Innovation & Incubation
National initiatives under the Ministry of Education and AICTE — translated into student projects, prototypes, mentoring grants, and a campus culture where ideas reach the workshop floor.
Led innovation and entrepreneurship activities under the Ministry of Education and AICTE. Coordinated national programs including SIH, YUKTI and NISP, and planned expert sessions, student activities, and institutional documentation across the IIC calendar.
Coordinated the YUKTI (Young India Unleashing Knowledge & Innovation) initiative. Student projects were shortlisted for National and Regional Meets, and students presented their work before Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, Government of India.
Managed a Ministry of Education-funded project across multiple mentee institutions — planning mentoring sessions, review meetings, expert interactions, and monitoring progress, reporting, and outcome evaluation end-to-end.
Ran structured programs on innovation, robotics, and design thinking. Guided students from ideation to working prototypes — promoting an early-stage innovation and problem-solving mindset.
Mentored and coordinated student teams on problem statements aligned with national and industry challenges — guiding them through idea development, prototyping, and presentation within SIH guidelines and timelines.
Participated in the IDE Bootcamp organised by the Ministry of Education — Innovation Cell, Government of India at IISER Bhopal. Gained direct exposure to design thinking frameworks and entrepreneurship development models.
Case study · Atal Tinkering Lab
18 – 22 September 2023 · co-led with Prof. S. M. Kale
150
Students
05
Days
03
Grades (8–10)
05
Robotics demos
01
Live 3D-print
Overview
Hosted at the Atal Tinkering Lab of Shri Mhalsakant Vidyalaya under JSPM's RSCOE, the week-long program guided 150 students from grades 8 to 10 through ideation, design thinking, prototyping, and pitching — culminating in original student projects and motivation to enter the Smart India Hackathon.
Robotics kits, live 3D printing, and peer-review pitch sessions turned a classroom into a small-scale innovation studio for the week.
Session flow
Day 01
2-hour lecture on creative problem-solving, followed by hands-on robotics kits and a live 3D-printing demo — hanging crane, floor & window cleaning robots, pick-and-place robot.
Day 02
Deeper dive into design thinking, group problem-statements, and student idea-pitching — building communication alongside engineering.
Day 03
Students executed their ideas on lab equipment, presented working prototypes, and ran structured peer evaluation.
Day 04
Students were motivated to enter SIH and built original projects from scratch — solar rigs, robotic arms, cardboard EV concepts.
Day 05
Progress review across the week, recognition of standout teams, and a closing charge to keep innovating beyond the lab.
Gallery
Recognition
Felicitated with a formal Letter of Appreciation from the Principal, Shri Mhalsakant Vidyalaya, Akurdi — acknowledging the impact of the training on the school's young innovators.
Activity · IIC Regional Meet
IIC Regional Meet · Ministry of Education, Govt. of India · AICTE
Got the opportunity to present our students' innovative projects at the IIC Regional Meet hosted at Symbiosis International University, Pune — showcasing original ideas and working prototypes before Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Also interacted with Dr. Ajeet Singh, Western Regional Officer & Assistant Director, AICTE — along with fellow faculty members, industrialists, and dignitaries from the Government of India.
Reports & activities
25 June 2022 · MESA · Department of Mechanical Engineering, RSCOE
Faculty Co-ordinator · MESA
Organised the department-wide Students' Project Exhibition to motivate students to build, present and defend original work. A ribbon-cutting by the Director and senior faculty opened a hall full of working models — floor cleaners, mechanisms and low-cost utility projects — reviewed by faculty and industry guests.
The event seeded a year-round project-and-prototype culture that later fed directly into IIC, ATL and SIH activity on campus.
25 Jun
2022
MESA
Mech Engg
1 Day
Full hall
Curriculum innovation
Implemented Outcome-Based Education with NBA-aligned activity-based learning — mini-projects, prototyping, and group presentations that lifted student confidence and employability.