Introduction:
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 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 these IICs will be established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.
Major focus of IIC:
To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem. Start-up supporting Mechanism in HEIs. Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework. Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas. Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students.
Functions of IICs:
- 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 the institution’s faculty and students.
- Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.
The college established Institution’s Innovation Cell (IIC) in the academic year 2018-19 as per SPPU, Pune guidelines for developing innovative skills in students. Dr. Machhindra Varpe is the coordinator of the college IIC.
Certificates of IIC:
2) IIC Appreciation Letters
3) Certificates of Star Ratings:
- Rating Certificate 2018-19
- Rating Certificate 2019-20
- Rating Certificate 2020-21
- Rating Certificate 2021-22
- Rating Certificate 2022-23
4) Performance:
IIC Faculty Members:
| Position | Name | Mobile | |
| President | Dr. Shankar Laxman Laware | mesacsccollege@gmail.com | 9822742384 |
| Convener | Dr. Machhindra Govind Varpe | m.g.varpe@gmail.com | 9890360755 |
| Innovation Activity Coordinator | Dr. Rajendra Rakhamaji Dandawate | drajendra2006@gmail.com | 8806045506 |
| Member | Prof. Ravindra H. Birje | ravi.birje@mittbi.org | 9823089994 |
| Internship Activity Coordinator | Mr. Mahesh Sitaram Jangale | maheshjangale00111@rediffmail.com | 9921015315 |
| NIRF Coordinator | Dr. Sadekar Harishchandra Kadubal | sadekarhk@gmail.com | 9527428738 |
| Social Media Coordinator | Dr.Sandip Prabhakar Khedkar | drsandipkhedkar@gmail.com | 9767975829 |
| Start-up Activity Coordinator | Mr. Liyakat Rafiq Sayyad | luckyliyakat@gmail.com | 9960892386 |
| ARIIA Coordinator | Dr. Jagdish Chhaburao Sonawane | sonawanejagdish31@gmail.com | 9423210260 |
| Member | Dr. Shweta Babulal Choudhare | choudhares@gmail.com | 9823268987 |
| Vice President | Dr. Dnyandeo Eknath Zine | dnyandeo79@gmail.com | 9767672427 |
| IPR Activity Coordinator | Dr. Ashok Ranganath Tuwar | tuwarar@gmail.com | 9975390410 |
| Member | Mr. Balasaheb Laxman Shinde | blshinde169@rediffmail.com | 9422267072 |
| Member | Mr. Sopan Annasaheb Najan | najansa7@gmail.com | 9422267029 |
| Member | Mr. Yogesh Babasaheb Salve | yogesh88.salve@gmail.com | 9552614759 |
IIC Student Members:
| Sr.No | Name | Mobile | Discipline | Year | Semester | Is Member | Role |
| 1 | Khemnar Pallavi Mhatu | 8637783732 | BBA (Computer Application) | 1 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 2 | Sonawane Pooja Rajendra | 9146077855 | BBA (Computer Application) | 1 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 3 | Mr. Aadesh Prabhakar Kavarkhe | 8208526154 | BBA | 3 | 5 | IEDC | Members |
| 4 | Shreyash Narayan Gosavi | 9767551198 | BBA | 2 | 1 | IEDC | IPR Coordinator |
| 5 | Siddharth Sanjay Shaha | 8669866616 | BBA | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Social Media Coordinator |
| 6 | Miss.Rutika David Shirsath | 7517843382 | BBA | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 7 | Miss.Mayuri Vinod Shirsath | 9075325754 | BBA | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 8 | Mr.Rushikesh Ranjan Lawande | 8806076072 | B.Voc. Food Processing | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 9 | Miss.Vrushali Sunil Zirpe | 8378837907 | B.Voc. Food Processing | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 10 | Mr.Pratik Ramrao Thite | 8805352988 | BBA | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 11 | Miss.Kanchan Suresh Shinde | 9373697678 | BBA | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Startup Coordinator |
| 12 | Miss.Vidya Babasaheb Sadare | 7498775280 | B.Voc. Food Processing | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Internship Coordinator |
| 13 | Miss.Chaitali Popat Kshirsagar | 9766743599 | Chemistry | 3 | 1 | IEDC | Innovation Coordinator |
| 14 | Savita Sakharam Jadhav (M.Com.) | 9067203706 | Commerce | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
