THE FELLOWSHIP · COHORT 02ALL-INDIA · LIVE ONLINEZERO TO BUILDER

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The Fellowship · Cohort 02

TheFounders'Web.

A 12-weekend fellowship where students build & launch 5 real software projects — with university-level computer-science foundations.

THE FELLOWSHIP • COHORT 02 • ALL-INDIA · BY SELECTION • ZERO TO BUILDER • BUILD REAL SOFTWARE • 12 WEEKS · WEEKENDS • APPLICATIONS CLOSE 20 JULY • BEGINS AUGUST 2026 •THE FELLOWSHIP • COHORT 02 • ALL-INDIA · BY SELECTION • ZERO TO BUILDER • BUILD REAL SOFTWARE • 12 WEEKS · WEEKENDS • APPLICATIONS CLOSE 20 JULY • BEGINS AUGUST 2026 •

Students have joined from schools across India

Chrysalis High
Rockwell International School
National Public School, ITPL
Arya Vidya Mandir
Manav Rachna International School
OPG World School
Yadavindra Public School

Why the Fellowship

Not a course. A training ground.

Build, don't watch.

You write real code by hand and ship real software — not follow along with videos. Every line is built and understood, never blindly generated.

Depth, not shortcuts.

Real CS foundations — C, data structures, algorithms. The understanding AI can't give you, and what makes you genuinely capable.

Earned, not bought.

A selected few, by application. You earn your place — tuition is paid only once you're in.

II.

The transformation

Twelve weekends. A different student.

Today

Curious — but has never written real code
Not sure how apps and websites actually work
Mostly consumes technology
Treats AI as a black box

After the Fellowship

Builds & launches real software, independently
Understands how software works, top to bottom
Has five live projects and a portfolio
Directs AI like an engineer — and knows when it’s wrong

III.

What you’ll build

Five real projects. All launched.

Designed for complete beginners — you start from your very first line of code, and these come together step by step, each one harder and more real than the last.

Personal Portfolio

Your own website, live on the internet — the first thing you’ll point the world to.

HTML · CSS · Deploy

Startup Landing Page

A real product landing page with interactions and a working form.

JavaScript · Responsive

AI Chatbot

A chatbot with its own backend that talks to an LLM and remembers the conversation.

Node · APIs · AI

Full-Stack Dashboard

A real app with sign-in, a database, and a REST API behind it.

Next.js · Database · Auth

Capstone Product

Your own end-to-end product — design it, build it, launch it, demo it.

Everything, together

→

A real portfolio

All five ship live and become a portfolio you can show to schools, internships and beyond.

IV.

For parents

Why families choose this.

Builds and launches real software, independently
Learns programming foundations taught in university CS courses
Develops problem-solving, logic and systems thinking
Finishes with a portfolio for internships, competitions & applications
Learns to use AI with judgment — as a tool, not a shortcut
Gains the confidence that comes from shipping real things

Beyond code

CommunicationProblem-solvingSystems thinkingPresentationSelf-learningAI literacy

★

Proof · Cohort 01

Don’t take our word for it.

Our first cohort was small and serious. Every hackathon builder shipped a real, live website — here are their actual projects, and what their parents said.

select students

schools, all-India

day cohort

hackathon builders

100%

shipped live

In their words.

“She gained the confidence to build websites — even though she had never built one before.”

— Vagdevi Varma, Parent of Konda Nirupama · Rockwell International School

“The sessions were conducted very well and at the right pace. Cohort 01 was great exposure for my daughter — she learnt the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and used them in the hackathon.”

— Mohit Shanbhag, Parent of Moha · Chrysalis High, Kadugodi

“Initially she wasn’t interested, but by the end she was so enthusiastic about the programme!”

— Yamini Anne, Parent of Sree Sahasra · Chrysalis High, Horamavu

How selection works

A place is earned.

Apply

One application, with a few honest questions and a 100-word intent — how you think, what you'd build, and why now. No prior coding, no marks, no fee.

Group discussion

Shortlisted applicants join a live online group discussion. We look for clear thinking, listening, and the way you work with other people on an idea.

Offer & confirm

Selected fellows receive an offer and confirm their seat with the ₹8,500 tuition. That's the only payment, and only if you're in.

Start your application →Open now · Applications close 20 July 2026.

VI.

Syllabus

Twelve weeks, zero to full-stack.

