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The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) at KCG College of Technology is dedicated to cultivating a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among students and faculty. Our inclusive educational environment encourages learners to integrate design thinking, enhance problem-solving skills, and strengthen critical thinking, fostering innovation throughout their academic journey.
The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, recognized KCG College for its commitment to innovation and sanctioned a grant-in-aid of ₹44.5 lakhs for a five-year period until 2015. This funding enabled students to transform creative ideas into tangible prototypes, nurturing the next generation of innovators. Additionally, the institute has received funding and support from the Ministry of MSME, StartupTN, the Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII), Tamil Nadu, and several other organizations to help students turn innovative ideas into reality.
The vision of the IEDC is to empower innovators by providing access to state-of-the-art technologies, expert mentorship, and entrepreneurial guidance, positioning KCG College as a hub for innovation, technological advancement, and startup development.
IEDC Program Verticals
1.Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)
Established under the Ministry of Education, IIC fosters a culture of innovation, mentoring students to develop and implement creative ideas into impactful solutions.
2.Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell
Facilitates the protection, filing, and commercialization of innovations.Explore our patents
3. Technology Support through the Centre for ExcellenceProvides access to advanced technical resources, expert guidance, and hands-on mentorship to support the development of prototypes and innovative projects.
4. Technology Business Incubator (TBI) Supports startups and entrepreneurs in transforming ideas into viable businesses through the KCG Innovation and Incubation and Entrepreneur Centre (KCGIIEC).
Funding Support for Innovators
KCG Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre is an organization designed to help technology startups. We do this by finding out what you need to become a successful technology entrepreneur. We provide infrastructure for startups and connect you with mentors to help you along in the journey. We provide you access to lots of startup and technology events ad even help you with interns from KCG College when you need some help.
When you are a member of KCG IIEC, you are in a peer group of other startup companies under the care of some of the most seasoned entrepreneurs.
Can a startup survive without being part of an incubator? Certainly. However, we found that incubated startups spend less time worrying about distractions in executing their business. When you are part of an incubator, you are not alone. You are in the company of other startups and small businesses. If you want, you can get help from mentors.
To get started is pretty easy. You can send us an email at Get More Information with your contact details and a one or two paragraphs of description about your business. We can set up a meeting and walk you through all the services we offer.
To systematically nurture a culture of innovation among students and faculty, KCG College of Technology established its Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) in 2018 under the initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The Council conducts a range of innovation-focused activities in line with MoE guidelines and organizes self-driven programs to strengthen the institution’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The primary objective of the IIC is to encourage, inspire, and mentor students to ideate, innovate, and develop feasible prototypes that can evolve into impactful solutions. The Council consists of faculty members, student innovators, and external experts who actively guide and monitor innovation activities on campus.
Notably, our Institution’s Innovation Council has been nominated as a Governing Member of the State-Level Consortium of IICs (C-19). Since its inception, KCG College has consistently achieved the highest star rating from the Ministry of Education and has been recognized under the Mentor–Mentee Scheme, enabling it to guide other higher education institutions in building their own innovation ecosystems.
In the academic year 2023–24, KCG College of Technology mentored five colleges in Tamil Nadu under the Mentor–Mentee Scheme and received funding support from the Ministry of Education and the Institution’s Innovation Council for this initiative.
• Conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities as prescribed by the Central MIC within a time-bound framework.• Identify and recognize innovative ideas, reward outstanding innovations, and share success stories.• Organize workshops, seminars, and interactive sessions with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals to build a strong mentor network for student innovators.• Establish connections with peer institutions and national entrepreneurship development organizations to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.• Maintain an Institution’s Innovation Portal to showcase groundbreaking projects by faculty and students.• Host Hackathons, idea competitions, and mini-challenges in collaboration with industry partners to encourage hands-on innovation.
• AICTE granted Rs.7,49,333/- under the Samriddhi scheme for the establishment of Entrepreneurship and start-up centre for SC/ST students on our campus.• Under Mentor-Mentee Scheme, an amount of Rs.2.25 Lakhs has been received from Ministry of Education, to support FIVE institutions to establish their IIC activities in their campus.• Ministry of Education granted nearly Rs.11 lakhs to host Smart India Hackathon 2024 (Software Edition)
KCG College of Technology having strong industry collaboration and promotes innovation and entrepreneurship through the following Centre for Excellence:1. Centre for Sustainability2. Centre for Renewable and Smart Mobility3. Centre for Digital Manufacturing4. Centre for Aerospace Engineering5. Centre for Advanced Computing6. Centre for Embedded and Sensor Technology.
