More than 2,500 students to participate in IDE bootcamp inaugurated by AICTE chairman

AICTE chairman Prof TG Sitharam virtually inaugurated the third phase of Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp at 9 different locations in India on April 29. The IDE bootcamp, initiated by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), will see the participation of more than 2,500 student innovators from Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). The bootcamp is scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 3. 

“With over 2500 student innovators and innovation ambassadors from various educational institutes, we witness a convergence of talent and determination like never before,” says Sitharam 

The nine host institutions that have been selected to conduct the bootcamps are Maharaja Agrasen University Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, Amity University Raipur, Banaras Hindu University, Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering Ernakulam, KLE Technological University Hubli, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Srivilliputhur, Graphic Era University Dehradun, SSM College of Engineering J&K, and National Institute of Technology Goa.

This bootcamp is being organised in collaboration with the Wadhwani Foundation, where participants will learn about various product design methodologies and design thinking concepts. This will be followed by motivational talks from various industry experts.

More than 4,000 students and faculty members participated in the first and second phases of IDE