Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has been promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship among its students. In view of the announcement of the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission by the Government of India, it becomes more important to identify, recognize and support such innovator and entrepreneur students. In this context, a scheme to identify Innovator Students was instituted in 2018. As an incentive, the best innovator students are given the Student Innovation Awards and other potential innovators are identified for further nurturing and guidance. 

During the last five years after starting of the scheme, 30 students have been awarded with the Best Innovation Awards and around several potential innovators have been identified. These identified innovators are being guided and mentored regularly to take their innovation to the next level. 

This section of the virtual incubator documents innovation by our students to celebrate the creativity and problem solving ability in them.

These innovations have been published by IGNOU in the form of a book "Stories of Innovations by IGNOU Students" which has been compiled and edited by Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma, Director, NCIDE.