• KCG Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre (KCG IIEC) is committed to supporting technology startups by identifying their needs and providing the necessary resources for their success. As a registered incubation unit, KCG IIEC is open to students, faculty, alumni, and professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• We offer state-of-the-art infrastructure, mentorship connections, marketplace support, and networking opportunities. Through the MSME Innovation Scheme, eligible startups can apply for financial grants of up to ₹15 lakhs from the Ministry of MSME. Additionally, startups can receive mentoring and funding support from partnering organizations such as IIT-PALS, StartupTN, iTNT, and others.
• Startups incubated at KCG IIEC will also have the opportunity to hire students for internships and business development roles, fostering both their business growth and student career development.
Visit to Incubation unitInnovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology has organised a visit to Incubation unit of KCG College of Technology on 15th June 2022 to the final year Electronic and Communication Engineering students.
Firslty, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor and Incharge of Incubation centre welcomed the students to the KCG Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre (IIEC) shorlty called as TBI. He introduced the start-ups that currently under incubation and briefed on the role of incubation centre in supporting the start-ups. He also mentioned the types of support services KCG IIEC offers to the start-ups to make their firm self-sustainable. He also highlighted how students can convert their ideas to start-ups and possible funding support from various agencies. He also motivated the students to pursue Entrepreneurship as a career opportunity. Students very eagerly interacted and raised several queries on incubation process and steps. There were a total of 14 students and 1 faculty who visited the incubation unit and got benefitted.
IIC Regional meet
The Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) organised its first IIC reginal meet on 21st July 2022 at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. IIC members Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, Dr. M. Vignesh Kumar, Mr. S. Sadasivam and Mrs. BrindhaSakthi attended the IIC regional meet.
How to plan a start-up Legal and Ethical stepsInnovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology has organised a session on How to plan a start-up – Legal and Ethical steps on 02nd August 2022. Dr. R. Lakshmipathy IIC Convenor and Incubation Incharge was the resource person.
Firslty, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor welcomed the students and briefed about the IIC activities on campus and role of IEDC in motivating and inspiring the students innovation and entrepreneurship. Secondly, he started the session by discussing what is innovation and entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs change the market and soceity. Followed by that he presented unicorn startups of India and how they achieved the unicorn status. Thirdly, he discussed on the steps to plan for a startup and its legal and ethical steps. He also touched upon the IPR to legally safegourd the startup products and how market research can help them to elevate their growth. Lastly, participants enthusiastically interacted with the speaker and gained knowledge on the startup planning. There were a total of 18 students and 3 faculty who actively participated in the session.
Incubation Opportunities for Students and FacultyInnovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology has organised a session on Incubation Opprotunities for students and Faculty on 05th August 2022. Dr. R. Lakshmipathy IIC Convenor and Incubation Incharge was the resource person.
Firslty, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor welcomed the students and briefed about the IIC activities on campus and role of IEDC in motivating and inspiring the students innovation and entrepreneurship. Secondly, he started the session by discussing what is innovation and entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs change the market and soceity. Followed by that he presented unicorn startups of India and how they achieved the unicorn status. Thirdly, he discussed on the struggles and challenges faced by the startups and how they can over come the challenges. Later he discussed on the inucbation opportunities and facilities and how inucabtors support the startups and handhold them to overcome the challenges. Fourthly, he presented the facilities and services offered by the KCG Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre for startups from students and community. He also discussed the startups that are currently under incubation. There were a total of 78 students and 2 faculty who actively participated in the session.
Workshop on Business Model CanvasInnovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology has organised a workshop on Business Model Canvas on 06th August 2022. Mr. Surya Bharath, Co-founder and Director of Paltec R&D Pvt Ltd was the resource person.
Firslty, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor welcomed the students and briefed about the IIC activities on campus and role of IEDC in motivating and inspiring the students innovation and entrepreneurship. Later he introduced the speaker of the session and welcomed Mr. Surya to take over the session. Secondly, Mr. Surya, shared his journey as co-founder of a start-up and how they worked to build the firm with the business model canva. Later, he discussed the elements and components of BMC and how it divided into two parts and where the startups can focus to imporve their model. He also discussed on how to make an effective BMC pitch and their success stories. Lastly, students posted their queires to clarify their doubts. There were a total of 45 students and 2 faculty who actively participated in the session.
Entrepreneurship development Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology organized a session on Entrepreneurship development for the first year students on 16th August 2022Dr. Mohamad Zakriya, Start-up coordinator and Innovation Ambassador was the resource person.
Firstly, Dr. Mohamad Zakriya, welcomed the participants and started the session on what is entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs change the society and do things differently. He touched upon the essential skills required for the students to pursue entrepreneurship as a career opportunity during or after their graduation. Secondly, he discussed the functions of Institutions Innovation Council on campus and how this council actively supports the student innovations. Later he briefed the support and schemes from governments to promote entrepreneurship among the youth. He also explained the various competitions organized by the ministries to recognise student innovations. Participants were enlightened with the information shared and motivated to pursue entrepreneurship as a career opportunity.
