Institution's Innovation Council
Aim:
To cultivate a strong, pervasive culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the institution.
Objectives:
- To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem.
- To establish Start-up supporting Mechanism.
- To establish function ecosystem for scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
- To develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students.
Mechanism:
- The Institution's Innovation Council is constituted at the beginning of academic year, which consist of the Principal, the staff coordinator & the staff representative.
- The Institution's Innovation Council plane & conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by MIC in time bound fashion.
- The Institution's Innovation Council organizes periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, professionals and creates a mentor pool for student innovators.
- The Institution's Innovation Council develop network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
Expected Outcomes
- High student engagement in IIC-driven activities, including competitions, hackathons, and speaker sessions, leading to an entrepreneurial mindset shift across technology students.
- Successful operation of a dedicated pre-incubation mechanism that validates a raw ideas and develops them into detailed prototypes or minimum viable products (MVPs).
- Creation of an active and diverse pool of industry professionals and entrepreneurs who regularly interact with and mentor student innovators.
Institution’s Innovation Council 2025-26
| Sr.No. | Name of the Committee member | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Rajashree Chavan | President |
| 2 | Dr. Smita Pawar | Vice-President |
| 3 | Dr. Jayashree Jagtap | IPR Activity Coordinator |
| 4 | Dr. Amol Kale | ARIIA Coordinator |
| 5 | Dr. Vaibhav Shilimkar | NIRF Coordinator |
| 6 | Dr. Nilesh Bhosale | Innovation Activity Coordinator |
| 7 | Dr. Pradnya Jagtap | Social Media Coordinator |
| 8 | Dr. Prashant Khade | Internship Activity Coordinator |
| 9 | Mrs. Smita Deshmukh | Start up Activity Coordinator |
| 10 | Mr.Sumit Rathod | Student Representative |
| 11 | Ms. Shruti Bembde | Student Representative |
| 12 | Dr. Ganesh Nigade | Convener |