innovation in higher education

Innovation and Higher Education : Indian perspective

Presented by:

Wasim ArifAssistant Professor, ECE

NIT Silchar, Assam

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Outline:

Introduction

Innovation and India

National Innovation Foundation and Council

Innovation culture

Innovation and Higher Education

Indovation Lab@NIT Silchar

Conclusion

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An innovation is the implementation of a new or

significantly improved product (good or service), or

process, a new marketing method, or a new

organizational method in business practices,

workplace organization or external relations’

Although this definition was initially intended for

companies, we apply it with certain modifications at

the level of households and individuals and include,

among other things, user innovation aimed at

household improvements, entertainment, leisure,

personal health and comfort, and so on, beyond

technological and organizational novelties.

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Indian Innovations: JUGAAD

A CPU unit turn into a Showcase

A tractor cum roller

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Cloth as AC ducts

Kabhi BIKE Kabhi Pump

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That’s COOL!!

Hanging Comfortably!!

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Publication in Referred Journals

Total Number of Publications in 2014-15 (Including IJ,NJ,IC,NC): 455

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NIT Silchar received 2.2 Cr. DST-FIST in ME on Advance Manufacturing and Material Testing

Centralized Micromachinng Laboratory

NABL Laboratory established

Indovation lab for promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Education

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Financial Status

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Accreditation Status

NIT Silchar has got its NBA Accreditation in 2014 for FOUR PG programs

CE-2 yrsME-2 yrsEE-2 yrsECE-5 Yrs.

5 PG programs’ NBA visit is scheduled on 18-20th September, 2015

Academic Audit Completed in 2014-15.

Peer Review is under Process.

Proactive for Accreditation of all eligible programs on time.

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Research Promotion Cell (RPC):

The cell is incepted after visiting UIUC. The aim of RPC is:

•To promote innovative and state of the art project ideas by UG students.

•To encourage researchers to pursue their ideas into prototypes.

•To encourage product development.

•To inculcate the creative minds ready for social-problem solving

Presently around 35 different project ideas are endorsed by RPC.

Research Grant of Rs. 1.00 Lakh for each for one year for prototype development.

The funds are extended after reviewing the progress.

• NIT Silchar is coming up with a new idea of Funding Projects from any institute.

• BoG , NIT Silchar has approved the proposal and endorsed Rs1.00 C for first year .

• The projects will be invited from institutes across the country.

• Evaluated by a screening committee constituted by experts from reputed Institutes.

• The IPR and Technology Transfer, Patent etc will be full or partial –modalities under process.

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To facilitate the creation of a world-

class, innovative and flexible library

system to enhance campus learning,

support research, and provide

community outreach and service at

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To create a North Eastern Library

Network for sharing of e-content,

resources & best practices.

Collaborative MOU with University Library & Mortenson Centre of University

of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA:

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Mission:

•To promote innovation and design in the country

•To promote innovative product development for social needs

•To initiate start-ups and endorse product ideas

•Nurturing creative minds of techies and entrepreneurs

•To be a unique platform where innovation meets design

•Skill development and creation of job through entrepreneurship

Support: BoG, NIT Silchar has already approved Rs 1.00 C for

Indovation lab® -for lab development and start-up initiative

Adviser, CM, Assam, visited the lab and appreciated

SP, Cachar visited lab and extend their support. First

automated light control to be installed at SP office, Cachar.

Venture @cademy - Indovation Lab®

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An Audit Course on Innovation and Product Design was introduced for UG and PG last year.

A Credit Course “Innovation and Product Design” is introduced for PG students of ME.

The course is designed to promote Innovation and design among the students.

The course is designed by Prof. N. V. Deshpande, Professor in ME & Director, NIT Silchar, in consultation with industry and academia.

A Credit Course entitled as ‘Design Lab’ is already introduced in 6th

semester UG Electronics & Communication Engineering to encourage students in Electronics Circuit Design

Innovation and Design in Curriculum:

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NANO QUADCOPTERS-DRONES

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•Regional Test Centre •200 KW Solar Plant

•75 nos. of solar street light

•Green Office & Zero Energy Sports Complex

•Solar Powered Projects- solar fountain, dc fan, solar pump,

solar bamboo rickshaw.


Solar Energy Initiatives @ NITS

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NITS-CIT (National Institute of Technology Certificate in Information Technology)

Course Objective:

To up skill the rural and unskilled people with basic computer literacy

Course Outcome:

High expectation to enable them finding vocational and entrepreneurship opportunities by observing themselves in indispensable employability.

