Institution Innovation Council – PVG’s College of Engineering & Shrikrushna S. Dhamankar Institute of Management, Nashik

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Functions of Institution Innovation Council (IIC):

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.

Sr. No.	Designation	Name of Person
1	Principal	Dr. M. V. Bhalerao
2	President	Dr. M. V. Bhalerao
3	Vice President	Prof. J. Y. Kapadnis
4	NISP Coordinator	Prof. V. C. Chopade
5	Convener	Prof. V. C. Chopade
6	Faculty Member – Innovation Activity Coordinator	Prof. Mrs. S. K. Thakare
7	Faculty Member – Startup Activity Coordinator	Prof. I.S.Sonawane
8	Faculty Member – Internship Activity Coordinator	Dr.S.N.Dive
9	Faculty Member – IPR Activity Coordinator
10	Faculty Member – Social Media Coordinator	Prof. P.A.Lahare
11	Faculty Member – ARIIA Coordinator	Prof.Mrs.A.R.Sonawane
12	Faculty Member – NIRF Coordinator	Prof.Mrs.A.R.Sonawane
13	External Member – IP Expert	Mr. Parag Khedkar
14	External Member – Alumni Entrepreneur	Mr. Shailesh Khairnar
15	External Member – Industry Expert	Mr. Kaustubh Mehta
16	External Member – Bank	Mr. Amol Mahajan
17	External Member – Incubation Center	Mr. Amol Panpatil
18	Student Member – Innovation Coordinator	Mr. Aditya Thakare (TE IT)
19	Student Member – Startup Coordinator	Mr. Chanaksh Metkar (TE Comp)
20	Student Member – Internship Coordinator	Mr.Jayesh More (BE comp)
21	Student Member – Social Media Coordinator	Mr. Sumit Ubale (BE IT)
22	Student Member – IPR Activity Coordinator	Mr. Abhishek Kendre( TE AI & DS)
23	Student Member	Mr. Bhushan Shinde (E AI & DS)
24	Student Member	Mr. Atharva Ambekar (SE Comp)

India aspires to become 5 trillion-dollar economy by 2024. To reach the mark, it needs to evolve systems and mechanisms to convert the present demographic dividend into high quality technical human resource capable of doing cutting edge research and innovation and deep-tech entrepreneurship.

The ‘Innovation and Startup Policy for Students and Faculty’prepared at our institute is a guiding framework to envision aneducational system oriented towards startups and entrepreneurship opportunities for student and faculties. The guidelines provide ways for developing entrepreneurial agenda, managing IntellectualProperty Rights (IPR) ownership, technology licensing and equity sharing in Startups or enterprisesestablished by faculty and students.

In India, innovation is still not the epicenter of education. In order to achieve the cultural and attitudinal shiftand to ensure that ‘Innovation and Startup’ culture is the primary fulcrum of our higher education system, apolicy framework and guidelines are the need of this hour. These guidelines will enable us to activelysupport our faculty, staff and students to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) relatedactivities, thus encouraging students and faculty to consider startups and entrepreneurship as a career option.

To download the “Innovation and Startup Policy for Students and Faculty”

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IIC Calendar Activities for Academic Year 2023-24 — IIC 6.0 Calendar and Celebration Activity

IIC Calendar Activities for Academic Year 2022-23 — IIC 5.0 Calendar and Celebration Activity

National Webinar on Research, Innovation, and Ranking conducted on 11/08/2021

Webinar on Intellectual Property Rights conducted on 07/09/2021

Video Session on I&E Initiatives & Programs of MoE for HEIs conducted on 09/09/2021

“Innovative Idea Presentation Competition” on Occasion of the Engineer’s Day, 15/09/2021

My Story – Motivational Session by Successful Entrepreneur / Startup founder, conducted on 14/02/2022

1. My Story about Successful Innovation: Motivational Session by a Successful Innovator, conducted on 15/02/2022

Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity”, conducted on 26/02/2022

MoE’s Innovation Cell Website:https://mic.gov.in/
MHRD Innovation Cell YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MHRDInnovationCell
Govt. of India’s Startup India Website: https://www.startupindia.gov.in/
Govt. of India’s The National Innovation Foundation (NIF): https://nif.org.in/
Govt. of India’s Official website of Intellectual Property India: https://ipindia.gov.in/

Core Values

We are committed to respond to the changing needs of the student’s community by continuously evaluating and improving the academic programmes, services, systems and policies.
We recognize the expertise of all members of the teaching community and treat people with dignity. We promote trust through professional courtesy and fair treatment by including all stakeholders in the decision making process.
We strive for excellence by exhibiting quality in staffing, facilities, programmes and services. We strive to exceed expectations of the stakeholders by encouraging creativity, innovation and continuous improvement.
We assume and demonstrate accountability for our actions towards students, institute and the society. We take responsibility for their personal and professional growth.
We believe that our similarities and differences are the opportunities for establishing a common bond and nurturing a working culture wherein fair and equal access is provided to all. We recognize, appreciate and celebrate the strength of diversity and provide educational experiences which promote a greater appreciation for diversity.