The Ministry of Human Resource Development has recently constituted Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), launched in the year 2018 by Hon’ble Minister Shri. Prakash Javadekar, to systematically foster the culture of Innovation in educational institutions. We are proud to inform that our college has been selected as one of the CENTRES leading to an innovation eco-system in the campuses. This initiative will enable the college to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting their new ideas and transforming into prototypes which may lead them to become Entrepreneurs.
Focus of AVIT-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.
Function of AVIT-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.
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IIC Committee
Functional Committee: Institution Innovation Council (IIC)
Role and Responsibilities: The Composition and responsibilities of the IIC are as per MOEs guidelines.
Periodicity: Once in a Semester or case to case basis.
Role and Responsibilities: The Composition and responsibilities of the IIC are as per MOEs guidelines.
Periodicity: Once in a Semester or case to case basis.
| S.No. | Roll | Name | Department | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | President | Dr.G.Selvakumar | EEE | Principal |
| 2 | Vice President | Dr.R.Anand | CSE | Associate Professor |
| 3 | Convenor | Dr.L.Prabhu | Mechanical Engineering | Vice Principal Admin. |
| 4 | ARIIA Co-ordinator | Dr.D.S.Vijayan | Civil Engineering | Professor |
| 5 | NIRF Co-ordinator | Mr.Balaji | H&S(Mathematics) | Asst, Prof. G-II |
| 6 | Innovation Activity Co-ordinator | Dr. Prasath | ECE | Associate Professor |
| 7 | Internship Activity Co-ordinator | Dr.Pa.Suriya | Civil Engineering | Assistant Professor – II |
| 8 | IPR Activity Co-ordinator | Dr.K.Boopathy | EEE | Professor |
| 9 | Startup Activity Co-ordinator | Dr.B.Prabasheela | Pharmaceutical Engineering | Professor |
| 10 | Social Media Co-ordinator | Mr.Naveenkumar | Civil Engineering | Assistant Professor |
| 11 | Member – Faculty | Geethi Peethambaran | EEE | Assistant Professor |
| 12 | Member – Faculty | Dr.M.Saravana kumar | Mechanical | Associate Professor |
| 13 | Member – Faculty | Dr.L.Nagarajan | Biotechnology | Associate Professor |
| 14 | Member – Faculty | Dr.A.Keerthika | ECE | Assistant Professor – II |
| 15 | Member – Faculty | Dr.D.Bubesh kumar | Mechanical | Professor |
| 16 | Administrative Officer | Mr.Balan K | Admin. | Admin. Manager |
| 17 | Accounts Officer | Mr.Manikandan S | Accounts | Asst. Manager |
| S.No. | Member | Name | Name of the industry | Designation |
| External Members | ||||
| 1 | Member from near by industry | H.Dhrithimanth Prabhu | Intellect Design Arena | IT Banking |
| 2 | Expert from any Start-up/Alumni Entrepreneur | Karthik Manisekar | Subam Enterprises | Properitor |
| 3 | Patent expert | Vinoth Nagarajan | Motherson Innovations,Chennai | Registered Indian Patent Agent,IP Engineer |
| 4 | Bank/Investor | Dr.Madhurita Gupta | Goa Angel Network Pvt. Ltd. | Founder & CEO |
| 5 | Incubation Centre incharge | Mr.Kapil Thapa | GIEC | Incubation Manager |
| S.No. | Roll | Name | Programme | Year of Study |
| Student Members | ||||
| 1 | ARIIA Co-ordinator | Chintha Sanjeev Koushik Kumar Reddy | BE ECE | 3 |
| 2 | NIRF Co-ordinator | Dhanush | BE Mech | 3 |
| 3 | Innovation Activity Co-ordinator | Md Shahbaz Alam | BE EEE | 3 |
| 4 | Intership Activity Co-ordinator | Rajeev Ranjan Kumar | Civil Engineering | 3 |
