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Institution's Innovation Council

Welcome to the Institution's Innovation Council, IIEST Shibpur

In 2018, the Ministry of Education (MoE, erstwhile MHRD), in collaboration with AICTE, launched the Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) program through MoE's Innovation Cell (MIC) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to encourage the creative energy of the student population and to systematically foster the culture of innovation, startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem in educational institutions. Primarily, the IICs' role is to engage a large number of faculty and staff, and encourage, inspire, and nurture young students in various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities such as ideation, problem-solving, proof of concept development, design thinking, IPR, project handling and management at pre-incubation/incubation stage so that innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem gets established and stabilized in HEIs. The MIC envisioned creating a network of IICs across selected HEIs to stimulate innovation in institutions through multitudinous modes, leading to an innovation-boosted ecosystem in these campuses.
IIEST, Shibpur has been a part of this program since its inception. Currently, IIC6.0 is in effect. IIC6.0, IIEST Shibpur has been conducting various activities, as mandated by the MIC, throughout the year to foster a culture of innovation among students and faculties. Moreover, an Institute Innovation Laboratory (IIL) has been set up where students and faculties can work on their innovative ideas. The laboratory provides anytime access. The activities in the laboratory are linked with IIC6.0. Currently, the laboratory has adequate infrastructure and equipment that the students and faculties can use for their work.




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IIC Establishment Certificate

Descriptions of selected events organized by IIC5.0 (December 2022- February 2023)
1. Inter/Intra Institutional Innovation Competition/Challenge/Hackathon and Reward Best Innovations

Type: Calendar Activity

Date: January 11-12, 2023 (Physical)

IIEST, Shibpur invited innovative solutions from the students to some real-life problems. About 50 innovative proposals were received from the students. Students participated in the competition in a group of 3 or 4. A faculty mentor was included for each proposal. All the groups presented their innovative solution before the jury members. A question-and-answer session followed after each presentation. 17 innovative proposals have been shortlisted to receive financial support under the Alpona Banerjee Memorial Endowment fund. Students are currently working on their idea to build a prototype.



2. National Startup Day

Type: Calendar Activity

Date: January 16, 2023 (Physical)

  • The session started with a welcome address by Prof. Arindam Biswas, President, IIC 5.0, IIEST Shibpur, followed by Inauguration by Prof. Parthasarathi Chakrabarti, Hon’ble Director, IIEST Shibpur. The main attraction of the session was an invited talk by our Guests. The session acquainted the students with the process of identifying an idea for building a prototype, where simulation is not the end of the journey; it is a model or a product creation that gives the ultimate joy. This is an ecosystem that we are trying to build in the Institute so that the students learn to work towards productization and ultimately build something of their own which is needed for the country and which can have a positive impact on the economy. The speakers also presented some of their achievements which encouraged many of the students. The session was very interactive. Following this, an introduction to our existing start-up ecosystem and TGCTBI was given by Dr. Jnui Datta. The session was successfully completed with the vote of thanks and valedictory by the Convener of IIC 5.0.


  • 3. Ewoke 2023

    Type: Calendar Activity

    Date: January 22, 2023 (Physical)

    IIC5.0, in collaboration with EDC-IIEST Shibpur, conducted a physical event entitled “EWoke 2023” on January 22, 2023. A total of 80 people participated in the event. The main event included the following 3 events workshops

  • Workshop 1: Entrepreneurship, attitude and behavior skills by AAQUIB HUSSAIN
    • Talk on Time Management
    • Discussion on self-improvement
    • Improving people’s mindset
    • Personality Development

    Workshop 2: Freshers’ Tank
    • Identifying jingles of the advertisement pictures shown to the participants and singing them in front of the audience.
    • Identifying the brand name and correct logo from the 2 logos shown

    Workshop 3: Entrepreneurship, attitude and behavior skills by AAQUIB HUSSAIN
    • Session was conducted by founders of a startup named BAOIAM.
    • They provided detailed sessions on how solving problems in an innovative way can make a big difference.
    • How to think like a founder and build your own venture




  • 4. Inauguration of Institute Innovation Laboratory and Lecture Demonstration

    Self-Driven Activity

    Date: January 26, 2023 (Physical)

