ELECTROPRENEUR PARK AND INCUBATION CENTRES AT THE UNIVERSITY

A. Electropreneur Park

Electropreneur Park has been setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Software Technology Park of India (STPI) and India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) to support start-ups in electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM). A holistic eco-system has been established to promote R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship in the ESDM sector in India, to enable creation of Intellectual Property, to provide assistance during prototyping, development and commercialization.

Achievements of the Electropreneur Park (Since April 2016)

• 39 startups beneficiaries, 24 incubated, 7 pre-incubated
• 12 startups, 5 startups exits from pre-incubation
• 10 IP patents filed and 9 provisional patents filed
• 21 new products created
• 46.66 Crore INR revenue generated by startups
• 11 Crore INR of external funding to start-ups

Recent on-boarded start-up under incubation at Electropreneur Park in 2019-20:

*in process of transition from Pre-Incubation to Incubation

Start-ups addressing on Covid-19 challenges

B. Technology Business Incubator

The Ministry of Micro, Small Medium Enterprise (MoMSME) has supported the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at the Cluster Innovation Centre of the University (DUCIC, TBI) under the scheme "Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators". TBI has been set up with the objective to facilitating the nurture of ideas by promoting emerging technological and knowledge based innovative ventures.

Facilities for converting ideas to products

SmartX, Arete, Awaas, Food Passport, Sens On Takhti, Nest, VaccSure Gloop, DALI, Home office, DIY clocks & Accieo

C. Design Innovation Centre at University of Delhi with funding from the Ministry of Education (formely MHRD)

Design-centered innovation is a force multiplier that can help the country move up the value chain, making the Indian industry globally competitive. In this context, the Ministry of Education proposed the launch of a national initiative for design innovation in the Twelfth Plan. Under this initiative, 20 new Design Innovation Centers (DIC), one Open Design School (ODS), and a National Design Innovation Network (NDIN) linking all these schools together were set up. The University of Delhi was one of the five institutions that were granted the DIC project in the first round on a Hub and Spoke Model, with the following partnerships: University of Delhi (Hub); Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (Spoke 1); Islamic University of Science and Technology, J&K (Spoke 2); NIFT, New Delhi (Spoke 3)

In the year 2019-20, various online courses were offered by DIC, including "Design Innovation and Startup," "Design Thinking," "2D & 3D Product Designing", "Branding Basics." DIC has also conducted various workshops, including "SOLIDWORKS," and "Internet of Things." Various innovative products are in the final stage at the DIC, including "Indian Paper Puppets DIY Kit," "Automated Drones," "Spy Cam with Mobile Charger," "Smart Street Light," "Anti-camera reflective frame."