I&E opportunities for beginnersInnovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology organized a session on Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities for the first year students on 16th August 2022.Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor and Innovation Ambassador was the resource person.
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, welcomed the participants and briefed the role of IEDC and IIC in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and introduced the speaker of the session. Secondly He discussed on what is innovation and creativity and how to connect the ideas with stages of innovation. Later he discussed about a few greatest innovations of all that changed the world such as wheels, internet and telephone. Thirdly, the briefed about what is entrepreneurship and start-ups and shared the popular and successful Indian start-ups and their success stories. Lastly, he also highlighted how students can improve their skills on innovating and converting their innovations to start-ups.
Overall it was an informative session and a total of 52 students were present for the session.
One day workshop on IPR, Entrepreneurship and Business Model CanvasDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering in association with Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre organised a one day workshop on IPR, Entrepreneurship and Business Model Canvas for the second year students on 18th August 2022 at F14 seminar hall.
Session-1 Conversion of Ideas to Patents
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IEDC coordinator, welcomed the participants of the workshop and briefed the agenda of the workshop and highlighted the activities of IEDC and IIC in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Secondly, Mr. BrindhaSakthi, IPR coordinator introduced the speaker Mrs. Preethi Narayanan, Patent agent and consultant to the audience. Thirdly, Mrs. Preethi started the session with introduction to IPR and its forms and how to file a patent. Later she discussed the forms required for filing the IPR and stages of patent grant process. She also highlighted the criteria for patentability and how application needs to drafted in order to considered for the application examination. Lastly participants raised few queries and interacted with the speaker for clarification.
Session-2 Patent Search
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IEDC coordinator, welcomed the participants and introduced the speaker of the session Mrs. BrindhaSakthi, IPR Coordinator and Innovation Ambassador. Secondly, Ms. Brindha started the session with introduction on IPR and introduced the patent search website of India. She demonstrated how to search a patent document and carryout a patent search. She gave few sample application numbers and asked the students to carryout search and fetches the data. Students very enthusiastically involved in the patent search and gained knowledge on the patent search methods. Lastly, various patent search websites which are helpful in patent search was shared with the students.
Session-3 Entrepreneurship Skill Development
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IEDC coordinator, welcomed the participants and introduced the speaker of the session Dr. Mohamad Zakriya, Startup coordinator and Innovation Ambassador. Secondly, Dr.Zakriya introduced the need for entrepreneurship and how a nation economy depends on entrepreneurs. Later he highlighted the skills required for an entrepreneur with simple examples. He also played a video to connect what is required for entrepreneurs at the early stage. He also discussed on the patents granted and how commercialization was carried out to the industries. Lastly students interacted with Dr.Zakriya to know more about the patents and commercialization process.
Session-4 Business Model Canvas
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IEDC coordinator, welcomed the participants and introduced what is the need for Business Model Canvas to build a successful startup. Secondly, he started the session with a note on innovation, entrepreneurship and start-up. Later he discussed about the BMC and its components with examples. Later a few samples BMC of a restaurant, Swiggy and OLA were discussed to make the students familiar with the BMC preparation. Thirdly, students were divided into groups and assigned an activity to prepare a BMC for their ideas. Students enthusiastically involved themselves in the activity and brainstormed their ideas and prepared BMCs. Lastly, students submitted their prepared BMCs and had a hands on training on preparing a BMC.
Over all, the workshop was well structured to make the students get familiar with the innovation and entrepreneurship steps. A total of 93 students were present for the workshop.
World Entrepreneurs DayInnovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology celebrated the World Entrepreneurs Day on 21st August 2022 by organising a poster competition on Entrepreneurs.A poster competition was organised for first year foundation course students in view of the world entrepreneur’s day on the theme Entrepreneurs of India. A total of 14 students submitted their poster for the competition and the following students were judged as winners
Workshop on Innovation and Entrepreneurship as career opportunities The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre organised a workshop on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship as career opportunities” on 22nd December 2021 at 10.45 am for first-year students at F14 seminar hall. Innovation Ambassadors of KCG College of Technology Dr. Jose Anand, Dr. Mohamed Zakriya, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy and Dr.Vignesh Kumar were the resource persons for the workshop.
Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor welcomed the participants of the workshop and briefed them about the IIC activities on campus and its achievements in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among students and faculty. He also introduced the Innovations Ambassadors of KCG College of Technology to the participants.
