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. MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of ‘Institution’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 the campuses.
Major focus of IIC
- To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem
- 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
What’s New
- Session by Shri. Mohn Murti
- 2023 World Environment Day Celebration
- IEDC Workshop on ‘Arduino and Python GUI Interface’
- IV to IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation
- Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Filing
- MoU with IIT Palakkad Technology IHub tech Foundation (IPTIF)
- Utkarsh 2022
- Honoring War Veterans
- Regional Meet of IIC 2022
Members
| Post | Name | Designation |
| President | Dr. Mahima Ganeshan | Assistant Professor, CE |
| Vice President & Innovation Activity Coordinator | Mr. Dhanesh S. | Assistant Professor, ME |
| Convener | Ms. Gopika Unni | Assistant Professor, CE |
| NIRF & Internship Activity Coordinator | Mr. Aneesh K. | Assistant Professor, ECE |
| ARIIA Coordinator | Ms. Lakshmi Suresh | Assistant Professor, EEE |
| Startup Activity Coordinator | Mr. Anil M. | Assistant Professor, ME |
| Social Media & IPR Activity Coordinator | Mr. Nandu S. Nair | Assistant Professor, CSE |
| Faculty Member | Dr. P. R. Sreemahadevan Pillai | Principal |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Krishna Kumar Kishor | Vice Principal |
| Faculty Member | Dr. G. Murugananth | Professor, EEE |
| Faculty Member | Dr. V. Balamurugan | Professor, ECE |
| Faculty Member | Ms. Kripa K. M. | Assistant Professor, CE |
| Faculty Member | Prof. Prakash D. | Professor, ME |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Gunasekaran S. | Professor, CSE |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Binoy Balan K. | Professor, S&H |
| Faculty Member | Mr.Abhijith V | Assistant Professor, ECE |
| Expert Member | Dr. S. Rammohan | FCRI |
| Expert Member | Mr. Thahseen V. | Kairali Steels |
| Expert Member | Dr. Vinod V. | NSS College of Engineering |