The team consists of the following members
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology has established Institution’s Innovation Council (KJSIT - IIC) under the guidelines of Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) to promote innovation and entrepreneurship at Institute level.
To encourage, inspire and nurture young minds of students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes as well as products thus creating a vibrant local innovation ecosystem in the institute.
• To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell.
• To mentor, identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
• To organize periodic workshops / seminars / interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
• To highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students.
• To organize idea competitions, business plan competitions, mini-challenges, hackathons, etc. with the involvement of industries.
In Annual Performance Rating for IIC 2.0 for the year 2019-20, KJSIT - Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) was recognized by the
Ministry of Education's (MoEs) Innovation Cell as:
a. Top IIC in Western Zone from 280+ IICs
b. One of the Top 40 IICs in the Nation from 1700+ IICs
c. One of the Best IICs in the Nation with 5-Star Performance
d. Scored 97.5 out of 100 with additional 183.33 Reward Points.
In Annual Performance Rating for IIC 1.0 for the year 2018-19, KJSIT - Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) was recognized by the
Ministry of Education's (MoEs) Innovation Cell as:
a. One of the Top 3 IICs in Western Zone from 159 IICs
b. One of the Top 25 IICs in the Nation from 952 IICs
32 Faculties, Staff, and Students from KJSIT have been selected as Innovation Ambassadors for A.Y. 2020-21 by MIC.
17 Faculties and Staff from KJSIT have been selected as Innovation Ambassadors for A.Y. 2021-22 by MIC.
World Entrepreneurs Day Celebration
National Webinar on Research, Innovation, and Rankings
Seminar on Lean Start-up & Minimum Viable Product/Business
15 Teams from KJSIT participated in Smart India Hackathon - India’s biggest open innovation model. Students of KJSIT stood 1st for the project by Mahindra and Mahindra (Farm EQ) and won a prize money of Rs.75000/-.
Innovative Idea Competition organized on March 16, 2019 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship for the students of FE, SE and TE of the institute.
The team consists of the following members
Designation | Name |
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President, Principal | Dr. Vivek K. Sunnapwar, Principal |
Vice-President and NIRF Nodal Officer | Dr. Radhika Kotecha, Associate Professor and Head of Department - Information Technology |
Convener | Dr. Mansing Rathod |
HOD Member | Dr. Milind U. Nemade Professor and Head of Department - Artificial Intelligence & Data Science |
Dr. Jayashree Khanapuri Professor and Head of Department - Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering |
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Dr. Sarita Ambadekar Associate Professor and Head of Department - Computer Engineering |
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Dr. Harsha Mishra Associate Professor and Head of Department - Basic Sciences & Humanities |
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Coordinator – Department of AI&DS (Innovation Activities) | Prof. Sejal Shah Assistant Professor - AI&DS |
Coordinator – Department of CE (Innovation Activities) | Dr. Abhijit Patil |
Coordinator – Department of EXTC (Entrepreneurship Activities) | Prof. Martand Jha, Assistant Professor - Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
Coordinator – Department of CE (Entrepreneurship Activities) | Mrs. Minal Sonkar |
Coordinator – Department of IT (Internships) | Prof. Harsh Bhor, Assistant Professor - Information Technology |
Coordinator – Department of EXTC (IPR Activities) | Ms. Rupali Satpute, Assistant Professor - Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
Coordinator – Department of BSH (Social Media) | Dr. Vrushali Deole, Assistant Professor - Basic Science and Humanities |
Member – Lab Assistant | Mrs. Pallavi Chavda |
Member – Lab Assistant | Mrs. Kavita Chimankare |
Student Coordinator | Harshad Jagtap |
Student Coordinator | Vidhi Bafna |
Student Coordinator | Ananya Prabhat |
Student Coordinator | Shreya Battul |
IStudent Coordinator | Ruchi Thakkar |
Student Coordinator | Ritika Jain |
Student Coordinator | Anshu Maniya |