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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.
- 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.
- Institution Innovation councils at institutes are envisioned an instrumental role to drive innovation and startup ecosystem at campus while connecting with ecosystem enablers at the regional and national levels.
- For this, the role of faculty being a member of IIC is very important.
- They play the role of a mentor or guide for young minds in their pursuit of innovation and entrepreneurship and It is equally crucial for mentors to have the adequate and right set of mentoring skills.
Entrepreneurship Development Cell
With the prevailing concept that Entrepreneurs are not only born but can also be identified, trained and created, an Entrepreneurship Development Cell has been developed in the Institute. The cell has been functioning in collaboration with many organizations which among others includes:
- AICTE( Grant-in-aid)
- Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India(EDI), Ahmedabad
- National Entrepreneurship Network(NEN)
- National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), New Delhi.
This cell was created with the objective of generating the spirit of “Self Employment” and “Self Reliance “among the youth and also to create awareness among them to choose entrepreneurship as career and create jobs at a breathtaking pace and can move the world of business forward.
National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) :-
The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), established in 1982 by the Government of India under the aegis of Department of Science & Technology (DST), is an institutional mechanism to help promote knowledge based and technology driven enterprises. The Board aims to convert “job-seekers” into “job-generators.”
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad :-
The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), an autonomous body and not-for-profit institution, set up in 1983 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is promoted by apex financial institutions, namely the IDBI Bank Ltd., IFCI Ltd., ICICI Ltd. and State Bank of India (SBI) with active support from the Government of Gujarat. The institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Public Trust Act, 1950. A national resource institution committed to promoting entrepreneurship through education, research, training and institution building.
EDC Cell of Acropolis Group of Institutes is formed keeping in mind the following objectives:
- Accelerate Industrial development by increasing the supply of entrepreneurs.
- Enlarging the small and medium enterprise sectors, which offer better potential for employment generation.
- Augmenting the supply of competent entrepreneurs through training.
- Inculcating the spirit of ‘Entrepreneurship’ in youth
Vision:
To foster innovation and an entrepreneurial culture, by providing students, Alumnae and faculty, opportunities to transform their business ideas to reality
Mission:
- To create an ecosystem to incubate and support innovative ideas
- To create entrepreneurship opportunities for students, faculty and Research Scholars
- To nurture the startups by providing them necessary support
- To provide support to commercialize innovative & sustainable ideas.
Why IIC and EDC
- To achieve recognition as an institution of excellence in the innovation promotion ecosystem and thereby disseminating the culture of entrepreneurship in the campus.
- 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 IIC and EDC
- Promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campus.
- 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
Session 2022-23
S.No. | Title | Date |
1 | Session on Innovation/Prototype Validation - Converting Innovation into a Startup (or) Session on Achieving "Value Propostion Fit" & "Bsuiness Fit" | 8/8/2022 |
2 | Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs by Mr .Umang Sir, AIMSR, Indore | 4/8/2022 |
3 | Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 17/8/2022 |
4 | Participation of IIC Institutions in IIC Regional Meets | 21/08/2022 |
5 | Building Institute Level YUKTI - National Innovation Repository (NIR) | 1/7/2022 |
6 | Creation of e-Repository of e-Learning Sessions on I&E at IIC Institute | 22/07/2022 |
7 | Expert Talk on Innovative online course offerd by NPTEL | 19/07/2022 |
8 | IIC Orientation Session for B. Pharmacy Students | 31/8/2022 |
9 | Session on Innovation/Prototype Validation - Converting Innovation into a Startup (or) Session on Achieving "Value Proposition Fit" & "Bsuiness Fit" by Dr. Amit Marwah, AGI, Indore | 8/8/2022 |
10 | Session on Accelerators/Incubation - Opportunities for Students & Faculties - Early Stage Entrepreneurs by Mr. Ankit Alay, easyMedico, Indore | 4/8/2022 |
11 | Undiscovered Innovative career Opportunities in Pharma Industry by Ms. Lavena Purohit, ZE Research | 12/7/2022 |
12 | Expert Talk on Pharmacovigilance by Ms. Mitali Jain, TCS Ltd | 15/7/2022 |
13 | Expert Talk on Clinical Research by Mr. Jagdeep Singh, Clinical Orbit, Indore | 19/07/2022 |
14 | Expert Talk on Digital transformation in pharmaceutical sector by Dr. Sandip Singh, AFMR, Indore | 28/07/2022 |
15 | Expert Talk on Innovative online course offered by NPTEL | 30/8/2022 |
16 | workshop on Leversging Linkedin for career growth by Mr. Aditya Awasthi, CDC, AGI, Indore | 25/08/2022 |
17 | Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity” | 24/10/2022 |
