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SAE Nirma Collegiate Club

SAE Nirma Collegiate Club

SAE- Nirma collegiate Club was started in the year 2010 it serves as center of excellence for automotive and unmanned vehicle development and research for welfare of the society and nation that is recognized globally for its quality of technology. Our mission is and always has been to innovate, to push the boundaries of every student via creativity, ingenuity and dexterity. SAE club is dedicated to creating the best vehicle by designing, manufacturing, testing, developing, racing and promoting it. The purpose of this organization is to provide its members opportunities to gain broader insight into the engineering profession.

SAE Nirma Collegiate Club is a platform for young engineering minds to apply their practical skills and explore every single dimension. It involves students from different branches of the Institute working together. SAE includes TEAM STALLIONS and TEAM ARROW where; students work dedicatedly towards building innovative All-Terrain Vehicles and Aero Models for participating in SAE-BAJA and SAE INDIA AERO DESIGN Challenge every year. SAE has also added a TEAM DYAUS in the year 2022 with the vision to build Satellite for CAN-SAT Competition.

Achievements are as listed below

Competition Year AWARD
M-BAJA  2014 1st Rafter Award
1st Go Green
Dhronacharya Award
M-BAJA 2015 2nd Acceleration Award
International Go kart championship  2015 Champions
SAE-ADC (Micro class) 2016 Overall 5th and best design Award
SAE-ADC (Micro class) 2017 Overall 4th
M-BAJA 2017 2nd Sledge pull
2nd Go green
E-BAJA 2018 3rd Endurance and 2nd Sales presentation
M-BAJA 2018 2nd runner up, 1st endurance and durability award
SAE-ADC (Micro class) 2019 Secured overall 1st position out of 136 teams and best technical presentation award. 
E-BAJA 2019 Champions
SAE-ADC (Micro class) 2020 Secured overall 3rd position out of 140 teams and 3rd best technical presentation award.
ESVC 2021 Champions
SAE-ADC (Micro class) 2021 Secured overall 1st position and 2nd technical Design report.
AUVSI SUAS 2022 Secured overall 14th rank at international level out of 72 teams
E-BAJA 2022 Best acceleration award
Rafter award and 1st runner up in suspension and traction
SAE-ADC (Regular class) 2022 2nd in innovation and 2nd in best design report.
Aerothon 2022
  • Best Manual Flight award – cash prize of Rs. 25000
  • Overall 5th
Formula Bharat 2023
  • Overall 2nd
  • 1st in Acceleration
  • 1st in Skidpad
  • 2nd in Engineering Design Evaluation
  • 2nd in Autocross
e-BAJA 2023
  • 1st in Acceleration Award – cash prize Rs. 20,000
  • Raftar Award – Fastest Lap
  • 2nd in Suspension & Traction
  • Overall 15th
Students Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) 2023
  • Stood Globally 5th – cash prize of $500
SUPRA 2023
  • Best cost report award – cash prize Rs. 30,000
  • Overall 11th
Drone Development Challenge (DDC) 2023 Micro Category

  • Overall 2nd – cash prize Rs. 45,000
  • Best Design Report – cash prize Rs. 10,000

Regular Category

  • Best Computational Fluid Dynamics – cash prize Rs. 10,000
  • 2nd in Design Repor
Formula Bharat 2024
  • Overall 19th
e-BAJA 2024
  • Overall 17th
CANSAT 2024
  • Nationally 2end
Students Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) 2024
  • Stood Globally 3rd – cash prize of $2000
TurkSAT 2024
  • Stood Globally 9th
Technoxian – World Robotics Championship 2024
  • Stood Globally 4th
Aerothon 2024
  • National Champion – Overall 1st – cash prize Rs. 1,50,000
  • 1st in Business Plan – cash prize Rs. 25,000
Drone Development Challenge (DDC) 2024 Micro Category

  • Overall 2nd – cash prize Rs. 45,000
  • 1st in Technical Presentation – cash prize Rs. 10,000

Regular Category

  • Overall 4th
  • 1st in Design Report
e-BAJA 2025
  • Overall 34th
Drone Development Challenge (DDC) 2025 Micro Category

  • Overall 3rd – cash prize Rs. 20,000

Regular Category

  • National Champion – Overall 1st – cash prize Rs. 1,00,000
SAE Aero Design West 2025
  • 5thin Mission score category
  • Overall 5th
Students Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) 2025
  • World Champion – Stood Globally 1st – cash prize of $3000
TurkSAT 2025
  • Stood Globally 7th, 1st in Asia
CANSAT 2025
  • Best Design Award
Model Rocketry 2025
  • Overall Nationally 3rd
e-BAJA 2026
  • Overall 15th
Drone Development Challenge (DDC) 2026 Micro Category

  • Overall 2nd – cash prize Rs. 45,000

Regular Category

  • 2nd in Best Presentation Award
ISRO Robotic Challenge – URSC (IRoC-U) 2026
  • National Champion – Overall 1st – cash prize of Rs. 10,00,000
Rocket Competition – A4 International 2026
  • Exemplary Award
  • Stood Globally 4th, 1st in Asia