Kumar

    Member of Technical Staff

  • Varun Mohan

    Lead Engineer

  • Rahul Chari

    Co-founder

What Your Journey Looks Like

A Curriculum Built for the Future

What Your Journey Looks Like

A Curriculum Built for the Future

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4 - Founder Mode

Year 1 : Learn to Think & Build

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

Real-world Projects you’ll work on:

Skills you’ll build

Computational & Structured Problem Solving

Programming Fundamentals (Python / JavaScript / C++)

Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA)

Web Application Development

Mathematics for Software & Data Engineering

Statistical Analysis & Probability Modeling

Database Design & SQL Management

Data Analysis using Spreadsheets (Advanced Excel)

Technical & Business Communication

Presentation Design & Executive Storytelling

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

Learn to Think & Build

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

YEAR 2

Build Products That Scale

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

YEAR 3

Solve Problems That Matter

Start by building strong foundations across both technology and business

YEAR 4

Founder Mode

Spend six months building a startup full-time. Then choose your path ,scale your venture further or pursue internships and placements

The Founder Journey

After 6 months of exploring entrepreneurship, choose a path:

Continue as a Founder

For students with traction who want to go all-in:

Startup Mentorship

Pitch to top investors ( Campus funds, Tiger Global, Lightrock, Peak XV) through demo days

Pitch to Top Investors

Get full-time with guidance from experienced founders, and domain experts

Startup Labs

Operate from campus with access to Innovation Labs, AI Labs, and dedicated startup mentors

Industry Immersion

For students who want deep industry exposure before scaling.

Internships

Up to 6 months - Curated on-campus and off-campus roles via SST’s placement team

Industry-Sponsored Projects

Work on real problems with leading companies

Innovation Labs

Build in advanced labs across AI, ML, Robotics, AR/VR, and IoT

Placements

Step into high-impact roles - AI engineers, AI Product Managers, Founder’s Office, and AI strategy roles

Outcome

Become a tech founder of an early-stage startup OR land a future-ready job via placements or PPO

The safety net

Deferred placement support: The safety net that makes this possible

Scaler School of Technology gives you something no other programme does: Placement support beyond Year 4.

If you go all-in on your startup in Year 4, build from the Innovation Lab and later decide to return to opt for industry experience, you get one full year of deferred placement support from SST.

This means

You can explore entrepreneurship with a safety net of deferred placements.

It’s a win-win situation.

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.

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.

Learn from World's Leading CTOs/CXOs

Learn From the Minds Shaping Global Tech like Open AI, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta & more

AI Innovation at SST

Build the next frontier AGI with Scaler AI Labs

Scaler AI labs brings frontier AI research inside the campus where SST students work with leading AI companies to build, train and deploy next generation AI models

3 Proof Pillars
Students Proofs

Scaler Innovation Lab: India’s Only Deep-Tech Lab for Undergraduates

Scaler Innovation lab supports early stage tech startups, across AI/ML, IoT, Robotics, and Blockchain with hands-on mentorship, investor connects, top tech talent and world-class workspace

10+ Student led Startups
₹2Crore+ dedicated fund

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

50+ Founders, CXOs, startup leaders have visited
7+ Industry-led startups incubated
5 Hi-Tech Labs

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

In an age of AI and rapid innovation, traditional programs aren't enough. It's time for a new approach to building the future.

Be a Part of a Highly Selective Cohort

With a 3.2% 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.

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

For current 12 / graduated students with Math (open to all streams - science, commerce etc)

24/7 faculty access

For current 12 / graduated students with Math (open to all streams - science, commerce etc)

Clubs

Open source, competitive programming, sports, entrepreneurship

Mental health support

Lissun partnership

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Admission Process

How to join SST

Eligibility

• Age ≤ 20 as of 1 July 2026

• ≥60% in Grade 12 Mathematics

• Current Grade 12 students & pass-outs (2024 onwards)

Step 1

Application Form

Fill in basic details about academic performances and submit

Step 2

Qualification Exam

Appear for Scaler's National Scholarship and Entrance Test (NSET)

Step 3

1:1 Interview (Online)

To get to know you better and see how you fit into the program

Step 4

Shortlisting Candidate

Admission team will provide a final decision within 30 days

Step 5

Final Enrollment

Scholarship and financial assistance provided for specifically eligible students

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for this program?

What will I learn in this program?

What is the admission process?

What are the career outcomes?

What is the degree given?

Want to go all-in on becoming elite engineers who build the world’s most powerful systems.

CS & AI is 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