{"id":19625,"date":"2026-01-31T15:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/?page_id=19625"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:31:27","slug":"iic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/gu\/iic\/","title":{"rendered":"IIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-24\" >\n\t<div class=\"container et-clearfix\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 text-align-none\" >\n\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"et-image-17393\" class=\"et-image aligncenter curtain-left\" data-curtain=\"true\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"t\" height=\"t\" src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IIC.png\" alt=\"NSS\"><div class=\"curtain\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-24\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1\/5\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"et-image-645795\" class=\"et-image aligncenter curtain-left\" data-curtain=\"true\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"t\" height=\"t\" src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IIC-CERT.jpg\" alt=\"IIC\"><div class=\"curtain\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\/5\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"  data-animation-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Institution&#8217;s Innovation Council (IIC) is a Ministry of Education initiative for Higher Education Institutions to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems among students. Gujarat Arts &amp; Commerce College, Ahmedabad actively participates by establishing a dedicated IIC to conduct structured for arts and commerce students.\u200b<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">IIC promotes a culture of ideation, prototyping and IP awareness in institutions through different activities including workshops, seminars and mentor interactions. The college integrates IIC with its SSIP framework, appointing faculty coordinators and student members to organize events, track progress via the national IIC portal.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1\/5\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"et-image-458708\" class=\"et-image aligncenter curtain-left\" data-curtain=\"true\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"t\" height=\"t\" src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/profriddhi.jpg\" alt=\"NSS\"><div class=\"curtain\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"  data-animation-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prof. Riddhi Suthar\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">IIC Convener<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et-accordion-wrapper\"><div id=\"et-accordion-1\" class=\"et-accordion et-clearfix collapsible-false\"><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Vision<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"vision-1\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"  data-animation-delay=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>To create an innovation-driven ecosystem that empowers arts and commerce students to transform ideas into viable startups, contributing to Gujarat&#8217;s entrepreneurial landscape and India&#8217;s Atmanirbhar Bharat goals.\u200b<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Mission<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"mission-2\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"  data-animation-delay=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>To nurture problem-solving skills through regular workshops, industry collaborations and pre-incubation support, enabling students to prototype innovations and pursue entrepreneurial careers.\u200b<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Aim<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"aim-3\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"  data-animation-delay=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<ul>\n<li>To identify and nurture innovative ideas from students and faculty<\/li>\n<li>To provide a platform for experiential learning through innovation activities<\/li>\n<li>To motivate students towards start-upsand self-employment<\/li>\n<li>To align institutional activities with national innovation and start-up policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Benefits<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"benefits-4\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"  data-animation-delay=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<ul>\n<li>The IIC equips students with design thinking, pitch training and startup skills, boosting their employability and self-employment opportunities in commerce sectors.<\/li>\n<li>The IIC builds faculty leadership credentials in innovation rankings.<\/li>\n<li>The IIC enhances the college&#8217;s institutional profile for grants and collaborations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Reports<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"reports-5\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-24\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-475138\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sEteyheIZE9E0xSleWSrZ7TwF0R_y9ZL\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 5.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-145342\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Uo8IxAyhgc-3LUK5VhwIj1A2pruuD7SO\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 6.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-48593\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wbj5VzIle8i66UXVGE_zNCitOeRrv4UM\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 7.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">IIC Appreciation Letter<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"iic-appreciation-letter-6\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-24\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-667748\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1M1iiFteSjZ6AvgwoFofeZ0m6U22S-rkb\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 5.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-531484\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1n5dFPpxwB80ifHxA-XmxmXD_aXG0ukxr\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 6.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Rating Certificate<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"rating-certificate-7\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-24\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-131775\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lG3HLdcaLs1auoEEVKZv8-uSdZI1X5EZ\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 5.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a id=\"et-button-705061\" class=\"et-button icon-position-left modal-false medium hover-none click-none\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1O75erqlBXp_J5QIweLnCOuHNMkwOHrnF\/view?usp=sharing\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-parallax=\"false\" data-move=\"false\" data-coordinatex=\"0\" data-coordinatey=\"0\" data-speed=\"10\"><span class=\"hover\"><\/span><span class=\"regular\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">IIC 6.0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle-title et-clearfix\"><h6 class=\"toggle-title-tag\">Gallery<\/h6><span class=\"toggle-ind\"><\/span><\/div> <div id=\"gallery-8\" class=\"toggle-content et-clearfix\"><div id=\"et-gallery-935060\" class=\"et-gallery et-item-set carousel effect-none navigation-only-arrows owl-carousel\" data-columns=\"4\" data-gap=\"8\" data-autoplay=\"false\"><div class=\"et-item et-gallery-item\"><div class=\"et-item-inner\"><div class=\"image-container\"><div class=\"image-preloader\"><\/div><a class=\"et-gallery-link lightbox\" 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src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20250913-WA0020.jpg-1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et-item et-gallery-item\"><div class=\"et-item-inner\"><div class=\"image-container\"><div class=\"image-preloader\"><\/div><a class=\"et-gallery-link lightbox\" data-lightbox-gallery=\"et-gallery-935060\" href=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20251014-WA0063.jpg-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gujarat Arts & Commerce College\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20251014-WA0063.jpg-1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et-item et-gallery-item\"><div class=\"et-item-inner\"><div class=\"image-container\"><div class=\"image-preloader\"><\/div><a class=\"et-gallery-link lightbox\" data-lightbox-gallery=\"et-gallery-935060\" href=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/building-her.JPG-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gujarat Arts & Commerce College\" width=\"551\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/building-her.JPG-1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et-item et-gallery-item\"><div class=\"et-item-inner\"><div class=\"image-container\"><div class=\"image-preloader\"><\/div><a class=\"et-gallery-link lightbox\" data-lightbox-gallery=\"et-gallery-935060\" href=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-25-at-1.46.19-PM-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gujarat Arts & Commerce College\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-25-at-1.46.19-PM-1-1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et-item et-gallery-item\"><div class=\"et-item-inner\"><div class=\"image-container\"><div class=\"image-preloader\"><\/div><a class=\"et-gallery-link lightbox\" data-lightbox-gallery=\"et-gallery-935060\" 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src=\"https:\/\/gacc.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG-20251110-WA0017.jpg-1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) is a Ministry of Education initiative for Higher Education Institutions to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems among students. 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