Atmiya University
{"id":332,"menu_id":637,"status":1,"title":"NISP","slug":"nisp","sort_order":null,"type":0,"sort_description":null,"description":"<style type=\"text\/css\">.nav-pills .nav-link.active, .nav-pills .show>.nav-link {\r\n color: #fff;\r\n background-color: #cca85e;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\r\n<ul class=\"nav nav-pills flex-column\" id=\"myTab\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n\t<li class=\"tab nav-item\"><a aria-controls=\"About\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"tab1 nav-link active\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#About\" id=\"About-tab\" role=\"tab\" style=\"color: #141353;\">About National Innovation and Startup Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"tab nav-item\"><a aria-controls=\"Guiding\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"tab1 nav-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#Guiding\" id=\"Guiding-tab\" role=\"tab\" style=\"color: #141353;\">Components of Guiding Framework<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"tab nav-item\"><a aria-controls=\"features\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"tab1 nav-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#features\" id=\"features-tab\" role=\"tab\" style=\"color: #141353;\">Highlighting features of the policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"tab nav-item\"><a aria-controls=\"Innovation\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"tab1 nav-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#Innovation\" id=\"Innovation-tab\" role=\"tab\" style=\"color: #141353;\">National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/.col-md-4 -->\r\n\r\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"myTabContent\">\r\n<div aria-labelledby=\"contact-tab\" class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"About\" role=\"tabpanel\">\r\n<h2>About National Innovation <span> Tand Startup Policy<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p\">The &lsquo;National Innovation and Start-up Policy 2019 for students and faculty in HEIs was launched by Former Minister of Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal &lsquo;Nishank&rsquo; on 11th September 2019 at AICTE, New Delhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p\">This policy intends to guide HEIs for promoting students&rsquo; driven innovations &amp; start-ups and to engage the students and faculty in innovation and start up activities in campus. The policy aims at enabling HEIs to build, streamline and strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in campus and will be instrumental in leveraging the potential of student&rsquo;s creative problem solving and entrepreneurial mind-set, and promoting a strong intra and interinstitutional partnerships with ecosystem enablers and different stakeholders at regional, national and international level. The policy is being implemented by MoE&rsquo;s Innovation Cell and in coordination AICTE, UGC, state\/ UT governments and universities. Implementation of policy has been undertaken for quick adoption by HEIs. The present policy is a way forward to the earlier version of AICTE&rsquo;s Start-up Policy which was launched in the year 2016 to complement the Startup Action Plan under the Startup India and Stand-up India Program launched by Hon&rsquo;ble Prime Minster of India.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div aria-labelledby=\"contact-tab\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"Guiding\" role=\"tabpanel\">\r\n<h2>Components of <span> Guiding Framework<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 4%\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>HEIs Strategies &amp; Governance for Promoting Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Creating Innovation Pipeline and Pathways for Entrepreneurs<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Building Organizational Capacity, Human Resources and Incentives to support and promote innovative and entrepreneurial activities<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Collaboration, Co-creation, Business Relationship and Knowledge Exchange within campus and among the ecosystem enablers co-exist at regional and national level<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Norms for Faculty &amp; Students Driven Innovations and Startups<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Incentivizing Students for Entrepreneurship and Startup pursuits<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Incentivizing faculty and Staff for Entrepreneurship and Startup pursuits<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Incubation &amp; Pre-incubation support and facility creation in HEIs<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>IP ownership rights for technologies Development and transfer in HEIs<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Pedagogy and Learning Interventions for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Entrepreneurial Performance Impact Assessment<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div aria-labelledby=\"contact-tab\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"features\" role=\"tabpanel\">\r\n<h2>Highlighting features<span> of the policy<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 4%\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Creation of &lsquo;Innovation fund&rsquo; for supporting innovative projects and Start-ups by allocating minimum 1% of institution&rsquo;s total budget<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Academic break for a semester\/ year to work on their startups Credits for working on innovative prototype\/ business models<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>2% - 9.5% Equity\/ stake in startup\/ company by Institute&rsquo;s incubator<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Complete Ownership of IPR by the inventors in case of non-usage of institute&rsquo;s facilities\/ resources<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t<p>Services to be offered by institution in lieu of equity, fee based or zero payment