Supporting the nation’s start-up and innovation ecosystem is one of Parul University’s major educational priorities. The University has once again put Gujarat on the educational map by being named one of the top Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in the country to get a full-four star rating for its innovative achievements. The Institution Innovation Council, the annual report brings to the limelight some of the highest and top-performing Institutes and Universities in the country through an in-depth assessment and evaluation of the entrepreneurship-related initiatives of such institutions.
Going beyond its previous record, Parul University has made a milestone achievement, by securing an overall score of 4 out of 4, bringing the University to the Top of India’s innovation league.
The Institution’s Innovation Council, an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, is dedicated to developing highly effective innovation practices in higher educational institutions, across the country. Over 2,680 HEIs with established IICs from across the country got featured in this year’s annual report, including IITs and NITs’, among which Parul University, received a perfect score of 100 out of 100. The report featured 3 streams of evaluation in which Parul University managed to secure the total score along with an additional reward of 156.667 points.
Primarily, the IICs’ role is to engage several faculties, students, and staff in various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities such as ideations, problem-solving, proof of concept development, design thinking, IPR, project handling, and management at pre-incubation and incubation stages amongst other spheres. This model integrates the functionalities of flexible calendar activities, scoring, reward systems, decentralizing operation with the division of work, progress monitoring, and incentive mechanisms through a robust digital platform.
The University’s Entrepreneurship Development Centre has been extensively working towards fostering an innovation ecosystem in the PU campus. “As a University, we are truly proud of the recognition our entrepreneurship and innovation efforts have gotten and I believe this full rating serves as a testimony of our commitment to ushering India’s future as a Nation for Innovation”, said the University’s President, Dr. Devanshu J Patel.
