The Centre for Technology Innovation and Incubation (CTII) of Dibrugarh University was set up in the year 2013, to promote innovative and executable ideas from various disciplines of basic sciences, engineering and creative fields and help them to realize the ideas into products, processes or services for the benefits of society as well as industry.With a vision to provide a platform for promoting and culturing innovative ideas, the CTII has adopted innovation and incubation policy.
“To promote and realize product orientated innovative and executable ideas and concepts from students, faculties, and members of the society with a focus on enhancing the quality of life through entrepreneurship development”
Mission
The innovation and incubation policy of Dibrugarh University comprises of the following procedures and processes.
Initial screening process
The CTII will accept ideas focusing on technological innovation from students, research scholar, teachers, and from the members of the society towards fulfilling the diverse needs and having marketable potentials. The expert team of CTII from various disciplines will evaluate the innovative ideas or concepts on the basis of originality and its possibilities of realization into a product, process or services which must have a significant impact on the quality of life of the society or industry. A mentor will be assigned for the recommended project work by the team of experts. The mentor will evaluate the financial, technical as well as time requirement to execute the proposed project work. The CTII will extend possible technical as well as infrastructural support for the project wherever necessary.
Recommended project work will be enrolled in the following stages
Stage 1: Ideation
Stage 2: Innovation
Stage 3: Prototype phase
Stage 4: Intellectual Property Rights evaluation for filing patent
Stage 5: Commercial and Marketing Phase
Categories of idea and innovation
The Innovation and Incubation Policy is subject to periodical review and amendments. It will be the responsibility of the users, collaborator or partners of CTII to update themselves from time to time on amendments in the innovation and incubation policy and procedures.CTII, Dibrugarh university reserves the rights to make an exception of all or any of the terms of the policy for a particular innovator, entrepreneur or a promoter on a case to case basis. Those who enrolled under the scheme must abide by the rules and regulations of CTII, Dibrugarh University.
A cell for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) was set up at Dibrugarh University, in the year 2013, for protecting the rights of the creator or inventor. The CTII will evaluate the projects for potential scope of new patent and communicate the same to the IPR cell of Dibrugarh University for necessary support.
The CTII will organize promotional and outreach programs to encourage, motivate and guide aspiring creative minds to convert their innovative idea into reality and taking it to a product level.
The program is open to all irrespective of education, age, gender and locality which may include Faculties and students of all disciplines, entrepreneur, or any motivated person with creative/innovative ideas.
Applications need to be submitted in the form of written document clearly mentioning, title, objective, procedure/working plan, and its impact on the society or industry. The applicant has to mention the requirement of technical, infrastructural, and financial support if necessary. Application can be send by email, post or directly submitted to the coordinator.
Template for Project Application
Coordinator,
Centre for Technology Innovation and Incubation
DUIET, Core Building
Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam-786004
Email id: [email protected]