The ‘National Innovation and Start-up Policy 2019 for students and faculty in HEIs was launched by Former Minister of Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on 11th September 2019 at AICTE, New Delhi.

This policy intends to guide HEIs for promoting students’ driven innovations & start-ups and to engage the students and faculty in innovation and start-up activities on campus. The policy aims at enabling HEIs to build, streamline and strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in campus and will be instrumental in leveraging the potential of student’s creative problem solving and entrepreneurial mindset, and promoting a strong intra and inter-institutional partnerships with ecosystem enablers and different stakeholders at regional, national and international level. The policy is being implemented by MoE’s Innovation Cell and in coordination with AICTE, UGC, State/ UT governments, and universities. Implementation of policy has been undertaken for quick adoption by HEIs. The present policy is a way forward to the earlier version of AICTE’s Start-up Policy which was launched in the year 2016 to complement the Startup Action Plan under the Startup India and Stand-up India Program launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

MES Ponnani College, the HEI has joined the NISP Policy Campaign in June 2021. Smt. Sabna. M was Nominated NISP Coordinator for Policy Adoption at the HEI. The NISP Coordinator completed the Policy Implementation Training Program Offered by Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell in July and August 2021 via online mode.

The following faculties have been nominated by the Principal to formulate the NISP Policy, in a meeting held with the NISP Coordinator on 03/09/21, 03.00 pm at MES Ponnani College

Limseer Ali. P (IQAC Coordinator)

Dr. V. K. Brijesh (Member, IQAC)

Sabna. M (NISP Coordinator)

Dr. P. Jayaram (IIC Coordinator)

Smt. Nusrath. K (IEDC Coordinator)

Smt. Sreejalakshmi.S (YIP Coordinator)

Smt. K. Muneera (ED Club, Coordinator)