Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Jammu in collaboration with FICCI FLO JK&L and supported by Maharaja Hari Singh Foundation, successfully organized SEED (Start-up Event for Entrepreneurship Development), Season 1 at its Kot Bhalwal campus, today.
Today’s event was graced by Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (Director, JKEDI, J&K) as chief guest and Dr Ritu Singh (founding chairperson, FICCI FLO JK&L) as guest of honor. Other dignitaries present on the occasion were Ruchika Gupta (Joint Director, MIER), Prof Rakesh Singhai (IIT Jammu) and Dr Saurabh Saran (Senior Scientist, CSIR-IIIM Jammu). Prof Ankur Gupta (Director MIET) presented the welcome address and outlined the importance of celebrating entrepreneurship in J&K.
The highlight of the event was the Start-up Awards, where six entrepreneurs from the region were awarded for their exceptional performance in their respective fields. The winners included Ankush Sabarwal (founder, CoRover.ai), Rohil Bhatia (founder, Intellivate Technologies), Manik Soodan (founder, Campus Duniya), Goumtesh Singh (co-partner, Raasta&Yeti) and Adishree Singh (co-founder, Reformary). A special encouragement award was presented to Atul Banotra (Director, Rach Smart Solutions Limited) in the young entrepreneur category.
In addition, J&K start-up enabler awards were presented to the Technology Business Incubators from CSIR-IIIM and IIT Jammu for their role in nurturing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in J&K. Dr Saurabh Saran and Prof Rakesh Singhai received the award on the behalf of their incubators. Awards of Appreciation were presented to Dr Vivek Sharma (CIO, IIM Jammu), Dr Supran Kumar Sharma (Dean, Faculty of Management and Incharge TBI SMVDU) and Dr Jyoti Kachroo (Director, Planning and Monitoring, SKUAST) for their contributions.
The pitching competition marked the beginning of the afternoon session. The event received a total of fifty registrations, out of which ten teams from University of Jammu, SMVDU, SKUAST, UIT Kathua, IIT Jammu, BGBSU and MIET were shortlisted to compete.
The first prize of Rs 25,000 was bagged by Dhvani Gupta from MIET for her idea People.ai, the second prize of Rs 15,000 was awarded to Dakshi Goel and Devin (team EcoSoul) from IIT-Jammu and the third prize of Rs 10,000 was bagged by Jhanvi from MIET for her idea Petzo.
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