AICTE IDEA Lab Committee

Designation
Name
Chief Mentor
Coordinator
Coordinator
Dr. Sunny Sall
Co-coordinator
Mr. Kiran Beldar

Vision & Mission

VISION

To become a multidisciplinary innovation ecosystem that nurtures creative thinking, transforms ideas into impactful solutions, and empowers students and faculty to address societal, industrial, and environmental challenges through design, technology, and entrepreneurship.

MISSION

  • To provide an open, inclusive, and hands-on learning environment that enables ideation, prototyping, testing, and validation of innovative concepts.
  • To foster interdisciplinary collaboration among engineering, science, management, and allied domains for solving real-world problems.
  • To promote a culture of innovation, design thinking, and problem-based learning aligned with national initiatives such as Atmanirbhar Bharat and Startup India.
  • To support students and faculty in developing prototypes, intellectual property, startups, and socially relevant technologies.
  • To strengthen industry–academia interaction by facilitating mentorship, training, and collaborative projects through the IDEA Lab.

Key Objectives and Features:

  • Hands-on Learning: IDEA Labs provide students with the opportunity to engage with equipment and tools to transform ideas into prototypes, aligning with the National Education Policy. 
  • Skill Development: The labs focus on developing 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, design thinking, collaboration, and communication. 
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship: IDEA Labs encourage students to develop innovative product ideas and foster a culture of innovation, incubation, and entrepreneurship.
  • Interdisciplinary Approach: These labs promote multidisciplinary research and teaching among faculty, encouraging collaboration across different fields.
  • Community Engagement: IDEA Labs facilitate outreach and collaboration with nearby industries and institutions.
  • Accessibility: The labs are designed to be accessible to students, faculty, and even the wider community, operating 24/7.
  • Infrastructure: They typically require a built-up space of 3,000 to 5,000 square feet and include equipment like 3D printers, laser cutters, and other tools. 
  • Performance Monitoring: AICTE oversees all IDEA Labs and tracks their performance through a centralized system, with results displayed on a leaderboard.

Expected Outcome

  • Research and innovation in new areas will improve publications.
  • Increase the entrepreneurs by promoting product to venture.
  • St. John will emerge as brand in surrounding area for promoting research and innovation.
  • It will improve admissions.
  • It will improve the skills among student and faculties.
  • It will generate the revenue.

Beneficiary of Idea lab

  • Students of Engineering, Pharmacy and Humanities.
  • Faculty of Engineering, Pharmacy, and Humanities students.
  • Surrounding 150+ Schools and Jr. Colleges.
  • Surrounding small scale industries and laghu udyog centers.

Beneficiary of Idea lab

90 lakh funding sanction under AICTE idea lab

Stakeholder
Contribution (in Lakh)
AICTE
30
SJCEM
30
Industry (Velvin Group of Industries)
30
Detailed Report
Total Project Cost, Rs. (in lakh)
Contribution, Rs. (in lakh)
AICTE
Institute
Industry / Alumni / Others
NR
R
Total
NR
R
Total
NR
R
Total
90
20
10
30
20
10
30
20
10
30

List of Mandatory Equipment in AICTE-IDEALab

Sr. No.
Name of Equipment
1
Laser Cutter
2
Vinyl Cutter
3
3D Printer
4
3D Scanner
5
CNC Router
6
Mini Desktop Lathe cum Milling
7
Drilling M/c 1 HP Motor
8
Handheld High Speed Drilling M/c-15000 RPM with accessories - 2 Nos.
9
Benchtop Grinder Machine
10
Solder stations (5 nos)
11
Desoldering M/c
12
Advanced, motorized Sewing Machine
13
Wood Lathe
14
Power Tools
15
Portable Welding M/c
16
Refrigerator
17
Normal and Microwave Oven
18
Magnifying Glass with Stand- 2 No.
19
Digital Microscope
20
Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
21
Digital Storage Oscilloscope
22
Signal Generator
23
Variable Power Supply
24
Benchtop Multimeter
25
Projector
26
Heavy Duty Laser Printer
27
PCB Milling Machine*
28
Smart Board
29
Computer Workstation in networking- 5 Nos

List of Mandatory Consumables in AICTE- IDEALab

Sr. No.
Name of Item
1
Vacuum Cleaner
2
Hot Air Gun- 5 Nos.
3
Measuring Equipment [Vernier calliper (0-200/0.01), Vernier height gauge (0-1000nmm), Micrometer 0-50, 50-100/0.001 inside and outside)], Metal Scale etc
4
Fire Extinguisher
5
First Aid Box
6
Digital Multimeter (5 units)
7
Clothes Iron (5 units)
8
Electronic Component Repository (LCR Meter, Variac, etc)
9
3D printer Filament
10
Acrylic Sheets
11
Foam Sheets
12
Ply Boards
13
Nylon Rods
14
Nuts
15
Bolts
16
Screws
17
Washers
18
Studs
19
Nails
20
Adhesives
21
2Way Tapes
22
PVC Pipes
23
Aluminum Channels
24
PCB Drill Bits
25
Drill Bits
26
Drill Bits
27
Carpentry Boring Bits
28
Electronic Active and Passive components
29
USB Cables
30
Radiumn Cutter Knives
31
Glue Sticks
32
Hack Saw Blades
33
9V Battery Snaps
34
LAN Cables
35
9V Batteries

List of Mandatory Tools in AICTE- IDEALab

Sr. No.
Name of General & Mechanical Tool
1
Hacksaw (5Nos)
2
Micro Chisel Set (3 Nos.)
3
Pliers (3 Sets)
4
Manual PCB Drilling Machine (3 Nos.)
5
PCB power Drilling Machine (3 Nos.)
6
Cordless Drilling Machines (2 Nos.)
7
Jigsaw Machines (2 Nos.)
8
Power Circular Saw (2 Nos.)
9
Files Set (2 Sets)
10
File Handles (1 Set)
11
Needle Files (2 Sets)
12
Pipe Vice (2 Pcs)
13
Mini HackSaw (5 Nos.)
14
Ball Peen Hammer (5 Nos.)
15
Steel Shaft Claw Hammer (5 Nos.)
16
Nylon Mallet (5 Pcs)
17
Rubber Mallet (5 Pcs)
18
Allen Key Set (3 Sets)
19
Dremel multi tool kit (2 Nos.)
20
Double ended spanner sets (2 Sets)
21
12 Piece Open ended Spanner Set (2 Sets)
22
Belt and Disc Sanding Machine (1 No.)
23
Scroll Saw Machine (1 No.)
24
Tool Wall covering Perforator (3 pcs)
25
Dremel Moto Saw
26
Bench Grinding Machine
27
Power Return Measuring Tape (5 Nos.)
28
Tri Square 8" (5 Nos.)
29
Stainless Steel Rule (5 Nos.)
30
Digital Vernier Caliper (5 Nos.)
31
Spirit Level (5 Nos.)
32
Dremel Cordless Rotary Tool
33
Power Router
34
Sewing Machine
35
Impact Drill (3 Units)
36
Ratchet Set (2 Units)
37
Router Bit Starter kit
38
Scroll Saw
Sr. No.
Name of Electrical Tool
1
Hot Air Blower With Soldering Iron (5 Nos)
2
Tin Cutter with Spring (10 units)
3
Centrifugal Blower
4
Screwdriver Sets (2 sets)
5
Cutting Mats (5 Nos.)
6
Vacuum Cleaner (2 Nos.)
7
Hot Air Gun- 5 Nos.
8
Micrometer -5 Nos
9
Glue Gun-5 Nos
10
Air Compressor
11
Allen Set Wrench(5 set)
12
Tongue and Groove Pliers (5 pcs)
13
Non-contact voltage tester (5 pcs)
14
Wire Stripper (5 pcs)
15
Fish Tape (2 pcs)
16
Flashlights (2 pcs)
17
DC Regulated Power Supply (3 units)
18
Solder Wick (10 pcs)
19
Filament Dehydrator
20
Reflow Oven
21
Glass Cutter
22
Gypsum (10kg)
23
Digital Multimeter (5 units)
24
Clothes Iron (5 units)
25
Oscilloscope (4 units)
Sr. No.
No Networking Tool Name
1
C-Clamp (10 pcs)
2
Ratchet clamp 8 inches/200mm (10 pcs)
3
Baby Vice 60 mm (5 pcs)
4
Bench vices (5 units)
5
Anvil

Optional Equipment & Consumables

Sr. No.
Name of Equipment
1
Coil Winding M/c motorized
2
Plotter - Printer
3
HAM Radio transceiver, antenna and related equipment
4
Relevant Software (Academic Licenses)
5
Sensor set including sensors for Home/ Industry/ Agriculture Automation, Medical diagnosis
6
Arduino UNO boards (10 sets including USB A to B cable+ male -male connecting wires+ female to female connecting wires+ male -female connecting wires)
7
NodeMCU (ESP8266) boards (10 sets (10 sets including USBA to B cable+ male -male connecting wires+ female to female connecting wires+ male -female connecting wires)
8
Raspberry Pi 4 boards (05 sets including HDMI –mini HDMI connector, Memory card of 8 GB, adaptor, casing)
9
BeagleBone Al for Artificial Intelligence based applications (5 sets)
10
BeagleBone -Black-Wireless 5 sets)
11
Peripheral sets for Arduino/ NodeMCU/ Raspberry Pi (10 sets)
12
ESP32 CAM Development Board WiFi+Bluetooth with OV2640 Camera Module (5 sets)
13
Solnoi Electronics Raspberry Pi 3 Camera Module Night Vision Camera (5 sets)
14
Wire,less Communication Zighee device
15
Oscilloscope
16
Diy UAS industrial Kit
17
Rapid Prototyping machine
18
Ultra CycloneFPGA Kit
19
Metal gear sevuomtor
20
Drones kit
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