| 15 | Rameshwar R. Zhadge (M.A. English) | 8308427055 | Arts | 2 | 1 | IEDC | Members |
IIC External Members:
| Sr.No. | Name | Mobile | Organization | Qualification | Member |
| 1 | Dr. Sharad Ramrao Gadakh | 9822014518 | Mauli Agro-Industry | Post Graduate | Expert from nearby Industry/Industry association/ Ecosystem Enablers |
| 2 | Shri. Sopan Eknath Zine | 9850924957 | Bank of Maharashtra | Graduate | Bank/Investor |
| 3 | Shri. Kishor Sudam Rajdev | 9860379051 | APPCOX Industry | Doctorate | Start up/ Alumni Entrepreneur |
IIC Events:
| Sr.No. | Event Date | Event Short Title | View Full Event |
| 119 | 11-05-2024 | IIC Activity – Celebration of National Technology Day | View |
| 118 | 10-05-2024 | IIC Activity -Workshop on Business Module Canvas | View |
| 117 | 09-05-2024 | IIC Activity – My Story- Motivational Session by Successful Entrepreneur | View |
| 116 | 26-04-2024 | IIC Activity – Celebration of World Intellectual Property Day | View |
| 115 | 21-04-2024 | IIC Activity – Celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Day | View |
| 114 | 28-03-2024 | IIC Activity – Ideation competition | View |
| 113 | 19-03-2024 | IIC Activity – Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Banking and Finance | View |
| 112 | 19-03-2024 | IIC Activity – B.B.A. & B.Voc. Industrial Visit | View |
| 111 | 06-07-03-2024 | IIC Activity – One-Day Workshop on Patent and Indian Patent Grant Procedure | View |
| 110 | 01-02-03-2024 | IIC Activity – One-Day Workshop On IPR | View |
| 109 | 29-02-2024 | IIC Activity – One Day Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical Thinking and Innovation Design | View |
| 108 | 31-08-23 | IIC Activity – One-Day Workshop on Prototype Process Design and Development | View |
| 107 | 31-08-23 | Organizing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools Community | View |
| 106 | 31-08-23 | Session on Accelerators Incubation – Opportunities for Students & Faculties – Early Stage Entrepreneurs | View |
| 105 | 31-08-23 | Session Panel discussion with innovation and Start-up Ecosystem Enablers from the regions at the national level | View |
| 104 | 28-08-23 | Session on Angel Investment VC funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs | View |
| 103 | 21-08-23 | Celebration of World Entrepreneur Day | View |
| 102 | 19-08-23 | National Technology Week Inaugural Address of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India | View |
| 101 | 18-08-23 | Celebrating India’s Presidency of the G20 | View |
| 100 | 15-08-23 | Celebration of 77th Independence Day | View |
| 99 | 08-08-23 | Participation in 3rd anniversary of NEP 2020 | View |
| 98 | 08-08-23 | Participation in 3rd anniversary of NEP 2020 | View |
| 97 | 24-07-23 | Swayam and Indian Knowledge System | View |
| 96 | 24-07-23 | A Week Celebration of NEP 2020 | View |
| 95 | 13-07-23 | IIC Meeting | View |
| 94 | 21-06-23 | Celebration of International Yoga Day | View |
| 93 | 05-06-23 | Celebration of World Environment | View |
| 92 | 13/05/2023 | IIC Activity – Celebration of International Day for Biodiversity | View |
| 91 | 12-05-23 | A Guest Lecture on Business Model Canvas | View |
| 90 | 11-05-23 | Celebration of National Technology Day | View |
| 89 | 10-05-23 | A Motivational Session by a Women Entrepreneur | View |
| 88 | 26/04/2023 | IIC Activity – World Intellectual Property Day | View |
| 87 | 25-04-23 | Hands-on Training of Surveying Instruments – GPS and Total Station | View |
| 86 | 25-04-23 | A Motivational Session A Success Story by Startup Founder | View |
| 85 | 24-04-23 | Celebration of World Earth Day | View |
| 84 | 21-04-23 | Celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Day | View |
| 83 | 16-17/03/2023 | Two-Day Workshop on -Planning for Startups –Legal Compliances and Ethical Issues | View |
| 82 | 08/03/23 | Celebration of International Women’s Day | View |
| 81 | 03/03/23 | Creating YUKTI Innovation Repository & Participation in the Innovation Challenge | View |
| 80 | 03/03/2023 | IIC Activity -The Ideation Competition – 2023 | View |
| 79 | 28/02/2023 | IIC Activity – Exposure & Field Visit for Problem Identification | View |
| 78 | 28/02/2023 | IIC Activity – Problem-Solving Fit and Product Market Fit – 28-2-23 | View |
