IIC

Introduction

Indira College of Engineering and Management has established Institution’s Innovation Council (ICEM - IIC) under the guidelines of Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) to promote innovation and entrepreneurship at Institute level.

Establishment Year : December 2021

Objective of ICEM - IIC:

To encourage, inspire and nurture young minds of students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes as well as products thus creating a vibrant local innovation ecosystem in the institute.

Functions of ICEM - IIC:

To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell.

To mentor, identify and reward innovations and share success stories.

To organize periodic workshops / seminars / interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators

To highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.

To organize idea competitions, business plan competitions, mini-challenges, hackathons, etc. with the involvement of industries

ICEM – IIC Team

The team consists of the following members

Sr.No	Position assigned in IIC	Name of Member
1	President	Dr. Rupa Hiremath, IQAC Dean
2	Convener	Dr. Vikas Nandgaonkar, Asst. Prof., Computer Engineering
3	Start-up Coordinator	Dr. Soumitra Das Prof. & Head , Computer Engineering Mrs. Ashwini Gaikwad, Asst. Prof. , Mechanical Engineering
4	Social Media Coordinator	Mr. Siddheshwar Shirbhate Asst. Prof. , Mechanical Engineering
5	Internship Activity Coordinator	Mr. Sushil Chopade Asst. Prof. , Mechanical Engineering
6	IPR Activity Coordinator	Dr. Poornashankar Asso. Prof. Dean R&D
7	Innovation Activity coordinator	Dr. Soumitra Das Prof. & Head , Computer Engineering
8	Member	Dr. Darshana Desai Asso. Prof. , HOD MCA
9	Member	Dr. Pooja Sharma, Asst. Prof. , Computer Engineering
10	Member	Mrs. Sujata Deo HOD , Civil Engineering
11	Member	Dr. Archana Salve Asso. Prof. , HOD MBA
12	Member	Mr.Shreyas Satpute Asst. Prof., Civil Engineering
13	Patent Expert	Adv. Rashmi Yekkele
14	Expert from nearby Industry/ Industry Association/ Ecosystem Enablers	Shivkumar R