Eureka Innovation and Incubation Centre

Eureka is GHRCEM Wagholi's in-house incubation centre, set up in 2016 to take student ideas from a first concept through to a registered startup. It runs alongside the college's Institution's Innovation Council, which coordinates innovation and entrepreneurship activity across campus.

What you get

• Free dedicated office/cabin space at two on-campus venues (E-435 and the air-conditioned A-305), with seating, whiteboards, storage, meeting rooms, high-speed internet, computers and CCTV security
• Mentorship through three stages: idea validation, prototyping, and startup formation
• Help registering a company and staying legally compliant
• Guidance on filing patents and copyrights
• Introductions to external government funding schemes, including NIDHI-EIR, NIDHI-PRAYAS, the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, MSINS Seed Funds, MSME Seed Funds, and STPI/Atmanirbhar Bharat/Digital India initiatives
• Training in design thinking, business proposal writing, MVP testing and market validation
• Access to the AICTE Idea Lab (laser cutting, CNC milling, PCB design and etching, CNC drilling, oscilloscopes)

Who can apply

• Primarily GHRCEM's own students and recent alumni; the college's materials describe it as support for its campus community, with no separate public application process found for outside founders

How to apply: No public online application form was found. Reach out to the college at ghrcem.pune@raisoni.net and ask for the Innovation and Incubation Centre (Eureka) or the Institution's Innovation Council.