Introduction
Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India has established ‘MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are informative years.
MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs)’ across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs will be established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.
Major focus of IIC
- To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem.
- Start-up supporting Mechanism in HEIs.
- Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework.
- Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
- Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students.
Functions of IICs
- To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bound fashion.
- Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
- Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
- Create an Institution’s Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.
- Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.
Institution’s Innovation Council Members
| Sl.No | Name of Member | Key Role/ Position Assigned in IIC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri.M.J.Balachandar | IIC President |
| 2 | Dr.V. Suresh Babu | IIC Vice President |
| 3 | Dr.M.Brindha | IIC Convener IPR Activity Coordinator ARIIA Coordinator & NIRF Coordinator |
| 4 | Dr. Sunil S W | Innovation Activity Coordinator & Startup Activity Coordinator |
| 5 | Mr.M V Shyam | Social media Coordinator |
| 6 | Prof. Kumar R | Member |
| 7 | Dr. UtsabBannerjee | Member |
| 8 | Dr. Shankar R | Member |
| 9 | Dr. Soumya Sundar Pattanayak | Member |
| 10 | Dr. S. Sajithra Varun | Member |
| 11 | Dr.M Thilagaraj | Member |
| 12 | Dr. Chandrasekaran R | Member |
| 13 | Prof. TamilSelvam N | Member |
| 14 | Prof. Navya V K | Member |
| 15 | Prof. Jeeva B | Member |
| 16 | Prof. Thejashwini M | Member |
| 17 | Prof. Poshitha M | Member |
| 18 | Prof. L. David William Raj | Member |
| 19 | Prof. Nisha | Member |
IIC Events
- Report on One-day Workshop on Awareness on Intellectual property and Rights
- Motivational Talk on “My Story - Motivational Session by Successful Entrepreneur”
- Workshop on IPRs & IP Management for Start-Up
- Achieving Problem-Solution Fit and Product-Market Fit
- Innovation and Start-up Policy
- National Innovation and Start-up Policy Committee 2020-21
- Report on Celebration of ’National Education Day – 2021’
- Report on 3-days Workshop on ‘Design thinking, Creative Thinking, Innovation design and Problem-Solving’
- Report on ‘My Story - A Motivational Session by Successful Entrepreneur/Start-up Founder’
- Report on Expert talk on ‘Process of Innovation Development & Technology Readiness Level (TRL)’ and ‘Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer'
- Report on Q&A - Orientation Session of Institutions’ Innovation Council (IIC) 4.0 - SWRO Zone
- e-Symposium on Building Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Educational Institutions