Dr. Vignesh Kumar took over the session and explained how to innovate and the steps involved in prototype development with lucid examples. Dr. Jose Anand briefed on design thinking and how design thinking can lead to successful innovations with examples and case studies. He also took through some of the greatest inventions and innovations of all time. Dr. Mohamed Zakriya briefed on entrepreneurship and the role of entrepreneurs in elevating the society to next level. He also made the session interactive with a simple activity that makes the participants understand the profit and losses in business with respect to commitments and timelines. Dr.R. Lakshmipathy briefed on the role of business incubators in handholding the start-ups to become self-sustainable and financial support and services extended by incubators to start-ups. He also invited the participants to visit the business incubator functioning on campus. A total of 46 first-year students across the disciplines were part of the workshop and got benefited.
My story: Motivational session by successful entrepreneursThe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology has organized the 6th Voice of the start-up series on the topic “My story: Motivational session by successful entrepreneurs” on 07th January 2022. Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, Director, Crion Technologies was the resource person of the webinar.
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor welcomed the participants and briefed on the Voice of the start-up series webinars. Secondly, Dr.Vignesh Kumar, PDC Coordinator introduced the speaker to the participants. Thirdly, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan started the session by introducing about the company and his experience in the industry before who took up the entrepreneurship as his career opportunity. He discussed various aspects of launching a start-up from the scratch and building a strong team. He also highlighted Delta 4 model and drafting a business plan in a simplest way. Fourthly, students started interacting with Mr. Vishnu that turned the session to be highly interactive. Lastly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy IIC Convenor delivered the vote of thanks. A total of 147 participants comprising of faculty and students across the disciplines attended the session and got benefited.
Problem Solving and Ideation WorkshopThe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology organized an interactive session on “Problem Solving and Ideation workshop” on 11th November 2021 for the first year students. Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convener and Innovation Ambassador of KCG were the resource person of the session.
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy welcomed the participants and briefed about the functions of IIC in bolstering the innovation and entrepreneurship activities. Later he started the session on various opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurship. Followed by that he explained the stages of innovation and how creativity can help in ideation. He highlighted the innovations that changed the world with examples. Later he spoke on the role of entrepreneurs in changing the society and their risk taking abilities. He discussed with few case studies on how entrepreneurs see a problem and assess it and solve it. Lastly, participants interacted and raised a few questions.
A total of 75 student participants across the disciplines attended the session and got benefited.
My story: Motivational session by successful innovatorsInstitutions Innovation Council (IIC) of KCG College of Technology in association with Aeroclubhas organized an interactive session on “My story: Motivational session by successful innovators” on 11th February 2022. Mr. Mohan Rishikesh, Founder and CEO, Vayuratha Pvt Ltd were the resource person of the session.
Firstly, Mr. Ashish C, Aeroclub coordinator introduced the speaker of the session to the participants. Secondly, Dr.Asad Ahmed Professor of Aeronautical department facilitated the gathering. Thirdly, Mr. Mohan started the session in an interactive way and he shared his experience in starting a startup and how he got motivated to get into entrepreneurship as his career opportunity. He also discussed the new regulations implemented by Govt. of India in drone manufacturing and UAV’s and how it will benefit the community. He also demonstrated the products they manufacture to make it more enthralling. Lastly, students of the aeroclub interacted with the speaker and clarified their queries. A total of 42 participants comprising of faculty (3) and students (39) across the disciplines part of aeroclub attended the session and got benefited.
Visit to Incubation CentreInstitutions Innovation Council (IIC) of KCG College of Technology in association with IIT Madras PALS has organized an virtual visit to IIT Research park Incubation centre on 29th September 2021.This visit to arranged to create awareness on incubation and how incubators supports start-ups at nascent stage.
Firstly, Dr. R. Krishnamurthy welcomed the participants with an introductory note. Secondly, Mr. Pradeep of IITM Research park briefed on the activities of IITM Incubation cell and the number of start-ups housed in the incubation cell. He also highlighted the support systems extended by the incubation cell to start-ups. Thirdly, start-up founders housed in the IITM Incubation cell presented their products and played videos of their product developments to the participants. Lastly, students and faculty interacted with the start-ups and got motivated. A total of 168 participants attended the virtual visit and 31 students were from our institution.
Prototype validation and conversion to start-upThe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of KCG College of Technology has organized the 5th Voice of the start-up series on the topic “Prototype Validation and Conversion to start-up” on 21st October 2021. Mr. Suresh kumar, Founder & CEO, Pepul and Co-Founder & CEO, McApp studio was the speaker of the session.
Mr. Chandramohan, Head Placement started the session with introduction of the speaker and welcomed the participants. Mr. Suresh Kumar started the session in regional language to make connections with the audience and kept the session very interactive and lively. Mr. Suresh shared his experience in starting a start-up company hailing from a rural background. He also disclosed the motivational factors that help in starting a start-up. He also deliberated on the financial management for start-ups and building a team. Dr. R. Lakshmipathy IIC Convenor delivered the vote of thanks. A total of 34 participants comprising of faculty and students across the disciplines attended the session and got benefited.
