About Us
Ministry of Education Cell (MIC) to systematically foster the culture of innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). IIC encourages and nurtures young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are in formative years.
IIC envisions creating an 'Institution's Innovation Council (IICs)' across selected HEIs and a network to promote innovation through multidisciplinary modes leading to an innovation promotion ecosystem on campus.
Major Focus of IIC
To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem, support start-up mechanisms, prepare institutes for national rankings on innovation achievements, establish functions for sourcing ideas and pre-incubation, and develop entrepreneurial ability among students.
Functions of IICs
- Conduct innovation and entrepreneurship activities as prescribed by Central MIC.
- Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
- Organize workshops, seminars and interactions with entrepreneurs and investors.
- Create an institution’s innovation portal to highlight projects.
- Organize hackathons, idea competitions, mini-challenges with industry involvement.
Objective
Promote innovation and entrepreneurship avenues, conduct training programmes, innovation contests, hackathons and encourage student participation in idea-to-market activities.
IIC Ranking Certificates
Mentee Institutes
Colleges
- Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
- Sri Sarada College for Women, Salem
- Muthayammal Arts and Science College, Rasipuram
- Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem
- Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore
- Suguna College of Arts and Science
- PSG College of Nursing
- PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research
- Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi
- Bishop Ambrose College, Coimbatore
Schools
- PSG Sarvajana School, Coimbatore
- SSVM Global School, Coimbatore
- Adwaith Sam School, Coimbatore
- Thambu Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore
- St. Mary's School, Ooty
- Government High School, SIHS Colony, Coimbatore
IIC Activities
E-League 2026
Annual gathering of IIC Institution, entrepreneurs and innovators showcasing breakthrough ideas.
IIC Regional Meet 2025
Annual gathering of IIC Institution, entrepreneurs and innovators showcasing breakthrough ideas.
I&E Bootcamp
Intensive entrepreneurship training for aspiring founders.
World Entrepreneurs Day
World Entrepreneurs' Day honors the visionaries who transform ideas into enterprises.
Artopedia
A creative two-day art and craft camp.
Theervu'athon 2025
National Level Idea Pitching Competitions.
Entrepreneurs Carnival
An energetic stall event celebrating student creativity and business spirt.
Ecopreneurs
Competitions on innovation, sustainability, and marketing.
Staff Committee
Dr. M. JAYANTHI
Principal
Dr. KRISHNAVENI N
IIC Convener
Dr. VALARMATHI S
IIC President
Dr. R. SWARNALATHA
NISP Coordinator
Dr. VB. MATHIPOORANI
IIC Vice President
Mr. VIJAYAKUMAR S
Incubation Manager
I&E Faculty Members
UG Programmes (Aided)
| Department | Faculty Member | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| BA Sociology | Dr. P.K Deepika Krishnan | Assistant Professor |
| BA / MA Economics | Dr. R Dinesh Kannan | Assistant Professor |
| BA English | Ms Mahalakshmi D | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Psychology | Ms. A S Anuranjana | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Mathematics | Dr. K. Senbagam | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Statistics | Dr. M Ravichandran | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Physics | Dr. M. Rajkumar | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Physics | Dr. T Vandhana | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Chemistry | Dr. D Karthik Kumar | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Botany | Dr. R Koshila Ravi | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Zoology | Dr. K M Priyadharshini | Assistant Professor |
| BSC / M.SC Nutrition Food Service Management & Dietetics | Dr. J Sridevi | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Biochemistry | Dr. S Kathiravan | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Electronics | Dr. P S Sreekala | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Corporate Secretaryship) | Dr. A Ramamani | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM / M.COM | Dr. S. Sangeetha | Assistant Professor |
PG Programmes (Aided)
| Department | Faculty Member | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| MA Tamil | Dr. G Prema | Assistant Professor |
| MSW Social Work | Dr. J Tresa Sugirtha | Assistant Professor |
| Master of Journalism & Mass Communication | Dr. Ramaprabha | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Applied Psychology | Ms. A S Anuranjana | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Applied Microbiology | Dr. Karthikeyan A | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Environmental Science | Dr. K. Sapna | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Computer Science | Mr. Aravindraj | Assistant Professor |
UG Programmes (Self Finance)