    The programme was conducted in two phases. The first phase started with the inaugural ceremony of the Institute Innovation Laboratory. The laboratory was inaugurated by Prof. Parthasarathi Chakrabarti, Hon’ble Director, IIEST, Shibpur. Dr. B N Das was present as an invited resource person. The institute has established the Institute Innovation Laboratory, where students and faculties of the institute can work on their innovative project ideas. The activities in the laboratory are linked with the Institution's Innovation Council (IIC5.0). Some innovation research proposals have already been shortlisted for funding from an alumni donation. Prof. Chakrabarti, Dr. B N Das, Prof. Biswas (President, IIC5.0) and other faculty members interacted with the students who talked about their innovative project proposals
    The 2nd phase started with the welcome address by Prof. Arindam Biswas, President, IIC 5.0, IIEST Shibpur. This was followed by a brief address by Prof. Parthasarathi Chakrabarti, Hon’ble Director, IIEST Shibpur. The main attraction of the session was an invited talk by our guest, Dr. B N Das. A lecture cum demonstration was delivered by Dr. Das, who engaged the students with his brilliant physical demonstration of several scientific phenomena. The session encouraged the students to start thinking and find answers to many fundamental problems/phenomena related to elementary physics and chemistry. The session was full of fun and students interacted with the resource person very enthusiastically. The session was successfully completed with the vote of thanks and valedictory by the Convener of IIC 5.0.


  • 5. Expert talk on Process of Innovation Development, Technology Readiness Level (TRL); Commercialisation of Lab Technologies & Tech-Transfer

    Calendar Activities

    Date: February 20, 2023 (Physical)

    The session included lectures cum demonstrations by the invited experts. Prof. Subhasis Bhaumik (President, IIC4.0, IIEST, Shibpur, Eminent Expert in Robotics and Mechatronics) enlightened the students about the process of innovation and development. He emphasized the technology readiness level required for developing innovative products. He also touched on the manufacturing capabilities required for any product development process. A detailed talk was delivered by him on the basics of Computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines.
    The second part of the session was done by Dr. Joydeep Bhowmik, Innovation Ambassador and Innovation Activity Coordinator, IIC5.0, IIEST, Shibpur. He provided a practical demonstration to the students on innovation and technology readiness by fostering their knowledge and develop professional machines and techniques which can not only be used to make UAVs but several other useful daily-use parts and accessories. Dr. Joydeep Bhowmik demonstrated varieties of CNC machines that he has designed and developed in-house. He explained the process of the technology readiness level and also touched on the patent application process for protecting the IP. The participants were acquainted with open-sourced software and designs to build their own CNC machines. A demonstration was given on how to prepare a drawing to cut a sample material with a CNC router and a hot wire CNC machine. The machines were designed and developed by Dr J Bhowmik and he had shared his experience with how these machines can be designed and made use of. The program is designed to address a larger group of interested students, even if they are from non-aerospace backgrounds, to learn to apply basic engineering skills to manufacture various parts of an aircraft from various available items and the manufacturing techniques using open-sourced technologies on 3-D printing, and other types of CNC machines that can be built at home for an affordable budget. The participants were also given a chance to test their flying skills in a simulator. The session was successfully completed with a vote of thanks and valedictory by the Convener of IIC 5.0.


  • 6. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/Community

    Calendar Activity

    Date: February 24, 2023 (Physical)

    A few members of the IIC5.0 team (Dr. Syed Minhaz Hossain, Dr. Papu Biswas, Dr. Joydeep Bhowmik), IIEST, Shibpur visited a high school (Barhat Sambhunath Banipith High School (HS), Barhat, Patashpur, Purba Midnapore, West Bengal) for an outreach program aiming to promote innovation and entrepreneurship activities among school children. A couple of research scholars of the institute joined them in this program. The resource persons talked to the school children about various innovations in sciences. They demonstrated various engaging science experiments to promote science among school children. Flying of an unmanned aeroplane was another major attraction for school children. The teachers of the school were also fully engaged in the activities. A very fruitful interaction took place with the school students and teachers.


  • 7. Science Day

    Celebration Activity

    Date: February 28, 2023 (Physical)

    IIC5.0 celebrated National Science Day on 28th February 2023. Sixty schoolchildren and teachers from two nearby schools (BE College Model School and SSPS Vidyalaya, Howrah) were invited to participate in the event. The event aimed at promoting science and innovations among school children. The event was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Director, Prof. Parthasarathi Chakrabarti. Prof. Arindam Biswas, President IIC5.0 delivered the welcome address. The resource persons engaged the school children by demonstrating various innovative experiments in physics and chemistry. They demonstrated various engaging scientific experiments to promote science among school children. Dr. Papu Biswas demonstrated the importance of colours in inorganic chemistry. Dr. Syed Minhaz Hossain demonstrated the role of different types of scattering behind the colours we see around us. The demonstration and flying of an unmanned aeroplane by Dr. Joydeep Bhowmik were other attractions for the school children. The teachers of the school were also fully engaged in the activities. Another major attraction of the event was a demonstration on skywatching. Prof. Swapan Sur engaged the students in skywatching practicals on the rooftop of the S&T building in the evening. A very fruitful interaction took place with the school students and teachers.


