BUILDING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION —
Cohort 7 · Applications open

We got Bored of Education. So we're reinventing it.

We bring the people reinventing Indian education into one room, and build it with them from inside real classrooms.

The BoE cohort together, arms out, in their Bored of Education tees
Programs

2 ways to build with us.

Pick the track that matches where you are: finding your purpose in education, or building the school itself.

Why

Clarity. Community. Courage.

You don't leave with a certificate. You leave knowing why you care, what you would build, and how you would start, backed by a community that keeps you building long after.

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In their words

What fellows and schools say.

Fellows
“The BoE Fellowship was my first real foray into education — incredible exposure to alternative schools, educators, and a diverse cohort. It shaped how I want to contribute to education, especially around how learners interact with technology.”
Shriya KaranamSolver · Cohort 1
“My cohort freed me of the belief that there's a right way to do things in education — or in life. I'm now building an after-school space for literature and storytelling, my first step toward opening a school.”
Divya SomaniSolver · Cohort 1
“BoE gave me the space to slow down, reflect, and connect my past work, parenting, and purpose. It helped me find direction — and I'm now exploring regenerative, ecology-rooted learning spaces.”
Anoop ErakkilSolver · Cohort 1
“BoE bridges education founders with schools and real decision-makers. It gave us exposure to how institutions think and the space to collaborate with other changemakers — reaffirming why we're building Nature Labs.”
Sourabh S. SindheFounder & CEO, OMG · Cohort 2
“Over 4 days, visiting schools with radically different philosophies reaffirmed why we're building Sibling. It helped us see mental health as a culture schools can design — not just a service.”
Mitansh & AdwityaCo-Founders, Sibling · Cohort 1
“BoE helped me meet innovative, thoughtful people in education and reassured me there's so much good work happening around us. The team's consistent support has been truly reassuring.”
Prajna PoonachaFounder, Kalika · Cohort 1
School Partners
“A great opportunity for knowledge-sharing between schools and aspiring founders and solvers. The fellows' passion and curiosity energized us — and connected us with ideas we could support.”
Niyati HandaCo-Founder, Eklavya Early YearsHosted a school visit
“The fellows didn't just observe, they jumped in — with genuine curiosity and thoughtful questions. I left knowing education is in safe, capable hands.”
Payal SharmaVice-Principal, Ekya NavaHosted a school visit
“Fellows are directly within the system, experiencing it alive and functioning — a deeply meaningful engagement. BoE is a strong platform for conversations that translate into action, not just theory.”
Radhika DharmarajanHead of School, NEXT SchoolHosted a school visit
How

We help you build the courage, the clarity, and the community.

The fellowship comes down to a few things: the courage to act, clarity on the what, why, and how of your work, and a community that keeps you going. We build them together, in a few ways.

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See the landscape

You come to understand the wider education space: what people are trying, what is working, and what isn't.

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Turn the lens inward

You look at your own role, and find the space to tell your story, the outer one and the inner one, through masterclasses and the rooms we hold together.

03

Stay in the movement

You see the innovation happening around you, so your work stays connected to a bigger picture instead of growing in isolation.

Visiting schools and learning spaces across the host city is a big part of this: watching different pedagogies up close, and talking with the educators and school leaders who run them.It's one part of a larger whole, not the whole thing.

The 2 weeks

2 weeks, one clear arc.

From orientation to Demo Day, with 5 masterclasses along the way. Move through the path below, a stop at a time.

Week 1
Week 2
Orientation

Program Orientation

Meet your cohort and get oriented to the 2 weeks ahead. Walk in knowing exactly what you are building toward.

Faculty

Taught by people who've actually done it.

Practitioners, not theorists, drawn from across every cohort we've run: founders, operators, and educators who've built the thing they're teaching you to build.

What you leave with

Clarity. Courage. Community.

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Clarity

Know what you want to build, and why.

Get sharp on the problem that's yours to solve before you build a thing.

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Courage

Build it, test it, ship it.

Take an idea to a prototype, then to a real pilot, and present it at Demo Day.

03
Community

90 builders in your corner.

People who care about this as much as you do, and who stay in your corner long after.

What you get

Everything you need to build something real.

01Access to 20+ innovative schools
02One-on-one mentorship
03Masterclasses on education
04Mixers with founders, investors, and educators
Who it's for

This is for you if you're building in education.

Whether you already have a school or an idea and want to make it stronger, or you want to start building toward one.

Already building

You have a product or service

Maybe a school, a K-12 offering, an after-school program, or learning play-kits. You come to understand the wider landscape and the innovation around you, see where your work fits, and find the people to build it with.

Just starting

You're earlier in the process

Maybe a new AI curriculum, or a teacher-training tracker. The point here is clarity: to explore what you could build and what's possible, and to get sharp on the why, the what, and the how. There's a process to help you do exactly that.

Either way, what matters is that you're curious, and actively building in this space.

Partner schools

Backed by 20+ of India's most innovative schools.

Find your people

A cohort is a community, not a classroom.

Building in silos is outdated. You build better, and braver, when you build together.

Fellows running a hands-on activity with school children
The cohort in a classroom
The cohort on the steps of a makerspace
Fellows gathered at a partner school
Fellows with a community member under a tree
Fellows on a school playground
Fellows holding a handmade BoE sign
The cohort outside Mendes Cottage
A fellow trying a school obstacle course
The cohort with their certificates
Fellows on the monkey bars
The cohort together
Who's building it

Built by people who got bored.

Muskan Agarwal
Muskan Agarwal
Co-Founder
Sanjana Samraj
Sanjana Samraj
Co-Founder
Manvi Agarwal
Manvi Agarwal
Community Lead
Chinmayi Prakash
Chinmayi Prakash
Curriculum Designer
Pari Baghar
Pari Baghar
Content Lead
FAQ

The things people ask first.

Why does BoE exist? +
BoE exists because people building in education deserve an environment and a community to collaborate in, and an easier pathway from idea to execution. If you want to build in this space, you should have a like-minded community around you.
What actually happens in the fellowship? +
It's a 15-day program built around masterclasses that help you understand the outer landscape of Indian education, and your own role within it. You also visit 6 alternative, progressive schools in person, to see what happens on the ground and take it back into your own practice.
Who is it for? +
People building in education, whether you already have a school or a product, or you are just starting toward one. You do not need a finished idea to belong.
Where does it happen? +
Each cohort happens in a different city. Keep an eye out for where the next one lands.
How do I apply? +
Click the application link and fill in the form. If you are selected, we do an interview. Once you pass, you join a cohort of about 20 people.
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION —

Join the movement.

20 spots. Cohort 7 is open. Come build it with us.

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  • 03 From the Ground
  • 04 Worth Your Time

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