Spirit of DIC

Design Innovation Center is conceptualized to promote, nurture and advance the culture of design innovation in the country leading to significant contributions and breakthroughs impacting quality of human life.

Objectives of DIC

Design-focused innovation & creativity, culture of innovation & creative problem solving, knowledge sharing and collaboration among stake holders. Classroom projects to market/people, Academia-industry interaction & Academia-social interaction.

Objectives of DIC in context of North-East

Culture of innovation and creative problem solving, knowledge sharing among stake holders Academia-social interaction Academia-industry interaction.

Salient facts of DIC proposal

  • Project became effective on 26th March 2014.

  • It will end on 30 September 2017

  • Total budget: Rs. 10 crore

  • Total budget allotted for 3 spoke institutes: Rs. 3 crore

  • Total budget allotted for NIT Meghalaya: Rs. 1crore

DIC stakeholders