Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Policy

The National Innovation and Start-up Policy (NISP) is a guiding framework to enable
the Higher Education Institutions to actively engage students, faculties, and staff in
innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities.

Preamble

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Policy of the Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology, Gubbi will empower and enable the students and faculty members to effectively take part in development and entrepreneurship venture related training/activities. This policy structure will encourage the organization in acquiring uniformity in terms of institution start-up policies, technology and intellectual property. The  formulated policy will enable on formation of a strong ecosystem which helps in sensitizing students and  faculty members towards innovation and entrepreneurial activities with focus on IPR.
The All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has started different measures to Educate Entrepreneurial Culture and Innovations in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) which is a revolutionary step towards inculcating and imbibing the younger generation with an entrepreneurial mindset. As Government of India and Government of Karnataka intensely follow the Objective of Making an Enterprising India, in Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology we have formed a Start-up Policy which fosters Innovation and promoting that culture. The principal objective of CIT-NISP cell is to enhance entrepreneurship awareness among students and faculty members, establish a strong framework of knowledge/awareness on Entrepreneurship and to improve their entrepreneurial abilities and skills.CIT likewise has an Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC).

Vision

Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology, Gubbi aims to become a strong centre which is dedicated to support industrial spirit, innovation, and entrepreneurship attitude among their faculties, students and outside  participants by setting up and supporting start-ups in line with the New Education Policy thereby producing technology based start-ups which can solve the problems of the society and also contribute to the economic  growth of the Nation.

Objectives

• To make Entrepreneurial Culture in the parent institution and different institution in the area and to support the idea of National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, including programs associated in the society to weaker as well as women sections.
•  To introduce a culture of innovation driven entrepreneurship during understudy projects.
• To crate and promote growth of Science & Technology Information Knowledge-Based Enterprises and also to support employment opportunity in the field of innovative areas.
• To react successfully to the emerging challenges and openings both at public and global level identifying with Micro Enterprise and SMEs.

Mission

Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology, Gubbi entrust itself to technological excellence and best rural  engineering college in India, CIT NISP will be accomplished by its approaches. Policy document indicates the significant features of start-up policy (Institute).

To accomplish this vision is expressed in the following subsequent points: 

•  Imbibing the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation attitude in the minds of students from first  year itself. Students of Second and Third Year are exposed to Industrial Visits and Revealing them to the Culture of Company/Industry.
• Exposing the students to entrepreneurial activities by taking them to start-ups, incubation centres and connecting them with successful entrepreneurs.
•  Encourage idea generation by organizing hackathons, design thinking workshops etc.
• Supporting and handholding the innovators by providing the pre-incubation facilities and incubation centre.
• Creating an eco-system such that the innovative ideas are converted to products that will cater to the needs of the society.