PRAGATI Founders Forum

PRAGATI Founders Forum, scheduled to be held on May 17, 2025, in New Delhi. This event is being organized in collaboration with Puri Oil Mills Ltd as part of the CSR Initiative, to celebrate the successful culmination of the PRAGATI Micro Accelerator Program, a focused initiative to promote deep-tech innovations in agriculture and water.

We are pleased to inform you that Hon’ble Minister, Dr. Jitendra Singh Ji, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Government of India, has kindly consented to grace the occasion as the Chief Guest, and Smt. Rekha Sharma Ji, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Former Chairperson, National Commission for Women, will join as the Guest of Honor.

Established under the Ministry of Education, IIT Ropar is among India’s youngest and most vibrant IITs, committed to driving transformative research and fostering entrepreneurship aligned with national priorities and have been sanctioned iHub - AWaDH a Technology Innovation Hub,, an initiative under DST NM-ICPS and annam.ai, an initiative under AI for CoE in Agriculture by Ministry of Education to enable the deeptech ecosystem.

PRAGATI is one such endeavor, nurturing high-impact startups that are leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-Physical Systems to solve critical grassroots challenges.

Your participation would be a significant encouragement to young innovators and startups, and would further strengthen our efforts to build a robust, innovation-driven ecosystem.

Event Details:
Date: May 17, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Venue: New Delhi (Exact venue to be announced shortly)
RSVP and Registration Mandatory
Last Date: 12 May, 2025

This is an RSVP event for a closed door audience and hence requesting registration is mandatory.

For the partners, the discount coupons have been communicated separately.

We sincerely look forward to the privilege of welcoming you and benefiting from your visionary leadership at this important milestone for Indian innovation.

With highest regards,
PRAGATI Team (IIT Ropar Technology and Innovation Foundation)