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 while they are in formative years. MIC has envisioned creation of ‘Institute’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 these campuses.
Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) of Jinvani Management College, Ara
Our college have established Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) for promoting different activities related to the innovation, IPR, Start-up and entrepreneurships. Faculties and students are the members of IIC. The IIC cell conducts quarterly meetings in every quarter to plan the quarterly activities and review quarterly conducted activities. Due to these activities, students get chance to participate in various innovation related initiatives and competition organized by MHRD. Students actively interact with renowned entrepreneurs and academicians. They get opportunities to nurture their ideas. Jinvani Management College-IIC helps students to experiment latest technologies to get some prototype for building their confidence. Overall students get extremely healthy environment right from ideation to start-ups.
Major Focus of IIC
01. To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem
02. Start-up/ entrepreneurship supporting Mechanism in HEIs.
03. Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework (ARRIA)
04. Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas
05. Develop better Cognitive Ability amongst Technology Students
Functions of Institutes’ Innovation Council
01. To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bounded fashion.
02. Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
03. Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
04. Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
05. Create an Institution’s Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.
06. Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc with the involvement of industries.
IIC Committee Members
| SESSION |
NAME OF eDOCUMENT |
VIEW |
| 2022-23 |
IIC Committee Members |
 |
Upcoming Activity Schedule–IV Quarter July-2023 to Aug-2023
| Sl No |
IIC Sl No |
Date |
Activity |
| 01 |
02 |
July |
Organize an Inter/Intra Institutional Startup Competition and Reward Best Startups- Manage through YUKTI- NIR |
| 02 |
03 |
July |
Organizing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/ Community |
| 03 |
04 |
August |
Session/Panel Discussion with innovation and startup Ecosystem Enablers from the Region/State/ National Level |
| 04 |
07 |
August |
Session on Accelerators/ Incubation-Opportunities for students & faculties-Early Stage Entrepreneurs. |
Upcoming Activity Schedule–IIIrd Quarter March 2023 to May 2023
| Sl No |
IIC Sl No |
Month |
Activity |
| 01 |
01 |
April |
Workshop on Prototype/ process design and Development |
| 02 |
02 |
April |
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and IP Management for start up |
| 03 |
03 |
May |
Field/ Exposure visit to Incubation Unit / Patent Facilitation centre /Technology Transfer center, such as Atal Incubation Centre |
| 04 |
04 |
May |
Session on “ How to plan Start-up Legal & Ethical steps “ |
Upcoming Activity Schedule – II nd Quarter December 2022 to February 2023
| Sl No |
IIC Sl No |
Date |
Activity |
| 01 |
06 |
31-12-2022 |
Field/ Exposure visit to Pre-Incubation units such as Ideas Lab, Fab Lab, Market Space, Design Centers, City Clusters, Workshops etc |
| 02 |
04 |
22-02-2023 |
Workshop on Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitudes and Behavior Development |
| 03 |
08 |
25-02-2023 |
Mentoring Event : Demo Day/Exhibition/ Poster Presentation of Innovation/ Prototypes & linkages with innovation Ambassadors/ Experts for Mentorship Support –Manage through Yukti-NIR |
| 04 |
05 |
28-02-2023 |
Conduct a session on Achieving Problem solution Fit and Product Market Fit |
Activity Schedule 2022-2023
| Sl No |
Date |
Activity |
| 01 |
12.11.2022 |
A Lecture on "Role of Science & Technology and Innovation In Modern Society" |
| 02 |
10.12.2022 |
Online Seminar on Roles and Responsibilities of Higher Technical Institutions in Effective Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 |
| 03 |
09.01.2023 |
My Story- Motivational Session By Successful Entrepreneur / Startup |