Government school students to showcase innovative ventures at expo, says Punjab education minister

NEW DELHI: The Punjab government will host a 'business blasters expo' at IIT Ropar, where students of classes 11 and 12 from government schools will showcase their innovative ventures, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said on Friday. He said the expo will enable funding, incubation and industry partnerships for scalable student ventures, besides inspiring stakeholders to support school-based entrepreneurship. Around 40 teams will showcase their products at the expo on Saturday.

Teams of classes 11 and 12 students of government schools developed 18,492 business ideas, he said in a statement. The state government provided Rs 16,000 seed funding each to over 7,000 teams to develop and launch their business ideas under the guidance of teachers and expert mentors. The main objective of the expo is to identify market opportunities for the students and engage them with real customers to earn revenue and profit, he further said.

This initiative empowered students with practical, team-based learning, fostering essential skills in communication, problem-solving and financial management through real-world business experiences, he added. Many ventures developed by the students are already generating revenue and expanding operations, Bains said. Meanwhile, he also introduced four teams while showing their innovative products.

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