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Atal Incubation Centre – JNU Foundation for Innovation (AIC-JNUFI)

Atal Incubation Centre – JNU Foundation for Innovation (AIC-JNUFI)

About AIC-JNUFI
The Atal Incubation Centre – JNU Foundation for Innovation (AIC-JNUFI) was incorporated on 14th May 2019 (CIN: U80904DL2019NPL350050). It is supported by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Government of India.
AIC-JNUFI is located at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, New Delhi.
 
Google Maps links:
JNU Convention Centre: https://maps.app.goo.gl/d3E7gGoKYo5nFdpj6
Experimental Labs and BSL3 Facility: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jx3ftmDFhgt1rN1RA
 
Organogram
Board of Directors:
Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice Chancellor, JNU
Prof. Brajesh Kumar Pandey, Rector – I, JNU
Prof. Ravikesh, Registrar, JNU
 
Team AIC:
Coordinator: Prof. K. Natarajan, School of Life Sciences, JNU
Co-coordinator: Dr. Saurabh Kumar Sharma, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, JNU
CEO: Dr. Saket Chattopadhyay
Manager (Admin & Finance): Mr. Prabhat Singh
 
AIC-JNUFI vision
To transform academic excellence into entrepreneurial success and become a Centre of Excellence and an Engine of Growth. The vision is to address critical societal challenges and contribute to national development through innovation.
 
AIC-JNUFI mission
To promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship by nurturing cutting-edge research ideas into sustainable startups. AIC-JNUFI provides a world-class incubation ecosystem focusing on deep-tech, life sciences, and biotech startups.
 
Ecosystem for Innovation and facilities at AIC-JNUFI
 
o    Focus areas using Deeptech, AI etc., in life sciences, biotechnology, IT, direct societal outreach, Open to other sectors.
o    Support from ideation to POC by connecting to mentors
o    Dry lab spaces
o    Experimental lab spaces
o    Coworking/hot desk spaces
o    Biosafety Level-3 state-of-the-art facility
o    Networking
o    Fund raising connects
o    Workshops and Trainings
o External professional services- IP management, legal consultancy, financial advisory
o    Acclaimed JNU library resources
o    Access to campus research infrastructure
o    Advanced instrumentation research facility
o    Central laboratory animal resources
o    High-speed internet
o    Conference and training rooms
 
 
AIC-JNUFI Activities
AIC-JNUFI actively promotes entrepreneurship through partnerships and training programs. Activities include:
- Startup counseling with outside mentors and support ecosystem including PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and other bodies.
- Women's entrepreneurship meets
- Entrepreneurship collaboration with Aryabhatta College
- MoUs signed with HDFC Bank, Wadhwani Foundation, ShowReel
- 15 ecosystem partnerships and 2 training programs conducted
 
Funding support to AIC-JNUFI
The AIC-JNUFI is primary funded by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.  AIC-JNUFI functions on a not-for-profit revenue generation model that include:
- Licensing fees and rental income
- CSR grants and corporate partnerships
- Startup equity and success fees
- Workshops, consultancy and training sessions
- Future support through external grants/collaborations/endowments

Startup companies at AIC (at a glance)
Incubated startups: 18
In pipeline: 22

 

Sector-wise distribution:
Biotechnology: 5
Nano Materials: 2
Ed-Tech: 2
Health-Tech: 6
Others: 1

 
Contact Details
Address:
Atal Incubation Centre – JNU Foundation for Innovation (AIC-JNUFI),
201, Convention Centre,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road,
Munirka, New Delhi - 110067, India
Email: aicjnufi@gmail.com
Website: https://www.aicjnufi.org

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.