SAE INDIA organizes various competitions throughout the year to design and build an automobile for the future. In each competition, mainly there are two types of technical events i.e. (a) Static events like tilt test, brake test, cost report presentation, engineering design report and business presentation; (b) Dynamic events like acceleration test, skidpad, autocross and endurance test. Finally, the automobiles are judged based on their performance during static and dynamic events including technical inspection, business presentation, cost, design, endurance tests etc.

NIT Uttarakhand formed an SAE India Collegiate club with 63 students for the year 2018-19 (sponsored by TEQIP-III)