About Us
Institutions Innovation Council – TMSL
“We aim to foster a vibrant local innovation ecosystem. IIC TMSL serves as the start-up support mechanism of Techno Main Salt Lake, enabling the scouting and pre-incubation of ideas, and nurturing cognitive growth among students.”
What is IIC?
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established MHRDs 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 informative years. MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of Institutions Innovation Council (IICs)' across selected HEIs.
Our Vision
To build a dynamic innovation ecosystem that empowers students to ideate, incubate, and innovate. IIC TMSL acts as a springboard for entrepreneurship by encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving.
Our Functions
We execute structured programs to inspire innovation, cultivate entrepreneurship, and foster academic-industry collaboration.
- ✅Conduct innovation and entrepreneurship activities as prescribed by MIC in a time-bound manner.
- ✅Identify and reward innovative efforts, and showcase success stories.
- ✅Host workshops, seminars, and mentoring sessions with entrepreneurs, investors, and experts.
- ✅Establish networks with national-level entrepreneurship and innovation organizations.
- ✅Create an institutional innovation portal to showcase student and faculty projects.
- ✅Organize Hackathons, idea competitions, business fairs, and mini challenges with industry participation.
- ✅Arrange industrial visits annually to foster real-world exposure.
- ✅Launch a start-up registration portal for budding entrepreneurs within the campus.
- ✅Conduct seminars and workshops on emerging technologies and trends.