All 38 districts.
No shortlist of favourites.

A government school in Ariyalur is read the same way as a city college. What we are looking at is the work.

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Applications close in

22 August 2026

22 August 2026, 11:59pm IST

Tamil Nadu · 10 schools, 10 colleges

Show us what you built.

We want to find them. 10 schools and 10 colleges across Tamil Nadu get Dropstone at our top tier for free. The highest plan we sell. Not a trial and not a stripped down student edition. The same thing a working engineer pays for.

This is not charity and it is not a pilot. Tamil Nadu already has the computers and the internet. Nearly every government school does. What it has never had is the tools working engineers actually use. So we are curious about one thing. Hand a fifteen-year-old the same thing a professional uses and see what they do with it.

We read Tamil. Dropstone's documentation is published in Tamil so nobody has to learn English before they can learn to build.

Applications close in

22 August 2026

22 August 2026, 11:59pm IST

How to apply

Download Dropstone and read the quickstart.
Build something that solves a real problem for your school or college. It can be small. A timetable tool. An attendance tracker. A study resource. Anything real to you.
Tell us in 100 words what problem you picked, and why it matters where you are.
Send a screenshot, video, or link showing what you made.

Priority goes to government institutions and to students who have never had access to a tool like this. It does not need to be finished. A genuine attempt counts.

Applying as

10 of each will be selected. Schools and colleges are judged separately so a Class 8 project is never compared against a final-year one.

Institution name

Institution type

District

Has this student used a paid developer tool before?

Answer honestly. Saying yes does not disqualify anyone. We ask because this program exists to close a gap and we cannot find the gap if nobody tells us where it is.

Submitted by

A principal or HOD or teacher must submit this. We do not accept applications directly from students.

Your name

Your role

Official email

Results go here. Use an institutional address if you have one. It helps us verify the application is genuine.

The student

Student name

Class or year

What they built

The problem, in about 100 words

0 words. Around 100 is right. We are not counting strictly. We just do not want an essay.

What they made with Dropstone

Proof link

A screenshot or a short video or a GitHub repo or a Drive link. Anything that shows the thing exists. Make sure the link is viewable by anyone.

Endorsement video (optional)

A short clip of the principal or HOD saying why this student and this institution. Upload it to YouTube as unlisted or to Drive and paste the link. We do not take file uploads.

If the student is under 18 I confirm their parent or guardian has consented to this application and to Dropstone holding the student's name and submitted work for the purpose of judging it.I confirm the work submitted is the student's own and that the details above are accurate.I consent to Dropstone storing the information in this form so it can be used to judge this application and to contact the institution about it. We do not use it for anything else and we do not share it.I have read and accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Fill every field and tick all four boxes to submit.

Dropstone itself is an 18+ service. Selected institutions receive access under a separate arrangement held by the institution rather than by individual students under 18.