model<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div aria-labelledby=\"contact-tab\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"Innovation\" role=\"tabpanel\">\r\n<h2>National Innovation and <span> Startup Policy (NISP) Committee <\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p\">The National Innovation and Startup Policy 2019 for students and faculty of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as a guiding framework will enable the institutes to actively engage students, faculties and staff in innovation and entrepreneurship related activities. The Advisory Committee of Atmiya University has decided to be a part of NISP framework which will facilitate Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in bringing uniformity across HEIs in terms of Intellectual Property ownership management, technology licensing and institutional Startup policy, thus enabling creation of a robust innovation and Start up ecosystem across all HEIs. As per the discussions held during the orientation sessions conducted on 11th and 29th January 2021 which were attended by our registered NISP National Coordinator, following committee is formed to implement, amend and monitor NISP implementation &amp; activities. Members of the committee have agreed to support and share their expertise in successful implementation of NISP.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<table>\r\n\t<thead style=\"color: #dcdcdc; font-weight: bold;\">\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<th>Sr No<\/th>\r\n\t\t\t<th>Name of Member<\/th>\r\n\t\t\t<th>Affiliation<\/th>\r\n\t\t\t<th>NISP Role<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>1<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. D. D. Vyas<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Registrar<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>President, NISP<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>2<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. Ashish Kothari<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Director - Research, Innovation &amp; Translation<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Research Advisor<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>3<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Mohit Lakhwani<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Coordinator<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>4<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. Hemraj M tank<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dean-Faculty of Paramedical Sciences<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>5<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. Vishal Khasgiwala<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dean, Faculty of Business &amp; Commerce<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>6<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. K. V. Parmar<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Innovation Ambassador<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>7<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. Pratik Kikani<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Innovation Ambassador<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>8<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. Sagar Shah<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>9<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. K. D. Ladva<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Principal, Shri M&amp;N Virani Science College<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>10<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. G. D. Acharya<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Professor Emeritus<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>11<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Dr. M. S. Kagthara<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Associate Dean<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>12<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Jaydeep Viramgama<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Co-Founder Xenheste Innovation<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Startup Founder<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>13<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Milan Hansaliya<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Co-Founder Xenheste Innovation<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Startup Founder<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>14<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Vivek Sancheti<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Co-Founder EYUVA Technologies<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Startup Founder<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>15<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Kamalnayan Sojitra<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Executive Director, Falcon Pumps<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Industry Member &amp; Entrepreneur<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>16<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Siddharth Shah<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Managing Director, EPP Composites<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Industry Member &amp; Entrepreneur<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>17<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Mr. Deepak Sachde<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Chairman, Kutch Saurashtra Productivity Council<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Industry Member<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","image_document":null,"gallery":"","images":null,"banner_img":"phpMxgkRL_raB1676538575.jpg","video":null,"primary_image":null,"page_img":null,"gallery_date":null,"video_date":null,"news_paper_id":null,"publish_article_date":null,"video_upload_type":0,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"thumbnail_image":null,"document_files":"","is_page_link":0,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2022-12-08T15:00:15.000000Z","updated_at":"2025-06-09T17:28:30.000000Z"}