| 77 | 25/02/2023 | IIC Activity: A Lecture on Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitude and Behavior Development | View |
| 76 | 16/02/2023 | IIC Activity – Refreshing Session on “Design Effective Innovation and Startup Policy in HEIs” | View |
| 75 | 13/02/2023 | IIC Activity – A Session on Expert Talk of Innovation Ambassador on Critical and Out Box Thinking | View |
| 74 | 31/01/2023 | IIC Activity: Lecture My Story: Motivational Lecture by Entrepreneur | View |
| 73 | 30/01/2023 | IIC Activity -India First Leadership Talk | View |
| 72 | 27/01/2023 | IIC Activity – My Story – Motivational Session by Successful Innovator | View |
| 71 | 11/01/2023 | IIC Activity: Orientation Session of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC 5.0) for the Academic Year 2022-23 in virtual mode & new features and the action plan on 11th Jan. and 16th Jan. 2023 | View |
| 70 | 13/12/2022 | IIC Activity – Opportunities in Chemical Innovation | View |
| 69 | 02/12/2022 | IIC Activity – National Pollution Control Day | View |
| 68 | 29/11/2022 | IIC Activity – Demo-Poster presentation of Ideas Competition 2022-23 | View |
| 67 | 24/11/2022 | IIC Activity – Problem-solving and Ideation Workshop | View |
| 66 | 11/11/2022 | IIC Activity – Celebration of National Education Day | View |
| 65 | 21/10/2022 | IIC Activity – A Session on the Importance of Government Schemes & Startup Policies in India | View |
| 64 | 15/10/2022 | IIC Activity – Celebration of National Innovation Day | View |
| 63 | 15/10/2022 | IIC Activity – Social Innovation – Today’s Need | View |
| 62 | 01/10/2022 | IIC Activity – Celebration of Indian Startup Day | View |
| 61 | 01/10/2022 | IIC Activity – Launch of 5G Services by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi | View |
| 60 | 06/08/2022 | IIC Activity: A Session on Problem Solving and Ideation for Yukti 2.0 Contest | |
| 59 | 05/08/2022 | IIC Activity: A Webinar on Business Model Canvas by Bharati Nawlani | |
| 58 | 04/08/2022 | IIC Activity: A Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights and IP Management for Startup | |
| 57 | 01/08/2022 | Regional Meet of WRO Zone at Symbiosis International University, Pune | View |
| 56 | 30/07/2022 | A Workshop on Prototype / Process Design and Development | View |
| 55 | 29/07/2022 | Motivational Session Yash Business Incubation Centre: Its Role in Promoting Students and Faculty Entrepreneurship | View |
| 54 | 25/07/2022 | A One-Day Online Session on Innovation / Prototype Validation Converting Innovation into a Startup | View |
| 53 | 25/07/2022 | A One-Day Seminar on IPR Awareness Program | View |
| 52 | 25/07/2022 | IIC Activity: A Session on Innovation / Prototype Validation – Converting Innovation into a Startup | |
| 51 | 28/06/2022 | IIC Activity (Program attended online): A Session on Out of the Thinking for Problem Solving | |
| 50 | 27-29/04/2022 | MIC Driven Activity: IP Talk Series | View |
| 49 | 08/04/2022 | Seminar on Competitive Exam, Entrepreneurship and Employment Opportunities | View |
| 48 | 05/04/2022 | Lecture on Career Opportunities in Website Development | View |
| 47 | 25/03/2022 | Internal Hackathon – 2022 | View |
| 46 | 08/03/2022 | One-Day Workshop on Innovative Techniques of Bee Keeping | View |
| 45 | 10/02/2022 | Awareness program on Innovation and Startup Policy | View |
| 44 | 28/01/2022 | Webinar on ‘Journey from |Ragi Girl to Dr. Ragi: A Motivational Session by Successful Innovator’ | View |
| 43 | 25/01/2022 | National Voters Day Celebrated at Sonai College | View |
| 42 | 06/01/2021 | The webinar on the Process of Innovation Development | View |
| 41 | 24/12/2021 | Road Safety and Women Protection Act Awareness Drive | View |
| 40 | 26/11/2021 | Constitution Day Celebrated at Sonai College | View |
| 39 | 15/12/2021 | One-Day Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunities | View |
| 38 | 15/10/2021 | A Talk on Innovative Advertising on National Innovation Day | View |
| 37 | 14/12/2021 | Celebration of National Energy Conservation Day | View |
| 36 | 10/12/2021 | Induction Program on Business Incubation – IIC Self-Driven Activity | View |
