The goal of this innovative practice paper is to describe the implementation of a project-based learning mechanism in the academic curriculum. One such mechanism called ‘Innovative Projects’ has been implemented at our university to systematically foster an innovation culture among all students of engineering and technology programs at the grassroots level. The primary goal of this initiation is to encourage, inspire, and nurture all freshman students of various engineering and technology programs by assisting them in developing innovative ideas and prototyping them. This initiative provides an excellent opportunity for new undergraduate students to develop innovative ideas using Arduino and Raspberry Pi embedded boards. Innovative projects also provide an opportunity for freshman students to interact with first year students from other departments in order to improve their research skills and encourage interdisciplinary projects. The plan allows students to select their own project group members and a faculty advisor, allowing them to take advantage of intensive course training and laboratory facilities. This strategic plan ensures that students gain knowledge through a project-based learning process to solve many real-world technology-related problems. In this paper, we will describe our experiences of successfully implementing innovative project courses in the freshman year of all engineering and technology programs offered at our university. In the previous and present academic years, two courses on innovative projects were introduced for the first time in the curricula of all engineering and technology programs offered at our university. These two courses are named Innovative Project-Arduino Using Embedded C (CSE 1002) and Innovative Project-Raspberry Pi Using Python (CSE 1003). The CSE 1002 and CSE 1003 courses were offered for the first time in the freshman year during the spring semester of the academic year 2021–22 and during the fall semester of the academ...