AI Summer Residency - IIMA VENTURES

AI Summer Residency

A high-intensity, 4-6 week in-residence program at IIM Ahmedabad Campus

AI Summer Residency

A high-intensity, 4-6 week in-residence program at IIM Ahmedabad Campus

About the Program

AI Summer Residency is a high-intensity, 4-6 week in-residence program at IIM Ahmedabad Campus for exceptional STEM undergraduates who are serious about building AI-first use cases/solutions. Designed and delivered by IIMA Ventures and the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad, the residency combines the deep-work, zero-distraction energy of an AI lab with the rigor of a top-tier accelerator. Through deep work sprints, hands-on technical guidance, and structured exposure to real users, the residency helps you move beyond hackathon demos and classroom projects to build for use-cases that can survive outside campus.

The Residency Journey

– Meet other serious builders and form complementary teams.
– Explore multiple whitespaces, evaluate possible use-cases, and kill weak ideas fast.
– Walk out with a sharp problem, a clear user, and a “why now” that stands up to questioning.

– Design and build an MVP in weeks, not months.
– Work with mentors on LLM Ops, vector DBs, agentic workflows, and infra trade-offs.

– Run validation sprints and track real usage.
– Convert your progress into sharp pitches and comprehensive data rooms.
– Present at use case / concept Showcase with feedback from founders, corporates and people at IIMA Ventures.

What We Offer

Residency

4-6 weeks of in-person, on the IIM Ahmedabad campus.

Tools

Cloud credits, AI tools and LLM/API credits*

Network

Direct access to AI founders, technical architects, GTM specialists

Community

Peer group of high-agency builders

Who Can Apply

STEM Undergrads

  • Who live in code and are comfortable building end-to-end prototypes.

Vibe Builders

  • Obsessed with real-world problems, not just the latest AI buzzwords.

Future AI Leaders

  • Who want to seriously explore entrepreneurship or early-stage roles in AI.

About the Organizers

Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad
The Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence at IIM Ahmedabad brings together cutting-edge AI research, education, and industry collaboration to help build meaningful AI-led innovation.

The Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA), IIM Ahmedabad
The Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA) at IIM Ahmedabad provides a common platform to faculty, research scholars, and practitioners for conducting cutting-edge research on data science and AI. The centre also organises seminars and workshops for knowledge dissemination.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Participants who successfully complete the residency will receive a Certificate of Completion from IIMA Ventures and the AI School.
Please note: This residency is not an internship and does not count as formal work experience.

The program is primarily offline at the IIM Ahmedabad campus.

There is no strict age cap.
Eligibility: Current STEM undergraduates, regardless of age bracket.

It is a builder-first residency.
The goal is to:
– Identify meaningful AI problem statements
– Build MVPs / working prototypes
– Test in real-world settings (non-commercial market testing)
– Ship deployable products
It is not a classroom-style course.

No, you can bring your own ideas and work on the problem statements identified during the residency. The focus is on builders, not pre-existing companies.

Primarily individual applications.
If you and your co-founder both apply and get selected independently, you may work together.

You will interact with:

– Founders building AI companies
– Corporate leaders
– Researchers
– Cloud/AI engineers
– Demo Day feedback
– Daily structured check-ins are part of the design.