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Institution's Innovation Council (IIC)
Overview
IIC primarily refers to the Institution’s Innovation Council, a Ministry of Education (India) initiative launched in 2018 with AICTE to build innovation and startup ecosystems in higher education, encouraging students and faculty in ideation, problem-solving, IP, and commercialization. It aims to foster a culture of entrepreneurship by organizing activities, mentoring, and supporting the development of societal solutions through technology, essentially translating ideas into real-world impact.
Objectives
- Foster Innovation: Promote activities like Design Thinking, Idea Competitions, Hackathons, and IPR awareness.
- Support Startups: Guide students and faculty through pre-incubation and incubation stages, helping them develop proof-of-concept and manage projects.
- Build Ecosystem: Create a cohesive environment for innovation by involving leadership and coordinating resources.
- Address Challenges: Overcome issues like low participation and lack of coherence in existing innovation efforts within institutions.
- Hands-on Training: Workshops, seminars, and competitions on ideation, problem-solving, and project management.
- Mentorship: Connecting innovators with industry experts.
- Networking: Collaborating with other organizations and promoting IIC’s visibility
Committee Members
Prof.(Dr.)Sangeeta Sankhalkar
Principal : President
Dr. Meghana Devli
Vice-Principal : Vice President
Mrs. Suchitra Bhat
Associate Professor: Convener
Mr. D. Prabakaran
Associate Professor
Dr. Sanjay Gaikwad
Assistant professor
Dr. Malati Desai
Assistant Professor : IPR activity Coordinator
Dr. Bhanumati Pilli,
Assistant Professor : Member
Dr. Mayuri Naik
Assistant Professor : Secretary
Dr. Shaiesh Morajkar
Assistant Professor : Innovation Activity coordinator
Mr. Mahesh Matha
Assistant professor : Startup Activity Coordinator
Dr. Adrian Ferrao
Assistant Professor
Achievements
Activities Organized
Every year IIC organises various activities in the domain of ideation, Entrepreneurship awareness, IPR, visit to incubation / pre-incubation centre etc, Science exhibition etc. to promote the core objectives of IIC.
