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2. HEI must be enrolled in the National Innovation & Startup Policy (NISP) and allocated

funds to the tune of at least 1% of their annual operating expenditure towards student
innovation.
3. HEI must have at least 3 academic departments offering UG, PG and PhD Programmes,
with potential for developing a multidisciplinary foundation for UG Programmes.
Responsibilities of Participating Institutes

The participating HEIs are expected to leverage this Programme to intensify their design and
entrepreneurship development initiatives by making the following key interventions:

1. Create common slots in the curriculum and academic calendar for UG, PG and PhD
Programmes in at least 3 departments (3 hrs per week + 3 days per semester for a hackathon
+ 3 weeks in a year for field work) from the academic year 2024-25.

2. The common slot of 3 hrs per week may be used to –
a. Introduce a sequence of service learning or product design courses, one in each semester
for the first and second year UG students, and 1 year PG and PhD students. The HEIs
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may redesign existing courses or create new ones. The courses must strictly follow the
pedagogy of learning-by-doing (individual and group), continuous assessment of
activities, and promote empathy and discovery of real-world problems.
b. Introduce open electives focused on specific domains to encourage promising teams of

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students in their 3 and 4 year UG or 2 year PG or advanced years in PhD to pursue
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detailed design, prototyping and entrepreneurial activities. Involving PG and PhD
students in the initiative is intended to not only help sharpen research, but also
encourage commercialisation and prepare the next generation of faculty.
3. Identify and nominate 25-30 faculty members each year for the mentoring Programme. This
cohort of faculty may be motivated and incentivised to –

a. Participate in one-to-one mentoring sessions and conversations with expert mentors to
enhance capacity for creative transformation.
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b. Identify and co-mentor 15-20 promising student teams (average size 4) in the 3 /4
year UG or 2 year PG or advanced years of PhD. The teams may be encouraged to
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have a mix of students from different years and branches of study depending on the
topic of interest.
c. Handle courses in the common slot and facilitate learning-by-doing for approximately
1,400 students from 1 and 2 year UG, 1 year PG and PhD.
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4. Allocate appropriate amount of innovation fund to support the 18-20 promising student
teams to pursue product design and entrepreneurship each year, and create the
infrastructure to support learning-by-doing.
5. Identify local partners such as industry, government organizations and Non-Governmental
Organizations to mobilize additional resources and create learning opportunities for faculty
and students.

6. Create a governance structure with adequate leadership to fast-track implementation of the
Programme and monitor the progress.
Nodal Centre for the Programme

The nodal center for the Programme will be Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, IIITDM

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