OUR STORY
Keeping pace with the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister on Startup India, Make in India, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, etc., National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chandigarh joined hands in 2019 with Panjab University, Chandigarh; Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh; and Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar to work specifically on the Entrepreneurship & Rural Development and for the same organized Entrepreneurship and Rural Development Conclave.
In the year of 2022, again all the institutes came forward to work together and established Entrepreneurship & Rural Development Centre (ERDC). The aim of ERDC is to encourage entrepreneurship in social, technical & rural areas so as to enhance employment generation and development of urban, rural & semi urban areas.
ABOUT US
Entrepreneurship and Rural Development Centre (ERDC)
is dedicated to building a vibrant start-up ecosystem, by establishing a network between academia, financial institutions, industries, and other institutions of the region by supporting start-ups & entrepreneurs by providing them possible support from the existing systems.
VALUE PILLARS
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Innovation
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Dedication
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Execution
VISION & MISSION
ERDC's mission is to educate and develop youth in order to initiate new enterprises and initiatives that will assist our nation grow, with the objective of channeling youth energy and providing a platform for proper talent utilization.
OUR GOALS
Innovation based
Start-ups
We build innovation-driven startups by turning creative ideas into smart digital solutions that create real impact and long-term growth.
To help technical institutions in establishing personality development centres and incubation centres in potential Higher education institutes.
PDCs & Incubators
To transform villages into smart villages by adopting potential villages and implementing innovative rural development projects.
SMART Villages
To build a vibrant startup ecosystem by establishing a network between academia, financial
institutions, industries and other institutions.
Vibrant Start-up ecosystem
Co-working Spaces
To provide co-working spaces and a dedicated facility for startups at different stages of progression and establishment, early stage companies, sick units.
Commercialization of Technologies
To provide a platform for speedy commercialization of technologies developed by the institution or by any academic/technical/R&D institution or by an individual.
OUR MENTORS
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Mr. Amit Shukla
Founder & CEO
EasyGov
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Dr. Nidhi Gautam
Asst. Prof. & Fellow Senate, PU, Chandigarh
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Dr. Davinder Singh
Chairperson, Dept. of Laws, PU, Chandigarh
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Mr. Hitesh Kumar Gulati
Management Consultant
Motivational Speaker
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Dr. Manu Sharma
Professor, UIET, PU
Director, CIIPP, PU
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Dr. Adarsh Pal Vig
Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board
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Mr. Harjinder Singh Cheema, MD
Cheema Boilers Ltd.
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Mr. Vineet Joshi
Chairman, Joshi Foundation
Ex State Secretary, BJP, Pb
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Ms. Monica Chawla
Principal, St. Joseph Sr. Sec. School, Chandigarh
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Dr. Hemant Vinayak
Associate Professor, NITTTR, Chandigarh
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Mr. Gurmukh Singh Thakur, Director,
Gia Plus
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Mr. Sanil Chawla
General Manager
TATA Group
Mr. Amit Das
Educational Entrepreneur
Public Speaker
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Dr. Prashant Gautam
Professor, UIHTM, PU
Chandigarh
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Ms. Jas K Shan
Entrepreneur, Life Coach & Wellness expert
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Mr. Arjun Tyagi
Company Secretarty
Member, NIRC of ICSI
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Dr. Manu Sharma
Assistant Professor, UIAMS, PU, Chandigarh
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Dr. Arun Singh Thakur
Director, UIHTM, PU
Chandigarh
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Mr. Tushar Singla
Entrepreneur
Industry Expert
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Dr. Anju Suri
Professor, Dept. of History, PU, Chandigarh
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Dr. Rupinder Tewari
Chief Coordinator, DST Centre, PU, Chandgiarh
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Ms Balwinder Kaur
Principal, Pioneer Intl Public School, Jalandhar
