About FIST IIT Patna
Foundation for Innovators in Science and Technology (FIST) at IIT Patna is developed under the NIDHI-TBI initiative of the Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. It is registered as a Section 8 company under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
It administers a technology business incubator (TBI) which provides ‘Start to scale’ support for technology based entrepreneurship and facilitates the conversion of research ideas into entrepreneurial ventures. It focuses on incubating ideas in the areas, including, but not limited to, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Energy, Water harvesting, and other innovative products/services.
Governing Board Member
Prof. T. N Singh
Chairman, FIST & Director, Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Prof. Karali Patra
Director, Board of Directors, FIST
Dr. Anita Gupta
Head - NEB Division Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, India
Dr. Anup Keshri
Director, FIST
Dr. Praveen Kumar
CEO, FIST
Dr. Praveen Roy
Adviser, & Head – TTI, Department of Science and Technology, GoI
Our Team
Dr. Praveen Kumar
CEO, FIST
Mr. Raj Narayan Sharma
Engineer, FIST
Avinash Kumar
Asst. Office Admin, FIST
Priyambad Singh
MTS, FIST
Sunil Kumar
Attendant, FIST
Project Evaluation Team
| S/no. | Name of Member | Name of the Institute/ Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Sailendra Kumar | Sr. General Manger, Cummins India, Pune |
| 2 | Dr. Santosh Kumar Sinha | Executive Director, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), Patna |
| 3 | Dr. Harpreet Singh | Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Dean (Industrial Consultancy, Sponsored Research & Industry Interaction), IIT Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab. |
| 4 | Prof. Thillai Rajan A. | Professor, Dept. Management Studies, IIT Madras |
| 5 | Dr. Dushyant Singh | Sr. Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal |
| 6 | Mr. Sandro Stephen | Regional Head North India Operation at Indian Angel Network |
| 7 | Dr. Ranjan Behera | Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 8 | Dr. Pramod Tiwari | PIC, IC and Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 9 | Prof. Jimson Mathew | Associate Professor, Computer Science Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 10 | Dr. Asif Ekbal | Associate Professor, Computer Science Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 11 | Dr. Rishi Raj | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 12 | Prof. Mayank Tiwari | Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 13 | Dr. Ramkrishna Bag | Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 14 | Dr. Subrata Hait | Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 15 | Prof. Karali Patra | PIC, TBI and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna |
| 16 | Dr. Praveen Kumar | CEO, FIST |