JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA

CIE @ FOI 2016
RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN
Dr. Mini S. Thomas
Director, Center for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (CIE)
Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engg.
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
mthomas@jmi.ac.in
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
• One of the Central Government
Universities in India, Estd 1920, 95 years
• 9 Faculties and 22 centers of learning
• 220 courses,17,000+ students,
800+ faculty members
• 220 acres of lush green campus in the
heart of Delhi. http://jmi.ac.in/
• Centre for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (CIE) initiated in Oct 2014
• Still in Infancy, Progressing well
DIVISIONS OF CIE
A. INNOVATION AND
TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
B. INCUBATION &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION
C. CAPACITY BUILDING &
PUBLICATION DIVISION
D. ALUMNI & INDUSTRY
INTERFACE DIVISION
A. INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
AWARENESS WORKSHOPS & SESSIONS
INNOVATION EXHIBITIONS
INNOVATION CLUBS (SIGs)
INNOKART +: An economical food
vending cart that provides proper
storage, shelter and hygiene. The
cart promises to transform street
food selling in India for the better.
FIELD TESTING NOW
GUSTO: A Wind Turbine for low wind
velocities
Won SECOND PRIZE at the Innovation
Pavilion at GRIDTECH 2015
INNOVATION CLUBS (SIGs)
S-QUAD – SMART QUAD COPTER: A
surveillance device equipped with image
functionality. The device is controlled by an
application which can be easily operated on
a tablet, laptop or a computer
HUMANOID: A robot that behaves like
human beings, comes with the ability of
sensing images. The team is currently
working on the project to make
Humanoid “more human” by adding
more features
B. INCUBATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
START-UPS
Start-ups
Brief Description
CRAZY BRUNO: A start up to cater to the hunger
pranks of nocturnal youngsters. This company is
growing and has two more sit down restaurants
in Delhi.
B Tech Students
SIMY'S HANDMADE SHOP: An online Gifts Boutique
where people can design and create personalised gifts.
Room makeovers are also
done on order.
XII Class Student
AAPKA TIMES: An initiative dedicated to
delivering campus news and connecting
colleges and universities across India.
Team of Students
& Many more...... Starting a Business Incubator Soon
C. CAPACITY BUILDING & PUBLICATION DIVISION
• Workshops for Specific needs
• Participation in International Competitions
eg. “Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2016” Manila
• Jagrithi Yatra: 2 CIE Volunteers Participated
• CIE newsletter started in Oct 2015
D. INDUSTRY & ALUMNI INTERFACE DIVISION
• Alumni Entrepreneurship Network created
– Micromax
– RNF Technologies
– Shop @ Places
– Etc
• Industry Interface and MOUs
– PGCIL/POSOCO
– GE
– Etc
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN
 CIE is a spoke of the Design Innovation Centre (DIC) of the
University of Delhi under Ministry of Human resource
Development, GOI
 Collaboration with Ministry of Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME), GOI: Under the ASPIRE scheme is
setting up a Livelihood Business Incubator (LBI) to train
University students and neighbourhood youth to start small
enterprises on their own. It would cater to a large section of
underprivileged strata of the society and help improve their
socio-economic conditions
 IPR workshops held, 9 Patents filed in the last few months.
Suggestions Welcome!
Thank You
mthomas@jmi.ac.in