STEM & Robotics
Coding from Class V. A fully equipped AI Lab. Three-time inter-school robotics league finalists. A butterfly conservation park that produces real scientific findings. STEM at Axel is not a subject — it is a way of thinking.
CBSE + Extended STEM Curriculum · Coding from Class V · Lab open after school
workstations
the robotics lab
league finalists
qualifiers in 2025
The AI & Robotics Lab
Facility
40 dedicated workstations running a full suite of development tools. Component library with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, sensor arrays, motors, servos, soldering equipment and a Prusa MK4 3D printer. High-speed internet throughout. The lab is supervised by a full-time Technology Coordinator and is open to all students from Class VI, including free-use time after school until 5:30 pm.
Curriculum integration
Coding is introduced in Class V as part of the school's extended curriculum — Python, Scratch and basic electronics. By Class VIII, students complete a full robotics design project as part of their Science coursework. Class XI and XII students pursuing Computer Science use the lab for their CBSE practicals and beyond-syllabus machine learning projects.
Competitions & achievements
Guwahati Inter-School Robotics League
Axel has reached the league finals for three consecutive years — 2024, 2025 and 2026. The team of four Class VIII students designs, builds and programs an autonomous robot to complete a set obstacle course. The 2026 team posted the fastest semi-final time in the competition's history. The team is managed entirely by students with only material support from faculty.
SOF Science & Technology Olympiad
Axel enters students from Class III to Class XII in the Science Olympiad Foundation's National Science Olympiad and International Mathematics Olympiad every year. In 2025, 14 students qualified for the Level 2 national round — the highest number in the school's history. Three students achieved international rankings.
Annual Science Exhibition
The school's internal Science & Technology Exhibition, held every November, is open to the public and to visiting school groups. Projects are assessed on originality, scientific method and presentation. In 2025, three projects were recognised by the Science & Technology Department of Assam for innovation in sustainable technology and biodiversity documentation.
NTSE & Olympiad preparation
Dedicated sessions for National Talent Search Examination preparation run from Class IX. The Maths & Olympiad Club provides peer tutoring alongside faculty-led sessions. Past Axel students have qualified for Stage II of the NTSE on multiple occasions and have represented Assam at the national Mathematics Olympiad.
Butterfly Park research
The Science & Environment Club's management of the butterfly conservation park — the only one in Northeast India — has produced documented research findings. In November 2025, club members recorded three new Pieridae species not previously documented in the Gorbhonga forest habitat. The finding was formally submitted to the Assam Biodiversity Board.
Coding projects & hackathon
The annual December Hackathon challenges teams of 3–5 students to build a working prototype — software, hardware or both — in 12 hours. Past projects have included a campus air quality monitor, a Bihu music generation app, a flood alert system using SMS and a school timetable optimiser. The top project earns a prize and gets presented to the school management.
STEM from Class V
Axel introduces computational thinking in Class V — earlier than most CBSE schools. By Class VI, students are building simple circuits. By Class VIII, they are writing Python code and designing robots. By Class X, many can build and deploy machine learning models. By Class XII, the strongest STEM students are building things that would impress university engineering departments.
The approach is project-first: students encounter a real problem, then learn whatever maths or code they need to solve it. Theory follows application — not the other way around.
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The AI Lab is open every weekday until 5:30 pm. Any Axel student from Class VI can walk in and start making. Come and join.