About IIC

The Ministry of Education (MoE, erstwhile MHRD) has established the MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC) to systematically foster the culture of innovation within all Higher Education Institutes. The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work on new ideas. The MIC has envisioned the creation of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) across select Higher Education Institutes. A network of the IICs will be established to systematically promote innovation in the institutions. In view of the above, the IIC at IGNOU was established on October 15, 2018 and reconstituted as IIC 2.0 in October 2019. On 29th October 2020, the IIC 2.0 was reconstituted as IIC 3.0.  Subsequently, the IIC 4.0 was  reconstituted in November, 2021, IIC 5.0 in September, 2022, IIC 6.0 in September, 2023, and IIC 7.0 in October, 2024. The IIC 8.0 was reconstituted on 04th November 2025. 

The term of IIC 8.0 is for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the Notification. The Council has 160 members with Dr. Jyotsna Dikshit, Director, NCIDE as the President, Dr. Manorama Singh, Director, Regional Services Division as the Vice President, and Dr. Moumita Das, Additional Director, NCIDE as the Convener. There are six teachers, academics and administrative staff as coordinators of various activities and 122 teachers and academics from various Schools, Divisions and Regional Centres as members. There are 12 external experts as members, who are from an incubation centre, lead investor, industry and IPR. There is one student Convener, five coordinator students and eleven student members of IGNOU.