Two interleaved tracks every weekend — full-stack engineering and computer-science foundations. We start from first principles, so complete beginners are welcome. Every line is written and understood by the student, never blindly generated by AI.

WEEK 01

JavaScript & the Machine

JS as a language, the call stack, Git & GitHub done properly; first C programs and how a computer actually runs code.

Foundations

WEEK 02

Closures, Async & the DOM

Higher-order functions, promises, the DOM with plain JS; C control flow, functions and arrays.

Core

WEEK 03

TypeScript · Pointers & Big-O

Types and interfaces; C pointers, memory, strings; complexity and recursion.

Core

WEEK 04

React from First Principles

Components, state, lists and events; array/string algorithms and the two-pointer toolkit. Milestone project I.

Project I

WEEK 05

React in Depth

Effects, routing, custom hooks; linked lists, stacks and queues built from scratch.

Build

WEEK 06

A Real Frontend Product

Ship a complete, deployed frontend app; recursion, searching and sorting.

Build

WEEK 07

Node, Express & REST APIs

Build a real backend and API by hand; hash tables and problem-solving with hashing.

Backend

WEEK 08

Databases — SQL & NoSQL

MySQL and MongoDB; trees and binary-search trees. Milestone project II.

Project II

WEEK 09

Auth, Security & Integrations

Real authentication (bcrypt, JWT), third-party APIs; heaps and algorithmic problem-solving.

Backend

WEEK 10

Next.js Full-Stack & System Design

Full-stack Next.js, system-design basics; graphs (BFS/DFS). Capstone begins.

Capstone

WEEK 11

AI Integrations & Chatbots

Engineer an AI feature into your product (built & understood, not vibe-coded); dynamic programming & greedy.

Capstone

WEEK 12

Deployment, Cloud & Launch

Ship to the world on Vercel/AWS, custom domains, CI; capstone launch and a CS review.

Launch

VII.

By Week Twelve

What a fellow walks away with.

Five launched projects

Five real projects — built front-to-back and deployed live on the internet — forming a portfolio under the fellow's own name.

Real CS foundations

C, data structures and algorithms written by hand — the depth that separates an engineer from someone who only prompts AI.

The startup toolchain

React, Next.js, Node, databases, auth, Git/GitHub, cloud deployment — the exact stack modern startups build on.

1:1 mentoring & a network

Mentored one-on-one by working engineers, plus a place in the Founders' Web builder community — with mentorship and opportunities for those who excel.

After the Fellowship: strong fellows move into hackathons, an internship pathway, an advanced builder track, open-source and real startup projects within the Founders’ Web ecosystem. This is a starting point — not a one-off.

VIII.

The cohort

Selective by design.

Right for the student who…

i. Wants to genuinely build software, not just watch tutorials.
ii. Will show up every weekend for twelve weeks and do the work between.
iii. Is curious enough to write code by hand and figure things out.
iv. Wants real CS foundations, not just glue-the-AI-output skills.
v. Can write 100 honest words about what they want to build.

Not for the student who…

i. Wants a certificate without the work that earns it.
ii. Can't commit to live weekend sessions for twelve weeks.
iii. Wants only to copy-paste from AI without understanding it.
iv. Is looking for a passive watch-and-pause course.
v. Expects to be told the answer rather than to find it.

IX.

Instructor

Taught by a working engineer, not a textbook.

Pulkit Pareek

Founder of GetUrStyle Technologies and a Senior Software Engineer currently leading Zero Auth, an advanced authentication platform. His work spans AI-powered software, authentication systems, blockchain infrastructure, open-source projects and IoT. A practising engineer who spends his days building software — and his weekends helping students learn how to build it too.

Reach me on LinkedIn, GitHub, or directly at +91 81144 15905.

For Schools

A programme worth bringing to your students.

For school administrators: the Fellowship (and our shorter cohort) can be delivered as a private group for a single school, with timing and recognition aligned to your calendar.

i. Delivered live, online — no logistical burden on the school.
ii. Project-based outcome — students finish with deployed, real software.
iii. Curriculum aligned to web literacy, AI fluency and applied computing.
iv. Group enrolment available with school-aligned timing and joint recognition.

For Schools

Request a school proposal.

Share your school's particulars and an estimate of cohort size. A tailored proposal will follow within one working day.

XI.

