Upkram@NICMAR-Objective

Centre for Start-up and Incubation

Centre for Startup and Incubation

Thrust Areas

The thrust areas of the centre are Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Project (CRIP) sector including but not limited to the following.

  1. Engineering and Project Management
  2. Estimation, Costing, and Tendering
  3. Contracts and Claims Management
  4. Construction Quality and Safety Management
  5. Repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting
  6. Structural Health Auditing
  7. Environmental Consultancy
  8. Management Information Systems
  9. Digitalisation of Construction Project Management
  10. Data Analytics for Construction
  11. Ecommerce for Construction
  12. Financial Services for CRIP
  13. Risk Mitigation and Insurance
  14. Real Estate Services
  15. Architectural and Engineering Consultancy/Services
  16. Design Studio
  17. Facility Management

 

Incubation Activities

The incubation centre shall screen proposals from budding entrepreneurs and selected ones shall be admitted as incubatees. The centre shall enter into agreements with the admitted incubatees, as per the policy framework of the centre. The admitted incubatee startups shall be provided with a wide range of support and services, such as:

  1. Branding as NICMAR incubated company
  2. Dedicated mentors with domain expertise
  3. Shared office space and infrastructure at NICMAR on a discounted rental rates
  4. Business support services such as accounting, taxation, legal and liaisoning services
  5. Permission to use library, laboratory and workshop facilities at NICMAR
  6. Skill development workshops and trainings
  7. Networking opportunities in both supply and demand side of the business
  8. Networking with angel investors, venture capitalists and financial institutions
  9. Possibility of Seed Funding from Government Schemes

 

The other major activities of the centre include fostering entrepreneurial spirit among present students of NICMAR by conducting workshops, helping them to identify opportunity, prepare business plan, and convert them into business ventures.

Expected Deliverables

Upakram@NICMAR is a place where ideas turn into businesses, creating Job-Givers rather than Job- Seekers. The expected deliverables can be enlisted as follows.

  1. Development of ‘Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’ for business incubation for students and community at large
  2. Business models and startups
  3. Scaling up of Micro and Small Enterprises
  4. Development of innovative products, services and processes as per current and future requirements
  5. Establishment of a robust network of mentors, entrepreneurs, domain experts, funding agencies
  6. Establishment of Industry Linkages and Collaborations
  7. Development of training courses
  8. Success Stories

The other major activities of the centre include fostering entrepreneurial spirit among present students of NICMAR by conducting workshops, helping them to identify opportunity, prepare business plan, and convert them into business ventures.

People



Contact for information:

NICMAR-Centre for Digital Constrction

  • 25/1, Balewadi, N.I.A. Post Office, Pune 411 045, India.
  • cdc@nicmar.ac.in