The state of Telangana boasts of being a rich congregation of various premier educational institutions and research organisations like Indian School Business (ISB), University of Hyderabad(UoH), NALSAR, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Hyderabad), IIT Hyderabad, NIFT, Mahindra University, Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics(ICRISAT), Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research–Centre For Cellular And Molecular Biology (CSIR–CCMB) etc.

The Telangana state government has taken several initiatives to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the state, particularly among students. Some of the events undertaken to support student entrepreneurs in Telangana state and also established eco-system enablers like T-Hub, We-Hub, TSIC, RICH, Ag-Hub, J-Hub etc. of the Government and its Educational Institutions. 

The state today holds the presence of

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The state has consistently been at the forefront of enabling cooperative consultations between the academia, research institutions, and the startup ecosystem with the following objectives in sight

Support

academic institutions in setting up of Incubators and Entrepreneurship Cells, and promote a culture of entrepreneurship among students with the support of the State Startup Network.

Enhance

the student-led innovations and startups through Mentorship, Workshops, Entrepreneurship Development Programs, Hackathons, and other programmatic approaches.

Creation

of an entrepreneurial, highly skilled, and readily employable talent pool in academic institutions of the state with the help of the State Startup Network and Industry collaborations.

Facilitate

synergies between Startups and Academic Institutions/Research Organisations to scale the innovations.  

PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIS) OF THE STATE TO SUPPORT STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS:
S.No.Name of program undertaken in HEINumber of Participating Students/FacultiesInstitution Name Date (DD/MM/YY)
Type of Program Duration of ProgramActivities Performed
1TSIC - School Innovation Challenge25166Virtual (5387 Government upper primary & high schools, Minority welfare schools, BC Welfare schools, Residential schools, budget private schools)18/12/2021 to 5/02/2022Bootcamps, Entrepreneurship Program45 daysSkilling students on Design Thinking and Innovation through online modules
2TSIC - School Innovation Challenge District Level Bootcamps 315Nodal points of 33 districts across Telangana state.16/3/22 to 26/3/22Bootcamps10 daysPrototyping
3TSIC - School Innovation Challenge SIC Post-program support79Multiple Government upper primary & High Schools2022-09-16 00:00:00Bootcamps, Entrepreneurship Program6 monthsIncubation support
4YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A GDCs Faculty Orientation Program230Multiple Government Degree Colleges (110 )2022-05-21 00:00:00Faculty Orientation Program5 hoursOrientation & Training
5YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A GDCs Student Innovation Program4920Multiple Government Degree Colleges (110 )21-05-2022 to 28-05-2022Orientation & Entrepreneurship Program6 daysOrientation & Training
6YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A ITI Faculty Orientation Program110Multiple ITI Colleges2022-05-28 00:00:00Faculty Orientation Program5 hoursOrientation & Training
7YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A ITIs Student Innovation Program2447Multiple ITI Colleges06-06-2022 to 12-06-2022Orientation & Entrepreneurship Program6 daysOrientation & Training
8YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A SWRDCs & TWRDCs Faculty Orientation Program.60Multiple Telangana Social and Tribal Welfare Residential colleges2022-06-17 00:00:00Faculty Orientation Program5 hoursOrientation & Training
9YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A SWRDCs & TWRDCs Student Innovation Program2109Multiple Telangana Social and Tribal Welfare Residential colleges17/06/2022 to 22-06-2022Orientation & Entrepreneurship Program6 daysOrientation & Training
10YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A Kakatiya University Faculty Orientation Program30Kakatiya University2022-05-08 00:00:00Faculty Orientation Program6 daysOrientation & Training
11YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A Orientation Program for Government Polytechnic Faculties.120Multiple Govt. Polytechnic colleges2022-06-20 00:00:00Faculty Orientation Program6 daysOrientation & Training
12YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) Reboot Session for the Government Polytechnic Faculty50Multiple Govt. Polytechnic colleges2022-07-22 00:00:00Awareness & Entrepreneurship6 daysOrientation & Training
13YFSI-Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) A Government Polytechnic Student Innovation Program2259Multiple Govt. Polytechnic colleges24/07/2022 to 30/07/2022Awareness & Entrepreneurship6 daysOrientation & Training
14YFSI - Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) Students Immersion program37Multiple Govt. degree, ITI, & Polytechnic colleges across Telangana15/10/2022 to 15/11/2022Innovation development30 daysMentoring & Brainstorming
15YFSI - Youth for Social Impact (TSIC) Innovation bootcamp and showcase37Multiple Govt. degree, ITI, & Polytechnic colleges across Telangana19/11/2022 to 21/11/2022Bootcamp3 daysExposure visits, sessions and pitching
16TSIC - Innovation Immersion Program for Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar - RGUKT, Basar.200Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies is a state university in Basara
17WE Alpha Roadshow108Bhavan's Vivekananda College, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad.19.08.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
18WE Alpha Roadshow100Loyola Academy, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad.26.08.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
19WE Alpha Roadshow53BVRIT-Hyderabad29.08.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
20WE Alpha Roadshow34Badruka College PG Centre, Kachiguda, Hyderabad.16.09.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
21WE Alpha Roadshow50Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad.23.09.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
22WE Alpha Roadshow48St. Anns College for Women, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad.30.09.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
23WE Alpha Roadshow42Saanvi Degree College For Women, Hyderabad.14.10.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
24WE Alpha Roadshow36Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technology for Women, Warangal.22.10.2022WE Alpha Roadshow1 dayOrientation & Training
25First cohort of WE Alpha. 100Multiple Degree and Engineering Colleges, We-Hub, Hyderabad13/04/2022Bootcamp1 dayExposure visits, sessions and pitching
26AIC T-Hub Beyond the Innovation 350Institute of Aeronautical Engineering - IARE, Hyderabad.2022-10-28 00:00:00Entrepreneurship Session 4 Hrs Preparation of Business model Canvas, Pitching Session
27AIC T-Hub Beyond the Innovation 200BVRIT - Narsapur, Medak.2022-12-12 00:00:00Entrepreneurship Session 4 HrsPreparation of Business model Canvas, Pitching Session
28Ag-Hub - Design Thinking Program for PG 1.0400PJTSAU (Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University)12/11/2021 to 07/05/2022Student Awareness Program5 monthsInteraction with established satartups, design thinking process, idea generation and idea validation, translational research, etc
29Ag-Hub - Design Thinking Program for UG 2.0260PJTSAU (Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University)12/11/2021 to 2/2/2022Student Awareness Program2 monthsInteraction with established satartups, design thinking process, idea generation and idea validation, etc
30Ag-Hub - Design Thinking Program for Postgraduates & Researchers 3.0290PJTSAU (Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University)09/05/2022 to 07/06/2022Student Awareness Program1 monthInteraction with established satartups, design thinking process, idea generation and idea validation, etc
31Ag-Hub - Idea Sprout 1.0121PJTSAU (Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University)07/05/2022Ideation Competetion20 daysSubmission and review of ideas
32Ag-Hub - Idea Sprout 2.012PJTSAU (Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University)21/05/2022Ideation Competetion20 daysSubmission and review of ideas
33Ag-Hub - Idea Sprout 3.0164PJTSAU (Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University)08/08/2022Ideation Competetion15 daysSubmission and review of ideas
34T-AIM - Academic Grand Challenge14856Multiple higher education institutes (573)18.08.2022 to 30.11.2022T-AIM Academic Grand Challenge4 monthsGrand challenge
35JHUB Hackathon league regional level1502JHUB -JNTUH29/04/2022 to 2/07/2022HACKATHONS3 MonthsPRODUCT /PROTOTYPE DEVELOPEMENT

Summary Document

The Government of Telangana and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Telangana have conducted 24 programs to support student entrepreneurs and foster innovation and entrepreneurship among students in the State. The 24 programs were undertaken by 5 institutions in the state.

Guideline Document

The Government of Telangana and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Telangana have conducted 24 programs to support student entrepreneurs and foster innovation and entrepreneurship among students in the State. The 24 programs were undertaken by 5 institutions in the state.

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