JALANDHAR:The Institution’s Innovation Council of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya- the Autonomous and Heritage Institution, Seat of Women Empowerment, Ranked No. 1 College in India by India Today Ranking, 2019 (various categories) has been awarded ‘Gold Star’ by MHRD’s Innovation Cell (Govt. of India), for its commitment and dedication in organizing various activities to promote entrepreneurial and innovative culture among the students.KMV is also privileged to be selected among the few institutes all over the country by MHRD’s Innovation Cell (Govt. of India) to organize Impact Lecture Sessions. The Impact Lecture Sessions will be organized by the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) at KMV to encourage the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in young minds. The lectures will focus on a wide variety of topics and help in building a broader understanding of new forms of innovation and analyzing the key challenges posed to entrepreneurs. The experts in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation will be invited to address some of the critical issues faced by entrepreneurs like business-plan writing, design thinking, funding one’s own venture, risk management, financial analysis, opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship available in certain sectors, etc. Principal Prof. Dr. Atima Sharma Dwivedi applauded the efforts of IIC at KMV for this outstanding achievement. She also highlighted that impact lectures will improve the key competence of entrepreneurship and lead to more innovative behavior among students. She further emphasized that it would help the students to display creativity and come up with new ideas and will be able to put them into action.