SSIP Awareness Program for the Second-Year students of IT

01 August, 2024

The Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) is a significant initiative to foster student innovation and entrepreneurship. To ensure the successful implementation of this policy, it is crucial to sensitize the students for nurturing the innovative capabilities of students. To foster the culture of innovation and start-up, SSIP cell VGEC conducted a session for the Second Year (Sem-3) students on 1st August, 2024 from 1 PM to 2 AM. The program was started with the information on the policy, then after presented and discussed various topics such as overview of SSIP, history, objectives, and key components. The Importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in education and in its regards the resources available for teachers and students underSSIP at VGEC are discussed. Students are sensitised on how VGEC can provide the support as a grantee institute for SSIP projects, and Collaboration opportunities with industry and higher education institutions. This event left an indelible mark on the journey of innovation, start-up and entrepreneurship. Session was concluded with questions of students and its answers.

Key Features:

  • Organizing Department: SSIP/ECELL & Information Technology Department, VGEC Chandkheda
  • Date: 1st August 2024 from 1 PM to 2 PM
  • Venue: B-202
  • No. of Participants: 51
  • Faculty Coordinator: Prof. Jignesh Vania

Learning Lessons:

  • Importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in education
  • overview of SSIP: History,objectives, and key components
  • Overview of resources available for teachers and students under SSIP at VGEC and how VGEC can provide support as a grantee institute to students for SSIP projects
  • Provision of financial supportfor student-led projectsunder the SSIP policy
  • Facilitation of collaboration and idea exchangeamong students and teachers
  • Promotion of a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the school through innovation clubs
  • Demonstrated variousactivities/projects completed by VGEC, SSIP cell
  • What is Innovation? And How to find the Problem?

Glimpses