Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship

Start-Up Cell & Institution's Innovation Council

A campus platform for students to discover problems, build ideas, validate prototypes, understand startup pathways, protect intellectual property, and connect with mentors, incubators, industry experts, and national innovation programs.

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Startup idea challenges SIH and innovation competitions IPR and venture readiness

2018-19

IIC established at GCET Jammu

Teams screened through internal SIH activity

Faculty innovation ambassadors in mentor pool

ARIIA

Recognized in the Promising band

About the Ecosystem

From student ideas to validated, mentored, competition-ready innovation.

The Start-Up Cell and IIC work together as a practical innovation engine for GCET Jammu.

The Government College of Engineering and Technology has established the Start-Up Cell and Institution's Innovation Council as dynamic platforms to nurture creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, and technology-driven problem solving among students and young innovators.

Through expert sessions, hackathons, bootcamps, business model workshops, IPR awareness, incubation guidance, startup legal and ethical sessions, and industry interactions, the cell helps students move from raw ideas toward useful, sustainable ventures.

Ideation to prototype
Mentoring and incubation awareness
Startup skills and IPR
Competitions and exposure visits

Current Momentum

Student teams are moving from participation to recognition.

The cell's recent work emphasizes competitive innovation, startup readiness, mentor access, and visible student achievements.

National innovation challenge

Smart India Hackathon Finalist

Team LOG KYA KAHENGEY was shortlisted from institutional teams and advanced to the final round at NIT Calicut.

Student project recognition

Smart Solutions Exhibition Winner

Team Sentinels secured 1st position and a cash award for the project Reclaim at Smart Solutions Exhibition 2.0.

Inter-institutional participation

EKATVA Project Podium

Team Nini Lovers secured 3rd prize in the Display Project category, reflecting strong interdisciplinary student participation.

Peer learning culture

Campus Ambassador Recognition

Mr. Ankur Sharma was nominated as Campus Ambassador for GeeksforGeeks for promoting technical learning and student engagement.

Venture Readiness Tracks

A practical pathway for innovators, not just a list of events.

Each activity is part of a larger pipeline: observe, ideate, validate, protect, pitch, and connect with the right support ecosystem.

Ideation and Design Thinking

Workshops and bootcamps help students convert observed problems into validated ideas, prototypes, and project concepts.

Business Model Canvas

Students learn value proposition, customer segment, revenue logic, and problem-solution fit through guided sessions.

IPR and IP Management

Sessions cover IPR basics, IP protection, early-stage IP management, and how innovators can protect their work.

Legal and Ethical Steps

Startup planning sessions explain compliance, regulatory awareness, ethical choices, and responsible venture building.

Incubation and Funding Awareness

The cell connects students with incubators, funding awareness, startup schemes, and regional entrepreneurship programs.

Hackathons and Challenges

Internal hackathons, SIH preparation, KAVACH, YUKTI, and idea competitions give students a competitive innovation pathway.

Activity Pulse

Live areas of work across entrepreneurship, IPR, AI, and competitions.

The public page keeps the focus on ongoing capability areas while the cell continues updating detailed activity records internally.

Entrepreneurship Recent

Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme with IIM Jammu mentors

Workshop Recent

Design Thinking, Critical Thinking and Innovation workshop

Bootcamp Recent

Innovation Bootcamp with DST-iTBI IIM Jammu under Mission YUVA

Hackathon Recent

Internal Smart India Hackathon screening for institutional teams

IPR Recent

IPR basics for innovators and entrepreneurs

Emerging tech Recent

Advances in Artificial Intelligence expert session

Venture skills Recent

Effective sales and marketing strategies for startups

Idea challenge Recent

Startup Idea Challenge in J&K in collaboration with JKEDI

Partners and Linkages

A regional network for mentorship, incubation, funding, and exposure.

The cell connects student innovators with government innovation platforms, incubators, industry bodies, banks, startup associations, and technical mentors.

MoE Innovation Cell AICTE Institution Innovation Council IIM Jammu DST-iTBI JKEDI CSIR IIIM Jammu IIIIM-TBI SMVDU TBIC ACIC-RISE Atal Innovation Mission MSME J&K JK Startups Association J&K Bank MIET Jammu NITTTR Chandigarh GeeksforGeeks

Public Documents

Brochures, reports, MoUs, and institutional innovation records.

Public-facing documents are kept here for visitors, collaborators, recruiters, and student teams who want to understand the Start-Up Cell ecosystem.

Start-Up Cell Activities Brochure Public brochure material covering activities organized by the Start-Up Cell. Brochure IIC Annual Report Institution Innovation Council annual activity report for public reference. Annual Report IIC Annual Report Archive Previous IIC report retained as an institutional innovation archive. Annual Report ARIIA Institutional Profile Public ARIIA document associated with the institute innovation profile. Recognition Start-Up Cell MoU Public MoU document supporting startup and entrepreneurship linkages. MoU Institutional Start-Up MoU Institutional MoU record supporting innovation and entrepreneurship collaboration. MoU CIIIT MoU Institutional MoU supporting advanced technical training and industry exposure. MoU

Only institutional/public-use material is listed here; individual participation certificates and internal working files are not used as public download highlights.

Milestone Trail

A continuing record of participation, recognition, and startup learning.

Older records are presented as institutional milestones, while the top of the page stays focused on current energy and student outcomes.

Foundation

Institution Innovation Council established

GCET Jammu IIC began under MoE Innovation Cell and AICTE guidelines to build a structured campus innovation ecosystem.

Recognition

ARIIA Promising band

Government College of Engineering & Technology Jammu was recognized in the Promising band under ARIIA.

Hackathon

HEXQUAD GCET won SIH recognition

A GCET student team reached the Smart India Hackathon grand finale and won a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh.

Startup Thrive

Top 5 among 51 ideas

A student team secured a position among the top 5 ideas at Startup Thrive 2.0 supported by ACIC-RISE and Atal Innovation Mission.

Regional Meet

MoE Innovation Cell participation

GCET Jammu participated in the Institutions Innovation Council regional meet at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

IIC Council and Mentor Pool

Structured guidance for student innovators.

The council brings faculty leadership, student coordination, industry connections, and trained innovation ambassadors into one mentoring structure.

Prof. (Dr.) Bhawna Sharma

President, IIC

Computer Engineering

Er. Sheetal Gandotra

Vice President, IIC

Computer Engineering

Er. Sanjeev Gupta

Convener

Mechanical Engineering

Ms. Reeya Rehan

Student Coordinator

Student innovation representative

Innovation Ambassadors

Dr. Bhawna Sharma Er. Sheetal Gandotra Er. Sanjeev Gupta Er. Rasmeet Kour Er. Amit Pandoh Mr. Neeraj Gupta Er. Karan Kapoor Er. Kameshwar Sharma

Gallery

Sessions, teams, talks, and recognition moments.

A small visual window into the cell's student participation, expert sessions, and innovation events.

Connect

Bring an idea, problem statement, mentor lead, or collaboration opportunity.

Students, alumni, incubators, entrepreneurs, and industry partners can connect with the Start-Up Cell for idea mentoring, entrepreneurship sessions, hackathon support, incubation awareness, IPR guidance, and collaborative programs.

Office Start-Up Cell, GCET Jammu, Chak Bhalwal

Email [email protected]

Phone 0191-2623087

Source: Start-Up Cell brochure material, IIC annual reports, ARIIA certificate, MoU records, and Startup Cell photo gallery maintained by GCET Jammu.