  1. To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem.
  2. Start-up/ entrepreneurship supporting Mechanism in HEIs.
  3. Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework (ARIIA).
  4. Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
  5. Develop better Cognitive Ability amongst Technology Students.

  1. To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bound fashion.
  2. Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
  3. Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
  4. Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
  5. Create an Institution’s Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.
  6. Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.

IIC6.0 (2023-2024)

Faculty Committee

Position Name and Designation
President Prof. Arindam Biswas (IT)
Vice President Dr. Soumen mitra (Architecture and Planning)
Convener Dr. Bidyut Pal (ME)
Innovation Activity Coordinator Dr. Syed Minhaz Hossain (Physics)
Yukti Coordinator Dr. Ashok Adak (CE)
Start-up Activity Coordinator Dr. Prince Raj Lawrence Raj (AE&AM)
Internship Coordinator Dr. Santanu Maity (SAMGESS)
IPR Coordinator Dr. Paramita Chattopadhyay (EE)
Social Media Coordinator Dr. Madhumita Roy (HSS)
ARIIA Coordinator Dr. Pritam Saha (CE)
NIRF Coordinator Dr. Ankita Pramanik (ETC)
NISP Representative Dr. Jnui Deb Mallick Datta (TCGTBI)
External Experts
1. IP/ Patent Expert: Prof. Dr. Anirban Mazumder, Professor, NUJS, Kolkata
2. Start-up/Alumni Entrepreneur: Mr. Ayan Roy & Mr. Soumyodeep Das,Founding Partner & Director, VBRIDGE, Kolkata
3. Expert from nearby Industry: Mr. Gautam Ray, CESC, Kolkata

Student Coordinators/Members

Position Name and Department
Innovation Coordinators
  1. Jagriti Garg, 4th Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  2. Tathagata Ghosh, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Information Technology
  3. Murli Manohar Mishra, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  4. Souvik Sengupta, 4th Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  5. Md Shabaz Ansari, 2nd Year PG, VLSI Design
  6. Subhamoy Chattaraj, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  7. Prasoon Ravi, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  8. Disha Trived, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Information Technology
  9. Nitish Kumar, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Civil Engineering
  10. Pulkit, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Computer Science and Technology
Internship Coordinators
  1. Shreya Das, 1st Year UG, Dept. of Computer Science and Technology
  2. Sayak De Bhowmik, 1st Year UG, Dept. of Applied Math
  3. Sushant Kashyap, 2nd Year PG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  4. Srijana Mishra, 1st Year UG, Dept. of Applied Math
  5. Rohan Das, 2sup>nd Year UG, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  6. Amartya Singh, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  7. Kasturi, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Information Technology
  8. Sayandeep Maitra, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Civil Engineering
  9. Anuvab Sen, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  10. Prince Kumar, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
IPR Coordinators
  1. Ayandeep Garain, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Mining Engineering
  2. Subhajit Mondal, 3rd UG, Dept. of Computer Science and Technology
  3. Ishita Chaudhary, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  4. Ritu Kulshrestha, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  5. Joybrata Dhar, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Social Media Coordinators
  1. Arihant Jain, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Information Technology
  2. Soumili Mahato, 3rd UG, Dept. of Civil Engineering
  3. Soham Nath, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  4. Souvik Nath, 2rd Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  5. Utsab Kundu, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  6. Swarnila Roy, 4th Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Start-up Coordinators
  1. Dhruv Jhunjhunwala, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  2. Raushan Singh, 4th Year UG, Dept. of Information Technology
  3. Rounak Choudhury, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  4. Shreyash Pandey, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  5. Shivang Agrahari, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  6. Arya Jain, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  7. Dibyashree Panda, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Civil Engineering
  8. Soumil Dev, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  9. Avinash Kumar, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  10. Chhandam Daripa, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Civil Engineering
Yukti Coordinators
  1. Subhankar Mondal, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  2. Janhvi Singh, 2nd UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  3. Arnav Anand, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  4. Adiptya Ghosh, 1st Year UG, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  5. Karan Tomar, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Mining Engineering
  6. Devajothi Sardar, 3rd Year UG, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Members
  1. Parnasree Mahata, 1st Year UG, Dept. of Civil Engineering
  2. Prajina V P, PHD, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  3. Gurudutta Pal, 4th Year UG, Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  4. Sandip Kumar Murmu, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Information Technology
  5. Raksha Pahariya, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Computer Science and Technology
  6. Arghya Paul, 2nd Year UG, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics

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