NISP awareness programs at NIT Jalandhar and in other colleges

1. Awareness program on startup Policy

Topics

• Startup policy in NIT Jalandhar
• Startup ecosystem
• What is a startup
• Basics of legal formalities
• Scope of entrepreneurship

2. Strengthening Enrepreneurship Amongst Women

Event Summary

The expert talk was delivered by Mr. Shibananda Dash, which focused on the promotion of women entrepreneurship. The topics covered were:

• Startups in NITJ
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Marketing of one’s business, developing the ideal client profile, value proposition, branding, market research, marketing plan, marketing budget, social media pan – all the elements required to generate leads and clients
• Women in the field of entrepreneurship
• Startup policies and modes of collaboration

Participation

The event was attended by faculty and students of the college which contributed around 90 attendees

3. Faculty Development Program

Event Summary

The Chief Executive Officer of NITJ TBI, Mr. Shibananda Dash was hosted as a representative of the TBI for FDP program at Kanya MahaVidyalaya. His talk focused on Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Business Decisions and the economics of one unit, Entrepreneurs and technology, goal setting and time management.

Participation

The event was attended by the students, staff, faculty and guests.

4. Inception of Entrepreneurial Vision amongst the Youth

Event Summary

NITJ TBI hosted a visit of students and faculty of GNA University who were here to visit the incubator to see the real time working of the TBI and how can they venture into the world of Entrepreneurship. The students were given visit to the TBI and were later give sessions by the three speakers of the day – Mr. Shibananda Dash, Mr. Sukhwinder Singh, and Dr. Arun Khosla.

Participation

The event was attended by 50 students of the GNA Business School and two faculty members of the GNA university

5. How to register a company

Event Summary

An online session on “How to register your startup?” was conducted for the incubated startups of NITJ TBI by CA Vikram Batra. The session focussed on the steps to form a legal entity, the money involved, compliance, etc. Other topics touched by him included company formation, LP Firm, Partnership Firm, Private company, etc. The following points were highlighted in the discussion:

• Legal entities L.L.P., a partnership firm and a private company
• Comparatives of the above
• Why faculty and staff should start with a Pvt. Company while students should start with an L.L.P.
• How company registration will help in getting funds for project research
• Steps to form a legal entity, the money involved, compliance, etc. (the min motive o the session)

Participation

The session was attended by the all the founders and team members of the incubated startups at NITJ TBI along with TBI staff and NITJ TBI CEO, Mr. Shibananda Dash

6. Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Event Summary

NIT TBI conducted an online session on Introduction to Entrepreneurship for the B. Tech student of NITJ TBI. The session was taken by the NITJ TBI CEO, Mr. Shibananda Dash who introduced the world of entrepreneurship and startup culture, talked about the role of NITJ TBI. He encouraged the students to come up with their own ideas, develop products keeping the need of the customers in mind and how the TBI can help them actualize their ideas into full blown viable startups. The topics covered included:

• What is Entrepreneurship and qualities of an Entrepreneur?
• Identification of opportunities – steps of setting up a business, setting up a small scale unit
• Institutional arrangement for Entrepreneurship Development.
• Entrepreneurship and the economy
• Types of businesses and business ownership
• Becoming an entrepreneur

Participation

The session witnessed a participation of 470 students.

7. Introduction to Entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem

8. Livelihood Entrepreneurship Development Program

Event Summary

NABARD Jalandhar in collaboration with NITJ TBI conducted sessions at Chandpur and Adampur villages to promote entrepreneurship and use of technology in small businesses. These sessions focused on small businesses, how to create a supply chain without spending a lot, and how to market these products efficiently and economically.

Participation

The session was attended by:

• 40 women at Chandpur
• 22 women at Adampur

9. Why is it the best time to startup?

Participation

The event witnessed a participation of 170 people, online and offline, including students and outsiders. The students, mainly from engineering and business school background showed active participation and an even humongous engagement was witnessed online.

National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) Cell Committee

The following are the of National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) Cell Committee members.

1. Prof. JN Chakraborty, Dean (Research and Consultancy) – Chairman
2. Prof. Arun Khosla, Co-ordinator – National Innovation and Startup Policy – Member
3. Dr T Srinivas, Associate Dean (Research and Consultancy) – Member
4. Dr Satyendra Singh, Associate Dean (Research and Consultancy) – Member
5. Mr Shibananda Dash, CEO, NITJ Technology Business Incubator – Member
6. Dr Sukwinder Singh, Co-coordinator, NITJ Technology Business Incubator- Member
7. Dr Senthil Kasilingam, Co-coordinator, NITJ Technology Business Incubator - Member