Director – Agri Entrepreneurship Centre
200000.00 Monthly
Published date: 2026/10/26
Modified date: 2026/10/26
- Location: Erode, State of Tamil Nādu, India
Role Purpose:
To serve as a bridge between academia and industry, leading the centre by fostering learning, innovation, start-up incubation, industry partnerships, and entrepreneurial skills for students, farmers, faculty, and community stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Leadership: Formulate the centre's vision, roadmap, and annual operating plans to build an active entrepreneurial culture across campus.
Academic Integration: Embed entrepreneurship into the curriculum and experiential learning, introduce minor/specialization programs (including post-graduation courses from inception), and facilitate faculty development.
Industry Collaboration: Forge partnerships with industries, start-ups, investors, and accelerators while enabling technology transfer and commercialization of research.
Incubation & Start-up Development: Manage incubation programs, support ventures through all stages (from ideation to scaling), and help secure funding, grants, and venture capital.
Student & Farmer Entrepreneurship: Drive rural entrepreneurship, social enterprises, boot camps, hackathons, and educational classes tailored for both students and farmers.
Governance & Ecosystem Building: Establish advisory boards, align with national innovation missions, and ensure compliance with relevant frameworks.
Key Deliverables & KPIs
Number of students and farmers successfully converted into entrepreneurs.
Number of start-ups incubated and sustained, alongside patents or technologies commercialized.
Volume of funding attracted (via grants, CSR, and investors) and revenue generated for self-sustainability.
Number of industry partnerships and MoUs signed.
Student participation in theoretical and action-learning programs, alongside proficiency in rubrics management. Ideal Profile & Competencies
Background: Senior academic or industry professional with direct exposure to entrepreneurship, start-ups, incubation centres, or innovation programs.
Competencies: Strong strategic and ecosystem-building capabilities, functional expertise in technology commercialization and fundraising, and behavioral strengths in visionary thinking and stakeholder management. Network: Strong professional connections spanning academia, industry, investor networks, and government bodies.
To serve as a bridge between academia and industry, leading the centre by fostering learning, innovation, start-up incubation, industry partnerships, and entrepreneurial skills for students, farmers, faculty, and community stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Leadership: Formulate the centre's vision, roadmap, and annual operating plans to build an active entrepreneurial culture across campus.
Academic Integration: Embed entrepreneurship into the curriculum and experiential learning, introduce minor/specialization programs (including post-graduation courses from inception), and facilitate faculty development.
Industry Collaboration: Forge partnerships with industries, start-ups, investors, and accelerators while enabling technology transfer and commercialization of research.
Incubation & Start-up Development: Manage incubation programs, support ventures through all stages (from ideation to scaling), and help secure funding, grants, and venture capital.
Student & Farmer Entrepreneurship: Drive rural entrepreneurship, social enterprises, boot camps, hackathons, and educational classes tailored for both students and farmers.
Governance & Ecosystem Building: Establish advisory boards, align with national innovation missions, and ensure compliance with relevant frameworks.
Key Deliverables & KPIs
Number of students and farmers successfully converted into entrepreneurs.
Number of start-ups incubated and sustained, alongside patents or technologies commercialized.
Volume of funding attracted (via grants, CSR, and investors) and revenue generated for self-sustainability.
Number of industry partnerships and MoUs signed.
Student participation in theoretical and action-learning programs, alongside proficiency in rubrics management. Ideal Profile & Competencies
Background: Senior academic or industry professional with direct exposure to entrepreneurship, start-ups, incubation centres, or innovation programs.
Competencies: Strong strategic and ecosystem-building capabilities, functional expertise in technology commercialization and fundraising, and behavioral strengths in visionary thinking and stakeholder management. Network: Strong professional connections spanning academia, industry, investor networks, and government bodies.
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