" Develop an institutional mechanism to create entrepreneurial culture in academic institutions to foster growth of innovation and entrepreneurship amongst the faculty and students and to provide quality professional services in Research, Entrepreneurial development and Innovation. "
Technopark Campus
Trivandrum - 695 581
Kerala,India
Telephone: + 91 471 2700777
www.iiitmk.ac.in/citi
About CITI
Centre for Innovation and Technology Incubation (CITI) at IIITM-K has been set up to promote innovation and entrepreneurship by converting and translating innovative and creative ideas of young minds in various disciplines of science and engineering to achieve excellence in research, products, processes and services to maximize its impact on industry and society. To accomplish its goal, CITI would facilitate incubation of new enterprises with innovative technologies by providing seed support with financial, physical, technical and infrastructure level. This will also bring an industry-academia convergence for bridging the skill gap in order to address the real needs of the industry and academia.
About WISE
IIITM-K has established Women Incubation, Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE) for Women entrepreneurs in the year 2020 as a centre to promote innovation and entrepreneurship by converting and translating innovative and creative ideas of young women minds in various disciplines of science and engineering to achieve excellence in research, products, processes and services to maximize its impact on industry and society
Eligibility for women entrepreneurs is as follows,
1. The woman co-founder should have the majority stake in the startup
2. The startup should be registered in Kerala
The goals and services of the WISE project are the same as those of CITI project.
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“Entrepreneurs need not necessarily be born, but can be developed through well-conceived and well-directed activities”
"To be a Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship and Incubation in Technology, Research and Consultancy in Science and Engineering to transform innovative ideas into sustainable ventures to benefit humanity and giving them a shape to a successful corporate entity."
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala is an autonomous institution established by the Govt. of Kerala.
•To produce a group of highly dynamic entrepreneurs in the country. •To provide a platform for students and entrepreneurs to nurture their innovation to transform knowledge, business and enterprises. •To promote awareness and facilitation to create breakthrough technologies for potential entrepreneurs. •To provide mentoring, support, training and consultancy for nurturing viable ideas into successful businesses. •To facilitate linkages with Angel Investors, Financial Institutions, Venture Capitalists, Banks etc. for financial assistance. •To work closely with industry and international agencies to find out the trends, demands and market opportunities.
Student Entrepreneurship Scheme - Start up initiatives to do pre-operative work and commence product/technology/research and development by students. New Entrepreneurship Scheme - To provide an ecosystem for interested people to initiate product/technology/research and development with necessary infrastructure and financial support. Industry-Academia Collaboration Scheme - Facilitate industry to test, do research or carry out pilot projects to benefit their business.