योजना तथा वास्तुकला विद्यालय दिल्ली

School of Planning and Architecture Delhi

An “Institution of National Importance” Under an Act of Parliament (Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India)

Font Size - A + Skip to Main Content Screen Reader Access

Saturday 25 March 2023 IST

School of Planning and Architecture > Resources > Centres > DESIGN INNOVATION CENTRE (DIC)

DESIGN INNOVATION CENTRE (DIC) Print Back

User view"
DESIGN INNOVATION CENTRE (DIC) Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri Year of Establishment: 2015 Design Innovation Centres (DICs) have been established in government institutions under National Initiative for Design Innovation (NIDI) Scheme as a flagship programme by MHRD (as per Twelfth Plan) under a Hub and Spoke model with the lead institution acting as the mentor while synergising and leveraging the potential of the institutes. DIC is a platform for product or process innovations for students, faculty and citizens to give ideas that can be developed as products/processes. The mandate of DIC is also to act as an enabling centre/incubation centre for start-ups. Presently, there are 92 institutions that are involved in design and innovation; 20 institutions are Design Innovation Centres (DIC) Hubs and 70 institutions are Spokes. The DIC hubs include SPA-New Delhi, 10 IIT’s and 9 Central Government Universities. Apart from that there is 1 Open Design School (ODS) and 1 National Design Innovation Network (NDIN) linking the institutions. Objectives Promote and enhance interdisciplinary design-focused innovation and creativity problem solving through design based education and projects in the complete value chain from process to product. Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration amongst industry, academia, Government Institutions, research laboratories, etc. for entrepreneurship and marketing of products. To promote increased interaction/collaboration with institutes/ organizations worldwide and to build a flagship programme in the areas of design and innovation.

DESIGN INNOVATION CENTRE (DIC)

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri
Year of Establishment: 2015

Design Innovation Centres (DICs) have been established in government institutions under National Initiative for Design Innovation (NIDI) Scheme as a flagship programme by MHRD (as per Twelfth Plan) under a Hub and Spoke model with the lead institution acting as the mentor while synergising and leveraging the potential of the institutes.

DIC is a platform for product or process innovations for students, faculty and citizens to give ideas that can be developed as products/processes. The mandate of DIC is also to act as an enabling centre/incubation centre for start-ups. Presently, there are 92 institutions that are involved in design and innovation; 20 institutions are Design Innovation Centres (DIC) Hubs and 70 institutions are Spokes. The DIC hubs include SPA-New Delhi, 10 IIT’s and 9 Central Government Universities. Apart from that there is 1 Open Design School (ODS) and 1 National Design Innovation Network (NDIN) linking the institutions.

Objectives

Promote and enhance interdisciplinary design-focused innovation and creativity problem solving through design based education and projects in the complete value chain from process to product.
Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration amongst industry, academia, Government Institutions, research laboratories, etc. for entrepreneurship and marketing of products.
To promote increased interaction/collaboration with institutes/ organizations worldwide and to build a flagship programme in the areas of design and innovation.

Last Updated : 12 Apr 2021