| Department | Faculty Member | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| BA Tamil | Dr. K Indhumathi | Assistant Professor |
| BA Carnatic Music | Dr. S. Sujatha | Associate Professor |
| BA / MA English | Dr. M Divya | Assistant Professor |
| BA Economics | Dr. M Poovendhan | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Psychology | Dr. M Abinayaa | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Mathematics | Dr. S Charles | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Mathematics (Computer Application) | Dr. R Kaviya | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Biochemistry | Dr. R Sivaprasad | Associate Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Biotechnology | Dr. R.R Rasmi | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Biotechnology | Dr. L Nivetha | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Visual Communication & Electronic Media | Mr. D Soundra Rajan | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Visual Communication & Electronic Media | Dr. G Suresh Kumar | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Electronics | Dr. A. Rani Sangeetha | Associate Professor |
| B.SC Microbiology | Dr. P Muthukrishnan | Associate Professor |
| B.SC Physics | Dr V Annamalai | Associate Professor |
| B.SC Chemistry | Dr. K Gopal | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Catering Science & Hotel Management | Mrs. Usha G | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC / M.SC Costume Design & Fashion | Ms R Divya | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Computer Science (I & II Sections) | Mr. V Rajasekaran | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Computer Science (I & II Sections) | Dr. C Thirumoorthi | Assistant Professor |
| B.SC Information Technology | Dr. P. Prabhakaran | Associate Professor |
| B.SC Computer Technology | Dr. K Padmavathi | Associate Professor |
| B.SC Computer Science with Data Analytics | Dr. R Saranya | Assistant Professor |
| BCA – Bachelor of Computer Application | Dr. Yuvaraj S.S | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM / M.COM (Corporate Secretaryship) (I & II Sections) | Dr. S Tamilmani - A | Associate Professor |
| B.COM / M.COM (Corporate Secretaryship) (I & II Sections) | Dr. S Manjula - B | Assistant Professor |
| Commerce SF-(A) | Dr. P. NithyaPriya | Assistant Professor |
| Commerce SF-(B) | Dr. M. Nandhini | Associate Professor |
| B.COM (E-Commerce) | Dr. G. Ayyanar | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM / M.COM (Computer Application) (I & II Sections) | Dr. G.R Rajalakshmi | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM / M.COM (Computer Application) (I & II Sections) | Dr. M Divya | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Professional Accounting) (I & II Sections) | Dr. B Navaneetha | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Professional Accounting) (I & II Sections) | Dr. K Latha | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Accounting and Finance) (I & II Sections) | Dr. N. Vijaitha Christy | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Accounting and Finance) (I & II Sections) | Dr. R Kanagaraj | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Retail Marketing) | Dr. D V Padmaja | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Business Process Services) | Dr. K Mahalakshmi | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Foreign Trade) | Dr. M Nithyasri | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Financial Systems) | Dr. V. Sundara Prasad | Associate Professor |
| B.COM (Banking and Insurance) | Dr. D Anitha | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Cost and Management Accounting) | Dr. S Malathy | Assistant Professor |
| B.COM (Business Analytics) | Dr. T.Logeswari | Assistant Professor |
| BBA (I & II Sections) | Dr. V. Kalaiarasi | Associate Professor |
| BBA (I & II Sections) | Dr K Gunasundari | Associate Professor |
| BBA (IS) | Dr. D Nithya | Associate Professor |
| BBA (RM) | Dr. J Josephinelalitha | Associate Professor |
| BBA Logistics & PGDBM | Dr. K Praba | Assistant Professor |
| BBA Logistics & PGDBM | Dr. Sujay Karthick | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Software Systems (5 Years Integrated Course) | Dr. G Karthikeyan | Assistant Professor |
| B.VOC. Hospitality Management | Mr. K Yogaraj | Assistant Professor |
| B.VOC. Food Processing Technology & M.SC Food Technology Management | Er.Sree Lakshmi S | Assistant Professor |
| B.VOC. Banking, Stock and Insurance | Dr. V Shanthi | Associate Professor |
| B.VOC. Networking and Mobile Applications | Dr. I Shanmugapriya | Assistant Professor |
PG Programmes (Self Finance)
| Department | Faculty Member | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| M.SC Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics | Dr. Jenifer A | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Botany | Dr. K. Lekha | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Zoology | Dr. T Saranya | Assistant Professor |
| M.COM International Business | Dr. K. TamilSelvi | Associate Professor |
| MCA | Dr. S Nithyanandh | Assistant Professor |
| M.SC Hospital Administration | Dr. R Ashok Kumar | Assistant Professor |