Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi: Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Cluster Innovation Centre was established in 2011. It set up with the objective of fostering an ecosystem of innovation and connecting research with application for the benefit of society. Cluster Innovation Centre offers UG and PG courses with few specializations. It is an institute set up by the University of Delhi. The college offers B.Tech and B.A. (Honours) in Humanities and Social Science at UG level and M.Sc. at PG level. Admissions to the courses are done on the basis of exams like JEE Main/CUCUET/ DU-JAT.

The Cluster Innovation Centre - or CIC as it is popularly know - has been designed to seek and derive innovations from industrial clusters, village clusters, slum cluster and educational clusters. It is an endeavour to harness the passion and dedication of bright young minds with some of the major challenges of india and civil society. We strive to stream relevant ideas and programmes stemming from the above mandate into its learning and research programmes.

Table of Contents

Cluster Innovation Centre Quick Insights
Cluster Innovation Centre Admission Dates 2022
Cluster Innovation Centre Courses
Cluster Innovation Centre Admission
Why Choose Cluster Innovation Centre?
Cluster Innovation Centre Infrastructure
Cluster Innovation Centre Placements
Cluster Innovation Centre Scholarships
Cluster Innovation Centre Collaborations
Cluster Innovation Centre Faculty

Cluster Innovation Centre Quick Insights

Cluster Innovation Centre was established in 2011. The Cluster Innovation Centre aims to support application oriented research to solve real world problems by developing ideas into innovative applications that can be commercialized successfully. The institute's recognition, university type, approvals, facilities, etc are mentioned below

Cluster Innovation Centre, New Delhi
Year of Establishment	2011
Type of Institute	Public
Accreditation	NAAC
Courses/ Degrees Offered	UG, PG and Doctoral
Infrastructure Facilities	Engineering Kichen, Robotics and Embedded Systems Lab, Digital Fabrication and Rapid Prototyping Lab, IT Innovations Lab, Computer Cluster, Library
Location	New Delhi, India

Cluster Innovation Centre Admission Dates 2022

Below are the key dates for Cluster Innovation Centre Admission

Event	Date
Physical Verification of Certificates/ Documents of Provisionally Admitted Students for BTech (IT & Mathematical Innovations)	December 12, 2022 - December 14, 2022

Cluster Innovation Centre Courses

Cluster Innovation Centre offers courses at Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Levelart, management, science and philosophy. A few courses offered by the university are tabulated below

Courses	Duration	Selection Criteria
B.Tech	4 Years	JEE Main Scores
BA	3 Years	DU-JAT Scores
M.Sc	2 Years	CUCET Scores

Cluster Innovation Centre Fee Details

Courses	Total Tuition Fee
B.Tech	INR 75000
BA	INR 30000

Cluster Innovation Centre Admission

Cluster Innovation Centre admission 2022-2023 is in process. Admission to the courses like B.Tech, BA, M.sc is done on the basis of exams like JEE Main/CUCUET/ DU-JAT. The mode of Cluster Innovation Centre admission 2022 is online. At the UG level, the college offers a four-year B.Tech and a three-year B.A (Hons) programme. At the PG level, the college provides a two-year M.Sc programme for the students. Cluster Innovation Centre also offers a PhD in Physiology for three years.

Cluster Innovation Centre Eligibility Criteria

Cluster Innovation Centre has set different criteria for admission to various courses. The students need to meet that criterion to get access to the university. The primary criteria for some courses are as follows.

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must have passed class 12 from any recognized board.
Candidate must have a valid JEE Main score.

BA Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must have passed class 12 from any recognized board.
Candidate must have a valid DU-JAT Scores.

M.Sc Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must have passed class 12 from any recognized board.
Candidate must have a valid CUCET Scores.

Why Choose Cluster Innovation Centre?