| 5 | IPR Activity Co-ordinator | Arulkumaran S | BE CSE | 3 |
| 6 | Startups Activity Co-ordinator | Sanka Manasa Sai Naga Lakshmi | BE BME | 2 |
| 7 | Social Medica Co-ordinator | K Karan Kumar | B.Tech. Biotechnology | 3 |
| 8 | Student Member | Vaishnavi S | B.Tech. Biotechnology | 3 |
| 9 | Student Member | Sachin S | BE ECE | 3 |
| 10 | Student Member | Hira Parveen S | BE-BME | 3 |
| 11 | Student Member | Vedhachalam | BE EEE | 2 |
| 12 | Student Member | Vinjamuru Lakshmi | BE-BME | 3 |
| 13 | Student Member | Joy Thomas T | BE EEE | 3 |
| 14 | Student Member | Adarsh Kumar Keshri | B.E (CSE) | 2 |
| 15 | Student Member | Md Helan Khan | Civil Engineering | 2 |
| 16 | Student Member | Gundati Charan | BE MECH | 3 |
| 17 | Student Member | Mounika | B.E (CSE) | 3 |
IIC Gallery
MIC-Driven Session on Orientation cum Refreshers' Session on Institution's Innovation Council Objectives, Structure, Operation for IIC Institutions
MIC-Driven Session on the Building the Pipeline of Quality Innovations and Start-ups in HEIs with Ecosystem Enablers by Creating and Managing YUKTI Innovation and IPR...
MIC-Driven Session on the Guiding Framework for Engaging Trained Faculty and Student Innovation Ambassadors (IA)in IIC Institutions and Rewarding Contributions
Leadership Talk with Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Hon’ble Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)-Mic driven activity
MIC-Driven Session on Strengthening IIC Linkages with ATLs and SICs in Schools and Framework for providing Mentorship Guidance
MIC-Driven Session on the Guiding Framework for Engaging Trained Faculty and Student Innovation Ambassadors (IA) in IIC Institutions and Rewarding Contributions
National Technology Week Inaugural Address of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
Events & Reports
| S.No. | Title of the Event | Date | No.of Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Plan Preperation | 07.01.2021 | 100 |
| 2 | Workshop on Prototype/Process Design and Development - Prototyping | 25.02.2021 | 90 |
| 3 | Mentorship Session for Innovators (or) Student Entrepreneurs through experts and (or) Innovation Ambassadors/Innovation Agent | 26.02.2021 | 120 |
| 4 | How to Ace your summer Internship? | 16.03.2021 | 120 |
| 5 | Alumni Lecture series - The Power of Stories (ECE) | 21.04.2021 | 65 |
| 6 | Session on “How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps” | 23.04.2021 | 115 |
| 7 | Session on Accelerators/Incubation - Opportunities for Students & Faculties - Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 26.04.2021 | 100 |
| 8 | Career Opportunities in ECE | 12.05.2021 | 70 |
| 9 | Webinar on "Career Opportunities in the field of Civil Engineering" | 19.05.2021 | 75 |
| 10 | Webinar on "IOT & Wearable Innovation for Home based COVID care" | 21.05.2021 | 413 |
| 11 | Semester Break : Internship at startup | 26.05.2021 to 30.05.2021 | 112 |
| 12 | Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 28.05.2021 | 200 |
| 13 | Dream, Decide and Do | 18.06.2021 | 60 |
| 14 | Innovative Thinking Tools | 21.06.2021 to 24.06.2021 & 28.06.2021 to 01.07.2021 | 760 |
| 15 | Project Contest : Idea/Project to Product | 25.06.2021 | 25 |
| 16 | Innovative Product Development and Sustainability | 12.07.2021 | 523 |
| 17 | Orientation session by Innovation Ambassador on Entrepreneurship Development | "24.08.2021 " | 112 |
| 18 | Panel disussion with students & faculty members regarding Incubation, IPR & Startup | "24.08.2021 " | 90 |