ACIC Sahyadri Foundation — NITI Aayog · Atal Innovation Mission · Sahyadri College
Infrastructure

Built to make things real.

A makerspace, a fabrication bay and labs that exist for one purpose — turning a sketch into a working prototype.

Overview & access

Facility access is available to anyone in an active ACIC Sahyadri programme. Students, researchers and community innovators outside a formal cohort may book slots by contacting the facility team. A short induction session is required before first use of any fabrication equipment. Access is provided at no cost for programme participants; nominal charges may apply for external bookings — contact us for details.

Facility at a glance

Total area

200+

Seats

50+ machines

Equipment

Mon–Sat, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Operating hours

Makerspace

An open floor equipped with hand tools, electronics benches, soldering stations, basic oscilloscopes and measuring instruments. Designed for idea-stage and pre-incubation innovators to quickly and cheaply prototype their ideas.

Best suited for: Idea-stage and pre-incubation innovators

Prototyping Bay

Equipped with FDM and SLA 3D printers, a CNC router, laser cutter, and PCB prototyping tools. Move from a sketch to a physical, testable object within days.

Best suited for: Pre-incubation and incubation founders

Fabrication Facility

Includes MIG/TIG welding, CNC machining, sheet metal working, and precision cutting tools. For founders building durable, production-intent hardware.

Best suited for: Incubation and acceleration ventures

Labs & Centres of Excellence

Domain-specific labs including the Mphasis AI & Robotics Lab (4,000 sq ft), an Electronics & IoT lab, a Biotech lab, and a Climate Sciences workspace — built in partnership with Sahyadri College's existing research infrastructure.

Best suited for: Domain-specific technical validation

Co-working & Collaboration Spaces

Over 200 desk spaces, nine meeting rooms (25 capacity each), five seminar halls (200 seating), and two auditoriums (800 and 2000 seating). Informal collaboration areas for founders, mentors and visiting partners.

Best suited for: Incubation and acceleration teams, and visiting mentors

Equipment directory

A filterable directory of every machine on the floor — genuinely useful, and something almost no comparable centre publishes. Contact the facility team for the complete list with specifications.

Full equipment inventory with specifications — available on request from the facility team.

Book a facility slot

Tell us what you're building and what you need access to — we'll confirm a slot and any induction required.

See the equipment. Book the slot. Start building.

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