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Three numbers of project proposals submitted to TePP-DSIR under TUC-NEIST, Jorhat  has been approved by TePP Screening Committee of DSIR for financial support under Micro Technopreneurship Support Category. The three project proposals are:

 • Jewellery from indigenous natural fibre of Assam
(by Naren Raj Baruah)
The project is sanctioned for TePP support of Rs. 60,000/-

• Thermal Biomass Gasifier
(by Gautam Borthakur)
The project is sanctioned for TePP supprt of Rs. 65,000/-

• Water Tank Auto Shut off with Alarm
(by Syed Abul Farukh)
The project is sanctioned for TePP support of Rs. 40,000/-

Latest News

Recent News of TUC-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam:




Two project proposals sanctioned under TePP Phase I (TS) support in the 97th meeting of TePP Screening Committee (TSC), DSIR. The details are as follows:

1. Project Title: Development of a modified Chess Game by Mr. Tapan Deb.
                        The proposal is recommended for TePP support of Rs. 0.30 lakhs.

2. Project Title: Development of a prototype of newly invented muga reeling machine
                        by Mr Monuj Kr.Gogoi.
                        The proposal is recommended for TePP support of Rs. 0.54 lakhs.

Recent TePP Activities

TUC-NEIST conducts 2nd Project Demonstration

With the floating of incessant project proposals by Innovators to TePP for funding, the TePP Outreach Centre (TUC) at NEIST, Jorhat conducted its 2nd Project demonstration programme on 2nd February, 2010 at its premise. Out of several proposals received from different quarters of the public, 3 (Three) numbers of  projects were short-listed and selected for demonstration before TUC for the Micro Technopreneurship Support (TS), based on their merit. The Innovators demonstrated their innovations before the Technology Angels namely, Dr Plabon Kakoti, Asst Prof and Dr Thuleswar Nath, Asst Prof, both from Mech. Engg Div, JEC, Jorhat and also Mr. Jayanta Ghose, Scientist from Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Jorhat.

The demonstrations were given on:

          • Water Tank Auto Shut off with Alarm
                      (by Syed Abul Farukh)

          • Jewellery from indigenous natural fibre of Assam
                     (by Naren Raj Baruah) 

          • Thermal Biomass Gasifier
                     (by Gautam Borthakur)

Mr Dipankar Neog, Coordinator, TUC-NEIST, coordinated the programme. Notable among others present in the demonstration were Mr Pranab Borkakoti, Adviser, TUC-NEIST, Mr S C Kalita, Head, Gen.Engg Divn., NEIST, Mr Ajoy Borkotoky, Member, TUC-NEIST, Ms I.Ilika Zhimo, Member, TUC-NEIST and Mr Manik Saikia, Project Assistant, TUC-NEIST.

 Innovators presenting their innovation before

the Technology Angels during 2nd  project demonstration at TUC-NEIST

TPF Application Form

1. Title of the proposed Project:

2. a) Name of the Applicant:     

b) Father's / Husband's name :  

c) Postal address:                      

d) Nearest Railway Station &

District Headquarters:                

e) Profession of the applicant (Please tick as applicable and explain your present source of income. Use prescribed format)

:

Technician Engineer Architect ArtisanDoctor
Scientist Housewife Student FarmerOther

f)Date of birth :
                       Day : Select 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  Month : Select Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec  Year: Select 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
g) Educational Status:

Select Illiterate Upto 10th Stanadard Matriculate HS or Equivalent Graduate Masters Other

h) Experience / Employment status of the applicant:


(if employed in industry or in any other organization, 'No Objection Certificate' from the employer is to be enclosed. Use prescribed format)

i) Annual Income of the applicant:


(If you are an Income Tax Payer, please provide Your PAN No. and attach a copy of the latest Income Tax Returns you filed)

3. Brief write-up giving broad details of the original idea/ invention/ IPR/ Know how available with the individual(s), highlighting its originality/Novelty and the
scientific principle involved therein (Please use Technology Angels evaluation form. Fill left column. And enclose as Annexure -II)

4 .Status of the work already carried out (if any) such as;

Literature survey/patent search

Development work done so far, if any, including involvement of agencies,
consultation with experts, please give details including IPR generated or ownership thereof.

Patenting of the innovation

Sponsored subcontracted work with any external agencies,

Techno-economic / market feasibility studies /reports, if any,

Consumers / users feedback, if any.

(Enclose documentary proof of work done by way of photographs, video clips etc. Enclose as Annexure-III)

5.(a) End product / process / output-resulting from the idea/ invention/ innovation
(including targeted specifications, performance requirements/standards it is expected to meet. Enclose as Annexure IV)



(b) Potential major applications and users :


                                         

Advertisement for Project proposals 2009-2010(as published in local newspaper)

Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) for Potential Innovators

With an objective to provide support mechanism to independent innovators to emerge as Technology based Entrepreneurs (Technopreneurs), the Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India has launched a novel programme called as “Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP)”.
The programme which is jointly operated by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) and Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) of the Department of Science & Technology begun as a new initiative during the year 1998-1999. Through this novel programme any innovative Indian from any section of the society say an Engineer, Student, Housewife, Farmer, an unemployed etc. (education, religion, status, age no bar) may avail the opportunity to convert their original ideas/invention/project into a technology which has commercial utility or societal benefit.
The programme works in a network mode with several Outreach Centres called as TePP Outreach Centres (TUCs) spread across the country. One can have proper information of the TePP Outreach Centres at DSIR website, www.dsir.gov.in. Whereas to cater the independent innovators of the North Eastern Region a TePP Outreach Centre was recently inaugurated at the North East Institute of Science & Technology, (NEIST) Jorhat, Assam.

