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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated the 21 st national
convention of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) at L.D. College of Engineering
here today. He took keen interest while going round the exhibits set up by the stalls.
Nearly 10,000 students and youth from across India are participating in 70-odd
competitions, besides exchanging innovative ideas and experiences, at the two-day
national convention. This year’s theme is ‘Empowering India through Innovation’ to ‘Shape
a New India’.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the Gujarat Government has allocated Rs.200-crore
encourage 2,000 startups in the state by 2022 as per the Students Startup Policy. The state
is encouraging research and development through knowledge-based ecosystem such as
iCrete in collaboration with Israel. Israel tops in per capita startups.
He said that a seminar was arranged on Startups for MSME at the just concluded Vibrant
Gujarat Summit, with a view to making the state an auto and manufacturing hub, also
having potential in defence and aerospace sector. Projects of three young engineers from
Gujarat have been selected at the Army Technology Seminar. Gujarat has a slew of
technical universities for Biotech, Railways and Marine, besides an IIT.
Mr. Rupani said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new mantra of
Skill+Will+Zeal=Win to boost startups in technical sector.
ISTE Chairman Pratapsinh Desai said that 4,770 engineering colleges and institutes in
India, enrolling lakhs of students annually. The society accords priority to innovations.
Gujarat Technical University Principal G.P. Vadodaria also spoke.
Those who attended the seminar included Technical Education Commissioner Avantika
Singh, ISTE Gujarat Chairman Kalpesh Bhavsar, professors and students.
