FIRST LEGO League Future Edition
by FIRST India
Global LEGO robotics season
Global LEGO robotics programme for ages 8 to 16, run in India by FIRST India, with regional tournaments and a national championship.
Mode
In-Person
Fee
₹69,842
Participation format
Team
Teams of 2 to 8
Duration
One season, from registration to the national championship
Eligibility
Open to teams of up to 8 students aged 8 to 16. A team registers with FIRST India rather than each student registering individually, needs an adult coach, and needs LEGO Education Computer Science and AI Set, two sets per team, plus 2 single motors, 2 controllers and 1 connection card set for the 8+ configuration. The season theme set comes with the registration.
- Age range
- 8 to 16 years
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
- Prerequisites
- Student aged 8 to 16 during the season
- Membership of a team of up to 8 students with an adult coach
- Team registration paid to FIRST India
- Access to the required LEGO Education hardware and at least one laptop or tablet
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Rewards and recognition
Prizes
Tournament awards
Awards recognise performance across all the strands, not the robot alone: robot performance, robot design, the innovation project, and Core Values, alongside the overall champion's award. Advancement to the India National Championship follows from the regional tournament results.
Recognition
National championship stage
Skills your child builds
Key dates
- Registration opened
- 4 Aug 2026
- Registration closed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Competition
- 8 Jan 2027 to 14 Feb 2027
Ahmedabad Regional Tournament, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
How to apply
- 1Form a team with an adult coach at a school, club or among a group of families
- 2Register the team with FIRST India and pay the team registration fee on the official payment page
- 3Receive the season theme set and obtain the required LEGO Education hardware from an authorised reseller
- 4Work through the season with the team, then compete at the assigned regional tournament
Rules and guidelines
- A team is up to 8 students within the 8 to 16 age band
- Each team must have an adult coach and at least one laptop or tablet
- The team must use two LEGO Education Computer Science and AI Sets, with the extra 8+ components
- Registration is per team and includes the season theme set
Fees and financial support
Fee details
Team registration for the 2026-27 season is Rs 59,188 plus GST of Rs 10,654, Rs 69,842 in total, paid once per team on the official FIRST India payment page. It includes the season theme set. The LEGO Education hardware the team needs is bought separately from an authorised reseller, and travel to the tournament is the team's own cost.
About this opportunity
FIRST LEGO League Future Edition 8+ is the 8 to 16 age band of the global FIRST LEGO League programme, delivered in India by FIRST India. A team of up to 8 students works through a themed season with a coach, learning robotics, computer science, artificial intelligence, programming, engineering, research and real-world problem solving.
Over the season the team uses LEGO Education Computer Science and AI Set, two sets per team, plus 2 single motors, 2 controllers and 1 connection card set for the 8+ configuration. The season theme set is included with the team's FIRST India registration, and the team needs at least one laptop or tablet to program with the LEGO Education software. Teams build and program a robot, research the season theme and develop an innovation project, then take their work to a tournament.
A team registers directly with FIRST India, receives the season theme set, and works through the season with its coach. It then competes at one of the six regional tournaments held across the country in January, and teams that do well there advance to the India National Championship.
Rounds and format
A team registers directly with FIRST India, receives the season theme set, and works through the season with its coach. It then competes at one of the six regional tournaments held across the country in January, and teams that do well there advance to the India National Championship.
How entries are judged
Teams are assessed across the strands FIRST LEGO League has always used: the robot and how it performs the season missions, the innovation project the team researches and proposes, the team's robot design and programming choices, and FIRST Core Values, which cover teamwork, inclusion and how the team works together. Judges interview the team as well as watching the robot run.
Selection process
Entry is open: any team that registers and pays can take part, and there is no qualifying round before the regional tournament. Teams are assigned to one of the six regional tournaments. Awards recognise performance across all the strands, not the robot alone: robot performance, robot design, the innovation project, and Core Values, alongside the overall champion's award. Advancement to the India National Championship follows from the regional tournament results.
Academic details
Difficulty: Intermediate
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