Institution’s Innovation Council at CMR Engineering College (CMREC IIC) is being established in the academic year 2019-20 under the guidance of AICTE and the Ministry of Education in order to methodically nurture a culture of innovation among students and develop a Centre of Excellence for the creation of innovations. The primary objective of the Innovation Council is to foster and motivate aspiring engineers by providing them with assistance in developing novel concepts and subsequently translating them into tangible prototypes. The aim of the CMREC IIC is to foster a thriving regional innovation ecosystem that will identify and pre-incubate promising ideas and enhance students’ intellectual growth.

To develop a dynamic ecosystem for methodically stimulating the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among students, promote relevant and socially relevant innovative ideas, and by doing so, spread an entrepreneurial culture on campus for the advancement of the nation’s social and economic conditions.

M1: To establish a system with the necessary infrastructure to allow instructors and students to innovate and prototype their ideas in accordance with industry standards.

M2: To organize hackathons, concept competitions, and mini-challenges with the participation of industry partners, and to carry out different innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities in a time- bound manner.

M3: In order to bolster and streamline the development of novel product creation.

Members of the CMREC IIC, students as well as educators, will be given first dibs on entering various Innovation-themed contests and initiatives.

Ø  Participate in discussions with well-known business leaders and prominent academicians.

Ø  The prospect of constructing and prototyping novel concepts.

Ø  To promote a culture of innovation.

Ø  The objective is to foster and facilitate innovative ideas by providing assistance and mentorship.

Ø  To establish a center for technology-based incubation (TBI).

Ø  To encourage commercially viable innovative projects.

Promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campus

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

Journey of IIC Established at the Institute:

IIC became operational at CMR Engineering College during the academic year 2019-20 soon after getting guidelines from the MHRD to implement IIC in higher education institutes. Since the beginning, the college has had a long heritage of innovation and entrepreneurship, which began with the operations of a fully functional Innovation Centre and Entrepreneurship Development Cell.

Students at CMR Engineering College received training in entrepreneurship development, thanks to a new partnership with the Atal Incubation Centre of Sri Krishnadevaraya University (AIC-SKU) in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The project has already led to a number of workshops and success story gatherings. The AIC-SKU has chosen two groups of CMREC students to receive further help and support for their creative business concepts.

Since its beginning in the 2019-20 academic years, the CMREC IIC has been bolstered by the nomination of faculty members, industry leaders, and students to the IIC council.

Since its inception, CMREC IIC has made its imprint on the institution by holding events in accordance with the IIC calendar and also by initiating several events on its own initiative. The academic year 2020-21 saw the inclusion of faculty representatives from every department on campus. In response to student demand, numerous departments of the institution organized their own I&E events. Students were attracted to CMREC IIC in droves by many exciting opportunities presented by the center’s emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship.

The institution’s departments were urged to join the staff, students, and alumni in engaging them in innovative and entrepreneurial endeavors. Departments around campus have organized numerous online resources for their students, including workshops, webinars, and hackathons. In addition, CMREC IIC hosts events such as speeches by motivational speakers, student exhibitions, and competitions to help students develop their business acumen.

The IIC of CMR Engineering College has representation of faculty and students from all the engineering departments such as, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning), Computer Science & Engineering (Data Science), Information Technology and Freshman Engineering. The IIC at CMR Engineering College has played a pivotal role in fostering entrepreneurial spirit among students and faculty alike. The fact that the Council has over 100 students enrolled attests to its popularity. We also have 21 faculty innovation ambassadors who have completed the foundational programme, 16 who have completed the advanced training and 3 faculty members have completed their reskilling level of training. Sub-teams at CMREC IIC include those responsible for posting reports, promoting the center, assisting students, and more.

IIC President

Dr. Suman Mishra is working as Professor and Head, in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. He has obtained his under-graduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from The Institution of Engineers (India), master’s degree Applied Electronics from University of Madras and Ph.D degree from Sathyabama University, Chennai. He has obtained certification from Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) for teaching methodologies. He has over 18 years of teaching and research experience coupled with 4 years of industrial experience. He is guiding a fulltime research scholar for Ph.D degree. His research areas include Digital Image Processing, Embedded Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks etc. He has guided 10 M.Tech dissertations and 45 B.Tech projects. He has published 20 research papers in peer reviewed journals and conferences both in national and international level. He has authored two textbooks, Electronic Devices and Wireless Sensor Networks. He is lifetime member of AMIE, ISTE and IAENG. He is the reviewer for two International Journals and had been a member of technical committees for two International Conferences. He has acted as examiner for Ph.D theses. He has been guiding student community to develop excellent path breaking projects that are useful to mankind.

 IIC Vice President

Dr. Sheo Kumar is working as Professor and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering in CMR Engineering College, Kandlakoya (V), Medchal (M), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has 23 years of experience in teaching and 5 years of experience in the field of Research. He has published many papers in the peer-refereed National and International journals and conferences. He has received his Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Sri J. J. T. University, Rajasthan. His research interests include Data mining and automated software testing. He is Life time member of CSI and member of IEEE. Presently he is guiding 4 research scholars. He has published a book titled “Database management system”. He has worked as student branch coordinator for CSI and IEEE. He has held different academic positions like Dean of academics, Nodal Officer (Examinations), Center Superintendent.

IIC Convenor

Dr. K. Vijaya Babu, currently serving as Associate Professor and Institutions Innovative council (IIC) convener at CMR Engineering College, kandlakoya (V), Medchal (M), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has over 13 years of teaching and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from Sri Satya Sai University of Technology & Medical Sciences, Sehore..He is a specialist in emerging domains such as Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Cloud Computing. He is a key contributor to institutional growth, actively involved in accreditation processes (NBA/NAAC), student mentoring, and innovation councils.

His scholarly output is robust, with over 25 research publications in reputed journals and conferences, addressing domains like voice recognition security, blockchain, smart farming, and machine learning. Additionally, he has contributed book chapters and served as co-author in prestigious international forums. He has been guiding student community to develop excellent path breaking projects that are useful to mankind. He is lifetime member of LMISOC, IAENG and IEAPT. He has inventive contributions include five patents, covering innovations from intelligent drone-based agriculture systems to AI-driven urban mobility and public health monitoring technologies. He has demonstrated leadership in organizing faculty development programs and workshops. He received the Young Research Award, from SIPH.  His career reflects his commitment to continual learning, student development, and research-led teaching.

Benefits to Institute, Faculty and Students

• No major capital investment required for establishing IIC as it will make use of existing local ecosystem.
• Students/Faculty associated with IIC will get exclusive opportunity to participate in various Innovation related initiatives and competitions organized by MHRD.
• Win exciting Prizes/Certificates every month.
• Meet/Interact with renowned Business Leaders and top-notch academicians.
• Opportunity to nurture and prototype new ideas.
• Mentoring by Industry Professionals.
• Experimentation with new/latest technologies
• Visit new places and learn a new culture.