World Robot Olympiad Association (WRO) is a Singapore based non-profit organization serving a worldwide community of more than 22,000 teams in 60+ countries with fun and challenging robotics and STEM activities. WRO has been building this learning platform for 13 years now. The first WRO competition was in 2004 where with participation of 12 countries and 4000 teams.

Every year WRO competition is structured around a new challenge based on a real-life or science theme. The competition is conducted at multiple levels (inter school, regional & national) across countries where teams compete to qualify for the international championship. The international championship scheduled in November is the culmination of each year’s season.

The opportunity organise the international championship is given to different country each year, similar to Olympiad format. In 2016, India hosted the WRO India ‘Rap the Scrap’ season which was jointly organised by India STEM Foundation & National Council of Science Museum, Ministry of Culture.

FIRST, is a USA based not-for-profit public charity founded in 1989 to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. FIRST programs: Jr. FIRST LEGO League (Jr. FLL), FIRST LEGO League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) & FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) are popular in more than 75 countries and impact over 400,000 students. These programs motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills. Every season teams across the countries compete at different levels (qualifier, regional, national) to qualify & represent their countries at the FIRST Championship (USA) and other international events including European Open & Asia Pacific Invitational.

India STEM Foundation is the National Affiliate Partner of FIRST and has been instrumental in implementing Jr. FIRST LEGO League (Jr. FLL), FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) in India since 2009. Indian teams have received accolades and stood best at FIRST Championship & other FIRST international events.

National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India was formed on April 4, 1978. Today, it administers 25 Science Centres/Museums/Planetariums spread all over India. Science City, Kolkata, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, Vishvesvraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Bengaluru and National Science Centre, Delhi are National level centres of NCSM. All having its Regional centres and District Level Centres called Satellite Units (SUs).

In addition to development of Science centres/museums, NCSM strives to communicate Science and educate masses by its Mobile Science Exhibitions, Lectures and Demonstrations, Training and Workshops, Publications etc. NCSM has also sent exhibition to countries like Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Russia, USA, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh, Bulgaria and France.

National Council of Science Museum (NCSM) and India STEM Foundation jointly organise World Robot Olympiad India.

The Department of Science & Technology plays a pivotal role in promotion of science & technology in the country. The department has wide ranging activities ranging from promoting high end basic research and development of cutting edge technologies on one hand to service the technological requirements of the common man through development of appropriate skills and technologies on the other.

Department of Science & Technology proudly supports India STEM Foundation in implementing World Robot Olympiad India