Patna: A two-day residential workshop on Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship (IDE) will be held on November 20 and 21 at the Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP) campus in Mithapur. The programme is being organised in partnership with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC). The organisers aim to promote innovation-based learning and encourage creativity among school-level educators and officials.
The workshop is part of the School Innovation Contest under the PM SHRI Schools initiative. Its main objective is to build innovation capacity among District Education Officers, DIET faculty members and officials from SCERT. Through the training, participants will be introduced to design thinking, modern teaching tools, and entrepreneurship-based problem-solving techniques so they can introduce similar learning practices in schools.
The event will include expert-led sessions, hands-on group activities and peer learning exercises. Trainers and speakers will come from notable innovation bodies and incubation centres from across the country. The experts include Dr Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer at the Ministry of HRD; Mr Vibham Vyas, Startup Fellow and Regional Coordinator at AICTE; Ms Gauri Gopinath from Wadhwani Foundation; Mr Joseph Paul Arckalyan from the IIT Patna Incubation Centre; Pramod Karn from the Atal Incubation Centre; and Dr Md Safiullah from the CNLU Incubation Centre.
Speaking about the event, Prof (Dr) Rana Singh, Director of CIMP, said he was pleased to welcome respected experts whose presence will help enhance the innovation capacity of officials involved in school education. He added that the institute expects meaningful discussions and productive outcomes from the programme.
Mr Kumod Kumar, CAO of the CIMP Business Incubation and Innovation Foundation, highlighted that nurturing innovation has always been their motto and this workshop focuses on bringing innovation into school education. He emphasised that empowering educators with skills in creativity, design thinking and entrepreneurial learning is essential to prepare students for future challenges.
The organisers believe that the programme will support teachers and education officers across Bihar in moving towards modern, innovation-driven classroom practices. The training is expected to help schools encourage students to think independently, solve problems creatively and become confident learners.
