S. Vishnu Sharma
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D) has introduced a minor in entrepreneurship in its B.Tech curriculum with a motive of instilling the entrepreneurial spirit in students. According to the sources from the institution this course is designed to equip students with the entrepreneurship competency, business acumen and entrepreneurial vision needed to become job creators. The program will be starting from summer 2020 year and students from all semesters shall be able to opt for it.
Professor Ranjan Bose, director, IIIT-D said entrepreneurial thinking is a mindset which goes beyond just starting a business venture. It deals with developing life-skills like identifying unique opportunities and presenting ones ideas to people in other domains.’We are excited to launch this new Minor in Entrepreneurship at IIIT-D which will provide a transformation hands-on experience to our students.’
IIIT-D introduces minor in entrepreneurship
It will broaden our students mindset, help them transform disruptive ideas into realization, develop entrepreneurial competency and hone their business acumen. This innovative program draws its strength from an immersive learning environment, real-life scenarios and regular interactions with mentors. This is also in line with the 3rd mission of Higher Education Institutes, which is, strengthening the innovation ecosystem leading to entrepreneurship, he said.
Professor Ponnurangam Kumaragauru, Professor of Computer Science at IIIT-D said in the process of setting this minor they were able to create other platforms as well for their students to discuss and showcase their skills. ‘We have a few ventures started by our students and our alumni are doing well already and we hope this minor will enable our students to do more.’
The goal of this minor is not only startup creation, but to evolve students to have entrepreneurial thinking. I would like to thank Professor Tavpretish Sethi and Anupam Saronwala, both our faculties for their efforts in developing the minor, he said.
The minor programme will be available to engineering students from the first year of their programme and is spread over two years and comprises 24 credits (16 core credits, 4 credits for BTP and four credits for apprenticeship).
That’s not all, the programme will focus on building an ability to propose, analyse and plan a venture through team-based projects and and understand the challenges, gaps and opportunities and plan effective solutions. The students will also learn about proper business ethics, basics of financial and legal planning, raising fund and sustainability for both the business and the environment.