Objectives
To cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset among students and faculty by encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
To promote innovation and design thinking that leads to the development of sustainable technologies and solutions addressing societal and industrial challenges.
To provide a supportive ecosystem for ideation, incubation, and startup development within the institution.
To bridge the gap between academia and industry by facilitating collaborations, expert mentoring, and exposure to real-world business environments.
To encourage interdisciplinary research and product development that can be translated into viable enterprises.
To support intellectual property creation, including patents, copyrights, and technology transfer.
To enable access to funding opportunities through government schemes, venture capital, angel investors, and innovation grants.
To align institutional initiatives with national missions such as Startup India, Make in India, and innovation-driven economic growth.
Functions
Organize entrepreneurship awareness programmes, workshops, boot camps, and hackathons to nurture innovative thinking.
Conduct training on business plan development, design thinking, financial literacy, and startup management.
Facilitate pre-incubation and incubation support, including mentoring, workspace, and technical guidance.
Establish partnerships with industries, incubation centers, accelerators, and research organizations to strengthen the innovation ecosystem.
Identify and mentor students with high entrepreneurial potential and guide them from ideation to commercialization.
Assist in filing patents and protecting intellectual property, promoting a culture of research and innovation.
Encourage participation in national and international innovation competitions and startup challenges.
Track and showcase student and alumni startups, innovative projects, and success stories to enhance institutional visibility.
Facilitate interaction with successful entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders through guest lectures and networking events.
Collaborate with IQAC to document best practices, innovation metrics, and entrepreneurship outcomes for quality enhancement and accreditation.
Name of the Member
Role
Designation / Department
Dr. Mahesha K
Chairman
Principal, SKIT
Mrs. Aruna R
Convener
Computer Science & Engineering
Mr. Krishne Gowda
Member
Mechanical Engineering
Mrs. Kavana
Member
Information Science & Engineering
Mr. Manjunath V
Member
Civil Engineering
Mrs. Priyanka K Rathod
Member
Computer Science & Engineering
Ms. Namratha D
Member
Electronics & Communications Engineering
Mr. Sai Kiran T S
Member
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Ms. Shilpa R
Member
Science & Humanities