Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati kick started the five-day residential bootcamp programme on Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) on June 22. The event is being jointly organised by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC).
The programme is intended for the innovator students, teachers and faculty members of higher education institutes and schools to get intense experiential training on design thinking, product design, ergonomics, business modeling, and enterprise planning.
Speaking during the inaugural session, Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said that IIT Guwahati is proud to be a part of this essential activity to promote entrepreneurial culture in the country.
The programme is designed for innovators who want to explore the path of entrepreneurship and become job creators. The participants will get experiential training on designing thinking and its strategies, product design and engineering, ergonomics in product design and development, building sustainable business models, value propositions, and international markets, among others.
A key highlight of this bootcamp will be the mentoring and pitching rounds where the participants will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas for potential mentoring support from the institute.
The appreciation certificate will be provided to the top five pitch ideas by the innovators and the participation certificates will be provided to all participants. All the certificates will be jointly given by AICTE and IIT Guwahati.
Speaking about the immersive experience for the participants being offered by IIT Guwahati, Dr. Deepak Sharma, Faculty Co-ordinator, IIT Guwahati, said the participants will get experiential training on designing thinking and its strategies, product design and engineering, ergonomics in product design and development, building sustainable business model, value proposition, international markets, IDEA pitching, etc.
Lecture sessions, activities, leadership talks, sessions on product design pitching, and pitch presentations are planned throughout the five days of the program. Moreover, the participants will get the opportunity to experience the vibrant environment of the campus and also, to interact with IIT faculty members and students.
Jointly organized by AICTE and MIC, the IDE Bootcamp program is simultaneously being organised in six different parts of the country with a total of around 1800 participants shortlisted by AICTE. IIT Guwahati is one of the host institutes hosting around 230 innovators and budding entrepreneurs.
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