Skill Development :

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Pine Apple Food Processing Unit:

NITS association with

Barak Valley Pineapple

Growers Association will

open new avenues for

skills development &

generate employment

opportunities in the entire

NE region.

Handicrafts

Food Processing

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NITS is aiming to develop a state of the art Pineapple food

processing unit at Lakhimpur- renovate and reopen the closed

factory.

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Photochemical Machining :

Institute has initiated R&D projects in collaboration with Bamboo

& Cane Development Institute, Agartala and Bhabha Atomic

Research Centre, Mumbai.

Training on Photochemical Machining is conducted by NITS

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Micro-Nano Manufacturing:

Research

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, inaugurated the laboratory at NIT Silchar

on 17th June,2012.

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Renewable Mission : Solar Training for employment

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Two days skilled development program on Solar systemat Venture Academy-Indovationlab

Manual in four languages

The aim of the workshop was to strengthen the knowledge & skills of villagers from nearby villages on solar system

In view of Hon’ble PM’s vision and Govt. of India’s initiative in Solar Energy-NITS started empowering villagers with training on Solar for employment

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Kitchen Waste Bio-Gas Plant:

Kitchen waste of 500 capacity boys hostel-8 is used for Bio-Gas plant which is using for hot water generation.

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To provide specialized health care servicesto the rural population in Silchar, Assam, C-DAC, Mohali is establishing TelemedicineConsultation Centers (TCC) at NIT Silchar &two villages on a pilot basis.

It is proposed to establish TCC at 3locations namely• Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research

Centre (specialist node) CCHC,• Babutilla/Madhutilla• Tukagram/Bhanga (remote node) at

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A NIT Silchar and C-DAC- Mohali collaboration:

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Development of Video Book for

Engineering and Technology

Sciences and HSS

Development of Video book for

Science, Mathematics and English

for Primary Schools for NE states.

Development of Video book for

Vocational Skill Development for

NE region.

The entire storage will be maintained at

NITS Cloud which will be shared to

institutes as per MoU and requirement.

Project submitting to DeitY

ICT based Video Book on Technical, Vocational and School

Curriculum for human resource development in North East

Venture @cademy - Indovation Lab®-Video Book

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Solar Tree- Inspired by Solar Treestructure Prof N V Deshpande, Director,NIT Silchar plan to implement aprototype unit at NITS.Mr. Nando of Madhutila Village ismanufacturing a low cost unit with twoPV Cells of 8W and is under field testwith a DC fan connected to it.

Solar Water TreatmentPlant :Nando and Khurmi ofMadhutila Village ismanufacturing a lowcost solar water heatingunit which is capable ofproducing 800-850cwith 100L per daycapacity.

Entrepreneurs from local village:

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A success story of a villager

Nando

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A complete echo proof state of the art auditorium is build by NandoS

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•Incubated at NIT Silchar

•Registered Enterprise Pvt Ltd Company

•Registered under Amazon for online retailing.

•Handsome transaction and got over 2000 orders

•Getting project from USA.

•Working with reputed firms and national level

NGO for their brand advertisement and concwpt

design for promotion.

•Venture Academy is coming up with a unique

Comic Character to spread social awareness

Incubators & young Technopreneurs :

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Modalities of funding for start-ups: (proposed and under finalization)

• Funding of Rs 1 L for product prototype and business ideas

• Funding upo Rs 5.00 L for enterprise startups and product manufacturing

• Funding upto Rs25.00 L for potential start-ups with full or partial IPR

protection and equity.

Other modalities: • Relaxation for innovators and entrepreneurs in academics with optional credit

courses, attendance relaxation etc.

• Incubators are sponsored for attending workshops and other events

• Summer Industrial Internship for UG/PG students

• Any one –students, faculty, staff, technical assistants and entrepreneur outside NITS

• School Children (V to XII) to join Innovation Club. One hour on

Innovation in every week to be attended by KV and other school children.


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• Lack of Proper National Guidance for academic institutions to

promote Innovators and Incubators

• Lack of recognition and rewards at different levels

• Lack of proper inter-network between institutes

• Lack of national level archiving of ideas and projects

• Duplication of efforts and miss utilization of time

• Nurturing innovators and incubators is a real challenge

• Availability of fund and resources

• Lack of Industries around –geographical barrier

Difficulties faced:

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