Apply under OctaNE OCP 2.0

OctaNE is an umbrella of 08 nos. of CoE+SIZ in northeast region viz IoT in Agriculture at Guwahati, Animation at Shillong, Emerging Tech-AR/VR at Imphal, IT Applications in Graphic Design at Kohima, Gaming & Entertainment at Aizawl, Data Analytics & AI at Agartala, IT Applications in Healthcare & Agritech at Gangtok and GIS Applications (incl. Drone Technology) at Itanagar.

To create a holistic eco-system for encouraging R&D, innovation, Entrepreneurship in the domain of IT Applications in Graphic Design at Kohima, Gaming & Entertainment at Aizawl, Data Analytics & AI at Agartala, IT Applications in Healthcare & Agritech at Gangtok and GIS Applications (incl. Drone Technology) at Itanagar under phase-IIby providing physical infrastructure and support services for prototyping, developing, testing & marketing through incubating start-ups in these domains. The objectives of opening these CoEs are:

 • To incubate start-ups in new and emerging technologies in the areas of electronics and IT
 • To provide a robust platform for start-ups, with single umbrella support services like mentorship, cloud  computing subsidy, seed capital assistance, marketing support
 • To create employment opportunities in new innovative start-ups
 • To develop a tinkering and innovation culture amongst students and professionals by establishing innovation zones for start-ups.
 • Identification of the core problems of the local industry and finding solutions, and
 • To facilitate E-Commerce activities and applications

Locations: A CoE in IoT in Agriculture at Guwahati, Animation at Shillong, Emerging Tech-AR/VR at Imphal.IT Applications in Graphic Design at Kohima, Gaming & Entertainment at Aizawl, Data Analytics & AI at Agartala, IT Applications in Healthcare &Agritech at Gangtok and GIS Applications (incl. Drone Technology) at Itanagar.