Mr. Suresh Kumar twitter handlehttps://twitter.com/hisureshg
Pitching for financial support by start-upsThe Innovation and Entrepreneurship development centre of KCG College of Technology organised a pitching sessions for financial support for start-ups under Samriddhi scheme of AICTE on 25th and 26th October 2021. A total of 8 student teams participated in the pitching sessions and pitched for their idea and start-up. After a couple of rounds of pitching, two teams were shortlisted for financial support under the Samriddhi scheme.
Awareness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre and the IPR Cell of KCG College of Technology in association with Intellectual Property Office, Chennai has organised an Awarness session on Intellectrual Propoerty Rights in view of World IP Day under the National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) initiative on 26th April 2022 at 11.30 AM to 1.00 PM in F14 Seminar Hall.
SPEAKER:Mrs.Susi KExaminer of Patents & Designs, Group A GazettedIndian Patent office, ChennaiDISCUSSION:
There are about 87 participants were attended. Her presentation began with explaining ‘What is the important of patent’ & ‘How do we apply patent?’ & ‘How novelty it is?.She gave a brief introduction on IPR and explained the various related terms such as copyrights, patents, GI, Trademark & Design etc.The webinar created a great impact on the Students. Students were taught on how IPR restricts copying others ideas and how this will help the development of new ideas for the betterment of the society.Students learnt how IPR provides total licence over a new innovation and its creator. They were also given a platform to discuss how small innovations influence societies at large and how they should indulge in innovating and patenting ideas that will be useful for all the classes of individuals in the societyFinally very good discussions are made to clarify many aspects regarding IPR related doubts by faculty and students.She gave an example of “michael jackson shoes patent” It gives even more interest towards patent for easy understanding.In short the webinar provided a valuable awareness of IPR.
National Pollution Control DayDepartment of Civil Engineering in association with Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) celebrated the National Pollution Control Day on 2nd December 2021 by hosting an interactive session with Shri. Jatinder Singh Kamyotra, Director, Centre Pollution Control Board, New Delhi on the topic “Delhi’s Air Pollution Saga: the past, present and future”.
Firstly, Dr.Vandhana Devi, Head of the Civil Engineering department welcomed the gathering and briefed on the National Pollution Control day motive and current scenario of environmental pollution. Secondly, Ms. Bharathi Lakshmi, Principal of Hindustan International School, Karapakkam welcomed the speaker of the day. Thirdly, Shri Jatinder Singh started the session on Air pollution and its sources and the influence of meteorology on air pollution. He took the participants through the demographic conditions of the cities and how demography plays a role in Delhi’s air pollution crisis during the winter. He mentioned the neighbouring countries cities air pollution and remedial measures initiated by the respective governments. He also highlighted how the Indian government is taking steps to manage the pollution levels in-country by implementing BS norms. Fourthly, faculty, students of KCG and Hindustan School raised several questions on air pollution and made the session more interactive and Shri. Jatinder Singh lucidly explained the queries or questions raised by the fervid students. Fifthly, a short film on environmental pollution made by students of civil engineering was played to create awareness of environmental pollution. Lastly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor, delivered the vote of thanks for the session. A total of 135 participants (37 online and 98 offline) comprising of students and faculty were present during the session and got benefited.
National Technology DayInstitutions Innovation Council (IIC) celebrated the National Technology Day on 11th May 2022 by hosting an Emeritus talk with Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Professor – emeritus, HITS, Father of Brahmos, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Order of Friendship Awardee on the topic “Technology for Strong and Self-Reliant India – The Role of Youth”.
Firstly, Dr. Uma Kumari, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication welcomed the gathering and briefed on the National Technology day. Later she introduced the speaker to the audience and welcomed Dr. AS. Pillai. Secondly, Dr. A.S. Pillai started the session with credentials of ancient India and how India was leader to world in technology and knowledge. He then introduced various types of space technologies developed by Indian scientists and collaborative projects carried out with other developed nations. He also touched upon the space launchings of various Indian satellites and its success stories. Later he discussed about the nuclear fusion reactor testing in France and role of India in the billion dollar project. He also mentioned about mining Helium isotope from Moon. India will be sending its own rocket to moon with its astronauts in 2023. Defence and space sector has huge opportunities for technology based innovations and youth should join the avenues and contribute to the country. It was wonderful and enthralling to listen to Dr. A.S. Pillai. Thirdly, students interacted with Dr. Pillai to clarify their questions and understandings. Lastly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor, delivered the vote of thanks for the session. A total of 347 participants comprising of students and faculty were present during the session.
Workshop on Patent Search and IP ManagementThe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre and the IPR Cell of KCG College of Technology has organised a Workshop on Patent Search and IP Management for the students on 13thMay 2022 at F14 Seminar Hall.
