About Institution’s Innovation Council:

In the year 2018, the Ministry of Education (MoE) through its Innovation Cell (MIC) launched the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) programme in collaboration with AICTE for Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to systematically foster the culture of innovation and start-up ecosystem in educational institutions. Dr.TTIT’s Institution’s Innovation Council was started in the academic year 2018-19 as per the guidelines of MIC and AICTE for the benefits of students and faculty members of the College. Dr. TTIT's Institution's Innovation Council received a one-star certification for the academic year 2018-2019.Dr.TTIT’s IIC has achieved 4 star Certification for the Innovation Annual Performance 2020–2021.

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established ‘MHRD’s 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 informative years.

MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs)’ across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs will be established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.

Major focus of IIC:

• 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 for Technology Students

Functions of 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 institution’s faculty and students
• Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries

Click To Download IIC Rating Certificate

MIC Driven activity Orientation Session on IIC4.0 & Features - MoE's Innovation Cell

Faculties and Students of Dr.T.Thimmaiah Institute of Technology attended Orientation Session on IIC 4.0 & Features on 24th January 2022 which was elaborated by Mr. Dipan Kumar Sahu, Assistant Innovation Director, MoE Innovation Cell.
The Objective of the session is to orient IICs on-

1. IIC 4.0 Registration and Participation Guidelines.
2. Introduction to New Features of IIC 4.0 Portal and How to Use It.
3. Glance through various programs and schemes for IIC institutions
4. Incentives and measurement of performance IIC Institutions effort
5. Integrated policy approach for maximum impact - NISP+IIC+ARIIA.

1. Institution’s Innovation Council in association with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dr.TTIT, K.G.F organized an Idea Pitching competition on DEVELOPING ONLINE REPOSITORY OF PROOF OF CONCEPTS DEVELOPED & WAY FORWARD PLAN on 10/12/2021 & 12/12/2021.
2. Entrepreneurship Development Cell(EDC) in Association with Institution's Innovation Council (IIC), Dr.TTIT has organized a " Virtual Workshop on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup".

Date: 16/02/2022
Time: 2.30pm - 4.00pm
Registration Link: Click Here
Google meet Link: Click Here

Dr.TTIT’s Institution’s Innovation Council Members

Sl. No	Name	Member Type	Position	Department
1	Dr. H G Shenoy	Teaching	IIC – President	Mechanical
2	Dr. P. D. Sudersanan	Teaching	Vice President	Mechanical
3	Prof. Daphny Shallet M	Teaching	Convener	EEE
4	Dr. Sreedhar Kumar S	Teaching	Innovation Activity Coordinator & Ambassador	CSE
5	Dr. Palani Swamy	Teaching	IPR Activity Coordinator & Ambassador	ECE
6	Prof. Manjunath Babu	Teaching	Industry Linkages Activity Coordinator	Mechanical
7	Prof. Shashi Kiran	Teaching	Stat up Activity Coordinator	ECE
8	Prof. Ronald Lawrence J	Teaching	Social Media Coordinator	EEE
9	Prof. Dayananda B R	Teaching	NIRF Coordinator	EEE
10	Prof. Veena B	Teaching	EDC Coordinator	EEE
11	Mrs. Divya Non	Teaching	ARIIA Coordinator	Training & Placement
12	Prof. Ruckmani Divakaran	Dean Academics	Member	-
13	Dr. Manas Mukhopadhyay	Teaching	Member	HoD-Mining
14	Dr. Lakshmipathy N	Teaching	Member	HoD-EEE
15	Dr. Ramesh	Teaching	Member	HoD-Civil
16	Prof. Vijayabharathi	Teaching	Member	HoD-ECE
17	Prof. Maneela M	Teaching	Member	CIVIL
18	Prof. John Gladious	Teaching	Member	Mining
19	Prof. Nisha Bai	Teaching	Member	CSE
20	Prof. Srinivas Babu	Teaching	Member	ECE
21	Prof. Praveen	Teaching	Member	CIVIL
22	Prof. Leelavathy	Teaching	Member	CSE
23	Mr. Mohan Shamanna	External Expert	Expert from nearby Industry/Industry association/ Ecosystem Enablers	Aqmenz Automative Pvt. Ltd
24	Mr. Vishnumohan	External Expert	Bank/Investor	IDBI Bank

