INSTITUTION'S
INNOVATION COUNCIL

ABOUT

Why Institute’s Innovation Council?

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 while they are in formative years. MIC has envisioned creation of ‘Institute’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 these campuses.

IIC – Focus

Major Focus of IIC
1. To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem
2. Start-up/ entrepreneurship supporting Mechanism in HEIs
3. Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework (ARRIA)
4.Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas
5. Develop better Cognitive Ability amongst Technology Students



Functions of Institutes’s Innovation Council

1.To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central 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.Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
5. Create an Institution’s Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.
6. Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc with the involvement of industries.



Activity Schedule

S.No.

Date

Activity

1.        

April 11, 2023

A Lecture on "Optimizing Payments for Growth by Parimal Raj, Regional Head, Startups at PayU"

2.    

April 15, 2021

Session on Angel Investment / VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs

3.    

April 14, 2021

Session On Business Model Canvas (BMC)

4.    

March 27, 2021

Mentorship Session for Innovators (or) Student Entrepreneurs through Experts and (or) Innovation Ambassadors/ Innovation Agent

5.    

March 27, 2021

Interactive Mentoring Session with "Successful Start-Up Founders” 

6.    

March 27, 2021

Session/ Panel Discussion with Innovation and Startup Ecosystem Enablers from the Region / State / National Level

7.    

March 27, 2021

Semester Break: Internship at Start-Up

7.    

March 27, 2021

Annual Entrepreneurship Summit, Renaissance 2k21

8.    

March 26, 2021

Session on “How to Plan for Startups- Legal & Ethical Steps”

9.        

February 27, 2021

Session with "Building an Innovation/Product Fit for the Market” 

10.        

December 27, 2020

Orientation Session on National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP)

11.        

December 27, 2020

Motivational Session By Successful Innovators – Mr. Ashutosh Burnwal

12.        

December 26, 2020

Session on Identifying Intellectual Property Component at Early Stage of Innovation

13.        

December 26, 2020

 Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical Thinking And Innovation Design

14.        

December 12, 2020

My Story- Motivational Session By Successful Entrepreneur / Startup Founder – Mr Yugansh Chokra

15.        

December 11, 2020

A Symposium on “National Education Policy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship And Technology Transfer”

16.        

October 16, 2020

Online Seminar on Roles and Responsibilities of Higher Technical Institutions in Effective Implementation of National Education Policy 2020

17.        

September 02, 2020

A Lecture on "Role of Science & Technology and Innovation In Modern Society"



TEAM

Senior Faculty Member

President

Prof. R. P. Tewari
E-mail : rptewari@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Vice – President

Dr. Animesh Kumar Ojha
E-mail : animesh@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member

Dr. Basant Kumar
E-mail : singhbasant@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member (NIRF Coordinator)

Dr. Naresh Kumar
E-mail : nsisodia@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member

Dr. Jitendra N. Gargwar
E-mail : jgangwar@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member

Dr. Sameer Srivastava
E-mail : sameers@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Covener and Startup & Innovation Activity Coordinator

Dr. Anubhav Rawat
E-mail : anubhav@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member (Internship Activity Coordinator)

Dr. Shantanu Srivastava
E-mail : shans@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member (IPR Activity Coordinator)

Dr. Satish Kumar
E-mail : satistme@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member (Social Media Coordinator)

Dr. Ashish Kumar Maurya
E-mail : ashishmaurya@mnnit.ac.in

Expert from Nearby Industry/Ecosystem enabler

Member

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh

Representative of SIDBI/ NABARD/ Lead Bank/ Investor

Member

Manager, Union Bank of India, Jhunsi Branch, Prayagraj

Representative from nearby Incubation Centre

Member

Mr. Mahip Singh, Head Innovation Hub, AKTU Lucknow

Patent Expert

Member

Institute Expert

Alumni Entrepreneurs from from the Host Institution

Member

Mr. Sourabh Agarwal, Co-Founder, AngelBay, Gurgaon

Faculty Member

Member

Dr. Prashanta Majee
E-mail : prashanta@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member

Dr. Abhishek Kumar Tiwari
E-mail : aktiwari@mnnit.ac.in

Faculty Member

Member

Dr. Vaibhav Pratap Singh
E-mail : vibhav@mnnit.ac.in

Students from Host Institution

Innovation Coordinator

Mr. Sajal Kumar Babu Degala

Students from Host Institution

Member

Mr. Ankit Prakash

Students from Host Institution

Member

Mr. Biri Singh

Students from Host Institution

IPR Coordinator

Ms. Stuti Jain

Students from Host Institution

Startup Coordinator

Ms. Anshikha Pattnaik

Students from Host Institution

Social Media Coordinator

Mr. Aditya Jain

Students from Host Institution

Internship Coordinator

Ms. Dolly Agarwal

Students from Host Institution

Member

Mr. Aditya SIngh

Students from Host Institution

Member

Mr. Abhinav Pandey

Students from Host Institution

Member

Ms. Taveshi Vashishtha

Students from Host Institution

Member

Mr. Arijav Jain

Students from Host Institution

Member

Mr. Rahul Modi

Students from Host Institution

Member

Ms. Priya Pachauri

Contact Us

Address

Institution's Innovation Council

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Prayagraj - 211004, INDIA