Start-Up Cell and Innovation Centre: Prakousol

An Initiative of National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh

email: prakousol@nitap.ac.in

About the Startup Cell

Start-Up Cell was established under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, Phase-III (TEQIP-III) (as per the Start-up policy launched by AICTE on 16th November 2016). The cell with its team of chairman, coordinators, faculty members, and E-cell student volunteers of the institute is meant for nurturing the potential start-up ideas that will cater to the need of both tech and non-tech solutions to various social, economic and industrial problems of the nation. With a vision to cultivate the young innovators studying in NIT-Arunachal Pradesh, we established an Innovation Centre in 2019 supported by TEQIP-III and together we call Prakousol. Our plan is to create a facility in NIT-AP, where students of any branches can avail tools and types of equipment to have a hands-on experiment to realize their innovative ideas. This facility called a common facility center of ideas and innovation, where resources from different disciplines are available under one single center.

Mission & Vision____________________________

Vision

Making India as a self-reliant nation, new job creations, and creat startup culture among the students. 

Mission 

  • To develop entrepreneurial skills among students and faculties through hands-on/do-it-yourself activities.

  • To build a strong leadership quality 

  • To enhance in-house competency development to serve potential and early-stage entrepreneurs and student innovators at the institute.

  • To strengthen the inter-departmental and inter-institutional linkage, incubators, and other ecosystem enablers at different levels.

  • To create opportunities for the young students to work and learn in a flexible environment leading to participation in multiple regional and national level competitions and exhibitions at periodic intervals.

  • To enable and motivate the students to innovate and do things on their own.