About National Innovation Tand Startup Policy

The ‘National Innovation and Start-up Policy 2019 for students and faculty in HEIs was launched by Former Minister of Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on 11th September 2019 at AICTE, New Delhi.

This policy intends to guide HEIs for promoting students’ driven innovations & start-ups and to engage the students and faculty in innovation and start up activities in campus. The policy aims at enabling HEIs to build, streamline and strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in campus and will be instrumental in leveraging the potential of student’s creative problem solving and entrepreneurial mind-set, and promoting a strong intra and interinstitutional partnerships with ecosystem enablers and different stakeholders at regional, national and international level. The policy is being implemented by MoE’s Innovation Cell and in coordination AICTE, UGC, state/ UT governments and universities. Implementation of policy has been undertaken for quick adoption by HEIs. The present policy is a way forward to the earlier version of AICTE’s Start-up Policy which was launched in the year 2016 to complement the Startup Action Plan under the Startup India and Stand-up India Program launched by Hon’ble Prime Minster of India.

Components of Guiding Framework

  • HEIs Strategies & Governance for Promoting Innovation & Entrepreneurship

  • Creating Innovation Pipeline and Pathways for Entrepreneurs

  • Building Organizational Capacity, Human Resources and Incentives to support and promote innovative and entrepreneurial activities

  • Collaboration, Co-creation, Business Relationship and Knowledge Exchange within campus and among the ecosystem enablers co-exist at regional and national level

  • Norms for Faculty & Students Driven Innovations and Startups

  • Incentivizing Students for Entrepreneurship and Startup pursuits

  • Incentivizing faculty and Staff for Entrepreneurship and Startup pursuits

  • Incubation & Pre-incubation support and facility creation in HEIs

  • IP ownership rights for technologies Development and transfer in HEIs

  • Pedagogy and Learning Interventions for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development

  • Entrepreneurial Performance Impact Assessment

Highlighting features of the policy

  • Creation of ‘Innovation fund’ for supporting innovative projects and Start-ups by allocating minimum 1% of institution’s total budget

  • Academic break for a semester/ year to work on their startups Credits for working on innovative prototype/ business models

  • 2% - 9.5% Equity/ stake in startup/ company by Institute’s incubator

  • Complete Ownership of IPR by the inventors in case of non-usage of institute’s facilities/ resources

  • Services to be offered by institution in lieu of equity, fee based or zero payment model

National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) Committee

The National Innovation and Startup Policy 2019 for students and faculty of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as a guiding framework will enable the institutes to actively engage students, faculties and staff in innovation and entrepreneurship related activities. The Advisory Committee of Atmiya University has decided to be a part of NISP framework which will facilitate Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in bringing uniformity across HEIs in terms of Intellectual Property ownership management, technology licensing and institutional Startup policy, thus enabling creation of a robust innovation and Start up ecosystem across all HEIs. As per the discussions held during the orientation sessions conducted on 11th and 29th January 2021 which were attended by our registered NISP National Coordinator, following committee is formed to implement, amend and monitor NISP implementation & activities. Members of the committee have agreed to support and share their expertise in successful implementation of NISP.

 
Sr No Name of Member Affiliation NISP Role
1 Dr. D. D. Vyas Registrar President, NISP
2 Dr. Ashish Kothari Director - Research, Innovation & Translation Research Advisor
3 Mr. Mohit Lakhwani Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Coordinator
4 Dr. Hemraj M tank Dean-Faculty of Paramedical Sciences Member
5 Dr. Vishal Khasgiwala Dean, Faculty of Business & Commerce Member
6 Dr. K. V. Parmar Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Innovation Ambassador
7 Dr. Pratik Kikani Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Innovation Ambassador
8 Dr. Sagar Shah Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Member
9 Dr. K. D. Ladva Principal, Shri M&N Virani Science College Member
10 Dr. G. D. Acharya Professor Emeritus Member
11 Dr. M. S. Kagthara Associate Dean Member
12 Mr. Jaydeep Viramgama Co-Founder Xenheste Innovation Startup Founder
13 Mr. Milan Hansaliya Co-Founder Xenheste Innovation Startup Founder
14 Mr. Vivek Sancheti Co-Founder EYUVA Technologies Startup Founder
15 Mr. Kamalnayan Sojitra Executive Director, Falcon Pumps Industry Member & Entrepreneur
16 Mr. Siddharth Shah Managing Director, EPP Composites Industry Member & Entrepreneur
17 Mr. Deepak Sachde Chairman, Kutch Saurashtra Productivity Council Industry Member