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About IIC

(IIC- MOE)

Institutional Innovation Council- MInsitry of Education

Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has established an ‘Innovation cell’ with a purpose of systematically fostering the culture of Innovation in all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country.

About IIC-XIE

Institutional Innovation Council- Xavier institute of engineering

Xavier institute of Enginneeing is a registered institute of MOE with a vision to carry out various events related to innovations, Entrepreneurship and ideathons.

IIC XIE also focuses on creating platform which will seeds the culture of Innovation across the institution from ideas generation to pre-incubation, incubation and graduating from the incubator as successful start-ups. Also providing an encouragement to organize and participate in Various activities related to different cells under IIC.

Major Focus of IIC XIE

1) To create a ground level innovation ecosystem for XIE students

2) Establishing Functional atmosphere for welcoming Ideas on designing, patents and innovations

3) Opportunity to nurture and prototype new ideas.

4) Develop skills amongst young entrepreneurs to come up and cultivate ideas on innovations and research

Functions of IIC - XIE

1) To organize seminars, workshops on Entrepreneurship prescribed by MoE from time bound basis

2) To arrange a forum or platform to discuss or exchange ideas on IPRs and design patents in coordination with various startup policy holders under government or private sectors.

3) To organize events, talks, guidance seminars for startups or new small incubations related activities. To carry out healthy discussions with business leaders, investors or incubators and professionals.

4) To Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.

Various cells of IIC-XIE along with the coordinators - Click here
Activities conducted under IIC- XIE

1) IIC-XIE logo competition organised at Xavier institute of engineering 20/9/22 by social media team by Prof. Smita Pawar

2) Seminar on “ Patent filing” was organised by prof. Sushma Khanvilkar ( IPR Head) for Xie students
Resource Person: Dr. Kranti Ghag, Associate Professor, DJSCE
Date:- 23rd September 2022

3)Title of the event: “Innovation Ignition” Event Date / Time: 06/04/2023
Event Coordinators: Chhaya Dhavale. Details of Resource Person: Nirmala Nitin Kamble , Prof, Suvarna Aranjo
Objectives: To organize an event to make students industry ready. Provide students a platform to show their innovative ideas and solutions to everyday problems.

4) IBM SkillsBuild Micro Internship Program 2024( for XIE students) conducted from 19th Feb 2024 to 5th March by Internship coordinator Prof. Naveen Kukreja from TE and BE students of XIE

5) A one day Quiz competition and Poster competition under Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on 27-3-23 by Dr. Bhagyashree Chari

6) Buzz Tag: Brand and Start-up challenge event was conducted Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on 16th jan 2023 by Start-up/E-cell Head Prof. Shailaja Udtewar

7) Genesis: From Idea to Enterprise event was conducted Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) on 5th feb 2023 by Start-up/E-cell Head Prof. Shailaja Udtewar