IIPC
Start-UPs Cell
IIPC is responsible in building institute-industry collaboration for mutual benefit.
Industry Institute Partnership Cell
St. Peter’s Start-UPs Cell is the Technology Business Incubator of St. Peter’s Engineering College (Autonomous), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is registered as a Section-8 company (non-profit) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It was established to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem among the students and faculty of various educational institutions in and around the region. The Venture Conceptualization Model is practiced at St. Peter’s Start-UPs Cell, encompassing education and access to knowledge, networking and people connection, financing and access to finance, facility-based services, brand building, business services, and mentoring support with cross-sector experience.
Presently, 13+ startups are incubated at St. Peter’s Start-UPs Cell, benefiting from mentoring support, networking opportunities, access to funding, and other resources.
Vision :
To foster sustainable start-ups that address real-world challenges through innovation and technology, driving socio-economic progress at local, national, and international levels.
Mission :
- To encourage the student community to explore entrepreneurship as a viable career option.
- To ignite an entrepreneurial ecosystem among the students of St. Peter’s Engineering College and other institutions in the region.
- To provide guidance and access to knowledge, mentoring, networking, financing, and facility-based services to start-ups.
The Aims of IIPC – SPEC are:
- To establish a platform for enhancing the relationship between SPEC and the Industries.
- To promote the synergetic partnership between the Institute and Industry to exchange the expertise of the experts from the Industry and the Institute.
- IIPC-SPEC has an advisory board with eminent people from Industries, R&D organizations, Industry Associations, Entrepreneurs, etc.
Thrust Area
St. Peter’s TBI focuses on addressing real-world challenges such as poverty, lack of food, clean water, adequate living spaces, education, healthcare services, and other critical issues. The goal is to build a sustainable future for all life forms by enhancing information flows and processes using cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Blockchain, Data Science, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Renewable Energy, UAVs, AR & VR, Drones, and more.
Selection Criteria
- Internal Evaluation (Technical)
- Evaluation by Domain Experts
- Evaluation by Investors
- Pitch session
- On-boarding
- Developing close links between Industry-Institute through interaction programs. High priority is given to activities designed to bring about improvement in the performance of industries.
- Mobilizing industrial personnel- A partnership approach
- Identifying the present-day requirements for professionals and meeting future human resource needs.
- Disseminating technical advances through informal educational techniques.
- Training the shop floor personnel through continuing education programs.
- Publishing and issuing technical bulletin newsletters and course material with the latest technological developments.
- Organizing seminars, symposiums, exhibitions, and workshops.
- Collaborating with other societies (National and International) having similar objectives.
- Widening and effectively implementing the area of R&D and consultancy.
- Proper Transport Facility for Conducting Industrial Visits.
- For conducting Expert Talks, all the required facilities like Seminar Hall, Audio/ Video Equipment, and proper transport for the concerned Expert are provided.
- After completing the Internship Program by the students, the Incubation Lab facility is provided to exhibit their prototypes.
- Concerned department Lab facilities are arranged for conducting workshops.
- Project Labs and Incubation Centres are arranged for taking a Memorandum of Understanding between the institute and industries.
Activities
- Arrange industrial visits
- Strengthen industrial training for students and faculty
- Indulge collaborative industrial projects
- Promote consultancy services
- Conduct executive development program
- Arrange guest lectures by industry experts
Coordinators:
- The primary focus is to interact with elite industries and extend the efforts in establishing partnerships with industries across the country in near future.
- To interact with industries and organizations for providing training and internships to students in Industries.
- Organizing seminars, symposiums, exhibitions, and workshops on the latest technological advancements, evaluation of project work
- Fund Rising for committee-related activities and events by taking proper approval from higher officials
- To encourage each department to take initiation for signing MOUs to pursue research-related activities for benefit of students.
- Arranging industrial training for students and faculty members by taking proper approvals from the Officials.
- Identifying the opportunities for student project work in various Industries.
- Encourage the department level tie-ups or MOUs with Industries for mutual benefit.
- Research and development activities with industry.
- Promoting consultancy activities, and training courses for industry people.
- Enrich the teaching-learning process through identified industrial training/visits.
- Planning for students’ industrial visit.
- Inviting industry experts for guest lectures, seminars, and expertise sharing.
- To take the initiation for conducting industrial tours, workshops, and expert talks
- To coordinate with respective department committee coordinators for more no. of students to participate in internships in various industries
- To help the faulty coordinators after the completion of events by taking data, preparing reports, and collecting feedback from the students.