Sl. No. | Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), GKCEM Calendar 2025-2026 |
IIC driven Program | |
| For Q1 (September, 2025 – November, 2026) | |
| 1 | Awareness Workshop: “Entrepreneurship & Innovation” as Career Opportunities |
| 2 | My Story/ Motivational Expert Sessions by Successful innovators & Entrepreneurs |
| 3 | Boot camp on Problem Solving/Ideation |
| 4 | Workshop on AI and I4.0 Tools for Innovators and Entrepreneurs |
| 5 | IPR Basics for Innovators & Entrepreneurs |
| 6 | Session on Achieving Problem –Solution Fit |
| 7 | Inter/Intra Institutional Hackathon/ Idea Challenge |
| 8 | Demo Day/ Idea Showcase |
For Q2 (December, 2025 – February, 2026) | |
| 1 | Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical Thinking & Innovation Design |
| 2 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools |
| 3 | AI & Innovation Sprints: Rapid Prototyping for Digital Transformation |
| 4 | Expert Talk on Technology Readiness Level (TRL), MRL, IRL, IP Commercialization, Tech Transfer |
| 5 | Workshop: Effective Sales and Marketing Strategies for Start-ups |
| 6 | Field/Exposure Visit to Preincubation Units (e.g., AICTE Idea Lab, Fab Lab, MSME clusters) |
| 7 | Organize Inter/Intra Institution Innovation Competition/Hackathon & Reward Best Innovations (YUKTI repository) |
| 8 | Innovation Showcase: Demo Day/Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Innovations/Prototypes |
For Q3 (March, 2026 – May, 2026) | |
| 1 | Workshop on Product Market fit; Prototype/ Process Design and MVP Development |
| 2 | Session/Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC) & Business Model Fit |
| 3 | AI-Powered Solution Expo: Demo Days for AI/I4.0 Prototypes |
| 4 | Field/Exposure Visit to Incubation Units/Patent Facilitation/Tech Transfer Centres |
| 5 | Session on Start-up Legal & Ethical Steps |
| 6 | Workshop on Raising Capital and Finance Management for Start-ups |
| 7 | Workshop: Protecting IPR and IP Management for Start-ups |
| 8 | Organize Inter/Intra Institutional B-Plan Competition, Reward Best Innovations |
| 9 | Mentoring Event: Demo Day/Poster Presentation of Business Plans & Mentor Linkages |
For Q4 (June, 2026 – August, 2026) | |
| 1 | Session: Innovation/ Prototype Validation & “Value Proposition Fit & Business fit” |
| 2 | Workshop: Using AI for Fundraising & Investor Pitch Preparation |
| 3 | Session on Accelerators/ Incubation Opportunities |
| 4 | Organize “Lean Start-up & MVP” Boot Camp / Mentoring |
| 5 | Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunities |
| 6 | Panel Discussions with Regional/National Startup Ecosystem Enablers |
| 7 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/ Community |
| 8 | Organize Inter/Intra Institutional Start-up Competition & Reward Best Start-ups |
| 9 | Mentoring: Demo Day/Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Start Ups & Linkage with Mentors/Experts |
| Celebration activities | |
| For Q1 (September, 2025 – November, 2026) | |
| 1 | Institution’s Innovation Day (Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary) |
| 2 | National Entrepreneurship Day |
| 3 | National Education Day |
For Q2 (December, 2025 – February, 2026) | |
| 1 | National Pollution Control Day |
| 2 | National Energy Conservation Day (India) |
| 3 | National Youth Day |
| 4 | National Startup Day |
| 5 | National Science Day |
For Q3 (March, 2026 – May, 2026) | |
| 1 | International Women’s Day |
| 2 | World Creativity and Innovation Day |
| 3 | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 4 | National Technology Day |
For Q4 (June, 2026 – August, 2026) | |
| 1 | World Environment Day |
| 2 | 6th Anniversary of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 |
| 3 | Independence Day- Celebrating Aazadi Ka Amritkal |
| 4 | World Entrepreneurs Day |
| Self driven activities | |
For Q1 (September, 2025 – November, 2026) | |
| 1 | Half day session on Idea and their registration |
| 2 | Seminar on student’s entrepreneurship |
| 3 | Event on design/idea |
For Q2 (December, 2025 – February, 2026) | |
