Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) - NIET
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established ‘MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation among 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 IICs are established to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion ecosystem in the campuses. A network of more than 950 IICs were established on 21st November 2018.
Major Focus
- 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 among students.
Function of IIC
- To conduct various Innovation, IPR 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 institution’s faculty and students.
- Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.
IIC NIET Council
President of IIC

Mr. Raman Batra
Executive Vice President - NIET
Vice- President of IIC

Dr. Vinod M. Kapse
Director- NIET
Convener of IIC

Mr. Sanjay Kumar
Associate Dean-Innovation Labs & MOOCs- NIET,
Assistant Professor- Mechanical Engineering Dept.
IPR Activity Coordinator, NIRF Coordinator

Ms. Alka Singh
Assistant Professor- Information Technology Dept.
ARIIA Coordinator

Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Associate Dean- Innovation Labs & MOOCs- NIET,
Assistant Professor- Electronics & Communication Engg. Dept.
Startup Activity Coordinator

Mr. Mayank Deep Khare
Associate Dean- Innovation Labs & MOOCs- NIET,
Assistant Professor- Computer Science & Engg. Dept.
Internship Activity Coordinator

Mr. Ashish Maheshwari
Senior Manager- CMC
Social Media Coordinator

Ms. Gunjan Saxena
Senior Marketing Manager - NIET
Innovation Activity Coordinator

Ms. Anjali Gupta
Deputy HOD- Electrical and Electronics Engg. Dept.
Member - IIC

Dr. Arvind Kumar
Assistant Professor- Biotechnology Dept.
Member - IIC

Dr. Manish Kaushik
Assistant Professor- Chemistry Dept.
Member - IIC

Mr. Rajkumar
Assistant Professor- Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Member - IIC

Mr. Vikas Tiwari
Assistant Professor- Electrical and Electronics Engg. Dept.
Member - IIC

Mr. Sandeep Sharma
Manager- TBI
Member - IIC

Mr. Amar Preet Singh
Assistant Professor- Electrical and Electronics Engg. Dept.