INNOVATION CELL

ABOUT INNOVATION CELL


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Innovation Cell Committee

Sr.No Name Department
1. Mr. J. A. Wagh Electronics
2 Mr. A. S. Chaudhari Physics
3. Dr. M. L. Ahire Botany
4. Dr. M. S. Barge Chemistry
5. Mr. S. J. Koli Zoology
6. Ms. M. S. Shinde Microbiology
7. Dr. G. S. Nhivekar Electronics
8. Mr. C. R. Shinde Computer Science
9. Mr. S. S. Nalawade Mathematics
10. Dr. D. S. Jadhav Statistics
11. Mr. U. L. Shewale Biotechnology
12. Mr. R. P. Waghmare BCS
13. Ms. S.S.More Animation Science
14. Mr. Vilas Chavan Forensic Science
15. Ms. Shushma Nikam Nano Science and Technology
16. Ms. M.H.Jadhav Food Processing and Packaging
17. Mr. Farukh Tamboli B.Voc.
18. Ms. R. R. Chavan English

Action Plan


Sr.No
Activity
Date
1. Planning Meeting (Departmental Innovation Cell: DIC) September 2020 (Second week)
2 Awareness Program (DIC) September 2020 (Third week)
3. Submitting of ideas from UG/PG students(DIC) September 2020 (Fourth week)
4. Screening of ideas (Idea presentation) (DIC) October 2020 (First week)
5. Organization tanning program (DIC)(minimum two) October 2020 (Second week)
6. Design and development of prototypes October 2020 (up to fourth week)
7. Exhibitions of prototype (DIC) December 2020 (Second week)
8. Patent filling/ startup/ incubation) January- February 2021
9. Submission of innovative idea college to Sanstha March – April 2021

OBJECTIVES



* 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 among students.

THRUST AREAS/ THEMES


BENCHMARK ACTIVITIES




DEPARTMENT WISE BENCHMARKING

Who can apply for IIC:


* Any Institute willing to be part of IIC and have any one of following criteria as qualification can apply for IIC.

* Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Cell ( IEDC )/ Technology Business Incubator ( TBI ) / New gen IEDC/ MSME Business Incubation Center / State Government supported incubation center, Research park.

* Participation in ARIIA 2019 & NIRF Ranking.

* Accreditation status with NBA and NAAC.

* Recipient of TEQIP –III fund & establishment of Start-up Cell as provisioned.

* Government/ Government funded/Deemed University.

Zonal Administrative Division of ( IIC ):



* IIC National Coordinator at National level looks after overall program coordination, implementation and administration.

* For ease of administration and monitoring IICs across country has been divided into Eight Zones. And two zone together are being administered by IIC Zonal Coordinator.

IIC Council members:


 1. Faculty Representation:

                       1.1. President –Faculty representative will be nominated by Head of the Institute.

                       1.2. Convener -  Preferably Incubation in charge of institute or Faculty with Entrepreneurship Experience or Interest.

                       1.3. Innovation cell coordinator.

                       1.4. Start-up cell coordinator

                       1.5. Internship cell coordinator

                       1.6. IPR cell coordinator

                       1.7. Social Media Coordinator

                       1.8. ARIIA Coordinator( optional )

                       1.9. NIRF coordinator( optional )

                       1.10. Members – No limit

           2. Expert Representation: Members ( Minimum 3 representative from following )

                       2.1. IP Expert/ Patent Expert

                       2.2. Startup / Alumni entrepreneur

                       2.3. Expert from nearby Industry/ Industry association/ Ecosystem Enablers

                       2.4. FI/Bank/Investor/Angel Investor/VC

                       2.5. Nearby Incubation Centre

           3. Student Representation: will help Faculty coordinators to carry out various activities.

                       3.1. Innovation coordinator –Up to 10 Members

                       3.2. Startup coordinator –Up to 10 Members.

                       3.3. Internship coordinator –Up to 10 Members.

                       3.4. IPR coordinator –Up to 10 Members

                       3.5. Social Media coordinator –Up to 10 Members

                       3.6. General Members- No Limit

Roles & Responsibility:


1.1. President:

            * The President will constitute the IIC council and appoint its members.  He/She is responsible for ensuring that Quarterly                                Council Meeting is planned effectively. Conduct Council Meeting in accordance with prescribed rules and that matters are                                dealt with in an orderly, efficient manner.

           * He/ She will lead the IIC Council.

            * He/ She will have the IIC portal Login ID and will be the custodian of IIC portal login and data/ reports uploaded therein.

            * He/ She will call the meetings, set meeting agenda and will monitor the deliverable.

            * He/ She will be the main point of contact with MHRD Innovation Cell.

            * He/ She will respond to all communication from IIC National Coordination team ( MHRD Innovation Cell ) and will be                                         responsible to ensure decent performance of IIC.

