New Delhi: Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has joined hands with Aditya Birla Capital Foundation (ABCF) & Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), the incubator of BITS Pilani, to promote Innovation & Entrepreneurship among students in all National Skills Training Institutes (NSTI) across the country. The Ministry has launched the Navonmesh Protsahan Spardha: Kaushalta se Udyamita — an Innovation and Start-up Challenge for students of National Skill Training Institutes ( NSTI ) across the country.
This first-of-its-kind initiative is aimed at fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry-ready mindsets among India’s technically skilled youth.
Speaking at the occasion, Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE, Government of India said, “At the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, we believe that every skilled individual carry within them the potential to become a job creator. Through this partnership with the Aditya Birla Capital Foundation, we are enabling NSTI students to channel their technical skills into innovation and enterprise.
Every skilled individual carries within them the potential to become a job creator.
– Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE
The Navonmesh Protsahan Spardha will empower our young innovators to transform ideas into sustainable ventures, strengthening India’s vision of becoming an Aatmanirbhar and innovation-driven nation.” The innovation challenge has been launched under the title Navonmesh Protsahan Spardha: Kaushalta se Udyamita, with the objective to nurture skill-based innovation in NSTI students.
The program provides a unique platform for students to ideate, innovate, and incubate — transforming skill-based learning into entrepreneurial outcomes. Being a first of its kind innovation challenge, it will cater to 10,000+ NSTI students and will include mentoring, prizes, access to resources, and further incubation, for launching the ideas of students in the market. The focus of the program will be students with innovative ideas in IT/ITeS, Automotive, Apparel, Electronics & Hardware and Power, and Capital Goods & Manufacturing sectors. Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), the incubator of BITS Pilani, would be managing this program, and is being supported under the Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of the Aditya Birla Capital Foundation.
Backed by ABCF’s CSR initiatives and managed by PIEDS, BITS Pilani, this initiative bridges a crucial gap in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem — empowering youth to go beyond employability and step into enterprise creation.