The Report Summaries for the Activities Conducted FY 2020-2021

Sl. No.	Activity Theme	Activity Discription	Type
1	KAPILA: Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness	MIC Driven Program	IIC Calender Activity
2	Panel Discussion on Atmanirbhar Bharat- Vocal for Local, Make In India for the world.	Invite experts from local industry/entrepreneurs/Successful startup founders or team members etc. The panel should be diverse and cover the motives of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Vocal for Local, Make in India, Make for the world and what are the opportunities for student entrepreneurs there.	IIC Calender Activity
3	Pitching workshop & linkage of innovators with Innovation Ambassadors	This workshop covered -up the following points: What is pitching. How to effectively pitch idea. Innovation Ambassadors Should Guide and train students on setting up goals for innovation and idea generation. Innovation Ambassadors should mentor students and follow-up with the progress.	IIC Calender Activity
4	Session on Problem Solving and Ideation Workshop	Organise One/Half Day Workshop on Problem Solving/Ideation Workshop. The session should mainly focus on: • Innovation methodology, framework & building on skills and tools. • Brain storming and ideation sessions. • Identifying Problems having business potential. • How to conceive the idea, what are the best practices and how to build a good team?	IIC Calender Activity
5	Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity”	Organise One/Half Day Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity”. The expert should be invited from Industry, Startup or Academia.	IIC Calender Activity
6	IPR and Patent Filing	Research and Innovation Driven workshop by Dr.K.Paramashivam, Kumaragu College of Engineeing, Anna University,TN.	Self-driven Activity
7	Impact of Industrial Electronics in Renewable Energy Resources	Guest lecture was given by Dr. R.Sagayraj,Professor,Muthammal Engineering College,Namakkal.On 22/10/2020.	Self-driven Activity
8	Days National level Workshop On “Data Structure & Applications	Design and Analyze the performance of stack queue,Lists and its applications.	Self-driven Activity
9	Recent Trends in Engineering Industries	A lecture on Top 10 Job Skills of Tomorrow was presented by Mohan Shamanna, Chief Executive Officer and Entrepreneur, Aqmenz Automation Pvt Ltd, Bangalore. On 5/12/2020.	Self-driven Activity
10	CNC Machines and Control Systems - A Webinar	Innovative approaches and Development in CNC machines	Self-driven Activity
11	IPR Filing and validating Innovation as Patent & Evaluation	Workshop by S.V.GIRI Deputy General Manager(HR) Center Of Excellence BEML Limited	Self-driven Activity
12	Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs	Organise a one day or half day session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs.	IIC Calender Activity
13	Orientation session for all students & faculties of Institute by Innovation Ambassador(s).	An Orientation session should be organized by Innovation Ambassadors for all students & faculties of Institute. The Innovation Ambassadors should focus on the theme area in which they have received training from MIC’s Innovation Ambassador Training Program	IIC Calender Activity
14	Basic Concepts of Polymer Composites-Manufacturing, Processing & Applications	A motivational Speech was given by Dr.N.MOHAN Professor and Head, Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology Bangalore.	Self-driven Activity
15	Enterprise agility -Innovation in Industry 4.0	A webinar was organized with resource person Dr. NIJAGUNA GURUMURTHY, Professor Department of MBA, ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.	Self-driven Activity
16	Online Skill Development Programme On Applications of MATLAB in Low Power & High Power Circuits	Workshop on Matlab was hosted by Dr.K.Venkatesha,Professor,BNMIT,Bangalore.	Self-driven Activity