            * He/ She will coordinate with MHRD innovation cell and responsible for all the IIC activities in the institute

            * He/ She will ensure Institution's participation in IIC calendar activity and take lead in the institution driven                                        activities (own initiatives).

            * He/ She will ensure the effective implementation of IIC activities with the help of Convener.

            * He could change the council members as per the decision taken in council meetings and update the information on portal.

            * He/ She will be responsible for submitting the monthly progress/activity reports on the IIC portal.

            1.2. Convener:

            * The Convener will work in close coordination with IIC president and will provide help wherever required for smooth                                        conduction of activities.

            * He/ She will ensure the participation in the meeting and will prepare the meeting agenda at least 10 days prior to meeting                                         with the inputs from all valuable council members and President.

            * He/ She will ensure that the internal examination dates would not interfere with the IIC activities and coordinate                                        with all departments to ensure the same.

            *He/ She will collect the inputs from all the members of the council at regular interval, especially external members                                         for better planning of IIC activities and effective delivery of results.

            1.3. Innovation cell coordinator –

            * Will work to promote innovation related activities on campus or as mandated in IIC council meeting.

            1.4. Start-up cell coordinator -

            *Will work to boost startup generation among students and related activities or as mandated in IIC council meeting.

            1.5. Internship cell coordinator -

            * Will work to arrange student internships in startups, so to expose them with startup ecosystem in India, real-life                                        challenges in startup and their success stories or as mandated in IIC council meeting.

            1.6. IPR cell coordinator -

            * To promote awareness about IPRs and conduct related activities on campus or as mandated in IIC council meeting.

            1.7. Social Media Coordinator -

            * Will create and manage IIC page/account on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and other relevant social media platforms.                              He / She will be responsible for posting all the relevant information about council meeting resolution and action plan, IIC                             activities and follow/tag MIC/IIC page and posts on these platforms. He/ She will also ensure that all students follow                                      MIC/IIC page/account on social media to get first-hand information

            1.8. ARIIA Coordinator(Optional) - 

            * Coordinate for ARIIA related activities

            1.9. NIRF coordinator (Optional)-

            * Coordinate for NIRF related activities.

            1.10. Members –

            * No limit

            2.1.  IP Expert/ Patent Expert:

            * Patent expert could be any registered patent agent/lawyer or the subject matter expert/faculty who have sufficient years                       of experience in the IPR domain.

            *He/ She would suggest points related to patent and technology transfer in the council meeting.

            * He/ She would also play a key role in the IPR workshops scheduled in the IIC calendar with in that institute.

            2.2.  Startup / Alumni entrepreneur:

            * Alumni network of any institution is the most valuable resource of any Institution. The role of alumni entrepreneur is to guide                     not only the council in the matters of startup ecosystem but to also guide the students of the institution. He/ She can share                     his success story as an entrepreneur/innovator.

            2.3.  Expert from nearby Industry/ Industry association/ Ecosystem Enablers :

            * He/ She will attend the council meeting on regular basis (quarterly).

            * Technical Expert would play the role of mentor/guide to the institute students.

            * He/ She will help in organizing institute level idea Competition/Hackathon by suggesting suitable problem statements or theme.

            * He/ She will give his inputs in council meetings about the latest trends in technologies and feasibility of the idea/point discussed.

            2.4.  FI/Bank/Investor/Angel Investor/VC :

            * He/ She will attend the  council meeting on regular basis (quarterly).

            *His/ Her role is to give information about loan schemes, grant and investments regarding startup and entrepreneurship.

            * He/ She will also arrange meetings with investors/sponsor for the events organized by the institute based on the                           IIC calendar/guidelines.

            2.5.  Expert from Nearby Incubation Center:

            *He/ She will attend the general council meeting on regular basis (quarterly).

            * He/ She will help the IIC in conducting idea workshops/ competition/ Hackathon/ bootcamps etc.

            * He/ She will also help the IIC in identifying ideas from IIC events and provide mentoring, incubation guidance and business                    network support.

            3.  Student Representative -

            * Student coordinators will act as a medium of communication between IIC and institute students.

            * He/ She will understand the concept, idea and method of participation in IIC activities and disseminate it to all the students.

            * He/ She will act as volunteer for IIC programs and will support respective faculty coordinators.

            Special Invitee:

            * President can nominate any person as a special invitee in IIC council meetings.

            * Special Invitee could be any eminent person in the field of academics/industry/research/innovation etc.

Thrust Areas/Themes:


* Healthcare & Biomedical Devices

* Agricultural & Rural Development

* Smart Vehicles/ Electric Vehicle/ Electric Vehicle motor and Battery Technology

* Food Processing

* Robotics and Drones

* Waste Management

* Clean & Potable Water

* Renewable and Affordable Energy

* IoT based technologies (e.g. Security & Surveillance systems etc.)

