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.

Major Focus of IIC

• To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem
• Start-up/entrepreneurship supporting Mechanism in HEIs
• Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework (ARIIA)
• Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas
• Develop better Cognitive Ability amongst Technology Students