IIC

Introduction

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 while they are informative years. To develop the culture of innovation systematically, MIC has created ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)’ across selected HEIs.

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 students of Technical courses.

Functions of IIC

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.

Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)

Designation	Name
President	Dr. Nisha Bhargava
Vice President	Mrs Kamini Tayal
Convener	Dr. Indu Arora
ARIIA Coordinator	Dr. Neetu
Innovation Activity Coordinator	Dr. Sagarika Dev
Internship Activity Coordinator	Dr. Vandana Sharma
IPR Activity Coordinator	Ms. Disha Sharma
Start up Activity Coordinator	Dr. Kiran Jindal
NIRF Coordinator	Ms. Punam
Social Media Coordinator	Dr. Geetika Singh
Members	Dr. Geeta Bhagat
	Dr. Bhavna Sood
	Dr. Sarabjeet Kaur
	Ms. Chris Bindra
	Dr. Sunaina Jain
	Dr. Amandeep Kaur
	Dr. Purnima Bhandari
	Ms. Priyanka
	Dr. Preeti Gambhir
	Ms. Urvi Sharma
	Dr. Manika Kohli
	Ms. Nancy Sharma
	Mr. Pushkaran Singh