17	Session on “How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps”	Organise a half or one-day session on “How to plan for Start-up and legal and Ethical Steps involve in Enterprise Development by inviting a legal expert or CA or Incubation head or start up founder or other domain expert	IIC Calender Activity
18	Orientation Program on Awareness about Start up and related Ecosystem	Conduct an orientation session by Innovation Ambassadors	IIC Calender Activity
19	Successful Start up Founder	Organise One/half day Interactive Session/Mentoring Session “Hangout with Successful Start-ups” by inviting young entrepreneurs/ founders from incubated start-ups/alumni start-ups/MSME/corporates. The interaction may be formal or informal.	IIC Calender Activity
20	Implementation of National Education Policy	Organise One/Half Day Orientation Session for students and faculties on the National Education Policy (NEP)	IIC Calender Activity
21	National Innovation and Start up Policy	Organise One/Half Day Orientation Session on National Innovation and Start-up Policy (NISP) for students and faculty	IIC Calender Activity
22	Solid Waste Management & its Techniques	Workshop was conducted on 20/05/2021	Self-driven Activity
23	How to write Quality Paper & Publish it in Index Journal Workshop was conducted on 29/05/2021	Dr. S.Karthikumar, Professor and Head, Mangalam college of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala	Self-driven Activity
24	One day online Webinar on FPGA Based Array Controller for active phased radar	Workshop was conducted on 10/04/2021	Self-driven Activity
25	Orientation program on Recent trends in Engineering Research and Innovations-Failure mode and Effect analysis	Motivational Speech was conducted on 1/04/2021	Self-driven Activity
26	Prerequisites to be a Design Engineer	Motivational Speech was conducted on 04/06/2021	Self-driven Activity
27	Early Stage Entrepreneurs -Start up and Related Ecosystem	Organise one day Mentor Session on “Lean Start-up & Minimum Viable Product/Business was organized on 14/06/2021	IIC Calender Activity
28	Prototype Validation Converting Prototype into a Start-up	A session was organized on 23rd Aug 2021.	IIC Calender Activity
29	IIC- An Over view A Webinar on IIC- An Over view was given by Prof. Dr. H. G. SHENOY, Vice Principal,	President Institution's Innovation Council (IIC),Dr.TTIT, KGF which was held on June 9th 2021	Self-driven Activity
30	“Dr. TTIT EXPO – 2021” “Dr. TTIT EXPO – 2021” was held on 4th August 2021. The major objective of “Dr.TTIT Expo - 2021” was to provide the platform and unleash the potential of the students by showcasing their innovative projects through virtual exhibition.	Total 30 Colleges from all over India actively Participated in Dr. TTIT Expo 2021 with total No of Projects presented65. About 250 students participated in the event.	Self-driven Activity
31	Why IP is important to Academia	Session on Why IP is important to Academia was held on 08.09.2021. Resource Person was Dr. C.R. Rene Robin, Professor & Dean(Innovation), Sai Ram Group of Institutions, Chennai	MIC driven
32	Leadership talk on Hindrances faced by Entrepreneurs	A webinar on Leadership talk on Hindrances faced by Entrepreneurs was given by Dr.Vinoth, M.S, Ph.D., Startup Venture builder, Chief Startup Designer, Pongu Ventures Pvt Ltd, Chennai which was held on 25.08.2021	World Entreprenuership Day Celebration
33	Leadership Talk with the start up founder	A webinar on leadership Talk with the start up founder was given by Richard Babu (Dubai) Chairman of the Richam Eco Trd & Mfg. Pvt Ltd. KGF which was held on 24th August 2021.	World Entreprenuership Day Celebration
34	World Entreprenuership Day Celebration World Entreprenuership Day was Celebrated.	Competitions like Debate on Entrepreneurship in the campus, Poster making competitions on Entrepreneurship in the campus and Write the cases of Successful/Failure Start-up Founders was organized for the students on 26/08/2021	World Entreprenuership Day Celebration