About IIC

Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India has established ‘Ministry of Education’s (MoE’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 in formative 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

Establishment

It’s our proud privilege to announce that SSM College of Arts and Science established Institution’s Innovation Council in the year 2022-2023 in accordance with the guidelines of Ministry of Education’s (MoE’s) Innovation Cell (MIC). In addition, until day it has carried out wide spectrum of activities about Innovations, IPR, Entrepreneurship, Startup and many more. Institution’s Innovation Council of our institution established in the year Govt. of India. Aims at creating an innovation ecosystem in the SSMCAS campus and to support faculty, UG students in their quest to explore the world of entrepreneurship.

Major focus:

• To conduct various Innovation, 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

• Conduct a series of Innovation & Entrepreneurship related activities round the year, in a structured and time bound manner to nurture the innovation and entrepreneurial skills and mindset among the interested students
• Encourage student innovators to participate in hackathons, demo days and design contests and connect them to the mentors , both in the technology front as well as in the business front
• Give the required hand holding and pre incubation support, for the budding student entrepreneurs aspiring to start business ventures / startups based on their innovative ideas