Institution’s Innovation Council

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. Our J.K.K. Nattraja College of Pharmacy has been nominated by the MHRD to establish Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) as per the norms of Innovation Cell, MHRD, Government of India.

IIC for our institution is formed as per the norms prescribed by MIC under the presidentship of Dr. R Sambathkumar, Principal, JKKNCP. All the members of the IIC are committed to support activities suggested by MIC as per prescribed schedule and timelines. The committee has decided to hold the meeting once in a month

• To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem.
• Start-up supporting mechanism in HEIs.
• Prepare Institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) Framework.
• Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
• Develop better Cognitive Ability for Students.

• 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.