Learning Beyond the Classroom - Orion Racing

Formula Bharat is widely regarded as India’s premier student motorsport competition and a key platform for experiential engineering education. It demands that teams not only perform on track, but also demonstrate reflection—understanding why systems succeed, where they fall short, and how refinement leads to progress. Students from K J Somaiya School of Engineering distinguished themselves through disciplined teamwork, technical rigour, and the ability to learn continuously from outcomes.

Since 2006, Orion Racing India has been one of the country’s longest-running student motorsport teams. Over almost twenty years, the team has made 17 formula-style race cars, gradually improving its engineering skills in both internal combustion and electric vehicles. This progress is possible as each group of students builds on the work of those before them. With support and resources from Somaiya Vidyavihar University, students have the chance to try new ideas, learn by doing, and compete at a high level.