Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)

Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) is an initiative of Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India to promote innovation through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campus. Newman College, Thodupuzha in association with Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India has established ‘MoE’s Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) in the year 2021 (July 2021) to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and foster the culture of innovation among them.

 Newman College IIC was awarded 3.5 star rating in IIC 4.0 calendar year.

Major Focus of IIC

• To create a vibrant innovation ecosystem in the campus
• Start-up/entrepreneurship supporting Mechanism in HEIs
• Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework (ARIIA)
• Pre-incubation of Ideas and mentoring for ideation  and innovation
• Boosting the critical thinking among students

Functions of Institution’s Innovation Council

• Promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campus.
• To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bound fashion.
• To sensitize the significance of IPR and provide assistance on patenting and copyrights
• To assist and promote internship opportunities
• 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 entrepreneurship development organizations.