WARANA UNIVERSITY, WARANANAGAR
The RAVINDRA SAKHARPE AICTE IDEA Lab, Warananagar is a state-of-the-art innovation hub established under the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) initiative to promote hands-on learning, design thinking, and innovation culture among students and faculty. Our lab is designed to provide access to advanced prototyping tools, resources, and mentorship, enabling students to transform their creative ideas into real-world solutions.
The lab acts as a catalyst for nurturing future entrepreneurs, engineers, and technologists by providing a practical learning environment that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
The vision of RAVINDRA SAKHARPE AICTE IDEA Lab is to provide a self-sustainable ecosystem to impart skills and occupational training to suburban youth of different disciplines of professional, non- professional institutions, schools and society to transform their ideas into prototypes to develop confidence for their livelihood. The IDEA Lab initiatives will accelerate the entrepreneurial abilities and culture. IDEA Lab will facilitate in developing multi-disciplinary projects aligning with vision NEP 2020. This platform will help in solving the real life societal problems, which will move towards our national mission “Atmanirbhar Bharat”..
To provide hands-on learning experiences that bridge the gap between theory and practice.
To empower students to design, develop, and innovate real-world solutions.
To facilitate a collaborative environment where students, faculty, and industry partners can work together.
To promote a culture of entrepreneurship and creative problem-solving.
Prototyping & Fabrication Lab: Equipped with 3D printers, CNC machines, laser cutters, and other advanced prototyping tools.
Electronics & IoT Lab: Hands-on learning in electronics, embedded systems, and Internet of Things (IoT).
Product Development Lab: Focused on transforming innovative ideas into practical products.
Design Thinking Workshops: Regular workshops and training programs to foster design thinking and innovation.
Mentorship & Collaboration: Expert guidance from faculty, industry partners, and alumni to support projects and startups.
Hands-on Prototyping: Learn by doing — design, develop, and build real-world products.
Hackathons & Competitions: Participate in innovation challenges, hackathons, and national competitions.
Startup Incubation Support: Get guidance and support to transform your idea into a viable startup.
Interdisciplinary Projects: Collaborate with students from different disciplines to develop innovative solutions.
Industry Collaboration: Work closely with industry partners to solve real-world problems
“A real testimonial will live here soon. This space is reserved for insights and experiences from people who collaborate with the Idea Lab.”
— Idea Lab Community Member
“A real testimonial will live here soon. This space is reserved for insights and experiences from people who collaborate with the Idea Lab.”
— Idea Lab Community Member
Asserted that there is a need of producing original research publications and quality engineers. Dr. U. Chandrasekhar advised the students to develop products for societal needs and given the examples of successful entrepreneurs in various fields.
Asserted that there is a need of producing original research publications and quality engineers. Dr. U. Chandrasekhar advised the students to develop products for societal needs and given the examples of successful entrepreneurs in various fields.