SPEAKER:Mrs.Brindha SakthiIPR Cell Coordinator and Innovation Ambassador
Firslty, Dr. Jose Anand, Innovation Ambassador and Innovation coordinator of IIC welcomed the participants. Secondly,Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor and Innovation Ambassador briefed on the importance of Intellectual Property and their role in fencing the technology. He also highlighted how a start-ups can develop and build their firm with IP and its management. Later he introdued the speaker of the workshop and welcomed to take over the session. Mrs. Brindha started the session introduction to IP and different forms of IP and the filing process. Later, she discussed how to carryout a patent search and collect relevant information related to any idea. Students were exposed to various IP databases such as Indian IPO, USPTO, WIPO and Google patents. Students were asked to search for information with help of their mobile phonese by giving them sample patent application and grant numbers. Students enthusiastically learnt how to caryy out a patent search and retrieve the data. Lastly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy delivered the concluding remarks of the workshop. A total of 28 students took part in the workshop.
E-symposium day-1The Ministry of Education Innovation Cell (MIC) organised an e-symposium on Building Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Educational Institutions as part of Innovation week celebration from 10th to 16th January 2022. The inauguration session of the e-symposium was circulated as MIC activity.
The inauguration started with welcome address by the Prof. Anil Shahrabude, Chairman AICTE and followed by appreciation of Manthan hackathon winners. Shri. Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Ministry of Education addressed the participants and later 75 technologies with startup potential were announced for funding and mentoring support from MIC. Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, DPIIT addressed the participants and followed by that a presentation on Toy business league was done. Chief Guest Dr.RajkumarRanjan Singh, Honourable Minister of states addressed the participants of the session. The session came to an end with a vote of thanks by Dr.Abhay Jere CIO of MIC. Following the inaugural session, series of key note address and panel discussions were organised. A total of 22 faculty members and IIC members attended the inaugural session and got benefited.
E-symposium day-2The Ministry of Education Innovation Cell (MIC) organised an e-symposium on Building Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Educational Institutions as part of Innovation week celebration from 10th to 16th January 2022. Day-2 Key note address by Prof. K. Vijayraghavan, PSA, Govt of India held on 12th January 2022 was announced as MIC driven activity.
Shri. Amit Dutta introduced the speaker Prof. Vijayraghavan to the participants and welcomed the speaker. Prof. Vijayraghavan started the session with the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and how innovation and ideas can be sustain with the available resources. He also highlighted where we come from and how innovations can solve science and technology problems. Innovations in agriculture are very high due to training of people and this is very much essential in other R&D sectors. He also highlighted the research funding availability for 90% of students going to the institutions with 10 % research funding. He linked the vision of country related to highways and water with the talented people and innovation requirements. Lastly, questions from students were addressed by the Prof. Vijayraghavan. Followed the key note address, series of panel discussion were held. A total of 21faculty members and IIC members attendedthe inaugural session and got benefited.
IIC 4.0 orientation sessionThe Ministry of Education Innovation Cell (MIC) organised an orientation session on IIC 4.0 on 24th January 2022. The session was hosted and Webex and telecasted on MIC YouTube channel. Mr. Dipan Sahu, Assistant Director was the speaker of the session.
Mr. Dipan started the session with the various activities and promgrammes of MICin promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in higher education institutions. He then discussed about the star ratings of IIC for the year 2020-21. Later, new programmes of MIC such as ATL schools mentoring, mentor-mentee, e-repository of sessions and refer institutions to establish IIC was elaborated and discussed. Followed by this, a series of Q&A sessions were planned for various regions with the regional coordinators. A total of 12 faculty members who are members of IIC attended the session.
Amid Covid-19 pandemic, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre and Institutions Innovation Council organized Innovation and Entrepreneurship activities virtually to students and faculty of our institution.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) has organized a session on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship as career opportunity” on 21st December 2020 for students and faculty.Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, Convenor, IIC and Coordinator, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre were the speaker of the session.
Dr.Lakshmipathy started the session with introduction to innovation and entrepreneurship and later touched upon the innovation and entrepreneurship from Indian scenario. He briefed how innovators and entrepreneurs change the society with their perseverance. The life we lead with comfort is just due to innovations and this point was highlighted with examples. Some of the popular innovations that changed the life andsome of the most successful Indian innovators and entrepreneurs who are successfully running there firms were shared. 63 participants comprising of faculty and students across the disciplines attended the session and got benefited.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) has organized a My story motivational session by successful innovator on 24th December 2020 for students and faculty. Mr. Ajith Kannan, Co-Founder Sandbird research foundation, Chennai was the speaker of the session.