| 35 | 02/12/2021 | Celebration of National Pollution Day by IIC | View |
| 34 | 11/11/2021 | A Webinar on Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning on National Education Day |
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| 33 | 11/11/2021 | A Webinar on ‘How to Convert Your Idea into Start-up |
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| 32 | 22/10/2021 | Felicitation of IIC Faculty Members ‘Activity within the Institute towards promoting and Supporting Innovation, IPR and Start-up’ | View |
| 31 | 26/08/2021 | A Webinar on How to Develop a Startup | View |
| 30 | 22/07/2021 | one day program under Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on Mentoring session by Successful Startup Founder“ Aspirations &Expectations of Startups : Path to Success | View |
| 29 | 14/07/2021 | A Webinar on “Spirulina Health Benefits and Exploring Scientific Entrepreneurship | View |
| 28 | 08/07/2021 | Online program under Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on ‘Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Startups’ | View |
| 27 | 07/07/2021 | Ideation Competition -2021 Self-Driven Activity | View |
| 26 | 03/07/2021 | A webinar on “Environmental Dangers of Chemical Pesticides Critical Thinking and Business Opportunity” |
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| 25 | 28/06/2021 | A webinar on Research & Innovation: Ethical Issues | View |
| 24 | 09/05/2021 | A Webinar on ‘Prototype Validation-Conversion of Prototype into Startup |
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| 23 | 08/05/2021 | A program under the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on ‘Importance of Scholarly Publishing in High Impact Factor Journals | View |
| 22 | 07/05/2021 | online program under Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on ‘Fostering Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for New India | View |
| 21 | 06/07/2021 | Webinar on Identification of IP Components in The Beginning of Research | View |
| 20 | 06/05/2021 | ORIENTATION SESSION FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTIES OF INSTITUTE BY INNOVATION AMBASASDAR TITLE- NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY- 2020 |
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| 19 | 05/05/2021 | A Online Workshop Prototype / Process Design and Development | View |
| 18 | 04/05/2021 | online program on Intellectual Property Rights: Drafting and Filing a Patent | View |
| 17 | 24/04/2021 | ORIENTATION SESSION ON EMPOWERING INNOVATIVENESS IN CURRENT ERA |
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| 16 | 23/03/2021 | One Day Program on How to plan for startup and Legal and Ethical steps | View |
| 15 | 25/01/2021 | online program under the IIC Idea/PoC Pitching and Validation | View |
| 14 | 21/01/2021 | A webinar on the topic “Problem solving and ideation” under IIC | View |
| 13 | 11/11/2020 | A Workshop on Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning on National Education Day | View |
| 12 | 11/11/2020 | A Webinar on ‘How to Convert Your Idea into Start-up |
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| 11 | 14/02/ – 15/02/2020 | I am Entrepreneur/ New Entrepreneur | View |
| 10 | 09/01/2020 | IIC – One Day Workshop on “One Entrepreneur and Social Entrepreneurship | View |
| 9 | 18/12/2019 | Inauguration of I-2-e Cluster Level Competition of I-2-e CIIL, SPPU, Pune Online Broadcast 10.30 am At 12.40, the students were shown in the seminar hall – IIC | View |
| 8 | 16/12/2019 | Live Flagging of Ceremony of I-2-E Competition | View |
| 7 | 15/10/2019 | Felicitation of Students on Innovation Day for Presenting Innovative Ideas- IIC | View |
| 6 | 14/10/2019 | Innovation Poster Presentation Competition Final – IIC | View |
| 5 | 14/10/2019 | Report of One Day Workshop On Problem Solving , Design Thinking | View |
| 4 | 12/10/2019 | My Innovative Research Promotional Speeches Under Innovation Festival – IIC | View |
| 3 | 17/09/2019 | Workshop Was To Expose Teachers The Idea Of IPR | View |
| 2 | 17/09/2019 | Workshop on IPR for students | View |
| 1 | 04/09/2019 | Report Of One Day Workshop On Entrepreneurship & Opportunity | View |
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