Polaris School of Technology

Students switching from the traditional JEE-to-engineering-college path to Polaris are often doing so because they want earlier exposure to real coding, project-based learning, open-source contributions, internships and industry mindsets. Some have turned that into measurable successes like GSoC selections and tech roles or internships within the first one or two years.

Ninja Mentors: 1:1 mentorship from engineers at companies like Uber, Amazon, and Meta. 

Global Certification Pathways: Support for cracking GSoC, LFX, and ML certifications. 

Resume & Portfolio Building: Moving beyond text resumes to GitHub-led portfolios that prove you have shipped code.

Direct Partner Access: 1000+ hiring partners.

Polaris attracts a highly competitive peer group through its Polaris Admission Test (PAT) and founder interviews, which filter for a "Builder Mindset." In 2025, the batch included students who left JEE coaching to pursue hands-on engineering, leading to a culture where 45% of the batch contributes to global Open Source. The peer group is geographically diverse (90% from outside Karnataka) and is deeply integrated with the Bangalore startup ecosystem through weekly fireside chats with CTOs and VCs. 

Polaris students secure Industry-Integrated Internships starting from their first 8 months. 

Global Programs: 11 GSoC selections and multiple Summer of Bitcoin and LFX Fellowships.

Startup Sprints: Internships at high-growth firms like Zuvees, Meesho, Blinkit, and GNA Energy.

Stipends: First-year stipends peaked at ₹2.5 Lakhs, with an average monthly stipend for the pilot batch significantly higher than the national average for fresh graduates.

Polaris is a better choice for students prioritizing ROI and modern tech stacks over a traditional "vacation-style" campus life. Traditional Tier-1/2 colleges (like VIT or Manipal) often follow a fixed 4-year theory-heavy curriculum. In contrast, Polaris students master the MERN Stack and AI/ML fundamentals in Year 1, enabling them to earn stipends of ₹1.8L to ₹2.5L as freshmen. The degree is officially recognised under Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956, ensuring it is legally equivalent to traditional degrees for UPSC, GATE, and MBA admissions.

Both are new-age schools, but Polaris offers a specific "Product Engineering" edge. Polaris achieved a national record in 2025 with 11 first-year students cracking Google Summer of Code (GSoC), demonstrating that its curriculum is geared toward global engineering benchmarks earlier than its peers. If your goal is to be an AI Architect or Founder, Polaris provides a $10,000 Seed Fund through the PST Tech Combinator and a founder-led mentorship model (backed by Classplus) that Newton's more interview prep-centric model differs from. 

Check out the stipends offered to the BTech batch 2025 in the table below:

Polaris School of Technology offers decent placements to its BTech Computer Science (AI & ML) students annually. According to the latest report, 11 students of the batch 2025 were selected for Google Summer Code,  3 for Linux Foundation and 4 students for  Sumer of Bitcoin programs. The the highest stipend offers secured by the students of the batch 2025 was INR 5.5 lakh. The starting stipend offered to the batch 2025 stood at INR 1.2 lakh, whereas the average stipend offered to the first year students stood at INR 2.4 lakh.

Yes. The degree is offered in affiliation with Medhavi Skills University. Its valid for all competitive exams and higher education.