HMV Innovation Council attended the
Orientation and Demonstration Session on Mentor Mentee Programme for IIC
Institutions under the guidance of Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen and
Dr. Anajna Bahtia, Incharge IIC. The session was organized by MHRD Innovation
Cell in the presence of Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, Prof. M.P.
Poonia, Vice Chairman, AICTE, Prof. Rajiv Kumar, Member Secretary, AICTE and Dr.
Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, MIC. Dipan Sahu introduced the event and
briefed about the programme. Dr. Abhay Jere explained the objective of the
session. He told that continuous evaluation of IIC institutions was done and
institutions were graded and ranked according to their performance levels. Some
IIC institutions have been selected as the mentor Institutions. There is a need
for a tectonic shift in mindsets from chasing grades to chasing ideas. He
defined research as conversion of wealth to knowledge and innovation as
reconversion of that knowledge to wealth again so we require a mature ecosystem
to create the cycle of conversion and reconversion to ultimately achieve the
goal of five trillion economy status and lead the world. From that perspective
there is need of mentor mentee programme is required. The institutions which
are performing well can hand hold and guide the institutions which are lagging
behind. The collaborations would help to create a vibrant community. Mr. Dipan
explained the three phase process of Mentor Mentee Programme. In the first
stage applications were invited from top performing institutions and 50
institutions were selected as mentors and 155 were chosen for volunteer role.
In the second stage mentee institutions were asked to choose their mentor
institutions. In the third stage funds would be released for conduction the
activities. IIC President, Mr.
Pankaj Mishra, IIT, Dhanbad, Dr. P.
Vaibhe Sakila, Sri Krishna Arts and
Science College, Coimbatore and Ms. Deepa,
Prince Dr. K. Vasudevan College of Engineering, Chennai expressed their
opinion on the programme. Prof. Rajiv Kumar congratulated all the mentor mentee
institutions. Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe encouraged the institutions to come up
with ideas of innovation on their own and achieve the mission of the Innovation
Council. Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen congratulatedHMV IIC Incharge
Dr. Anjana Bhatia and said that HMV IIC is doing great job by providing right
platform to the innovative ideas.
