Brief Details about EII Department:

RKGIT has created a conducive environment for Research and Innovation. The institute has a well-established ecosystem for Innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. To meet the expectations of the stakeholders and expand the innovation ecosystem, RKGIT established the EII department, which has been nurturing the ideas of students to make viable industry products. In addition, the EII department; a catalyst of change, incorporates and spreads awareness about Government policies by interfacing with the government bodies to incubate the student ideas.

Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India has established ‘MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire, and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are informative years.MIC has envisioned encouraging the creation of ‘The Institution’s Innovation Councils (IICs)’ across selected HEIs. RKGIT is one of the top-performing institutes all over India. RKGIT has been Selected as a Mentor Institution under the Mentor-Mentee Program 2021-22 with Funding Assistance from MIC/AICTE. Twenty-plus faculties have done certification on Innovations Ambassador (AICTE/MIC) and transforming the same among students’ innovators.

RKGIT has set up its Pre Incubation Centre for Research Innovation Start-up and Entrepreneurship. RKGIT is supporting student start-ups by incubating them. RKGIT is providing various services to the students for their support as mentioned below:

• A. Pre-Incubation supports Business idea preparation and validation.
• B. Signing of MoU with Incubator Providing office space, internet & other office space facilities Support for Product development/improvement.
• C. Training and networking Connecting with the right mentor for technical as well as Business Development Networking with Venture Capitalist & Angel Investors.
• D. Funding assistance from Government Agencies.
• E. Legal and IPR support.
• F. Product marketing and commercialization support.
• G. Technology exhibition, awareness camp, and entrepreneurial development plan.
• H. Assisting in the company registration process

Achievements:

• 1. Top Performing Institute of Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs) since 2019.
• 2. RKGIT has Selected as Mentor Institutions under the Mentor-Mentee Program 2021-22 with Funding Assistance from MIC/AICTE. RKGIT is one of the top 40 Institutes which selected for funding support across all over India
• 3. Mr.Rohit Kushwaha, Student RKGIT has received funding support of $ 7324 USD for the entrepreneurship project from the Aspire Institute Supported by Harvard University.He is the sole Indian who has received this funding support.