Supports available under TePP
Phase-I
• Micro Technopreneurship support upto Rs.75,000/-. This is given as initial support to prepare the innovator to work out their initial ideas to the point where they can be considered for the fund. The fund is subject to 90% by TePP and rest 10% by the inventor.
• TePP Project fund limited upto Rs.15,00,000/-. To convert the project into a working form, sanction is given to the innovators and/or demonstrate the novel delivery models to take S&T innovations to rural India. Grant is subject to 90% by TePP and rest 10% by the inventor.
Phase - II
• Supplementary TePP support to successful TePP innovators upto Rs.7,50,000/-. The support is for TePP innovators that have developed product/process at concept proving stage for enabling technology injection to entrepreneurs. Activities supported are patent filing, testing/validation, building improved process/design, etc. The sanction is subject to 90% by TePP and rest 10% by the inventor.

• Seamless scale-up support upto Rs.45,00,000/-. Projects which aim at starting an enterprise and improving market access , by carrying out such value added work like adding product features, protection by patenting, aesthetic design, limited production for market seeding etc, as per approved business plan. The sanction is subject to 50% by TePP and rest 50 % by the inventor.
Some good projects/innovations funded by TePP in the past are:
• Geometrical Instrument
The present Geometrical Instruments have low level of accuracy and consume more time in performing geometrical exercises. Hence a new innovative Instrument was invented by an innovator from Tamil Nadu for a full proof pre fixed plotter holes mechanism, in order to perform geometrical exercise directly without doing measuring activities. This project won II prize and a cash award of Rs.1.00 lakh of INDIA INNOVATION PIONEER CHALLENGE 2008 BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. The product is also patented in several countries.

• Mobile charger by using wind energy
A very handy and unique concept created by an innovator from Hyderabad for charging mobile phones when one is travelling long distances. The device has wind blades which works like turbines when they come into contact with wind and while in rotation converts wind energy into mechanical energy. A Dynamo is attached with the rotating blades which produces Direct Current.

• Bomb detection robot
The product is designed to overcome the various issues pertaining to the present modules of bomb disposing systems found in India such as high cost, high level maintenance and operation, Low mobility, complications in operation by hands.

• Solar Water Heater with fused tube lights
- Utilization of Fused fluorescent tubes instead of discarding them.
- Saves money and power.
- No operation and maintenance required.

• Use of Neem and Algae against crop pests
- A better product performance.
- Organic raw material used which are found in plenty.
- Affordable price and environment friendly.
Projects which are not acceptable:
• Generic proposals on software development.
• Proposals for patenting only.
• Basic scientific research projects with no immediate commercial entity.
• Projects of academic nature (student projects and/or research projects).
Mode of Application:
Interested individual(s) may apply to TePP at the addresses given below for support details and further information giving details of the work done so far, the proposed project, including the title of the project, objectives, project cost, support sought, duration, names etc.
The Head
Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP),
Ministry of Science & Technology
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR)
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi – 110 016

Mr.Dipankar Neog
Coordinator
Technopreneur Promotion Programme Outreach Centre (TUC)
North East Institute of Science & Technology (Formerly RRL)
Jorhat – 785006
Assam




I.Ilika Zhimo
Scientist & Member, TUC,
North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam .

A part of the TePP activities -Cluster Training Programme, Karanga, 20th October, 2009

TUC-NEIST WORKGROUP

Mr. Pranab Barkakati
Advisor

Mr. Dipankar Neog,
Co-ordinator

Dr (Ms) Dipanwita Banik
Member


Ms Illika Zhimo
Member


Mr. Ajoy Borkotoky
Member


Manik Saikia
Project Assistant

TUC-NEIST Team

ABOUT TUC-NEIST...

TePP Outreach Centre –

 North East Institute of Science and Technology (TUC-NEIST)

TUC-NEIST, Jorhat has been identified as one of the Outreach Centres of the Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) operated by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) to promote innovations in the region.

Activities

The major activities of TUC–NEIST have been providing guidance and support to the innovators in preparing their project proposals and in building up a realistic business plan for giving a pragmatic shape to their innovative ideas. TUC-NEIST selects and evaluates genuine innovative ideas from innovators and entrepreneurs and helps them in getting financial assistance from DSIR, Govt. of India under TePP for converting their innovative ideas into quality products and achievable commercialization.

Thrust Areas

• Automotive/ Mechanical Engineering related products and services
• Energy and Environment friendly solutions
• Products from available indigenous materials from local areas

Technical Services

The technical services provided by TUC-NEIST include

• R&D support
• Product Development
• Re-engineering
• Calibration & testing facilities
• Quality assurance
• Market Research.

Programmes Co-ordinated by TUC-NEIST

• Organized a cluster training programme among the blacksmith artisans for their quality product development
• Organized Technodea (Technological Innovative Idea) competition among the technical institutes and colleges for promoting student innovators
• Publishing articles for inviting techno-entrepreneurship ideas and encouraging new innovative inspirations

TUC Co-ordinator

Mr. Dipankar Neog
Scientist, General Engineering Divison,
NEIST, Jorhat, ASSAM-785006 e-mail: tucneist@gmail.com, neogdipankar@rrljorhat.res.in, neog_dipankar@yahoo.com
Tel: 0376 2370012, +919435525546