Sri Aurobindo Institute of Technology’s Institution Innovation Council (SAIT - IIC)

About IIC

The Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India has established ‘MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation among 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 IICs is established to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion ecosystem in the campuses. MIC has established the Institution's Innovation Council in more than 2200 Institutions till November 2020.

About SAIT- IIC

Aligning to the mission of the Ministry of Education, the Govt. of India's ‘Innovation cell’ (MIC), Sri Aurobindo Institute of Technology Indore established Sri Aurobindo Institute of Technology’s Institution Innovation Council (SAIT - IIC).

SAIT - IIC aims to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by exposing them to new ideas and processes resulting in innovation and entrepreneurship. It will work under the MIC and will focus on creating a complete ecosystem that will foster the culture of innovation among the students from idea generation to pre-incubation, incubation, and graduating from the incubator as successful start-ups.

Members
Major Focus
Functions of IIC

Dr. Aaquil Bunglowala Director President
Dr. Anupam Mandloi Vice Principal Vice President
Prof. Amit Holkar Head of Academics Convener
Prof. Anant Bhardwaj Head, Department of CE Member
Prof. Kamlesh Gurjar Head, Department of ME Innovation Ambassador
Prof. Sunil Parihar Head, Department of CSE Member
Prof. Sharad Neema Head, Department of EX Member
Prof. Ranvijay Parmar Assistant Professor Innovation Ambassador
Prof. Shantanu Mehta Assistant Professor Innovation Ambassador
Prof. Vaibhav Sharma Assistant Professor Innovation Ambassador
Mr. Sudesh Deshbhratar Administration Member
Major Focus
  • To create a vibrant innovation ecosystem at the Institute.
  • Start-up supporting mechanism in SAIT.
  • Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of institutions on innovation achievements framework.
  • Establish a functional ecosystem for scouting ideas and pre-incubation of ideas.
  • Develop better cognitive ability among students.
Functions of IIC
  • To conduct various Innovations, IPR and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by 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.

  • Developing Online Repository of Ideas Developed and Way forward plan.
  • Session on Problem Solving and Ideation Workshop.
  • Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity".
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Building an ecosystem for startup growth.
  • Session on “ How to Become a skilled Civil Engineer” by industry experts.

  • Pitching events for ideas scouted & Linkage and Innovation Ambassadors for Mentorship Support.
  • Exposure and field visit for problem identification
  • Session on problem-solving and ideation workshop.
  • My story- Motivational session by start-up founder/Entrepreneur
  • My story- Motivational session by Successful Innovators
  • Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a career opportunity.