Mr. Ajith started the session with a small to story on how creative thinking and being unique can change the situation and handle the difficult times into a fruitful one. He shared his experience on how college education and mentors played a vital role in innovating and achieving his dreams. He also discussed about how he started the Sandbird research foundation and how the team did managed financial for the establishment. Finally, students interacted Mr. Ajith to get clarified their queries and Mr. Ajith session was enthralling and motivated the students. 80 participants comprising of faculty and students across the disciplines attended the session and got benefited.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) has organized a My story motivational session by successful entrepreneur/start-up founder on 31st December 2020 for students and faculty. Mr. SrivasAnantharaman Founder First feet, Taste studio and Co-founder Jinglebidwas speaker of the session.
Mr. Srivas shared his journey of becoming successful entrepreneur. He shared how his education and work experience motivated him to step into entrepreneurship. He also shared how his education and MBA from IIM Trichy helped him to hone his entrepreneurial skills and managing start-ups. He holds a total of 6 start-up firms till date and all the firms are running successful. Mr. Srivas explained how he is managing the firms successfully with the motivated employees. He also highlighted how to manage finance for the business. Students enthusiastically interacted and Mr. Srivas was gentle during the interaction. There were 87participants comprising of faculty and students and across the disciplines attended the session and were benefited.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) organized a pitching workshop and linkage of innovators with Innovation Ambassadors on 05th December 2020 for students. A total of 20 student teams presented their ideas during the pitching session. Dr.Mothilal, HoD Automobile, Prof.Karthikeyan, HoD EIE, Dr.Bharathi, Professor, EIE and Dr.Lakshmipathy, Innovation Ambassador and IIC Convernor were the moderators of the workshops. The innovators were connected with the Innovation Ambassador for taking up the ideas to next level. The following student teams and mentors were present during the workshop.
The Voice of Start-ups webinar
Institutions Innovation Council of KCG college of Technology organised its first Voice of the start-ups webinar series on 17th April 2021 on the title “Building an innovation/product fit for market”. Mr. S.P. Balamurugan, Co-founder of GUVI was the speaker of the session.
Firstly, Mr. Chandramohan, Head – Industry Institute Interaction introduced the speaker of the session. Secondly, Mr. Balamurugan introduced about the firm GUVI and how it emerged as a start-up and the motivation behind the firm. Mr. Bala lucidly handled the session on building an innovation or product depending on the market requirements with case studies. He also stressed on the importance of understanding the market and validating the built product. Thirdly, the session was very interactive and fervid students interacted with Mr. Bala to get their doubts clarified. Lastly, vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IEDC Coordinator and IIC Convenor.
Overall, the session was highly enthralling and a total of 80 participants attended the webinar via Zoom platform.
Institutions Innovation Council of KCG college of Technology organised its second Voice of the start-ups webinar series on 22nd May 2021 on the title “Interactive session with successful start-up founders”. Ms. Mekhala, Director of Soliton Technologies Pvt Ltd was the speaker of the session.
Firstly, Mr. Chandramohan, Head – Industry Institute Interaction introduced the speaker of the session. Secondly, Ms. Mekhala introduced about the firm Soliton and how it emerged as a start-up to a successful firm and the motivation behind the firm. Mr. Mekhala took through how start-ups could struggle and how to overcome by creating conducive environment. She also stressed on the importance of understanding the market and preparing ourselves to cope up the changes and advancements. Thirdly, the session was very interactive and fervid students interacted with Ms. Mekhala to get their doubts clarified. Lastly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IEDC Coordinator and IIC Convenor delivered vote of thanks.
Orientation session for students by Innovation Ambassadors
Institutions Innovation Council of KCG college of Technology organised an orientation session for students by Innovation Ambassadors on 6th May 2021. Innovation Ambassadors Dr. Jose Anand (Design Thinking) and Ms. BrindhaShakthi (IPR) were the speakers of the session.
Firstly, Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, IIC Convenor welcomed the participants of the session and introduced the innovation ambassadors. Secondly, Dr. Jose Anand, Innovation Ambassador trained on Design thinking took the participants through design thinking aspects and the importance in innovation. He also highlighted how to inculcate critical thinking for creative designs. Thirdly, Ms. BrindhaShakthi, Innovation Ambassador trained on IPR introduced the basics of IPR to the participants. Various forms of IP were discussed during the session. Lastly, the participants raised several queries and the session was interactive and informative.
MIC activity sessions
The Ministry of Education Innovation Cell (MIC) periodically organize sessions on various topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship and our students and faculty actively took part in the following sessions
Why IP is important in academiaNational webinar on “Research, Innovation and Ranking”Methods of exploring and capturing values from Indian agriculture and Health sectorFrom your Ph.D/Masters thesis to start-upKAPILA
The Ministry of Education Innovation Cell launched “KAPILA – Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness” program on 15th October 2020 and telecasted in MIC YouTube channel.The program was launched with an intention to promote the IP literacy in HEI’s and file more number of patents in order to protect the innovations from students and faculty of HEI’s. In continuation of the launch event, National Intellectual Property Literacy Week was followed with series of events organised centrally by MIC and events at Institutions level. Faculty and students of our institution actively took part in the online sessions conducted by MIC and also in events at institute level. A total of 121 students and faculty benefited with the literacy week.
