Start-ups are being encouraged by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) to mentor students’ ideas with Visvesvaraya Research and Innovation Foundation (VRIF) being set up in the new building at its headquarters at Belagavi.
“It will be a hub for start-ups to promote their skills. We mentor the students’ ideas to take up the start-ups. Many interactions with industry experts have been conducted for chalking out the research and innovation programmes at this centre. Also, the university is offering a full-time Ph.D programme with ₹30,000 a month as internship amount,” said VTU Vice-Chancellor Vidyashankar S. in Mysuru on Saturday.
