Students Startup and Innovation CELL(SSIC)

Ideas. Innovation. Impact.

The Student Startup & Innovation Cell (SSIC), Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology (SCET), is a dynamic platform dedicated to nurturing innovation, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and student-led startups.

We believe that transformative ideas emerge when students, academia, industry, government, and society come together. SSIC provides an enabling ecosystem where students can move from ideation to innovation, innovation to intellectual property, and prototypes to startups.

Our Vision

Building a Student-Centric Innovation & Pre-Incubation Ecosystem

To promote and support an ecosystem where students are encouraged to think differently, innovate fearlessly, and transform ideas into impactful solutions.

Our Mission

Fostering a Culture of Innovation

To create an innovation-driven culture at SCET that encourages the creation, development, protection, and application of intellectual property, while nurturing entrepreneurial thinking among students and researchers.

From Ideas to Impact

SSIC supports students throughout their innovation journey:

IDEATE → VALIDATE → PROTOTYPE → PROTECT → MENTOR → STARTUP → SCALE

From the first spark of an idea to developing a proof of concept, prototype, patent, or startup, students receive opportunities for guidance, mentorship, innovation support, IPR awareness, and entrepreneurial development.

What We Enable

Innovation

Encouraging students to identify real-world challenges and develop technology-driven solutions.

Entrepreneurship

Creating opportunities for students to explore entrepreneurial pathways and transform ideas into viable ventures.

Intellectual Property

Building awareness and providing guidance on IPR, patent filing, and protection of innovations.

Prototyping & Validation

Supporting students in developing and validating proofs of concept and prototypes.

Mentorship & Collaboration

Connecting students and innovators with mentors and relevant ecosystem stakeholders.

Startup Development

Providing an enabling environment for young entrepreneurs and startups to develop and grow.

Our Innovation Ecosystem

SSIC conducts a diverse range of activities throughout the year to cultivate an innovation-oriented campus culture.

Key Initiatives

• Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps
• IPR Awareness & Screening
• SCET Startup ADDA
• Linking the Unlinked Challenge
• Surati Segregathon
• Idea Pitching
• TEDx Surat Idea Search
• NASA International Space Apps Challenge

These initiatives provide students with platforms to ideate, collaborate, experiment, pitch, receive mentorship, develop prototypes, and explore startup opportunities.

Innovation Infrastructure

Innovation Lab

SCET is committed to developing a state-of-the-art Innovation Lab to strengthen the resources and facilities available for student innovation.

With collaborative efforts across departments, the Innovation Lab aims to provide an environment that encourages experimentation, prototyping, interdisciplinary collaboration, and solution development.

Our Impact

9000+ Students Benefitted

50+ Startups Supported

36 Patents Registered

4 Startups Recognised Nationally & Internationally

Our ecosystem has supported startups including:

Solance Energy

Sustainable Livelihood (SLII)

Vicharak

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These achievements reflect SCET's growing culture of innovation, intellectual property creation, entrepreneurship, and technology-driven problem solving.

Student Startup & Innovation at SCET

Where curiosity becomes creation.

Where ideas become innovation.

Where innovation creates impact.

SSIC continues to empower students to challenge conventional thinking, build solutions for real-world problems, protect their innovations, and explore the journey from an idea to an enterprise.

Institute-Level SSIC Committee

Prof. (Dr.) Dipali Kasat
Convener Entrepreneurship development and Startup Cell

Prof. (Dr.) Manisha Vashi
Institute SSIP Coordinator