Center for Product Development(CPD)
The Center for Product Development encourages innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking among students by guiding them to transform ideas into practical products and prototypes. Through idea-generation sessions, product design workshops, and interdisciplinary collaboration, students work on solving real-world problems and developing innovative solutions. The centre also organizes product exhibitions and innovation showcases where students present their prototypes and sustainable product ideas. These initiatives help students develop problem-solving abilities, technical creativity, and an innovation-oriented mindset.
Objectives
- Encourage innovation and product-based learning.
- Support students in converting ideas into working prototypes.
- Promote entrepreneurial thinking and creativity.
- Develop practical problem-solving skills through product development
Scope
The centre engages students from different academic disciplines including engineering, sciences, agriculture, humanities, and business studies. It promotes collaborative innovation and sustainable product development across the campus.
Activities
- Product ideation and innovation orientation sessions.
- Brainstorming and prototype development workshops.
- Campus product exhibitions and product showcases.
- Student participation in innovation-based projects and product development initiatives.
Achievements
- Conducted product development orientation sessions for Humanities and Education students focusing on innovation and creative learning tools.
- Organized product innovation orientation sessions for Computer Applications and Business Studies students to promote technology and market-driven ideas.
- Held innovation and sustainable product development sessions for Sciences and Agriculture students encouraging practical product concepts.
- Organized Campus Product Exhibition-cum-Sale events to showcase student-developed sustainable and innovative products.
- Facilitated student product development projects including recycled products, 3D printed models, and sustainable innovations.
