The Ministry of Education (MoE, erstwhile MHRD) had established the MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC) to systematically foster the culture of innovation within all Higher Education Institutes. The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work on new ideas. The MIC has envisioned the creation of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) across select Higher Education Institutes. A network of the IICs will be established to systematically promote innovation in the institutions.
The IIC at IGNOU was established on October 15, 2018 and reconstituted it as IIC 2.0 in October 2019. On 29th October 2020, the IIC 2.0 was reconstituted at IIC 3.0. The term of the Council shall be for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the Notification.
The Council has 47 members with Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma, Director, NCIDE as the President and Dr. Moumita Das, Assistant Director, NCIDE as the Convener. There are seven IGNOU Faculty members as coordinators of various activities and ten Faculty members from various Schools, Divisions and Regional Centres. There are eight external experts as members, who are from an incubation centre, lead investor, industry and IPR. There are five coordinator students and fifteen student members of IGNOU.
The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor is pleased to constitute the IGNOU Institution’s Innovation Council 3.0 as per the MIC guidelines as follows:
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Faculty Representation
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Senior Faculty Member
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President
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Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma, NCIDE
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Faculty Member
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Convener
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Dr. Moumita Das, NCIDE
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Faculty Member
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Innovation Activity Coordinator
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Dr. Sujata Santosh, NCIDE
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Faculty Member
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Start-up Activity Coordinator
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Dr. Jyotsna Dikshit, NCIDE
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Faculty Member
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Internship Coordinator
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Dr. Anupriya Pandey, SOMS
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Faculty Member
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IPR Activity Coordinator
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Prof. Shubha M. Gokhale, SOS
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Faculty Member
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Social Media Coordinator
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Dr. Sunil Kumar Das, EMPC
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Faculty Member
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ARIIA Coordinator
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Prof. Shachi Shah, SOITS
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Faculty Member
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NIRF Coordinator
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Dr. S. K. Pulist, SRD
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Faculty Member
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Members
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1. Dr. M. Shanmugham, RSD
2. Prof. Nehal A. Farooquee, SOEDS
3. Dr. Bharat Bhushan, SSC
4. Dr. U. C. Pandey, RD, Bhopal
5. Dr. S. Radha, RD, Bangalore
6. Dr. Abhilash Nayak, RD Patna
7. Dr. Subodh Kesharwani, SOMS
8. Dr. M. P. Mishra, SOCIS
9. Dr. P. Vijaya Kumar, SOA
10. Dr. Tahir Siddiqui, SOPVA
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Expert Representation
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Expert
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IP Expert/Patent Expert
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Dr. Kishan Singh Kardam
Senior Joint Controller of Patents and Designs Patent Office Delhi and International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority (ISA/IPEA), Boudhik Sampada Bhawan
Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi
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Expert
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Start-up/Alumni Expert
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1. Mr. Harshal Sanghvi, Startup Expert
Founder EssenceTech, D/602 Shreeji Towers Opp. Himalaya Mall, Drive In Road, Ahmedabad
2. Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav, Alumni Expert
General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Chandigarh
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Expert
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Expert from Nearby Industry/Industry Association/Ecosystem Enablers
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1. Dr. S. B. Dangayach, Founder Trustee Innovative Thought Forum and Former Managing Director, Syntex Industries Ltd.
2. Dr. Sujata Chaklanovis, Scientist-G and Head, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology Delhi
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Expert
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FI/Bank/Investor/Angel Investor/ Venture Capitalist
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Mr. Ajay Kumar Kapur
Former Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI
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Expert
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Incubation Centre
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1. Mr. Satvinder Singh, Managing Director
NITCON Ltd., 603, 6th Floor, Kailash Building
K. G. Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi
2. Mr. Mahendra Gupta, Head
Technology Business Incubator
ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, UP
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Student Representation
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Student
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Innovation Coordinator
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Mr. Kailash Kumar, PGCIATIVI
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Student
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Start-up Coordinator
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Mr. Vyavahare Pankaj Nivrittinath, MAPC
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Student
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Internship Coordinator
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Mr. Subham Seal, DNHE
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Student
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IPR Coordinator
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Mr. Nandu Surendran S., BSC
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Student
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Social Media Coordinator
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Mr. Chandan Kumar, MAPC
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Student
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General Members
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1. Mr. Akhil S., BCA
2. Mr. Bhargav Raviya, BCA
3. Ms. Neena Sharma, MP
4. Mr. Aakarshan Agrawal, BA
5. Ms. Iqra Akhlaq, CIHL
6. Ms. Kamlesh, BSW
7. Ms. Pragathe M., MP
8. Mr. Nibin K. Roy, MPS
9. Er. Jagtar Singh Mallie, PGDOM
10. Ms. Pragya Pallavi, MPS
11. Mr. Chirag Rehlan, MEC
12. Mr. Om Bhai Patel, BCA
13. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, CNM
14. Ms. Sheetal Thapa, PHDVA
15. Ms. Ankita Acharya, CHR
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The objective, major activities and benefits of the Council are as follows:
Objective
To build and streamline innovation and start-up ecosystem at the institutional level.
Activities
1. To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by MIC in time bounded fashion.
2. Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
3. Organize periodic Workshops/Seminars/Interactions with Entrepreneurs, Investors, Professionals and create a mentor pool for Student Innovators.
4. Organize Hackathons, Idea Competition, Mini-Challenges, etc. with the involvement of industries.
Benefits
1. Students/Faculty associated with IIC will get exclusive opportunity to participate in various Innovation related initiatives and competitions organized by MHRD.
2. Opportunity to nurture and prototype new ideas.
3. Mentoring by Industry Professionals.
Report of Activities of IIC
The activities of IIC are of three major types as follows:
- IIC Calendar Activities: MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC) prescribes an annual activity calendar for IICs. In each quarter a minimum 3 activities out of scheduled activities are to be completed by an IIC to receive full score.
- MIC Driven Activities: MIC schedules various activities from time to time on its own or in collaboration with partner organization and government departments. All MIC Driven Activities are mandatory.
- Self-Driven Activities: IICs are encouraged to plan their own activities apart from IIC calendar for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in their campuses.
Activities of IIC in 2020-2021
In the academic year 2020-2021, the IIC, IGNOU organized several activities, in addition to the council meetings, such as the IIC calendar activities of My Story by Innovators students and Entrepreneurs. It also organized MIC driven activities, such as KAPILA Week and Orientation on Indian Knowledge System.
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Activities of IIC in 2019-2020
In the academic year 2019-2020, the IIC, IGNOU organised several activities to foster innovation among the students and faculty. Several activities including “Innovation Day”, workshops, storytelling events, and exhibitions of proof of concepts of innovations by students were organized. The IIC also organized the National Innovation Contest 2020 and selected 18 students, out of which 12 students were nominated in the Idea category, three students were nominated to the Proof of Concept category and three students were nominated in the Prototype Category in the MIC Portal.
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Activities of IIC in 2018-2019
In the academic year 2018-2019, the IIC, IGNOU organized several workshops on design thinking, cognitive skills, business proposal writing and IPR. The Council also organized an event named Festival of Innovations in which an Idea Competition was held. The IIC also screened for the faculty and students several Leadership Talks that were orgnanised by the MIC. The IIC also organized the National Innovation Contest 2019 and selected four students who were nominated to participate in the Regional Level Competition organized by the MIC.
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