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Institution's Innovation Council (IIC)

MES Asmabi College, P. Vemballur

The Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education institutions. Established at MES Asmabi College in 2019, the IIC promotes design thinking, critical analysis and an entrepreneurial mindset among students and faculty. It helps them turn creative ideas into prototypes and startups, and prepares them to be resourceful, socially committed citizens.

Leadership and Strength

The IIC is led by the Principal Dr. Sameena Kalathodi as Head of Institution, with Dr. Jeemol P. A. as President and Dr. Dhanya P. R. as Convener. Coordinators handle Innovation, Startup, Internship, IPR, R&D Cell, NIRF and Social Media, supported by department representatives. Seven faculty members have completed the foundation-level Innovation Ambassador training of the MoE's Innovation Cell and AICTE. The college has 104 teaching faculty and 2,332 students. The IIC works closely with the IQAC, IEDC, ED Club, Young Innovators Programme (YIP), Science Forum and the Intellectual Property Cell.

Asmabi Innovation and Incubation Centre

The Centre supports pre-incubation and incubation through student-run units and products, including:

- Mycofresh– oyster mushroom cultivation unit (Botany)

- Inverter LED bulbs– 12W rechargeable LED assembly unit

- Stitch Lab– handmade textile and craft products

- Vermicompost unit(Botany)

- Drum smoker and prawn shell stock cubes– Fish Processing Technology

- Saplings of mangroves and threatened plants (Research Dept. of Botany)

- Asmabi EcoTote bag (Research Dept. of Commerce)

Key Activities 2025–26

- Idea hackathons and ideathons in departments across the college, leading to the college-level review "Igniting Innovation: Showcasing the Best Ideas" (7 July 2025), where 30 student innovators presented.

- IIC Spark orientation, a Design Thinking Workshop and Startup Demo Day with Kerala Startup Mission mentor CS Manu Francis, and mentorship sessions for submitted incubation ideas.

- MIC-driven activities with the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell, including "Celebrating Failures", Rashtra Pratham Episode 3, and the Post-Budget Webinar on Education Initiatives.

- IEDC & ED Club Bazaar inaugurated on 13 January 2026, with a weekly "Market Day" where departments run stalls and sell products.

- A 24-hour intercollegiate hackathon on "Sustainable Coastal Living" (February 2026), with 10 teams from various colleges.

- Workshops and talks on screw pine mat making, cyber security in the AI era, VFX and animation, capital markets, and upskilling.

Achievements

- 31 ideas from students across disciplines were uploaded to the IIC portal.

- 6 innovations were submitted to the Ministry of Education's YUKTI Innovation Challenge, and 2 were selected and exhibited at the IIC Regional Meet 2025:

  - A germination technique for the critically endangered tree Diospyros crumenata (Karimbudan), with nearly 500 saplings ready for restoration.

  - KUVIL an instant avil milk brand developed by students.

- The college's niche-modelling method for conservation and ecorestoration site selection has been recognised as a nature-based solution.

- The college's proposal on screw pine mat weaving was selected as a case study for the Thrissur IEDC cluster.

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