In order to foster an innovative and entrepreneurial culture within Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), the Ministry of Education (MoE) and AICTE collaborated to develop the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) initiative in 2018 through its Innovation Cell (MIC). In order to promote and stabilize the innovation ecosystem in HEIs, the IIC’s main objective is to involve a diverse group of faculty, students, and staff in entrepreneurship and innovation-related activities, including ideation, problem-solving, Proof of Concept development, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and project management at the Pre-incubation and Incubation stages.
Major Focus
To establish a thriving ecosystem for local innovation.
Mechanisms for encouraging startups and entrepreneurship in HEIs.
Create a Function Ecosystem for Idea Scouting and Idea Pre-incubation.