Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad has launched a University wide Innovation and R&D initiative Directorate of Entrepreneurship Innovation Start-Ups (DEIS) , from the academic year 2017-18. Directorate of Entrepreneurship Innovation Start-Ups (DEIS) is envisioned to provide a unique platform for the graduating engineers, faculty, research scholars and alumni to pursue innovation, Applied Research and tech-entrepreneurship. The initiative will impact the quality, confidence and competitiveness of the students and prepare them for 21 st century Knowledge Economy.

Leveraging its momentum to improve teaching, research, skill development and entrepreneurship the University has planned to create a unique space in the form of Directorate of Entrepreneurship Innovation Start-Ups (DEIS) for its stakeholders. The Innovation Hub offers access to its stakeholders, a spectrum of programs, experts, labs, equipment, collaborators, networks and spaces to catalyze innovation, knowledge intensive businesses and tech-enterprises. The University with its strategic position as the largest technological University in the Telangana State believes that the University Innovation Hub would become the focal point for creating technology startup companies and technology solutions critically relevant to the social and economic challenges of the state.