AICTE IDEA LAB

RRCE AICTE IDEA (Idea Development, Evaluation and Application) Lab :

Overview of the AICTE Idea Lab Scheme:

AICTE has launched a scheme for funding establishment of AICTE IDEA (Idea Development, Evluation and Application Laboratory) in its approved institutions for encouraging students for application of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fundamentals towards enhanced hands-on experience and enable joy-filled learning by doing.

AICTE is sanctioning the fund for establishing a common facility in the approved institution, IDEA lab facilitates the students to “engage, explore, experience, express and excel” as desired by the Honourable Prime Minister of INDIA, in align with National Education Policy (NEP 2020).

Objectives :

To provide laboratory facilities under one roof to the students and faculty members to “engage, explore, experience, express and excel” and get practical exposure and apply the technical knowledge and skills to develop a product useful to the society especially for the needy and underprivileged people.

Vision

To create an Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Eco System for the students and faculty members to convert their Innovative Ideas into useful products for the betterment of people and society.

Mission

• To provide the state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities in the IDEA Lab makerspace for developing technological solutions to societal and industrial problems.
• To create an awareness on Innovation and Design Thinking, Problem solving, Idea generation and Prototype Development among the students and faculty members.
• To provide Incubation facility and mentoring support to the aspiring student Innovators and faculty innovators to create matured start up ventures inside the campus.
• To promote sustainable innovation and development of solutions for real world problems in the industry and society.

Faciltities at RRCE AICTE IDEA Lab :

RRCE AICTE IDEA Lab has a build up space of 5000 square feet with makerspace with basic equipments like CNC milling machine, CNC Drilling Machine, Robots in the robotics lab and electronics & IoT components, sensors in the IoT Lab and Centre of Excellence labs, discussion rooms, seminar halls with LCD Projector & Training rooms and computer systems with high speed Internet connections

Procurement of Major Equipments :

It is proposed to procure the following major equipments for the proposed AICTE IDEA lab

• 3D Printer
• 3D Scanner
• CNC Router
• Mini Desktop Lathe Cum Milling Machine
• Bench Top Grinder machine
• PCB Milling Machine
• PCB Prototype Machines
• DSO
• MSO
• Smart Board

Integration of AICTE-IDEA Lab with the laboratory facilities of the Departments:

• IDEA Lab enables Inter-Disciplinary Research Projects which will serve as a catalyst for collaborative research involving faculty and students from various departments to solve multidisciplinary problems and challenges.
• Resources and Facilities will be shared among the students and faculty members of various department on dedicated time slots basis beyond the college working hours to access IDEA Lab tools and equipment to build their prototype working models. Makerspace of IDEA lab offers a centralized inventory of lab resources to the students of various departments of our institution and also for the students and faculty members of nearby institutions in our Bangalore region.
• Multidisciplinary Curriculum Modules of IDEA lab Integrate hands-on sessions in the focused areas such as Innovation and Design Thinking, Problem Solving, Ideation Techniques, Prototype Modeling, Start up creation for the students and faculty members of engineering, management, science, and design disciplines. It is proposed to offer short-term training programs to upskill the aspiring innovators on trending technologies and application areas like AI for smart healthcare, gro-tron technologies for Precision farming and Robot design for agriculture and also Robot design for waste management and waste segregation.
• Collaborative Workshops and Seminars: It is proposed to host workshops, mentoring session and webinars on multidisciplinary problem solving for knowledge sharing and motivate the aspiring innovators as problem solvers.

Proposed Activities by AICTE IDEA Lab:

It is planned to organize National Level Hackathons, Startupthons, Ideathoons, Innovation challenges and Idea pitch presentations in front of the angel investors.

Interdepartmental Innovation Teams will be formed among students and faculty members from multiple disciplines to carry out interdisciplinary projects to address societal and industrial problems.

This will motivate students and faculty members to participate Nnational and International innovation competitions and Idea Pitch session to bring angel investment funds to their start up venture.

This idea lab promotes interdisciplinary research which will align with national priorities like sustainability, smart cities, precision agriculture and digital healthcare.

Entrepreneurship and Startup Support from the IDEA lab to the aspiring innovators and start up founders to incubate their startups in the Incubation Centre with free office space and manufacturing space and computing facilities, Internet connection and equipments usage for a period of minimum two years in an affordable cost basis.

IDEA lab mentorship eco system supports the innovators and startup founders by bringing together experts from different domains and connect with the angel investors.

Annual Multidisciplinary Exhibition will be organized to showcasing projects developed using IDEA Lab resources and emphasizing interdepartmental contributions.

Feedback and Continuous Quality Improvement :

An advisory committee with multidisciplinary experts to monitor the integration of the IDEA Lab with the facilities and Centers of Excellences (CoEs) and skill laboratories of various departments of the Institution.

This advisory committee monitors the progress of the activities of the IDEA lab and regularly gathers feedback to refine and improve the outcome of the activities and helps to reach the vision of the IDEA lab.

This approach ensures a seamless and impactful integration of the AICTE-IDEA Lab across multiple disciplines, fostering innovation and collaboration within the institution.

Action plan for the sustenance of IDEA lab after two years by generating the income :

• By offering mentorship sessions and technology adoption services to the innovators and start up founders on nominal charges.
• It is planned to permit the start up founders and to utilize the office space, makerspace and facilities either on profit sharing basis or charging an affordable charges.
• Offer consultancy services and testing services to the nearby industries in our Bangalore region such as Bidadi industrial estate, Electronics City industrial estate, Global village industries and Peenya Industrial estate, Bangalore.
• It is planned to offer Technology Transfer and commercialization servicing and IP filing services to the start up ventures emerged from our IDEA labs and also for the nearby industries.

Contact details for further enquiries:

• Dr. R. Balakrishna,
  Principal & Chief Mentor, – AICTE IDEA Lab, RRCE
  principal@rrce.org
  (M) 99000-28023
• Dr. S. Usha, Co-ordinator – AICTE IDEA Lab, RRCE
• Dr.J. Amutharaj, Co-Coordinator, AICTE IDEA Lab, RRCE