OURVERTICALS

— pick your path, own your impact

CIE operates through 5 focused verticals — each with its own team, goals, and domain of impact. Together they form the full innovation ecosystem at MLRIT.

Verticals

500+

Active Members

80+

Projects Done

2026–27

Current Cohort

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Our Verticals

CIE is made up of different verticals, each focusing on a specific part of the innovation ecosystem. Some focus on building. Some focus on developing ideas further. Some tell stories. Some support resources and operations. Some explore entrepreneurship. Each vertical works differently, but they are connected by one thing: students learning through real experience.

MPCIE Vertical

MP

Build Your First Idea

Microprojects are where many students take their first step into hands-on work — small teams exploring a problem and trying to build a solution.

CIE Studios

Stories Worth Sharing

CIE Studios helps capture and share the stories behind the projects, events, and people that make up CIE — through photography, video, and digital content.

Product Development

Take an Idea Further

The Product Development vertical works on ideas and projects that have the potential to be developed further — from prototype to something genuinely useful.

Startup Cohort

Explore What It Takes to Build a Startup

For students who want to explore entrepreneurship beyond just pitching an idea — understanding problems, users, and how to communicate what they're building.

Inventory

The Team Behind the Resources

The Inventory Initiative gives students quick, reliable, and affordable access to the electronic components and modules needed to build micro-projects and prototypes.

300+

Items Tracked

Studios & Labs Covered

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