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Faculty Development Program and Student Interaction on “Starting the Start- Up”

November 25, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
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On November 25, 2019 Roorkee Institute of Technology (School of Management) inaugurated the E- Cell. The inauguration was done by Dr. Ajit K. Nigam (Associate Dean- Incubation UPES, Dehradun) in association with Startup Uttarakhand  in presence of the Director of RIT, Dr. Parag Jain, Dr. Aruna Bhat (HOD- Management), Mr. Ajay Singh, Dr. Amit Tanwar, Dr. Deepak Arya, Mr. Vishal Sharma and other faculties. The inauguration was followed by welcoming the dignitaries. Dr. Nirmesh Sharma (Assistant Profesoor- Management Department) addressed the event and gave floral welcome to the guests. After reading the profile of Dr. Nigam, she highlighted the importance of opening an E-Cell in the institute by motivating the students to participate actively in the E- Cell activities. Dr. Nigam interacted with the students of B.Tech (first and second year) and MBA by making them understand what actually a start up is. He gave an emphasis on inculcating the feeling of entrepreneurship amongst students. Further Mr. Mohit Nagpal(Assistant Professor –UPES,Dehradun)gave valuable insights on the difference between an Entrepreneur and a Manager. He also explained various schemes run by Start-Up Uttarakhand and MSME.  Mr Vaibhav Mishra (President E.Cell-UPES, Dehradun) detailed about startup events held on regular basis in UPES, Dehradun and most importantly the ways through which an idea can easily be transformed into a Business Product. In FDP Dr. Nigam interacted with faculties from various departments and solved the queries asked by the faculties during the interaction. He emphasized on conducting various activities based on Startups and how the government of Uttarakhand is helping the young entrepreneurs in starting these start-ups. He discussed the various guidelines of Uttarakhand government and listed the ten major sectors where students can take up a problem pertaining to society and get it solved. He also emphasized on the need of write mentorship and right connections which can be a stepping stone for the new Startups. Mr. Vaibhav Mishra discuss in detailed the various activities conducted at UPES viz. “Stratagem, Ted-Ex-UPES, B.Plan competitions” and other such activities where students can participate and learn to refine their raw ideas into presentable ones. The faculties can also play a role in motivating students and giving them a proper direction.

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Date:
November 25, 2019
Time:
11:30 am - 3:00 pm
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RIT Roorkee
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+91 9927099210
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