Institution's Innovation Council (IIC)
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established ‘MHRD’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. MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs)’ across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs was 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.
- Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
- 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.
For more information visit https://www.mic.gov.in/iic.html
Team
S.NO. | Name of Member | Member Type (Teaching/ Non- teaching / External | Key Role/ Position assigned in IIC |
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1. | Dr. Nakul Gupta | Teaching | Director/HOI |
2. | Ms. Ankita Tripathi | Teaching | President |
3. | Ms. Sapna Chaudhar | Teaching | Convener |
4. | Dr. Puspender kr. Jain | Teaching | Innovation Activity Coordinator |
5. | Mr. Kamal | Teaching | Startup Activity Coordinator |
6. | Ms. Neha Priya | Teaching | Internship Coordinator |
7. | Mr. Sudhir Arora | Teaching | IPR Activity Coordinator |
8. | Mrs. Bhakti Pandey | Teaching | Social Media Coordinator |
9. | Mrs. Sapna Chaudhar | Teaching | NIRF Coordinator |
10. | Mr. Abhishek Singhal | External | IP Expert |
11 | Mr. Shubam Agarwal | External | Start-up/Alumni entrepreneur |
12. | Dr. Punit Kumar Dwivedi | External | Expert by nearby industry/industry Association/Ecosystem Enablers |
13. | Mr Bhanu Pratap Singh | External | FI/Bank/Investor/Angel Investor/VC |
14. | Dr. Mayank Raj | External | Incubation Center |
15. | Ms. Pooja Chaurasia | Teaching | Member |
16. | Ms. Shreyasi | Teaching | Member |
17. | Ms. Sapna Tripathi | Teaching | Member |
18. | Ms. Saman Aqeel | Teaching Member | |
19. | Mrs. Priya Pandey | Teaching | Member |