Government of Gujarat has developed a policy for providing assistance to Startups/ Innovation. Under this scheme, institution support and mentor the innovators as approved by Committee. Startup in an economy’s technology sectors is an important indicator of technological performance for several reasons.

The key objectives of the Student Startup & Innovation Policy of Government of Gujarat aims to create an integrated, state-wide, university-based innovation ecosystem to support innovations and ideas of young students and provide a conducive environment for optimum harnessing of their creative pursuit. Institutes develop centric Innovation and Pre-incubation Ecosystem for Students. Institute must create environment for creativity to flourish and an end-to-end support system for students to allow ample support to ideas for better execution. Build internal capacity of educational institutions and key components of the innovation ecosystem to enable deployed processes to make sustainable impact at scale. Guide the students to create pathways for mind to market by harnessing and handholding projects/ research/ innovation/ ideas of students in Gujarat. Institute must create a common platform to showcase, support and upscale innovations for motivating stakeholders as well as for an opportunity to create value for money and value for many. Guide students to leverage public system initiatives at state and central level, academia, industries and by other ecosystem stakeholders / domain experts and institutions to make an inclusive effort.

The key goal of the Student Startup & Innovation Policy is to empower all universities/Institute to set-up and execute the broad agenda of innovation and pre-incubation.

Prof. N. A. Patel                                                                                                                                                                          Prof. H. V. Hirvaniya

SSIP Coordinator                                                                                                                                                                       SSIP Co-Coordinator