SPICE Society NIT Jalandhar

What SPICE Society NIT Jalandhar does

SPICE Society (Society for Progression of Instrumentation and Control Engineering) is a non-profit student society established on December 1, 1994 within the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT Jalandhar), Punjab, India. The society's purpose is student welfare and professional development for ICE students, delivered through a recurring calendar of expert lectures, hands-on workshops (robotics, circuit design), competitions (Micro Robo Wars, Tricky Circuits), interview-preparation sessions, financial literacy talks, and soft-skills workshops. Faculty Advisor Dr. Afzal Sikander provides standing institutional oversight, and activities are executed by approximately 13 volunteer student team members organized into Developer, Events Management, Funds, Public Relations, Social Media, and Content teams.

The society does not build or sell technology products. It has no proprietary software platform, no API, no app, and no disclosed data assets — its 'product surface' is the event itself, delivered on-campus and promoted through a website (spice-nitj.web.app), Google Forms registration, email, and social media. There is no pricing model; participation in events is free for students. The society operates on institutional support from NIT Jalandhar and voluntary contributions, with no external funding rounds, investors, or commercial revenue streams disclosed.

Its primary customer base is Instrumentation and Control Engineering students at NIT Jalandhar, with secondary reach across the broader NIT Jalandhar student population through partnerships such as the Micro Robo Wars collaboration with TechNITi, NIT Jalandhar's annual technical festival. Geographic scope is presently confined to a single domestic market (Punjab, India), although the stated vision includes aspirational global participation in future technical competitions.

Name

SPICE Society NIT Jalandhar

Legal name

Society for Progression of Instrumentation and Control Engineering (SPICE)

Website

https://spice-nitj.web.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPICE Society is a non-profit student society at NIT Jalandhar's Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, organizing technical workshops, expert lectures, competitions, and mentorship programs for ICE students since 1994.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Technical Society Services

NAICS

Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research & Science Fair Competitions (Science Fairs, Research Symposiums) (EDAMAGAL), Training, Workshops & Certification Events (MPAGAGAJ), Robotics, Engineering & Makers Camps (EDAMALAE)

Keywords

• Student technical society
• Engineering workshops
• Robotics competitions
• Career guidance
• Academic mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Jalandhar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Student Society Operations: SPICE Society is a non-profit student organization under the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering at NIT Jalandhar. It operates through institutional support, student participation, and voluntary contributions for organizing events and workshops.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SPICE Society organizes and runs a portfolio of free technical and professional-development events for students of the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering at NIT Jalandhar, including robotics competitions (Micro Robo Wars), circuit-design quizzes (Tricky Circuits), expert lectures from industry professionals, alumni interview-experience sessions, financial literacy talks, and soft skills workshops. The society also runs a senior-junior mentorship program and coordinates industrial tours for student welfare.

Product overview

SPICE Society NIT Jalandhar is a student society under the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. Rather than offering a commercial product portfolio, the society functions as an academic and professional development organization that coordinates events, workshops, expert talks, competitions, and mentorship programs for students. Key activities include robotics competitions (Micro Robo Wars), circuit design quizzes (Tricky Circuits), interview preparation sessions, financial literacy talks, soft skills workshops, and expert lectures on emerging technologies. The society does not offer standalone software products, platforms, or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Micro Robo Wars Robotic war competition series organized by SPICE Society in association with TechNITi, open to students at NIT Jalandhar. Top contestants are rewarded with cash prizes and vouchers.
• Tricky Circuits Quiz-based program focused on circuit design, organized by SPICE Society for Instrumentation Engineering students at NIT Jalandhar.
• Expert Lecture Series Series of expert lectures delivered by industry professionals and academic researchers, organized by SPICE Society for ICE students at NIT Jalandhar.
• Interview Experience Sessions Interview preparation sessions conducted by SPICE Society alumni and industry professionals, sharing interview experiences and guidance with ICE students.
• Soft Skills and Personality Development Workshop Soft skills and personality development workshop organized by SPICE Society, led by Dale Carnegie and Erickson Certified Coach Suman Kher.
• Financial Literacy Talk Series Financial literacy talks organized by SPICE Society, delivered by NIT Jalandhar alumni such as Anmol Sharma (financial educator and founder of Finlight).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TechNITiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPICE Society partners with TechNITi (the annual technical festival of NIT Jalandhar) to organize Micro Robotic War Competitions. Top contestants are rewarded with cash prizes and vouchers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Internshala Student Clubs: A platform that supports student-run campus clubs with events, mentorships, and skill-building workshops across Indian colleges. Comparable as an enabler of student society programming, though it operates more broadly across institutions.
• Coding Ninjas (student tech learning community): An India-based technical learning community and bootcamp that runs student workshops, expert sessions, and competitions. Comparable in mission (student technical upskilling through events and workshops) but is a commercial entity rather than a non-profit society.

Others

• NSS NIT Jalandhar (National Service Scheme unit): The official NSS unit at NIT Jalandhar, a parallel institutional student body. Comparable as a student-membership organization operating on the same campus, sharing the same institutional and student ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Robotics Club — IIT Bombay (ABU Robocon team ecosystem): A larger, well-funded student robotics organization at a peer Indian technical institute running workshops, competitions, and expert sessions. Comparable in activity type (robotics workshops, competitions) but operates at materially greater scale and resources.

Regional players

• ASME Student Section — NIT Jalandhar: Mechanical-engineering-focused student section active at NIT Jalandhar, organizing technical talks, workshops, and design challenges. Comparable in format and audience to SPICE but operating in a different engineering discipline.
• SAE India Collegiate Club (NIT Jalandhar): A national-level student chapter focused on automotive and mobility engineering, with a local presence at NIT Jalandhar. Comparable as a discipline-specific student technical society running workshops, expert talks, and competitions.
• E-Cell IIT Bombay: A leading Indian student entrepreneurship and skill-development society running expert talks, workshops, and competitions. Comparable as a campus-based society that delivers professional-development programming to engineering students.

Direct peers

• IEEE NIT Jalandhar Student Branch: Another student-run technical society at the same NIT Jalandhar campus, offering workshops, talks, and competitions for engineering students. Directly comparable in mission (student technical development), structure, and target audience.
• ACM Student Chapter — NIT Jalandhar: A computing-focused student chapter on the same campus, providing workshops, contests, and speaker sessions. Comparable as a peer department-aligned student society delivering technical programming to NIT Jalandhar students.
• TechNITi (NIT Jalandhar Technical Festival): The flagship technical festival of NIT Jalandhar with which SPICE already partners. Comparable as a campus-wide technical event organizer serving the same student base and running similar competition formats (e.g., Micro Robo Wars).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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