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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation serves as a strategic platform to transform ideas into impactful solutions. By integrating innovation, research, startup support, and industry collaboration, the center empowers faculty and students to become innovators, job creators, and socially responsible leaders.
Strategic Framework
Objectives
- Develop entrepreneurial competencies among faculty and students.
- Encourage design thinking and innovation-based learning.
- Support startup creation and business model development.
- Promote patent filing, copyrights, and technology transfer.
- Strengthen industry-academia partnerships.
- Enhance employability through innovation education.
- Align initiatives with NEP 2020, OBE, and the SDGs.
Expected Outcomes
- Increased entrepreneurial mindset among faculty and students.
- Higher number of startups and student enterprises.
- More patents, copyrights, and innovative products.
- Stronger industry collaborations and consultancy projects.
- Increased externally funded innovation projects.
- Commercialization of research outcomes.
- Improved institutional rankings.
Core Functions & Activities
| Entrepreneurship Development | EDPs, startup awareness sessions, business plan competitions |
| Innovation Promotion | Design thinking workshops, hackathons, ideathons, innovation challenges |
| Startup Support | Incubation, mentoring, seed funding guidance, investor connect |
| Intellectual Property | Patent awareness, copyright, trademark and IPR workshops |
| Industry Collaboration | Industrial mentoring, internships, consultancy, live projects |
| Research Commercialization | Prototype development, technology transfer, product commercialization |
| Skill Development | Leadership, communication, financial literacy, business analytics |
| Funding Support | Guidance for government grants, startup funding, innovation competitions |
Best Practices for Success
- Establish an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club.
- Create an institutional pre-incubation and incubation ecosystem.
- Organize annual startup expos and innovation fairs.
- Introduce interdisciplinary innovation projects.
- Invite successful entrepreneurs and investors for mentoring.
- Encourage participation in national and international competitions.
- Integrate AI, sustainability, and digital transformation into activities.
Events & Activities Archive (2021-2026)
| S.No | Event Details | Date | Coordinator/Committee | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women-Led Nutraceutical Drug Discovery | 3-13-2026 | Dr Malarkodi Velraj | 130 |
| 2 | Three-Day Hackathon, HACK THE SHIELD | 17-03-2025 | Dr R Devi | 150 |
| 3 | Int. Conference (ICBTIS - 2025) | 15-05-2025 | Dr Jayashree | 112 |
| 4 | EDP: Lecture by International Expert | 25-03-2026 | Dr Jagadeesan | 105 |
| 5 | Govt Support Systems for MSMEs/Start-ups | 05-03-2026 | Dr Arun | 50 |
| 6 | Merchant Club: Business Idea Competition | 30-01-2026 | Dr Meenakshi | 65 |
| 7 | Sustainable Cultivation of Wheatgrass | 29-08-2025 | Dr Gayathri | 100 |
| 8 | Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset & Financing | 14-08-2025 | Dr Vetrivel | 75 |
| 9 | EDP: Barriers, Enablers and Emerging Trends | 14-08-2025 | Dr Thirumagal | 104 |
| 10 | Guest Lecture: Basic Legal Awareness | 30-05-2025 | Dr Meera | 60 |
| 13 | Startup Poster: Seed to Scale | 21-04-2025 | Dr Jayashree | 100 |
| 14/15 | MSME Initiatives Foster Entrepreneurship | 17-04-2025 | Dr Jayashree | 120 |
| 16 | Leverage Career through AI | 11-04-2025 | Dr R Parameswari | 130 |
| 17/18 | Filing IT Returns and Significance of PAN | 08/09-04-2025 | Dr Shalini | 215 |
| 19/20 | Govt Schemes for MSME Growth | 10/11-04-2025 | Dr Shalini | 180 |
| 21 | Life Sciences Entrepreneurship | 25-03-2025 | Dr Gayathri | 95 |
| 22 | Employment vs Entrepreneurship? | 18-03-2025 | Dr Thirumagal | 100 |
| 23 | Campus To Corporate: IT Opportunities | 27-01-2025 | Dr R Parameswari | 60 |
| 24 | My Story - Motivational Session (Founder) | 28-11-2024 | Dr Thirumagal | 110 |
| 26/27 | Entrepreneurial Mindset for Success | 16-09-2024 | Dr Meenakshi/Parameswari | 175 |
| 28 | EDP Guest Lecture | 31-07-2024 | Dr Vetri | 88 |
| 29 | Equipping Future Leaders | 10-04-2023 | Dr Shalini | 110 |
| 30 | Set your Sail With Entrepreneurship | 28-03-2023 | Dr Shalini | 90 |
| 31 | Herbal Drugs: Opportunities and Challenges | 17-03-2023 | Dr Malarkodi Velraj | 50 |
| 32 | Webinar on Business Management System | 17-11-2021 | Dr Shalini | 65 |
| 33 | Webinar on Mutual Funds for Beginners | 12-08-2021 | Dr Shalini | 70 |
