The Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, to foster a culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship across educational institutions in India. Established in 2018 under the purview of the Ministry's Innovation Cell, the IIC aims to systematically promote innovation and start-up activities within the Higher Education Ecosystem.

The Major focus of IIC of Thiagarajar College of Engineering is on :

• Cultivating innovation, entrepreneurial skills among the interested and mindful students by organizing a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship activities throughout the year in a systematic manner there by creating a vibrant innovation ecosystem in our TCE campus.
• Providing training and workshops to the students and faculty to enhance their skills in innovation and entrepreneurship, including design thinking, intellectual property rights (IPR), and start-up management.
• Fostering innovation, promoting and facilitating the systematic submission of the document of the student’s Idea/PoC/Innovation/Prototype/ Business Model/Startup by an individual or team of students in Yukti YUKTI–National Innovation Repository (NIR).
• Assessing the readiness of the innovations in the YUKTI-NIR by the faculty innovation ambassadors and to recommend for leveraging the student’s innovation including Innovation challenges ,Technology readiness levels(TRLs),Patenting, startup and incubation
• Connecting innovators with mentors, industry experts, and funding agencies, providing the necessary support for translating ideas into viable start-ups.
• Recognizing and rewarding the innovative ideas and projects through various competitions and challenges, motivating students and faculty to pursue innovations towards startups
• Facilitating the creation of startups by providing incubation support, including access to infrastructure, seed funding, and networking opportunities.