Director – KRMU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cell (KEIC)

The Director of KEIC will be responsible for leading the university’s innovation and entrepreneurship agenda. This includes fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus, nurturing student/faculty startups, managing incubation and acceleration programs, securing industry partnerships, and positioning KEIC as a hub for innovation in North India.

• Strategy & Leadership
  

+ Develop and execute KEIC’s vision, roadmap, and strategic initiatives aligned with KRMU’s goals.

+ Position KEIC as a leading incubation & innovation hub in the Delhi NCR higher-ed ecosystem.

• Incubation & Startup Support
  

+ Design and oversee incubation, pre-incubation, and accelerator programs for student and faculty startups.

+ Provide mentorship, connect startups with investors, and facilitate funding opportunities (seed funds, angel, VC, CSR grants).

• Partnerships & Funding
  

+ Build collaborations with industry, corporates, government bodies (DST, MSME, AICTE, Startup India, etc.).

+ Mobilize resources through grants, CSR funds, consultancy projects, and sponsorships.

• Ecosystem Building
  

+ Promote entrepreneurship culture across campus through workshops, hackathons, bootcamps, and startup challenges.

+ Integrate KEIC activities with academic programs and multidisciplinary student projects.

• Operations & Compliance
  

+ Manage the day-to-day operations of KEIC, including budgeting, staffing, and compliance with government schemes (NISP, ARIIA, Atal Innovation Mission, etc.).

+ Track and report on KEIC’s performance metrics: startups incubated, funds raised, patents filed, and student/faculty participation.

• Education: Master’s degree (MBA/Management/Engineering/Innovation/Entrepreneurship). PhD preferred but not mandatory.
  
• Experience:
  

+ 10+ years in entrepreneurship, incubation, innovation management, startup ecosystem, or higher-ed leadership.

+ Prior experience running/mentoring startups or managing an incubation/acceleration program highly desirable.

• Skills & Competencies:
  

+ Strong network with investors, industry leaders, and government innovation bodies.

+ Proven ability to mobilize funds and drive startup success stories.

+ Visionary leadership with hands-on execution ability.

+ Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

• Number of startups incubated/accelerated annually.
  
• External funding mobilized (CSR, government, investor).
  
• Patents/IP filed and commercialized.
  
• Student/faculty engagement in KEIC activities.
  
• National/international recognition (ARIIA, NISP, QS rankings, awards).
  

• Competitive salary aligned with senior university leadership positions.
  
• Performance-linked incentives based on startup success and funding outcomes.