CUJ SITEC Council

Choose the right route in

• Pre-incubation: for students with a novel idea who are not yet incorporated. You must incorporate later.
• Resident incubation: for a Private Limited Company or an LLP that needs office space, a faculty mentor and university access.
• GENESIS calls: watch the Entrepreneur-in-Residence page. The last cohort closed in October 2025, and the next one is marked as launching soon.

How applications work

• Submit the Expression of Interest on the apply page. It runs in five steps: pathway, details, technology domain and stage, support needed, and a final confirmation.
• Applications are open throughout the year under the policy.
• Leave out confidential intellectual property details in the first submission, as the form asks.

Before you accept a place

• Incorporate as a Private Limited Company or an LLP, or plan to within three months of joining resident incubation.
• Read the equity and charges section of the policy. The five percent equity share and the monthly charges are set there.
• Ask for a faculty mentor early. Each resident company that is not faculty-led is assigned one.

What the centre looks for

• A clear problem and a working technology, with evidence of progress.
• A realistic route from idea to prototype, pilot or market.
• Technology domains that fit its focus on electronics, deep tech, AI, IoT, cybersecurity and healthtech.

CUJ SITEC Council is the Start-up, Incubation and Technology Enablement Centre of the Central University of Jammu. It supports students, faculty and technology founders with incubation, mentoring, prototyping support and funding pathways. The campus is at Rahya-Suchani (Bagla) in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, and the centre's own website calls it a university-powered innovation centre for students, researchers, faculty members and technology entrepreneurs.

How the centre is set up

The centre works under a council set up by the university. Its 2023 Start-up Policy describes the council as one that is to be registered as a section 8 company. The About page on its website says that a section 8 company was established in 2023, so the legal status is described two different ways on its own pages.

The centre's aim is to turn student ideas, research and technology concepts into validated products and ventures. It draws on faculty expertise and university laboratory infrastructure to do this.

Who can apply

Under the policy, applications are open throughout the year. Students, faculty and staff can apply. The online Expression of Interest asks for a technology domain, a current stage from ideation to market ready, a description of the problem and solution, and the support you need.

Resident incubation is for companies that are a Private Limited Company or a Limited Liability Partnership. A proprietorship, partnership or pre-incorporated team must register as one of these within three months of joining. A student with a novel idea can join pre-incubation without incorporating, but must incorporate later.

How incubation works

Incubation can run for up to 24 months. The council can grant up to two extensions of six months each, at its own discretion. Each resident company that is not led by faculty must have a faculty mentor from the university, and in special cases a company can add a mentor from another institute for technical issues.

The centre also offers part-time access to accounting, legal and intellectual property professionals on prescribed charges. Its services listed online include IP orientation, corporate connects and pilot pathways, and go-to-market refinement.

Facilities

Resident companies can be allotted office space, subject to availability. The package listed in the policy includes up to two computers, a printer, internet, an intercom line, furniture and single-phase electricity. Accommodation in a university hostel or residency is available case by case.

The centre can also arrange access to university laboratories, workshops and equipment, including the Central Instrumentation Facility. This access is on request, needs the Vice-Chancellor's approval and is charged separately.

Programmes and funding calls

The current opportunity on the site is the GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme, cohort 3.0. The page marks it as launching soon, but an application link is already live. The previous cohort closed on 25 October 2025 and supported early-stage technology founders from Tier-II and Tier-III ecosystems with grant support, mentorship and physical incubation. A separate GENESIS Pilot and Matching Fund component for eligible startups closed on 05 November 2025.

Scale and portfolio

The homepage lists six active incubated technology ventures. The portfolio page lists seven, including Biodroid Innovations (BIOSKOOL). The named ventures work in robotics and education technology, cybersecurity education, food, health AI, deep-tech electronics, and AI-led supply chains. The counts on the site are self-reported.

Equity and charges

Incubatees give the council a non-dilutable equity share equal to five percent of the promoters' equity. Each faculty mentor can also take up to five percent of the promoters' equity. Incubation carries a monthly charge, and workspace, facilities and university equipment are charged separately. The Vice-Chancellor, who chairs the council, can waive these charges for startups in financial difficulty.

Location

Central University of Jammu, P.O. Rahya-Suchani (Bagla), District Samba, Jammu and Kashmir 181143. The About page gives the registered office as Rahya Suchani (Bagla), Samba.