* ICT, Cyber Physical Systems, Bock chain, Cognitive Computing, Cloud Computing, AI & ML.

Our Successful Students:


Academic  Calendar Time Line Activities Frequencies  
Target Mass – Faculties & Students of Semesters I, III, V, VII Semester Period -1 Declare the Period (for Ex: July –Dec 2019) (Include Semester Break) Quarter I   (First Three Months of 1st Semester)   For Ex: July to Sept 2019 *Formulate Council, Upload of 1st Quarter Action Plan with Minutes of Meeting of Council Mandatory
My Story - Entrepreneur's Life & Crossroad – Motivational Speak  - To be Share by Entrepreneurs 1 No Choose Min. Three Activity/ Program to get Max.Point in this Category
My Story - Innovator's Life & Crossroad- Motivational Speak - To be Share by Innovators 1 No
Field/Exposure Visit to Village/Society /School/Industry/Market – Identity real Life Problem 1 No
Organise One Day Workshop on Problem Solving/Ideation Workshop/ Campus Hackathon 1 No
Organise One Day Workshop on "Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity" 1 No

Target Mass – Faculties & Students of Semesters I, III, V, VII

Semester Period -1

Declare the Period

(for Ex: July –Dec 2019)

(Include

Semester

Break)

Quarter II  

(Last Three Months of 1st Semester)  

For Ex: Oct to Dec 2019  

(Include Semester Break)

*Progress Monitoring and Upload of 2nd Quarter Action Plan with Minutes of Meeting of Council

Mandatory

 

Product Development Phases - Story Telling - (Innovators in Campus)

1 No

You may choose Min. Three Activity/Program to get Max. Point in this Category

Field/Exposure Visit to Design Centre/Makers’ Space/Fab Lab/Prototype Lab/Tinkering Lab etc

1 No

Organise a Product Design/ Design Thinking Workshop at Campus

1 No

Organise a workshop/Seminar/Call for Paper presentation on Innovation/Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

1 No

Demo Day – Exhibition Cum Mentorship Session for Innovators (or) Student Entrepreneurs

1 No

Target Mass – Faculties & Students of Semesters II, IV, VI, VIII

Semester Period -2


Declare the Period

(for Ex: Jan – June 2020)


(Include Semester Break)  

:

Quarter III


 

(First Three Months of 2nd Semester)  

For Ex: Jan to March 2020

*Progress Monitoring and Upload of 3rd  Quarter Action Plan with Minutes of Meeting of Council

Mandatory

 

Field/Exposure Visit to Incubation Unit/Patent Facilitation Centre/Technology Transfer Centre

1 No

You may choose Min. Three Activity/Program to get Max. Point in this Category

Organize Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC) and (or) Business Plan Competition to Invite Innovative Business Models from  Students

1 No

Organize One day Session on “How to plan for Start-up and legal and Ethical Steps”

1 No

Organize One/half day Interactive Session/Mentoring Session “Hangout with Successful Start-ups” (Entrepreneurs in Campus )

1 No

Organize One Day Awareness/Mentoring Session on IPR & IP Management for Innovation and Start-ups

1 No

Target Mass – Faculties & Students of Semesters II, IV, VI, VIII

Semester Period -2


Declare the Period

(for Ex: Jan – June 2020)


(Include Semester Break)  

Quarter IV


  (Last Three Months of 2nd Semester)  

For Ex: April to June 2019  



(Include Semester Break)

*Progress Monitoring and Upload of 4th Quarter Action Plan with Minutes of Meeting of Council

Mandatory

 

Session on Accelerator/Incubation  - Opportunity for  Student Faculty - Early Stage Entrepreneurs   

1 No

You may choose Min. Three Activity/Program to get Max. Point in this Category

Organise Session on “Lean Start-up & Minimum Viable Product/Business”-  Boot Camp (or)Mentor Session

1 No

Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs  

 

1 No

Demo Day – Exhibition Cum Mentorship Session for Student & faculty Start-ups to Showcase

1 No

Start-up Residency  -Internship in Start-ups – 1 to 1.5 Months during the semester break

As many as students can be engaged

Scoring Mechanism:


 * In each Quarter IICs can earn maximum 25 marks for performing minimum prescribed activities in each type of activity which is equivalent to One Star.

            * Fifth Star is reserved for MHRDs Innovation cell and can be earned on exceptional achievements and conducting more than minimum activities in each quarter.

            * REWARD Points: IIC will earn Reward Points for conducting more than prescribed minimum activities (3) in each "activity type".

Weightage of Each Activity Type:


Quarterly Score:


Quarterly Weightage:


Score Bifurcation for One Quarter:


Certifiacte:


Institute IIC:


New Registration:


IIC-Participations:


Departmental IIC:


Benchmark Activities:


IIC Benchmarking: