Technology Business Pre-Incubation Centre (TBPIC), Government Engineering College Wayanad

Check the eligibility first

• The page accepts students and entrepreneurs who have a solid idea or product. Check that you fit before you write.
• Campus working space is for companies on the campus, at a nominal rent. Ask about it if you need desk space.

How applications work

• The page says applications go on a prescribed form, but no form is linked from the site. Email tbpic@gecwyd.ac.in and ask for the form before you plan a submission.
• Ask in writing whether there is a fee, a closing date or an equity stake. The page states none of these.

How selection works

• The page does not describe a selection process or a review panel. Ask the TBI Manager how proposals are assessed.

What the centre looks for

• The page asks for start-up ideas with innovative content. Show what is new about your idea or product.
• The centre names patents, product registration and funding support as areas of help. Say which of these you need.

Technology Business Pre-Incubation Centre (TBPIC) is a start-up incubator run at Government Engineering College Wayanad, in Mananthavady, Kerala. It is meant for students and entrepreneurs who want to build technology-based businesses, and the college describes it both as a pre-incubation centre and as a technology business incubator.

Who it is for

The centre takes applications from students and entrepreneurs who have a solid idea or product. It invites proposals to incubate start-up ideas with innovative content. The page does not say whether a founder must already be incorporated, and it does not name a fee or an intake date.

What the centre offers

The college says that start-up centres can use the facilities in its various labs. Expert faculty advise companies on how to register a product and take patents. The centre also says it helps companies bring their products to market and collect funds from funding agencies. Companies on the campus can rent working space, at what the page calls a nominal rent. The centre has signed a memorandum of understanding with TECHIN at IIT Palakkad, which the page says gives it help from faculty and facilities for TBI projects.

Companies named on the page

The page lists Vatsaa Energy, which is developing floating solar power plants, and BOTZ Embedded Solutions, which developed a learning tool to teach children the basics of coding. It also names BoTToB Tech Solutions, which the page says is developing solar cookers, and Libre Corp, which is testing a business model built on open-source applications. A hydroponics venture using IoT is described as newly registered. The page lists these businesses under its incubations but does not say how each one is linked to the centre beyond that.

Location and contact

The centre is on the campus of Government Engineering College Wayanad, in Mananthavady, Kerala. Enquiries go to the TBI Manager at tbpic@gecwyd.ac.in.

What the page does not say

The page does not give a founding date, a count of graduates, funds raised, or a current intake date. Its footer shows a 2023 copyright year, so parts of the page may be out of date. It refers to a prescribed application form as attached, but no such form is linked from the page or from the college downloads page.