# APJ-RAISE

> APJ-RAISE is a student research community. Learn research, find peers, do research together and publish your work. Free. Student-led. Any college, any country.

Full name: APJ Research Alliance for Innovation, Science and Education.
Status: Founding phase (started in 2026). No member papers published yet.
Cost: Free to join. Free to publish.
Who can join: Students aged 18+, from any college or country. No research experience needed.
Where: Online. Based in Siliguri, India.
Fields: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Statistics, Computing & Engineering, Mathematics & Applied Science. Other fields are welcome.
Founders: Masuddar Rahaman and Kriti Sharma.
Contact: apj.raise@gmail.com
Independence: inspired by the ideas of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, but not linked to or endorsed by him, his family or any related institution.
Publishing: member work is published on the Open Research page. It is a student community page, not a peer-reviewed journal.

## How it works

1. Join: Apply on this site. It is free and open to students (18+) from any college or country. Once approved, you get your own member ID card.
2. Learn: Join regular sessions on how research works: reading papers, methods and tools.
3. Find your group: Meet peers who care about the same problems and form a small team.
4. Do the research: Pick a clear question, run real experiments and write up what you found.
5. Publish in our community: Your paper, code and data are published on our student community's Open Research page, with your name on it.

## Pages

- [Home](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/): what APJ-RAISE is, how it works, fields, principles, FAQ, founders
- [Join](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/join): apply for free membership
- [Open Research](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/research): published member papers, code and data
- [Blog](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/blog): guides for students starting research
- [Learn](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn): free video lessons on how research works, with a check at the end and a certificate of completion
- [Partners](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/partners): how researchers, companies and communities can work with APJ-RAISE
- [Careers](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/careers): internships and roles at APJ-RAISE, and how to apply
- [Code of conduct](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/conduct)
- [Privacy policy](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/privacy)

## Blog

- [What is APJ-RAISE?](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/blog/what-is-apj-raise): APJ-RAISE is a student research community. Free, student-led, any college, any country. Here is what we do, who can join and how your work gets published.
- [How to read a research paper: the three-pass method](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/blog/how-to-read-a-research-paper): Reading a paper from start to end is slow and confusing. The three-pass method helps you read it in three short rounds, each one deeper than the last.
- [How to start research as a student (no experience needed)](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/blog/how-to-start-research-as-a-student): You do not need a lab or a professor to start research. Here are simple steps to go from "I want to do research" to your first finished project.

## Learn

- [Research Foundations](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/research-foundations): What research is, how to ask a question worth answering, which method fits it, how evidence can fool you, how to stay honest, and how to plan your first project. Modules: What research is; Asking a good question; Types of research; Evidence and doubt; Integrity and ethics; Planning a project.
- [Reading and Reviewing Papers](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/reading-and-reviewing-papers): Find the right papers, read them fast and well, judge whether to trust them, keep track of what you read, write a literature review, and cite properly. Modules: Finding papers; Reading a paper; Judging a paper; Managing what you read; Writing a literature review; Citing properly.
- [Deep Paper Reading](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/deep-paper-reading): Read a paper the way its reviewers do: find the claim, decode the notation, question every figure, rebuild the method, and check one result yourself. Modules: Reading like a researcher; Notation and maths; Figures as evidence; Methods and results; Case studies; From reading to doing.
- [Statistics for Researchers](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/statistics-for-researchers): Understand the numbers in research: spread, samples, confidence intervals, p-values and effect sizes, the traps that fool even experts, and how to report results honestly. Modules: Thinking with data; Samples and uncertainty; p-values honestly; Common traps; Power and sample size; Reporting and reasoning.
- [Designing Experiments](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/designing-experiments): Design experiments that give answers you can trust: controls, randomisation, blinding, fair comparisons, ablations, A/B tests, natural experiments and a written plan before you start. Modules: Why design matters; Variables and bias; Fair comparisons in ML; Controls and checks; Online and field experiments; Planning.
- [Reproducible Research](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/reproducible-research): Make your work something anyone, including future you, can rerun: tidy projects, read-only raw data, Git, pinned environments, documented data and models, licences, DOIs and a one-command rerun. Modules: The problem; Organising work; Version control; Environments; Data and models; Sharing.
- [Writing a Research Paper](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/writing-a-research-paper): Turn results into a clear paper: one message, a structure readers expect, honest results and limits, sentences that are easy to read, figures that explain themselves, and a careful finish. Modules: Before writing; Structure; Results and discussion; Clear sentences; Figures and tables; Finishing.
- [Publishing and Peer Review](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/publishing-and-peer-review): Get a paper from draft to published: choose a venue, agree authorship, submit well, understand how review really works, answer reviewers, review others' work fairly, and handle what comes after. Modules: Where to publish; Submitting; Peer review from the inside; Answering reviewers; Being a reviewer; After publication.
- [Presenting Research](https://apj-raise.pages.dev/learn/presenting-research): Share your research out loud: a one-sentence message, slides built on claims and evidence, confident speaking, posters people stop at, calm answers to hard questions, and summaries anyone can follow. Modules: The message; Slides; Speaking; Posters; Questions; Beyond the room.

## FAQ

Q: What is APJ-RAISE?
A: APJ-RAISE is a student research community. Learn research, find peers, do research together and publish your work on our Open Research page. Free. Student-led. Any college, any country.

Q: Who can join?
A: Any student aged 18 or older, from any college or country. No research experience is needed.

Q: Does it cost anything?
A: No. Membership is free and publishing your work is free.

Q: What do members get?
A: A member ID card, access to the members-only WhatsApp group, learning sessions, a team to work with, and a place to publish your work.

Q: Where is my work published?
A: On our Open Research page, with your name on it. It is a student community page, not a peer-reviewed journal. You keep the copyright of your work.

Q: Which fields do you work in?
A: We start with artificial intelligence, data science, computing and mathematics. Students from other fields are welcome too.

Q: Is APJ-RAISE linked to Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?
A: No. We are an independent student community inspired by his ideas. We are not linked to or endorsed by him, his family or any related institution.