Govt. Engineering College, Palakkad

Before you apply

• Check the incubator's current intake first. Its application page still shows a deadline of 25 March 2024.
• Prepare a short business proposal that explains the technology, the problem it solves and how it will reach a market.
• Include a curriculum vitae for each founder.

How to apply

• Download the application form from the incubator's page and email it, with the CV and project plan, to tbi@gecskp.ac.in.
• Or register through the online application link on the incubator's page.
• Ask the incubator whether the space is open to founders outside the college before you rely on it.

What reviewers look for

• A technology idea with a clear path to a product.
• A plan that a three-year stay in the incubator can deliver.

Government Engineering College Palakkad, at Sreekrishnapuram in Palakkad district, Kerala, runs a Technology Business Incubator called TBI-GECS. The college is fully owned by the Government of Kerala and sits under the Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala. It is approved by the AICTE and affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.

How the incubator works

TBI-GECS aims to bring technology and business under one roof. It invites proposals from young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for a new venture in any area of technology. Selected start-ups receive office space, broadband internet and technical advice to turn their ideas into marketable products. Depending on progress, the incubator may also help with marketing, branding, technology transfer and securing intellectual property.

Who can apply

The incubator's pages address young entrepreneurs with an innovative technology idea. They do not say whether founders from outside the college are eligible on the same terms as students and staff, so check with the incubator before applying.

How selection works

Applicants send a filled application form, a curriculum vitae and a detailed project plan (business proposal). An expert panel chosen by the incubator's management committee screens the proposals.

Duration and cost

Incubatees may stay for up to three years, which the incubator calls the maturation period. They pay a small rent for the space while they are in the incubator.

Track record

The incubator's statistics page reports 28 companies registered, one patent filed and six jobs created.

Who runs it

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC) at the college is a separate, non-profit facilitating centre inside the institution. It supports student and faculty entrepreneurs with awareness camps, design contests, patent support and mentoring, and it works alongside the incubator.

Locations

Government Engineering College Palakkad, Mannampatta PO, Palakkad, Kerala 678633.