Chitkara University has received a Certificate of Appreciation for its active participation in the National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. The NIPAM was launched on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of independence under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” banner by Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, DPIIT on December 8th, 2021. The pan-India ambitious mission aims to provide awareness on intellectual property and its rights to 1 million students. It aims to inculcate the spirit of creativity and innovation to students of higher education (classes 8 to 12) and ignite and inspire the students of college/Universities to innovate and protect their creations.

Intellectual property (IP) nurtures and encourages innovation and creativity, thereby contributing towards cultural and economic development of the society. IP is a multi-faceted tool, which, for instance, (i) provides encouragement to inventors, authors and artists; (ii) brings sustainability to the cycle of research and development; (iii) grants protection to businesses against unauthorized use of their goodwill; and(iv) contributes towards poverty alleviation of craftsmen who are grass-root geographical indication authorized users. IP can be a very effective tool in achieving the vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. This Mission will target students at two levels as follows: Level A – Schools (Class 9th to 12th) and Level B – Universities / Colleges. This Mission aims to achieve the target by 15th August 2022. Subsequent thereto, the Mission will continue and will become an ongoing flagship program of this Office.