| 1 | Workshop on 3D-printing and idea, Innovation |
| 2 | Seminar on student’s entrepreneurship |
| 3 | Event on design/idea |
For Q3 (March, 2026 – May, 2026) | |
| 1 | Seminar on entrepreneurship |
| 2 | Quiz on IPR and innovation |
| 3 | Workshop on Solar cell design |
For Q4 (June, 2026 – August, 2026) | |
| 1 | Seminar on Start-up |
| 2 | Workshop on innovative models desining |
| 3 | Event on IPR/Patent |
Sr. No. |
IIC driven Program |
| For Q1 (September, 22 – November, 22) | |
| 1 | Demo day Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Ideas, PoC & linkage with Innovation Ambassador Experts for mentorship support-manage through YUKTI-NIR |
| 2 | Inter/Intra Institutional Idea Competition/challenge/Hackathon and Reward Best Ideas – Manage through YUKTI-NIR |
| 3 | Exposure and field visit for problem identification |
| 4 | Session on Problem Solving & Idea Workshop |
| For Q2 (December, 22 – February, 23) | |
| 5 | Mentoring Event: Demo day Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Innovation/prototypes & linkage with Inn ovation Ambassador/Experts for mentorship support-Manage through YUKTI-NIR |
| 6 | Inter/Intra Institutional Innovation Competition/challenge/ Hackathon and Reward Best Innovation – Manage through YUKTI-NIR |
| 7 | Field/Explore Visit to Pre-incubation units such as Fab lab, Makers Space, Design Centers, City MSME clusters, workshops etc. |
| 8 | Organizing innovation & Entrepreneurship outreach program in Schools/ Community. |
| For Q3 (March, 23 – May, 23) | |
| 9 | Demo Day/Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Business Plans & linkage with Innovation Ambassadors/Experts for Mentorship Support – Manage through YUKTI-NIR |
| 10 | Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP man |
| 11 | Session/ Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC)- |
| 12 | Workshop on Prototype/Process Design and Development |
| For Q4 (June, 23 – August, 23) | |
| 13 | Organising Demo Day/Exhibition/Poster Presentation of Start-up & linkage with Innovation Ambassadors/Experts for Mentorship Support. Kindly manage this activity through YUKTI-NIR. |
| 14 | Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs |
| 15 | “Lean Start-up & Minimum Viable Product/Business”- Boot Camp (or) Mentoring Session for the Student & Faculty (Early Stage Entrepreneurs) in campus. Start-up Competition |
| 16 | Organising Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/Community |
| Sr. No. | Celebration activities |
| For Q1 (September, 22 – November, 22) | |
| 1 | National Education Day |
| 2 | National Innovation Dav |
| For Q2 (December, 22 – February, 23) | |
| 3 | National Energy Conservation Day(India) |
| 4 | National Pollution Control Day |
| For Q3 (March, 23 – May, 23) | |
| 5 | International Women’s Day |
| 6 | World Creativity and Innovation Day |
| 7 | World Intellectual Property day |
| 8 | National Technology Day |
| For Q4 (June, 23 – August, 23) | |
| 9 | World Environment Day-5th June |
| 10 | “World Entrepreneurs Day”-21st August |
| 11 | Independence Day |
| Sr. No. | Self driven activities |
| For Q1 (September, 22 – November, 22) | |
| 1 | Innovation, Future Direction, Scope & Application of Robotics |
| 2 | Workshop on "Arduino to Support Innovative Technology invention" |
| 3 | Boot-camp on "Steps to be an Entrepreneur" |
| 4 | Quiz contest on Intellectual Property Right to Celebrate Engineers Day |
| For Q2 (December, 22 – February, 23) | |
| 5 | Webinar on Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
| 6 | Orientation Program on National Innovation and Startup Policy |
| 7 | Quiz Contest on Start-up India |
| For Q3 (March, 23 – May, 23) | |
| 8 | Seminar on entrepreneurship |
| 9 | Quiz on IPR and innovation |
| 10 | Workshop on Solar cell design |
| For Q4 (June, 23 – August, 23) | |
| 11 | Half day session on Industrial collaboration and MoU signing |
| 12 | Seminar on student’s entrepreneurship |
| 12 | Event on design/idea |
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