University of Delhi has set up Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC) with the objective of fostering an ecosystem of innovation and connecting research with application for the benefit of society. The CIC aims to support application oriented research to solve real world problems by developing ideas into innovative applications that can be commercialized successfully. The CIC will focus on developing affordable innovations that reach a large number of people and at the same time are commercially viable to be sustainable and relevant

Cluster Innovation Centre Academic Advantages

It aims to provide a platform for the University and its partners to forge mutually beneficial linkages to initiate and assist innovation activities and act as a catalyst and facilitator.
It aspires to create an ecosystem that connects and facilitates various stakeholders on all aspects of the innovation process including training and support.
It promotes innovations, channel various incentives that benefit the cluster and act as an incubating body managing the growth of innovation in the ecosystem.

Cluster Innovation Centre Infrastructure

Cluster Innovation Centre has excellent infrastructure facilities for its students, teachers and non-teaching staff. JNTUK is spread across 110 acres, and the facilities are provided keeping in mind the overall growth of the students. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. The hostel rooms are equipped with all the necessary basic facilities. Some of the facilities of the university include

Engineering Kitchen
Robotics and Embedded Systems Lab
Digital Fabrication and Rapid Prototyping Lab
IT Innovations Lab
Computer Cluster
Library

Cluster Innovation Centre Placements

The key highlights of Cluster Innovation Centre placement are as follows

The college offers internship opportunities to its students
The students get employment opportunities with decent salary packages in private and government organizations, as Professor, Medical Coder, Clinical Associate, Psychologist and so on
They are offered an internship with an average package of 35000-40000
Many National and International companies visit every year to hire the bunch of talented crowd from the institute

Cluster Innovation Centre Top Recruiters

Google	Microsoft
Zomato	DRDO

Cluster Innovation Centre Scholarships

Cluster Innovation Centre provides state and national-level scholarships to the students. The various scholarships provided to the meritorious students are

National Scholarship
The welfare of SC/ST
Merit Scholarships SC/ST/OBC/Minorities Students

Cluster Innovation Centre Collaborations

Cluster Innovation Centre has various collaborations with R&D agencies, industry, and academia across the entire nation. Below mentioned is a list of several collaborations featured by Cluster Innovation Centre

National Collaborations

Software Technology Park of India(STPI)
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
IIT Bombay
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
Delhi Police
Gandhi Smriti
Department of Applied Sign Language, IGNOU
Prayas - An NGO working with children in conflict with the law
National Association for Deaf (NAD)
Noida Deaf Society (NDS)
Katha, New Delhi

Cluster Innovation Centre Faculty

Cluster Innovation Centre has a total number of 22+ faculty members. Research scholars with advanced degrees and knowledge teach the university's students. The faculty members of Cluster Innovation Centre make sure students get trained in their field of interest

Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi Highlights

Institution Type	Public
Total Faculty	22
Year of Establishment	2011
Genders Accepted	Co-Ed

Exams Accepted by Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi

JEE Main

Exam Date: Jan 22, 2025

Result Date: Feb 12, 2025

CUET

Exam Date: May 15, 2024

DU JAT

FAQs on Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi

Q: What all courses are offered by Cluster Innovation Centre?

A: Cluster Innovation Centre offers courses at UG, PG and Ph.D levels in the field of managment, arts, science, philosophy, etc.

Q: What is the eligibility criterion for getting admission to the B.Tech programme at Cluster Innovation Centre?

A: In order to get admission to this course, the candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board. 60% marks are required in any 4 subjects including Math’s for General category, 54% in case of OBC category, and 57% in case of PwD and CW category.

Q: Does the Cluster Innovation Centre provide internship opportunities for students?

A: Yes, It provides an opportunity for students to do an internship. Many students have completed their internships in FMS, BARC, KPMG, United Nations, Indian Oil, IAVE and many more. They are offered an internship with an average package of 35000-40000.

Q: What are the facilities offered by Cluster Innovation Centre?

A: The Cluster Innovation Centre provides medical facilities, hostels, library, Robotics and Embedded Systems Lab, and various other facilities to the students.

Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi Reviews

Overall Rating

3.8

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Distribution of Rating

>4-5 star

>3-4 star

>2-3 star

1-2 star

Academics & Faculty

4.3

Fees & Scholarships

3.9

Placements & Internships

3.2

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities

4.6

Clubs & Associations

3.3

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Vishal Verma Batch 2017 BA Honours

4.3

Reviewed on Feb 08, 2018

4 Placements

3.5 Fees

5 Academics

4.5 Infrastructure

4.5 Campus

Placements & Internships : The internship and placement cell are very active. Companies like Internshala, Deloitte, and creation cradle hire many students from the college every year.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : IPU CET is the entrance exam conducted the by the universi

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Mayank Malik Batch 2021 BTech IT

3.5

Reviewed on Oct 26, 2017

2.5 Placements

5 Fees

3.5 Academics

4.5 Infrastructure

2 Campus

Placements & Internships : There is no placement cell. The alumni network is very advanced.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : The eligibility criteria is to score 60% or above in 12th. The entrance test had just 40 seats. (20 unreserved). The typical cutoff is 200/36

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Shreya Agarwal Batch 2016 Others

3.6

Reviewed on Mar 21, 2017

3 Placements

4 Fees

4 Academics

Placements & Internships : The internship criteria are such that it depends on which course who are enrolled in. There are three courses which are currently being offered in CIC and the concerned faculty helps you in getting the suitable internship accord

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Neha Jain Batch 2018 Others

4.4

Reviewed on Jul 15, 2016

4 Academics

5 Fees

4 Placements

5 Infrastructure

4 Campus

Placements & Internships : I have done two internships , one as a video editor in a media channel and another is a website development for a teleshopping company and pursuing my third internship under a professor of website development. i have earned a st

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Harshit Rakheja Batch 2018 Others

3.6

Reviewed on Jun 07, 2016

3.5 Academics

3.5 Fees

4 Infrastructure

Academics & Faculty : The daily routine for a humanities student at CIC is rigorous and extensive. Classes in the first semester start at 9 a.m. and continue till 2 p.m. as there are 5 papers which are taught in the first semester namely Art of communication, cultural diversity, impact of technology, environmental science and research methodology. The students at CIC are encouraged to take part in various workshops and seminars conducted in and around the university. For example, in my first semester, I took part in various workshops and seminars such as a workshop on creativity in communication conducted by Prof. Brij Bakshi, former creative head at Doordarshan and visiting professor at CIC, theatre workshop conducted by renowned theatre personality Hadi Sarmadi, a 2 months course on writing a manuscript etc. Due to the new CBCS ranking system adopted by the university, students at CIC for the purpose of securing marks in their internal assessment are required to give presentations on various topics for which they are evaluated by the mentors. The daily routine at CIC keeps changing every semester. B.A. Honours Humanities and Social Sciences is taught with the meta college concept. What this means is that after the end of first semester, all the students are required to go to other colleges of Delhi University from semester II - V and study the subjects of their choice in accordance with the 4 streams offered at CIC namely - Journalism, Counselling, Art and Design and Historical Tourism. Students are required to choose papers in accordance with the stream of their choice and are guided through this process by the mentors at CIC. For example, I have completed my second semester from Ramjas college studying 3 papers of political science honours and may be going to Hindu college next semester for studying other papers of my choice. A student of B.A. Honours Humanities and Social Sciences is required to study 4 papers from semesters II to V which include 3 theory papers to be taught at other colleges of Delhi University and one project paper to be taught at CIC under the guidance of the mentor. The students are expected to engage in extensive research, literature survey and field work for the purpose of these semester long projects and are required to give 2 presentations for the same, one being the mid-semester presentation and the other being the final presentation at the end of the semester. The overall experience at CIC is good, it is located in North Campus, Delhi University very near to the Vishwavidyalaya metro station and has good infrastructure, better than most colleges of DU. The canteen remains the most popular hangout spot for CIC students. There are 2 bachelor courses at CIC 1) B.A. Honours Humanities and Social Sciences2) B.Tech IT and Mathematical innovationsAdmission to these courses is through an entrance test in the month of June. 40 students are admitted per course. For more details regarding the admission process, please visit cic.du.ac.in

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