The ‘National Innovation and Start-up Policy 2019 for students and faculty in HEIs was launched by Former Minister of Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on 11th September 2019 at AICTE, New Delhi. This policy intends to guide HEIs for promoting students’ driven innovations & start-ups and to engage the students and faculty in innovation and start up activities in campus. The policy aims at enabling HEIs to build, streamline and strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in campus and will be instrumental in leveraging the potential of student’s creative problem solving and entrepreneurial mind-set, and promoting a strong intra and interinstitutional partnerships with ecosystem enablers and different stakeholders at regional, national and international level. The policy is being implemented by MoE’s Innovation Cell and in coordination AICTE, UGC, state/ UT governments and universities. Implementation of policy has been undertaken for quick adoption by HEIs. The present policy is a way forward to the earlier version of AICTE’s Start-up Policy which was launched in the year 2016 to complement the Startup Action Plan under the Startup India and Stand-up India Program launched by Hon’ble Prime Minster of India.
VISION
To Facilitate resources and to actively build Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas concerning the societal well being of the national and global community through the exchange of ideas which vitalize our education system.
MISSION
To empower the pre-incubates, start-ups and first-generation entrepreneurs by collaborating with congruent organizations for knowledge exchange through mentoring, to promote innovations and create environment where innovations can succeed.
Short Term Objective
2. Encourage Faculty and Students for Entrepreneurship and startup activities.
3. To Establish and leverage networks of mentors, investors and facilitators.
4. Promote Innovative ideas by organizing Seminars, workshops and leadership talks for students and faculties.
5. Support young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and creative design thinking.
6. To analyze and reward the success and failure stories of Alumni Entrepreneurs.
Long Term Objective
2. Collaborate with DST, CII, MSME for shifting to world class facilities for the Activities.
3. Produce income through projects, consultancy works and Start-ups.
4. Bring awareness to students and faculties regarding Intellectual Property Right.
5. Establish partnership with recognized Entrepreneurship Development Cells.
Committee Members
| S.NO | NAME | POSITION |
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| 1 | Dr.P.Ravichandran Principal/St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | President |
| 2 | Dr.J.Dafni Rose Professor/St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Innovation Ambassador |
| 3 | Mr. Satish Salivati CEO, InteliTix Solution Pvt. Ltd | Industrialist |
| 4 | Dr. J. Deny Kalasalingam TBI Manage | Incubation Coordinator |
| 5 | Mr. Prakadesh Subramanian CEO/ Chennai Institute of Technology – Business Incubation Forum | Incubation Coordinator |
| 6 | Mr. Newton Reginald. R. G General Manager -IPR Services | Patent Expert |
| 7 | Mr. Santhosh Raj CEO/ Amour Groups | Alumni Entrepreneur |
| 8 | Mr. Suresh Director- Coredroid Technology | Entrepreneur |
| 9 | Mr. Philip Moses Founder & CEO – Belsterns Technologies (OPC) Pvt. Ltd. | Entrepreneur |
| 10 | Dr. S. Kalarani Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
| 11 | Dr. D. Kirubakaran Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
| 12 | Dr. K. Arun Vasantha Geethan Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
| 13 | Dr. Thenmozhi Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
| 14 | Dr. C. Gnana Kousalya Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
| 15 | Dr. N. Padmamalini Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
| 16 | Dr. T. T. Raman Professor/ St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology | Member |
NATIONAL INNOVATION AND STARTUP POLICY
| 1 | Stratergies and Governance |
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| 2 | Startups Enabling Institutional Infrastructure |
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| 3 | Nurturing Innovations and Start ups |
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| 4 | Product Ownership Rights for Technologies Developed at Institute |
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| 5 | Organizational Capacity, Human Resources and Incentives |
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| 6 | Creating Innovation Pipeline and Pathways for Entrepreneurs at Institute Level |
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| 7 | Norms for Faculty Startups |
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| 8 | Pedagogy and Learning Interventions for Entrepreneurship Development |
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| 9 | Collaboration, Co-creation, Business Relationships and Knowledge Exchange |
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| 10 | Stratergies and Governance |
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