18 | My Story - Motivational Session by Successful Innovators | 23/09/22 |
19 | Session on Problem Solving and Ideation Workshop | 13/10/2022 |
20 | Exposure and field visit for problem identification | 30/10/2022 |
21 | Big idea fest 2022 | 25/10/2022 |
22 | Mentoring Events: Demo Day/Exhibition of Business Plan/Prototype developed & linkage with Innovation Ambassadors for mentorship support. (Yukti-NIR) | 25/10/2022 |
23 | Word Pharmacist Day/NSS Day | 23-24/09/22 |
24 | National Innovation day | 17/10/2022 |
25 | 5G Inauguration Program by PM | 1/10/2022 |
26 | Brainstorming Session in SGITS and CDIC Incubation Centre Visit | 1/11/2022 |
27 | EDC Orientation for pharmacy student | 25/11/2022 |
28 | Session on “Various aspects of Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical industry” | 12/11/2022 |
29 | Celebration of National Youth day | 12/1/2023 |
30 | Orientation session of IIC 5.0 | 11/1/2023 |
31 | Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design | 20/2/23 |
32 | Organizing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/Community | 13/2/23 |
33 | Workshop on Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitude and Behavior Development | 17/01/23 |
34 | Field/Exposure Visit to Pre-incubation units such as Ideas Lab, Fab lab, Makers Space, Design Centres, City MSME clusters, workshops etc. | 12/1/2023 |
35 | Organise an Inter/Intra Institutional Innovation Competition and Reward Best Innovations - Manage through YUKTI-NIR | 15/4/23 |
36 | Mentoring Event: Demo Day/Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Innovations/Prototypes & linkage with Innovation Ambassadors/Experts for Mentorship Support - Manage through YUKTI-NIR | 15/4/23 |
37 | CII NRDC Industrial Meet | 21/12/22 |
38 | Criticare workshop and Conference Indore 2023 | 22-26/02/23 |
39 | Celebration of World Intellectual Property Day | 26/4/2023 |
40 | National Technology week Inaugural by PM Narendra Modi | 11/5/2023 |
41 | Workshop on Prototype/Process Design and Development. | 3/5/2023 |
42 | Session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP management for start | 24/4/2023 |
43 | Field/Exposure Visit to Bioscence and Bioengeneering lab, IIT, Indore | 23/5/2023 |
Session 2021-22
S. No. | Title | Date |
1 | National Webinar on Research, Innovation and Ranking | 11/8/2021 |
2 | World Entrepreneurs Day Celebration | 23/08/2021 |
3 | EDC "Virtual Orientation 2021" | 1/7/2021 |
4 | Importance Of Profession Ready Training and Placement Program by Clini India | 10/8/2021 |
5 | Significance of IP in Entrepreneurship and Start-up | 5/8/2021 |
6 | Importance of IP in Pharmacy | 6/8/2021 |
7 | Significance of Patenting in Academic Institutions | 4/8/2021 |
8 | Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity” | 1/12/2021 |
9 | My Story - Motivational Session by Successful Innovators | 17/11/2021 |
10 | My Story - Motivational Session by Successful Entrepreneur/Startup founder. | 25/09/21 |
11 | Session on Problem Solving and Ideation Workshop | 20/10/21 |
12 | Pitching Event for Ideas Scouted & linkage with Innovation Ambassadors for mentorship support. | 10/12/2021 |
13 | Celebration on National Education Day | 15/11/2021 |
14 | Celebration on World Pharmacist Day/Covid worrier felicitation | 24/09/2021 |
15 | Motivation session during Online Induction Programme | 25/10/2021 |
16 | Dental Hygiene workshop | 20/10/2021 |
17 | Webinar on clinical research by Clini India Ltd | 30/12/21 |
18 | e Symposium on Innovation | 11/1/2022 |
19 | Orientation Session of IIC 4.0 | 24/01/2021 |
20 | Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design | 17/02/22 |
21 | Expert talk on "Process of Innovation Development & Technology Readiness Level (TRL)" & "Commercilation of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer" | 14/02/2022 |
22 | Workshop on Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitude and Behavior Development | 11/2/2022 |
23 | Celebration on National Science Day | 28/2/22 |
24 | Workshop on Prototype/Process Design and Development - Prototyping | 19/05/22 |
25 | Session/ Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC) | 22/4/2022 |
26 | Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP management for start up | 21/4/22 |
27 | Celebration on World Intellectual Property Day | 26/04/2022 |
28 | MP Start-up Conclave 2022 | 13/05/2022 |
29 | World Environment day organized by SEARC, AIPER, Indore | 5/6/2022 |
Session 2020-21
S. No. | Title | Date |
1 | Seven members of IIC AIPER attended Innovation Ambassadors Training ( Foundation and advance Level) organized by MHRD and AICTE, New Dehli | Jul-20 |
2 | Orientation Session on National Education Policy (with a focus on Innovation and entrepreneurship) | Nov-20 |
3 | Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity” | Dec-20 |
4 | Big Idea Fest Contest 2K20 | 12/12/2020 |
5 | Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design | 10/1/2021 |
6 | Orientation Session on National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) | 30/1/2021 |
7 | Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP management for start up | 26/02/21 |
8 | Session Social Entrepreneurship by SESREC | 15/02/21 |
9 | Session on Career and Financial Intelligence by Trade Day India | 5/2/2021 |
10 | Expert Lecture on Pharmaceutical Field | 26/02/21 |
11 | Webinar on role of IPR in Career Building | 19/02/21 |
12 | Session on innovate methodology to maintain quality of Pharmaceuticals. | 29/03/21 |
13 | Expert Lecture related to Pharmacy career pathway | 31/03/21 |
