Empowering Innovation: AICTE Launches Second IDE Bootcamp for Student Innovators
Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has officially inaugurated the second edition of the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp. This initiative, organized by the Ministry of Education, AICTE, and the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell (MIC) in collaboration with the Wadhwani Foundation, aims to enhance the innovation, design, and entrepreneurial skills of student innovators across India.
The five-day event, running from September 23 to 27, 2024, has attracted over 3,000 student innovators and Innovation Ambassadors from higher education institutions nationwide. Participants will benefit from motivational talks by startup founders and business leaders, who will share invaluable real-world experiences and insights.
The IDE Bootcamp promises an immersive experience, focusing on essential skills in innovation, design, and entrepreneurship. Attendees will receive guidance from national and international experts in areas such as product design, ergonomics, design thinking, and pitching skills through intensive training sessions. The Wadhwani Foundation is also providing specialized entrepreneurship education and training modules.
In its inaugural edition, the IDE Bootcamp successfully conducted 25 Bootcamps across three phases, training over 6,000 students. This year's event is being hosted simultaneously at nine institutions: IIM Sambalpur, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (Surat), National Institute of Technology (Mangalore), Institute of Management and Research (MGM University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Amity University Rajasthan (Jaipur), Amal Jyothi College of Engineering (Kanjirappally, Kottayam), Integral University (Lucknow), SRM Institute of Science & Technology (Trichy), and Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM, Visakhapatnam).
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