Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 30: The Start-Up Cell of Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu organized a virtual “Business Pitching Competition” to celebrate Aazadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav.
The event was led by a team of experts from different fields and experiences. Dr Sanjay Kajal, Chief Project Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Development Cell, UIET Kurukshetra; Anmol Duggal, Digital Marketing Expert and Karamvir Singh Rajpal, Entrepreneur, formulated the team of experts for examining the various business ideas presented from pan India.
The teams, including participants from pan India, presented business ideas. Mandeep Singh and Sakshi Bhat from GCET Jammu captured first place in the competition, by providing an app `Saathi’ that would help students in the region of J&K with the facilities of hostels and books , making student life more comfortable. The idea “Waste to Wealth” presented by Ahmer Bashir Shah of SKUAST-Kashmir, a novel method for instant conversion of keratinous waste into NPK rich novel organic plant growth regulator liquid, shared first rank with “Sathi” business idea.
The second place was taken over by Warda Shah of SKUAST Kashmir for business idea titled “Cold Flora Solutions”, an innovative way to provide cold storage spaces to low-income farmers and helping them to protect their flower yield for longer durations. A team of Nandika Mehra and Taranpreet Kour from Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar secured third position with project titled “Pen” acronym of “protection electronic network, an innovation towards the problem-solving approach in relation to the present situation of Covid-19 pandemic.
The 1st consolation prize was secured by Noureen of SKUAST-K for her idea “Home for Art and the Artist” along with Falak Jan of SKUAST-K, for business idea “Smart Fish”. The 2nd consolation prize was also shared by “App for Assistance” by Aditi Raina and “Trash it…Cash it” by Jyot Sifat Kaur, both from Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar. In total, best 20 ideas were finalized from different institutes.
Dr Sameru Sharma, Principal GCET, Jammu explicated that the goal of conducting such competitions was to provide a platform to the budding minds to present their ideas and seek help from the panel of experts so that their path of entrepreneurial journey is eased out. She also appreciated the efforts of the organizing team comprising of Dr Bhawna Sharma, Associate Professor & Chairperson Start- up Cell; Er Sheetal Gandotra, Convenor, Start-Up Cell; Dr Sanjeev Gupta, Er Vibha Mahajan and student coordinators; Mandeep Singh, Mohd Sami, Jaanvi Sharma, Sakshi Bhat; Shiloka Thusso and Taranjeet Singh for making the virtual competition a valuable session.
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