Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0)

Vision

Empowering the young population of the State to unlock their creative potential through Start-up and Innovation so as to enable them to contribute for sustainable development and inclusive growth towards the realization of Aatmanirbhar Gujarat.

Policy Period

The period of the Policy will be from January 11, 2022 to March 31, 2027.

Eligibility Criteria for Educational Institutions

To be eligible to take benefit of the Policy, a university shall be

i. based in Gujarat;
ii. a Public University/Private University (as per the Gujarat Private University Act, 2009 and as amended from time to time); and
iii. on record to have demonstrated concrete efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship in the past few years or having strong commitment to participate towards the goals of the Policy.
To be eligible to take benefit of the Policy, an institute shall be
i. based in Gujarat;
ii. a Government/Grant-in-Aid institute/Private institute affiliated to recognized university; and
iii. on record to have demonstrated concrete efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship in the past few years or having strong commitment to participate towards the goals of the Policy.
To be eligible to take benefit of the Policy, a school shall be
i. based in Gujarat; and
ii. a Government/Grant-in-Aid/Private school
The Policy Implementation Committee (PIC) shall evaluate each application based on the criteria / merit and the suitable ones shall be selected as grantee under the Policy. The criteria / merit shall include parameters like active student participation (ASP), research and innovation related activities carried out in past few years, action plan and budget plan and other as decided by the PIC.

Eligibility Criteria for Individual Beneficiaries

Any person up to the age of 35 years, who is,
⦁ A school student of Foundational / Preparatory / Middle / Secondary level (Up to Class 12)
⦁ A Diploma / Vocational / Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Doctoral student or an alumna / alumnus
⦁ Any dropout from school / institute / university
The innovation of the beneficiary should contribute towards either development or improvement of any product or process or service in existing or new fields; or should be a scalable business model with a potential to generate employment or wealth creation.

SSIP @ Shree Somnath Sanskrit University

Shree Somnath Sanskrit University received SSIP 2.0 Grant for year 2022-2027. As a part of this SSSU organize various activities under SSIP 2.0. These activities include developing Innovation center and pre-incubation process, conducting awareness and sensitization programs, participating in workshops, providing mentoring support, etc. The major focus will be on funding innovative projects for development of PoC (Proof of Concept) and prototype as well as filing patents.

SELECTION PROCESS

Applications received are presented to University Level SSIP Committee. The committee for the review of the idea/innovation is formed according to the guideline given by SSIP Government of Gujarat. University Level SSIP Committee consists of academic, industrial, IPR and Start-up experts and is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of SSSU. Review of application is done in two stages.
In the first stage applications are shortlisted on basis of details mentioned in application form. In the second stage, innovators of these shortlisted applications are invited for presentation and discussion

SSIP 2.0 Application Invitation

SSIP 2.0 Application Invitation

  Download: SSIP 2.0 Application Invitation

Important Links for SSIP-

• Apply for Financial Support for Start-up under SSIP Download
• Guideline for Implementation of SSIP 2.0 for Universities  Gujarati | English
  
• Guidelines for utilization of Grant at university Level Under student start-up and Innovation policy (SSIP) Download
  
• Government Resolution for SSIP Download
  
• Policy for IPIES for the Student of the state of Gujarat (2017-2021) Download
  

Other information regarding SSIP :

• University Level SSIP Committee Download
  
• University Level IPR Scrutiny Committee Download
• National Innovation and Startup Policy 2019 for Students and Faculty Download
  
• IPR Facilitation for START-UPS Download
  
• SSIP Gujarat Portal  http://www.ssipgujarat.in

For any Query regarding SSIP, you may contact to –

SSIP Coordinator

Shree Somnath Sanskrit University,

Rajendra Bhuvan Raod, Veraval-362266

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