Quiz on Creativity, Innovation, IPR and Entrepreneurship
Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) of KCG College of Technology organised an online quiz for students and faculty on 30th July 2021 on Creativity, Innovation, IPR and Entrepreneurship.
A total 25 questions comprising of questions from creativity, innovation, IPR and entrepreneurship was set and they were added to the google forms as a quiz. The quiz form link was shared on social media for promotion and access to students and faculty. The response for the quiz was extraordinary and 385 participants comprising of students (84.2 %) and faculty (15.8 %) all over India took up the quiz and submitted the responses. All the participants who secured 50 % or more points were provided with the e-certificates.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups: Opportunities and Challenges
Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) of KCG College of Technology in association with EDII IEDP HUB, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Anna University organized a session on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups: Opportunities and Challenges for students on 7th June 2021. Mr. Rajkapoor, Field Coordinator, EDII IEDP Hub, CED, Anna University was the resource person of the session.
Institutions Innovation Council (IIC 2.0) was launched by MHRD Innovation Cell(MIC) with systematic implementation of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Start-up activities on campus. Dr. Bhanurekha and Dr. R. Lakshmipathy attended the orientation session of IIC 2.0 organised by MIC on 31st July at VelTech University, Chennai. On 3rd September, members of Institutions Innovation Council comprising of internal faculty and external experts from industry, IP firm and start-up unit was formed as per the guidelines of MIC. The members of IIC met on 14th September to discuss the implementation of IIC activities on campus lucratively on quarterly basis as suggested by MIC.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) organized an Ideation workshop on “Where do ideas come from?” for students to inspire and inculcate the spirit of innovation and creativity on 26th September 2019 at S13 Seminar hall. In order to motivate and enthral the students on innovation, Mr. Dorai Thodla, Technopreneur, Mentor and Teacher was invited to chair the workshop. A total of 62 students across the disciplines from first year participated in the workshop.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) organized an Entrepreneurship motivational talk for students to inspire them and pursue entrepreneurship as a career on 28th September 2019 at 10.30 am in S13 Seminar hall. In order to motivate and enthral the students towards entrepreneurship and innovation, Ms. Suryasree Rao Chowdhury, Entrepreneur and Alumna of our college was invited to deliver the motivational talk. Ms. Sruyasree is the founder and CEO of CityWiz start-up which is incubated by NASSCOM start-up 10000. A total of 93 students from Mechanical and ECE departments were present for the motivational talk.
October 15th – the birth anniversary of former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was celebrated as Innovation day on our campus. Various activities pertaining to Innovation and Entrepreneurship were carried out on campus.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) organized a field exposure visit to a village and school on 24th October 2019. Pattikadu village near Tirukalkundram was selected for the visit. Firstly, Students visited a government secondary school in the village and engaged in conversation with students. The interaction with school students helped our students to identify the problems the school students are facing with lack of basic facilities and amenities. Secondly, the students were taken to the hefty rainwater harvesting system installed in the village which supplies drinking water for the entire village. The students had the chance of understanding the process of rainwater harvesting. Lastly, the students were involved in developing a conversation with village people and farmers and tried to identify the technical problems the farmers are facing in the agricultural fields. Overall, a total of 31 first-year students across the disciplines and 7 faculty members actively participated and interacted with the villagers and secondary school students and got exposure to the village ecosystem.
As part of community outreach programs under Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan, KCG Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) organized a field demonstration of innovative technologies developed by students and faculty of KCG for the farmers of Acharapakkam village on 7th December 2019. The field demonstration was planned in order to create awareness for the farmers on the technologies that will alleviate their problems on the field and also to understand the real-time problems they face frequently at their farmlands.
The MHRD Innovation Cell (MIC) is organizing series of Innovation Ambassador training on Innovations and Design Thinking, IPR and Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship Development Program and Pre-incubation and Incubation Management for Institute nominated Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) members. The Innovation Ambassador training for SRO region was held on 8th and 9th January 2020 at RMK Engineering College, Chennai. The following faculty who is part of IIC were nominated to attend the training series.
The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) has organized a one-day IPR and IP Management awareness session for students and faculty on 14th March 2020 at F14 Seminar hall. Mr. O. Prasad Rao, Deputy Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, IP Office, Chennai was invited as a speaker for the session. There were a total of 87 participants comprising of faculty and first-year students from across the disciplines attended the session and got benefited.
MHRD Innovation Cell organized 17 online sessions during the lockdown to foster the innovation and entrepreneurship and students and faculty of our college actively participated in the sessions and received certificate of participation.
