Bridging Academia and
Industry through

Product Innovation

Empowering collaboration between academia and industry to transform ideas into impactful, market-ready products through innovation, research, and real-world application that drive the next generation of product excellence.

Bridging Classrooms with Industry

At VidyaLeap, we are building a new model for engineering education — one that goes beyond classrooms to create industry-ready, innovation-driven engineers.
Born under the APNI Foundation and powered by i4C (Inter Institutional Inclusive Innovations Center), VidyaLeap connects students, faculty, and startups to real-world product challenges, driving India’s transformation into a Product Nation.
Through hands-on internships, mentorship, and structured industry engagement, we help young engineers leap from learning to launching, turning ideas into tangible products and impactful careers.

Mission: Empower India’s Next-Gen Product Builders

Foster a spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and product thinking among engineering students.

Bridge the academia–industry gap through immersive, project-based learning.

Build a scalable model for embedded systems and HiTech product development.

Create measurable outcomes through the 6Ps Framework – Programs, Projects, Papers, Patents, Placements, and Products.

What We Do

Industry-Aligned Training Programs

VidyaLeap provides guided internships co-created with startups and industry leaders, ensuring students gain hands-on experience in solving real product challenges. Each program blends technical training, soft-skill development, and a product innovation mindset, helping aspiring engineers transition seamlessly from learning to professional impact.

Through structured mentorship and project-based learning, students work directly on live industry problems. They gain exposure to the complete product lifecycle — from ideation to deployment. By bridging classroom concepts with practical execution, VidyaLeap shapes confident, industry-ready innovators.

Product-Based Learning Ecosystem

Through our Hub & Spoke Model, VidyaLeap connects educational institutions with dedicated innovation hubs, where students learn by building, not memorizing. Each project is crafted around real industry needs, enabling learners to develop both employable skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. This approach bridges the gap between academic learning and industry application, preparing students to thrive in a rapidly evolving product ecosystem.

By fostering collaboration between students, mentors, and startups, we create a vibrant environment for experimentation and innovation. Ultimately, VidyaLeap empowers learners to become creators of technology, not just consumers of it.

Collaboration with Startups & Industry

We collaborate closely with HiTech startups, industry mentors, and innovation leaders to create meaningful opportunities for applied learning, hands-on internships, and real-world product design experience. This partnership-driven approach ensures students gain practical skills, industry insights, and the confidence to innovate and excel in their careers.

By engaging with professionals on live projects, students learn to navigate real-world challenges and develop problem-solving abilities. These experiences not only enhance employability but also nurture an entrepreneurial mindset, preparing them to build impactful products and ventures.

Impact We Create

Transformed engineering education into a launchpad for India’s product talent.

Empowered hundreds of students with real-world project experience.

Enabled faculty development and institutional capacity building for innovation.

Contributed to the growth of India’s HiTech startup ecosystem.

Our Vision

To build a world-class ecosystem for HiTech Startups for Bharat, combining hardware and software innovation to enable startups and institutions to scale, succeed, and create impact.

We aim to cultivate a generation of intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs capable of creating globally competitive HiTech products that make India truly Atmanirbhar (self-reliant).

Leadership Team

Vivek Pawar

CEO
Enjoys adventurous travel, seeks new cultures and offbeat destinations

Subodh Rautmare

VP - Embedded Software
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Vishwas Kurundkar

VP - Relationship Management
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Manoj Soman

Visiting Expert & Mentor
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Santosh Raktawan

VP - Embedded Software
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Life at Vidyaleap

Take a visual tour of classrooms, labs, mentor sessions, and student moments. See the collaborative energy that defines our learning environment.
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Real Stories. Real Impact.

Hear how Vidyaleap helped students transform their skills, build
confidence, and land core electronics jobs.

Ravi Kulkarni
Ravi Kulkarni
Placed at KPIT, VTU Belagavi
Before Vidyaleap, I knew C programming but lacked direction. The real-world projects and mentor support made me job-ready. Getting placed at KPIT felt like a dream come true.
Sneha Deshmukh
Placed at Renu Electronics, Pune
The mentors were incredibly supportive. They didn’t just teach—they coached us on how to think like engineers. I walked into my placement interview with confidence, and it paid off.
Vidyaleap is an innovation-led project based internship program by Inter Institutional Inclusive Innovations Centre (i4C) and Netra Accelerator Foundation, empowering students from underserved backgrounds with industry-ready training in embedded systems and automation. 

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