After inauguration, students were oriented on labs, safety protocols, deliverables, and team groupings. By end of day, every student had a team, a handbook, a schedule, and a shared understanding that the boot camp was going to be demanding — and meant to be.

Before touching any equipment, students explored why anyone builds anything. An interactive quiz surfaced assumptions about business, and teams attempted their first Business Model Canvas — an exercise that resurfaced as prototypes took shape.

Delivered by M/s Tejas Automations, students assembled IoT platforms and wired sensors to controllers. Every team left with a working IoT mini-project — a decisive proof that the boot camp's promise of "you will actually build something" was real.

Students moved from plain-language AI explanations into hands-on Prompt Engineering — how to ask the right question, refine answers, and build AI-assisted workflows. Several teams left with AI-powered features for their final prototypes.

Every team 3D-printed at least one prototype part in the Fab Lab. For many students it was the first time they held a physical object they had designed on screen — a genuinely meaningful milestone.

The inflection point. With technical foundations in place, the cohort spent the day empathising, framing problems precisely, and using "How Might We…" to commit to solution directions. From this day, every morning became technical input and every afternoon became prototype build time.

Tejas Automations returned for the Drones module — covering lift and thrust, frame geometry, motor and propeller pairing, and battery safety. Teams ended the day with assembled, calibrated airframes ready for flight.

By the cohort's own account, the most exhilarating day. After simulator time, students moved to live flying in small supervised groups — every team got airborne. By day's end, sixty school students could honestly say they had flown a drone they assembled themselves.

A full-day off-campus visit to T-Works, India's largest prototyping facility. Students toured CNC, sheet-metal, electronics, woodwork, and the broader maker infrastructure — seeing for the first time how a 3D file becomes a finished, testable object. It visibly raised the ambition of their own prototypes.

The consolidation day — CNC, Laser Cutting, AR demo, and VR headset experience in the morning; Prototype Build Time, Pitch Coaching Mini-Clinic, Financial Literacy, and Intellectual Property Rights sessions in the afternoon. Students left knowing not just how to build, but how to fund and protect what they built.

The day the cohort had been working toward from Day 1. Ten teams pitched in two rounds — a strict 4-minute pitch and 3-minute jury Q&A format. A simultaneous Demo Showcase in the foyer let parents, press, and invited guests engage directly with working prototypes. Every student received a Certificate of Participation; top performers received Certificates of Excellence; eligible teams were announced as Prototype Development Fund recipients.