Innovation and Incubation Cell (IIC)
About Cell
St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur has a well-established Innovation & Incubation Cell (IIC) registered under the Ministry of Education (MoE’s Innovation Cell), i.e., ‘MHRD’s Innovation Cell’ with the IIC ID as IC202216607. It aims to foster the culture of building entrepreneurs through our higher education Institution. Taking forward the mandate of MHRD & AIM, we are a higher education institution, that provides a platform for students to create new ideas and inventions for solving societal problems, train them about IPR, business Incubations, funding etc. Collaborating with the efforts of different departmental clubs of the college like E-cell, IT club etc., this Cell provides a broader platform for students to initiate and bring their business ideas into practice. We regularly mentor our young entrepreneurs to come up with solutions to societal problems through their entrepreneurial initiatives. We have an MOU signed with AIC-JKLU Foundation, which is supported by AIM, NITI Aayog & JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur for being our education and training partner. Since the last three academic sessions, various students have been trained on ‘How to Create and Pitch Business Ideas’ through an Add-On course offered by the Cell, i.e., “Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation”. We aim to support the country’s Innovation and start-up ecosystem by contributing to this direction.
Our Aim
To organise Innovation Ambassador Programs for training and providing mentoring support to students and faculties.
• To organise Impact lecture sessions to improve our Institution’s performance in comparison to other HEIs.
Encourage students to give maximum participation in Innovation Contests organised by MoE.
Getting into more and more Inter Institutional Collaborations to promote entrepreneurial culture in our Institution
Functions of Cell
- Identify and motivate interested students from all the departments to join and become active members of the cell
- Try to tie up with government bodies like Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) or START-Up India, Bhamashah Techno Hub, DST, and Govt. of Raj. Etc.
- To teach and train students (non-commerce & BBA background) the skills & basics of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Accounting, and different functional areas of Management
- To assist and guide startups by providing mentorship support in converting innovative business ideas from early-stage to scalable level & commercially viable level
- To support startups by providing industry tie-ups, mentorship, connection to funding agencies, and management training
- Conduction of Specific Women Entrepreneurship Promotion Programs
- Collaborative activities with some NGOs for grass root level development practices
- To plan and conduct different innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities such as periodic workshops, seminars, and interactions with entrepreneurs, Angel investors, and professionals, and build a mentor pool for students
- To apply for Patents through the IPR Committee
- To provide opportunities to explore students’ talents, specifically in the IT sector, and come up with technical innovations
- To motivate students’ awareness of their social responsibility and also encourage the idea of social entrepreneurship
Innovation and Incubation Cell (IIC) – Innovation Council Members(IC202216607) (Registered under MOE’s Innovation Cell MHRD)
Rev Fr Dr A Rex Angelo SJ (President)
Rev Fr Dr S Arokya Swamy SJ
Rev Fr Dr Raymond Cherubin SJ (Vice-President)
Rev Fr Dr M Amaldass SJ
Dr Shikha Arora Bakshi (Convenor)
Dr Ankita Rathore (Innovation Activity Coordinator)
Ms Poorvi Medatwal (Internship Coordinator)
Dr Ekta (Social Media Coordinator)
Dr Ashish Kr Mishra (IPR Activity Coordinator)
Ms Keren Lois Danial (Start-up Activity Coordinator)