The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has established ‘MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions. 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 Higher Education Institutions. A network of these IICs is established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses. VESIT is one of these institutions which established ‘Institution’s Innovation Council’ in September 2019.
Awarded with 4 Stars rating to Institution Innovation Council (IIC 3.0, 2020-21) by the Ministry of Education, Govt of India for the Exclusive and Meritocratic Annual Performance.
The Star Rating is Awarded on the basis of Meritocratic Performance in conduction of various Innovation and Startup related activities prescribed by Ministry of Education, Govt of India.
The IIC was established in Nov. 2018, we've been recognized for the Meritocratic Performance for 3 successive years.
Cumulative Performance Report for the Quarter 1 & Quarter
2 for the acdemic year 2021-22
Bifurcation of Score and Reward Points
VESIT IIC: VESIT IIC majorly focuses on to create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem, start-up supporting Mechanism in our institute, 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 VESIT 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
the institution's faculty and students.
● Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of the
industries.
| Council | Name | Department |
|---|---|---|
| President | Prof. Dr. (Mrs) M. Vijayalakshmi | Vice Principal, VESIT, AI & DS |
| Vice-President | Prof. Dr. Nadir N. Charniya | Elecs and Telecomm. Engg. |
| Convener | Dr. (Mrs) Gresha Bhatia | Computer Engg. |
| Member | Dr. Kiran T. Talele | IEDC, SPIT |
| Investor | Mr. Darryl Dias | - |
| Industry Expert | Mr. Mehul Rawal | - |
| Alumni Co-ordinator | Mr. Nayan Khinvasara | - |
| Member | Dr. Rajani Mangala | Elecs and Comp. Sci. |
| Member | Dr. Anjali Yeole | Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
| Member | Dr.Gauri Sahoo | Elecs and Comp. Sci. |
| Member | Mrs. Lifna C.S. | Computer Engg. |
| Member | Mr. Richard Joseph | Computer Engg. |
| Member | Ms.Dhanamma Jagli | Master of Computer Applications |
| Member | Mr. Sunny Nahar | Master of Computer Applications |
| Member | Mr. Amit Singh | Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
| Member | Mrs. Jayassree R | Automation and Robotics |
| Member | Mr. Mrugendra Vasmatkar | Elecs and Telecomm. Engg. |
| Member | Mr. Abhishek Chaudhari | Information Technology |
| Member | Mrs. Sukanya Roychowdhury | Information Technology |
| Member | Mr. Krishnaji Salgaonkar | Information Technology |
| Member | Dr. Maya Bhat | Humanities and Applied Science |
| Member | Mr. Vijay Shejwalkar | Humanities and Applied Science |
| Member | Ms. Pallavi Gangurde | Computer Engineering |