ROORKEE: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organized a Startup Expo 2022 on its 175th foundation day in which 50 startups showcased their products and technologies.
Expo gives a new push to IIT Roorkee’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that now supports more than 125 startups.
The students and faculty members are developing startups. Even outsiders are also getting incubation support for their startups there.
The technologies and products at the Expos were from the emerging fields of AI-ML, Drone Technology, Robotics, Health Sciences, Agriculture, Environmental, Energy Sector, & E-commerce.
The best Startup award was given to Indigenous Energy Pvt. Ltd., Cypher, Ballice Smart Devices, and Super Good Nano Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. B V Mohan Reddy, Chairman, Board of Governors, a first-generation entrepreneur, motivated all the founders of startups by sharing his journey in building a Billion-Dollar enterprise.
He emphasized the need for scaling startups once they have robust products/services.
He told media that various policies at IIT Roorkee are facilitating faculty members to be non-executive directors in these startups and contribute their knowledge and wisdom.
Prof. K.K. Pant, Director of IIT Roorkee said the start-ups must work for the Make-in-India initiative and deliver products and services that match and exceed global quality standards.
“We will encourage young students and faculty members to be a part of our Start-up ecosystem”.
Dr. Kailash Kumar Pathak, Director, DFTM, DRDO, said we should enhance our operational capabilities to strengthen the manufacturing sector for achieving Aatmanirbharta in Defence. 
Prof. Akshay Dvivedi, Dean, Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy said urged Startups and all other stakeholders to come together as one entity and take proactive initiatives toward a developed economy for the nation.
Mr. Manish Anand, CEO of the iHub Divyasampark said expo like this is a space for innovators to get together and work towards building a startup ecosystem keeping the vision of Make in India in mind.
The CEO of TIDES Business Incubator at IIT Roorkee, Mr. Azam Ali Khan shared his thoughts on the startup expo 2022 as an excellent initiative for young and aspiring entrepreneurs to showcase their technology and ideas.
Prof. Rajat Agarwal, Associate Dean of Innovation & Incubation, and Prof. Sai Ramudu Meka, Associate Dean of Corporate Interaction said that this Startup expo is a stepping stone towards building an environment to create, foster and promote startup culture which will contribute towards the development of the nation.
IIT Roorkee students, faculty, startups, and more than 100 industry representatives participated in the event.
The event was inaugurated by Dr. Kailash Kumar Pathak, Director, DFTM DRDO, Col. Virbhadra Singh Rawat, Defence Coordinator Govt. of Uttarakhand and Shri Shambhu Sharma, Head of Operations, OPTEL, in the presence of other dignitaries.
