Mukesh Kestwal Email & Phone Number

Rupnagar, Punjab, In

iHub - AWaDH is an initiative of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, in the framework of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber - Physical Systems at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.Focus Area: Agriculture, Water, IoT, and ICPS TechnologySupport Value: ₹ 110 Cr by DST GoI under NM-ICPSAwards to IIT Ropar during the tenure: (in 2024).✅ Best Incubator for significant contribution in Startup and Innovation by Confederation of Indian Industry (23 Aug); ✅ Innovation Program Leadership Award by Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) (31 Aug); ✅ BHARAT Incubator Award by Entrepreneurs Association of India (06 Sept);✅ Incubator, Research and Development Award by The CSR Universe (13 Sept)Successfully achieved funding 💰for IIT Ropar (iHub - AWaDH)✅ 5Cr financing from Startup India✅ 90 Lakh from HDFC Parivartan under CSR ✅ 5Cr from DST NIDHI SSS✅ GENESIS from MeitYSome of impact on Startup & Innovation Vertical ✅ 145+ startups portfolio✅ Investing over ₹15 crore in 88 startups, with a total valuation exceeding ₹1300+ crore, supported by external funding of ₹96 crore to 48 startups ✅ Onboarded over 220+ partner✅ 7 key initiatives, 20+ demo days. ✅ Impacting over 2600 startups

Bengaluru, Karnataka, In

Supporting one-on-one mentoring, for securing grants, startup pitch review, lift off program and taking session on rasing funds.

India, In

India, In

India, In

- Supporting Innovation Hub at Headstart in Program Management for Incubators- Bringing research, innovation and IP focus to startup community.- Supported 15+ Recognised Incubators with Startup India Seed Fund initiatives; and 20+ AICs/Institutions in applying for DST Accelerator, DST Nidhi, iTBI, and various other grants of worth 90Cr+ within a span of 9Month (Internal & External Stakeholders)- Supported team with 110+ Programs/ Sessions/ Events- Project leads for some of the top innovation challenges, Incubation Program supported by Headstart in 2021 - Led the Program Design Team at Startup September - Helped team to grow exponentially in 2021 and impacted 2600+ startups founders through 180+ programs, including 70+ programs which was hosted in Startup September with support of 50+ partners.- Enabling the Enablers (18 Hubs and 50+ partners through various activities)

New Delhi, In

Member of Development Coordination Committee (DCC), SubCommittee for the preparation of standards for telecom equipment dealt by FN division, TEC- regarding (Department of Telecommunication)Constitution of Development Coordination Committee (DCC) Sub Committee for the preparation of standards for telecom equipment dealt by FN division, TEC- regarding. - TEC is a technical body under Department of Telecom, Government of India, responsible for Preparation of specification of standards with regard to Telecom network equipment, services and interoperability. - Development Coordination Committee (DCC) Sub Committee is the subcommittee to DCC, which consists of representatives from various stakeholders, for dealing with standardization subjects and creating TEC draft documents for standards.- The standards prepared by TEC are available free of cost on TEC Website at https://www.tec.gov.in

Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, In

R2E Technologies Private Limited is a Bootstrapped R&D company, recognized as a Startup by Startup India (DPIIT) Govt of India and Uttarakhand Startup Council, Govt of Uttarakhand. - Winner of Chunauti 2.0 by STPI, Govt. of India; and received equity-based Seed Funding from Next Gen Technology Fund -I, STPI, managed by #Pontaq- Grant of 30L from Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Govt of India - Patent reimbursement grant from MSMESupporting the R&D and Innovation side of the group as an Advisor (Volunteer). Also, I initiated some programs in 2020 for the team that includes- Digital Incubation Support for All (DISA)®, - A Virtual Network of Indians (AVNI)®, - 3C3P (Connect Collaborate Create), and - 3Q (Quality, Quantity, Quickness) model.

New Delhi, Delhi, In

Atal Incubation Centre - EMPI is supported by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India. Incubator for IoT, Renewables, AgriTech, Smart Energy and Electric Mobility. - Supported with onboarding of startups, communication with various stakeholders, management of compliance, activities, events, program etc and other technical and non-technical activities of the Incubation centre.Few of the milestone, supported in- Onboarding of 15+ startups in less than a span of a year- Webinars and Events: 20+- Mentors (Industry and Academia): 20+ - Partners and Collaboration: 10+

Dehradun, In

Project Title: Sustainable Grey Water (GW) treatment technology for community buildings WTI, DST Funded Joint Project (IIT-Roorkee & CSRI—NEERI): Focused on 6th SDG(UN)Responsibility - Greywater treatment technology development for community building- Developed Indigenous Patented Technology for Greywater treatment- Supported various R&D activities, including events, national and international conferences, seminar, IP assessment, Technology Development, R&D website, newsletter and other administrative activities of the R&D department and UPES.

Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, In

- Development of Labs for Academia and University - Helped team to work with other ventures and agencies - worked on the research front and supported in managing R&D activities - Social media campaigning

NSTMIS, DST Funded Project; Focused on 5th Sustainable Development Goal (SDGUN) • Field Survey Work in 6 States, Compilation of Primary & Secondary information, Data Analysis and Management, Report Writing, Documentation. (UK, UP, J&K, HP, Delhi, Punjab)• Review report and presentation on half yearly basis for review meeting with DST and ministry approved Project Advisory Council (PAC) members. .• Various activity of the council by creating online and offline content for events like Coordination of Seminar, Workshop, Conference, Science Popularization Programs, Popular Lecture etc.• Member Secretary of Website Management Cell (http://ucost.in )• Increase the council outreach by digital marketing and email campaign, specially for mega Science Congress Program. Handled two event, 9th and 10th Science Congress.• Assisted in documenting Research Proposal: Preparation of Resource Atlas for Himalayan State of Uttarakhand (Sanctioned).

Society is working for the last 20+ years for education, skill development, environmental awareness, and other activities in Uttarakhand.

• During my M.Tech, did Teaching as part of Fellowship program and have worked on the Prediction of Rain Attenuation at Microwave Frequencies. Outcome were published on Scopus Index journal.• Observed the impact of the Rain Rate at the Microwave frequency for the Uttarakhand Region• This research work was internally sponsored through TEQIP-II • Presented 2 Abstract at Uttarakhand State Science Congress (08th and 09th) on the research work. • Also, this work was presented by one of co-author at International Conference held in Malaysia.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Engineering

Master Of Technology (Mtech), Digital Communication

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering