Ssit-Step/G-Medic

Science and Technological Entrepreneurship Park – STEP

The college has been doing an excellent STEP activity. Prime minister rojgar yojana (PMRY) has been implemented effectively. For the community service done by the college, college has been recognized by “Women Welfare Department”, we are adjudged as the best college and has been awarded the National Award “Bharatiya Rastriya Vocational Excellence Award for the contribution towards development of women.

The Grassroots innovation & Augmentation Network Cell (GIAN -CELL) in our institute acts as a nodal centre to upgrade, design & development and commercialize the Grassroots Innovation in Karnataka. As on today more than 30 innovations are documented and evaluated in the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

The bio-mass stove developed by Mechanical Engg., department, can cook 1kg of rice in 20 minutes by using only 100grams of wooden morsels. This has been experimented in few villages and is at the final testing and launching stage as a gift to the society and a boon to the house wives as it emits less radiation, almost nil soot and smoke. It also produces hot water for bathing and distilled water for drinking.

The milking machine invented by a primary school teacher developed by us through technical assistance is one that can milk 20liters of milk in 5minites without any discomfort either to the animal or the man. This will help the small farmers with dairy firms to increase their productivity. This machine can be handled even by women. It is already in the market and the teacher had become an Entrepreneur and received National award from the His Excellency The President of India in 2004. In this context, institute is assisting the rural think tanks (Grass roots Innovators) in conceptualizing their novel ideas, giving technical support for bringing out working models or proto-types and safeguarding their IP through IPR.