SUPVA to Promote Startup Innovation and Entrepreneurship: VC Dr. Amit Arya

Rohtak, March 22, 2026: Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts (DLC SUPVA), Rohtak, is set to promote institutional startup innovation and entrepreneurship. Under this initiative, robust internal and inter-institutional partnerships will be established at regional, national, and international levels to further enhance the innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities of students and faculty members. A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting of the University's Executive Council (EC).

Vice-Chancellor Dr. Amit Arya said that the Government of India is actively working towards fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the country's higher education institutions. In light of this, and with the objective of encouraging student-driven innovation and startups, SUPVA will provide a dedicated platform to engage students and faculty in various innovation and entrepreneurial activities. To facilitate this, a robust innovation and startup ecosystem has been established. He further added that, under the Institutional Startup Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy, systems for pre-incubation and incubation support, incentives for faculty and students involved in innovation and startups, and frameworks for Intellectual Property (IP) ownership, revenue sharing, and equity sharing between the institution and incubated startups will be developed.

Vice-Chancellor Dr. Arya noted that innovation and entrepreneurship projects will be designed in alignment with the students' academic curriculum to assist them in developing entrepreneurial skills and business acumen. Efforts will be directed toward harnessing the students' creative problem-solving abilities and entrepreneurial mindset, enabling the ecosystem, and fostering strong internal and inter-institutional partnerships with various stakeholders at regional, national, and international levels. 

The Vice-Chancellor affirmed that work will be undertaken to build, streamline, and strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. This policy for the entrepreneurship ecosystem will play a pivotal role in identifying, guiding, and nurturing the innovative and entrepreneurial potential of students and faculty, and in transforming them into startup entrepreneurs. To this end, the university will undertake the tasks of providing funding, facilitating investment opportunities, and fostering networking.