AKTU to arrange incubation hub, startup centres in 100 non-public faculties

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical College (AKTU) will set up incubation hub and startup centres in 100 non-public faculties affiliated to it throughout the state. As of now, they’re working in 15 authorities faculties. The college now proposes to take it 100 faculties within the first part. The technical college has over 750 faculties affiliated to it.

A view of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical College (AKTU) . (HT file)

“The state technical schooling division has agreed in precept to arrange a startup incubation centre in 100 non-public faculties affiliated to AKTU within the first part. The federal government will financially assist it like they’ve been doing in authorities faculties,” stated AKTU vice chancellor JP Pandey.

“AKTU presently has 330 begin ups. Of them, 120 are commercialised and 80 of them have been patented. As soon as the college with assist of the state authorities takes them to non-public faculties, these figures will enhance,” the vice chancellor stated.

Prof Pandey stated within the final 12 months or so, the college has tried to create a startup ecosystem in authorities faculties in order that startups can occur in each area. He additional stated now there was a change within the considering of the scholars. Professional vice chancellor, AKTU, Manish Gaur stated, “As mentors, it’s our accountability to encourage the scholars to get concepts for brand new startup and we are going to focus utterly on supporting them.”

The college officers stated the scholars are benefiting from these startups to an ideal extent. “Startup means offering options to the issues round us via revolutionary concepts. The problem lies in changing concepts from a startup to a large-scale enterprise. It can be crucial for the youth to come back out of the mentality of looking for jobs and recognise the issues round them after which develop concepts to resolve them,” AKTU officers stated.

They stated the Nationwide Schooling Coverage 2020 has opened new doorways of potentialities for college kids. Now there’s flexibility in curriculum. If a scholar desires to start out his personal startup or every other work throughout his research, he could be given a break. AKTU officers known as upon the scholars to do one thing new and take dangers as a substitute of doing jobs.

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