TEDSTART: Joint initiative of Startup Oasis and Department of Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan REPORT on INDUSTRIAL VISIT 31/08/2017 Organised by: Computer Science & Engineering Department Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre Jaipur Total No. of Students: 168 Faculty Coordinators: Mr. Gajendra Sharma Mr. Ashish America An industrial visit was organized to Tedstart by Computer Science department, Jaipur on August 31, 2017. Tedstart is a joint initiative of Startup Oasis and Department of Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan, which will foster entrepreneurship in 7 regions of Rajasthan by providing special startup support programs to solve obstinate problems of the state. 64 students of JECRC visited Tedstart campus at Department of Technical Education, Govt. of Rajasthan (Center for Electronic Governance), Jaipur and learn how to tap into the pool of entrepreneurship to solve persistent problem. TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe in the power of ideas and on TED.com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — both online and at TED and TEDx events around the world. What Is TEDx TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” It supports independent organizers who want to create a TED-like event in their own community. The TEDx program started in 2009 and has held nearly 15000 events worldwide. It recently touched a new milestone: 1 Billion views of TEDx Talks. Startup Oasis is a Jaipur based startup incubation centre that is developing an active support ecosystem in Rajasthan to inspire, support and mentor students, budding entrepreneurs and startups to solve local / regional problems, develop breakthrough innovations and create world class startups. It has been set up by the joint initiative of Rajasthan's premiere industrial promotion organizationRIICO (http://www.riico.co.in/) and the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship- CIIE, Ahemedabad (www.ciie.co). The incubation centre is further supported by the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Some of the Key activities of Startup Oasis are: Incubation, mentoring and funding support of upto Rs 25 lacs as convertible soft loans / equity to startups in the sectors like agriculture, healthcare, crafts & livelihoods, education, energy etc from the low income states of India, including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Get more details on http://startupoasis.in/invent.php. Knowledge sessions, early stage incubation programs and mentoring to startups & social enterprises from Rajasthan through 7 incubation centres established in the cities of Ajmer, Bharatpur, Jhalawar, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaipur in collaboration with the Department of Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan. More details on www.tedstart.com. Physical incubation and co-working space at its multiple centres across the state of Rajasthan in Jaipur (2 locations), Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer and Bikaner. More details on www.coworking.startupoasis.in. Support institutions and organisations in conducting startup incubation programs through capacity building workshops and knowledge / program support services. Startup Oasis has actively supported institutions like Banasthali Vidyapeeth and the Indian Institute of Crafts and Design to conduct women focussed and craft focussed incubation programs, respectively. Approval Letter from Organisation List Of Students Visit Picture