Admission

You don't buy a seat. You earn one.

The Founders’ Web Fellowship · Cohort 02

₹8,500

One all-inclusive tuition — payable only once you're selected. No application fee, no tiers, no upsells. Here is everything it includes:

→24 live weekend sessions of 2 hours each (Sat & Sun, 12 weeks)
→48 hours of live, hands-on instruction
→1:1 mentoring from working engineers
→5 real projects — built, reviewed & launched
→The full startup stack — React, Next.js, Node, databases, auth, AI, cloud
→University-level CS foundations — C, data structures & algorithms
→A launched capstone + a verifiable certificate
→Community access & opportunity pathways for top performers

Apply for the Fellowship →

No fee to apply · tuition only on selection

A small cohort — we expect to admit fewer than 10% of applicants. Selection is by your application — a few honest questions and a 100-word intent — and a group discussion. Applications close 20 July 2026 · Begins August 2026.

Already selected? Confirm your seat & pay the tuition →

XII.

Common Questions

Questions, answered carefully.

How is this different from other courses?

Most courses are watch-along videos that leave you able to follow a tutorial but not build on your own. The Fellowship is a selective, hands-on training: you write real code by hand, build and ship real software, and learn genuine CS foundations — the capability that actually lasts. We measure success by what you can build unaided, not by a certificate.

Is this still relevant when AI can write code?

More than ever. AI can generate code, but real software still needs people who understand logic, systems, data, debugging and product thinking — and who can tell when the AI is wrong. The Fellowship teaches how software works beneath the AI layer, so your child directs AI as an engineer instead of depending on it.

What happens after the 12 weeks?

Fellows leave with five launched projects, a portfolio and real skills. Those who perform exceptionally may be considered for advanced mentorship, hackathons, real startup projects, and future opportunities within the Founders’ Web ecosystem — this is a starting point, not a one-off.

What does it cost?

There is no fee to apply. Selected fellows pay a single tuition of ₹8,500 to confirm their place — that is the only payment, and only if you're offered a seat.

My child has never coded. Can they apply?

Absolutely. The Fellowship starts from zero. The application asks about curiosity and reasoning, not prior coding. We select for intent and commitment, not for an existing résumé.

What does my child need to start?

Just a laptop, a stable internet connection, and genuine curiosity. The Fellowship runs live online and starts from first principles — no prior coding, and no special software to buy or install.

How are fellows selected?

Two steps. First the application itself — a few honest questions and a 100-word intent. Shortlisted applicants are then invited to a live online group discussion. We're looking for clear thinking, curiosity, and the willingness to do the work.

What is the time commitment?

Live sessions every Saturday and Sunday for twelve weeks, plus assignments through the week. It is a real commitment — that is the point.

What will my child actually learn?

The full modern stack — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node, databases, auth, AI integration and cloud deployment — alongside genuine CS foundations in C, data structures and algorithms. Everything is written and understood by the student.

When does the cohort start?

The Fellowship begins in August 2026 (exact dates confirmed on selection). Applications are open now and close 20 July 2026 — apply early, as the intake is small.

How many students are selected?

Deliberately few. It’s a small, all-India cohort kept intentionally tight so every fellow gets real attention and 1:1 mentoring — we expect to admit fewer than 10% of applicants.

How much mentoring does each fellow get?

Because the cohort is intentionally small, mentoring is genuinely one-to-one — fellows get direct, personal guidance from working engineers on their own projects, not a name on a roster.

Are sessions recorded? What if my child misses one?

Sessions are live, and live participation is the heart of the Fellowship. Recordings are available so a fellow can catch up if they genuinely miss a session — but consistent attendance is expected, and the programme is built around it.

How much work is there between sessions?

Beyond the weekend sessions, plan for approximately 3–5 hours of work between weekends — building and practising is where the real learning happens. The application asks how many hours your child can commit precisely because this matters.

What certificate do they receive?

A verifiable Certificate of Completion from The Founders’ Web — the same kind issued to Cohort 01, each independently verifiable online. More importantly, they leave with five live projects and a real portfolio.

Who can apply?

Students of Class 9 – 12, from anywhere in India. The Fellowship is online, so location is no barrier.

What if I'm not selected?

You pay nothing, and you're welcome to apply to a future cohort. You can also explore our shorter programmes — see what our first cohort built in the programme archive.