NEC NewGen IEDC

About the event Faculty Development Programme (FDP) aims at equipping teachers with skills and knowledge that are essential for inculcating entrepreneurial values in students and guiding and monitoring their progress towards entrepreneurial career

Outcome/Achievements

1. 18 faculty members of various engineering colleges, polytechnic and art & science colleges from Tamil Nadu and other state participated.
2. Impart knowledge and skill on Entrepreneurship for the faculty and in turn, transform the same to their students
3. Inculcate entrepreneurial culture among the students in and around our college inside Tamilnadu.

About the event To encourage the students of our institute towards entrepreneurship by conducting a real entrepreneurial event in our campus.

Outcome/Achievements

1. About 120 students of host institution put 43 stalls in this event.
2. Provided opportunities to sell the products of both technical and non-technical ideas.
3. The participants of this event will be able to feel the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship
4. Market / commercialize their products to the customers

About the programe The session was handled by Mr.Ganesh Rajmohan, Associate Vice President - Head of Platform Engineering, Delivery & Operations,Sutherland, Chennai.&Co Founder & Director of Vednar InfoTech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.

Outcome/Achievements

1. 25 interested students from various departments participated in this programme.
2. By attending this programme, the students would be able to Get more insights about Product development (Where to start – How to proceed – Where to end).
3. Know the DOs and DON’Ts of entrepreneurship.

About the event idea exploration competition (11^th - 13^th August 2017)

Outcome/Achievements

A 05 groups of students participated and now they will be able to

1. Identify a problem for business and provide technical solution for the same.
2. Conduct technical and market analysis for the business.
3. Conduct literature review.

About the meeting Approval of Projects and action plan of NewGen IEDC - 2017-18. 16^th September 2017.

Outcome/Achievements

1. Resolved to approve the activities of NewGen IEDC for the year 2017 – 2018.
2. Resolved to approve the student's project of NewGen IEDC to be implemented for the year 2017 – 2018.
3. Salient points were discussed and suggestions were given by the members regarding the action plan and student's projects of NewGen IEDC.

About the programme III year students - inviting the innovative business viable ideas 21^st September & 6^th October 2017.

Outcome/Achievements

1. Innovative and commercially viable projects were submitted by the III year students to Newgen IEDC for implementation, in the year 2018-2019.

About the programme Selecting the right projects – 2018-2019 30^th October 2017.

Outcome/Achievements

1. Selection process is over.
2. 15 projects were identified through conducting 3 review meetings with internal experts and 1 review meeting with external experts.

Outcome/Achievements

The submitted business plans were reviewed and the selected teams were given opportunities to sell their ideas and products in the event “Bazaar”. The students were able to

1. Select the products by understanding the needs of customers in particular locality.
2. Advertise the products to the buying community.
3. Fix the price for their product.
4. Calculate the profit and loss of their sales.
5. Sell their ideas which would be developed as products based on the customer needs.

About the programme To monitor the progress of the projects 16^th September 2017, 13^th October 2017, 18^th Nov 2017, 16^th Dec 2017, 20^th Jan 2018, 17^th Feb 2018 & 17^th March 2018.

Outcome/Achievements

1. Quality and status of the projects were improved after fruitful discussions made in the meetings.
2. The student's teams were appropriately given suggestions to complete the prototype model for commercialization.
3. The student's teams were educated to procure the components / devices of different specifications / configurations for necessities related with development of different versions of products.

About the event The student's teams of 2017-2018 were educated through their respective mentors about IPR (Need, Significance and “How to?”) at different occasions.

Outcome/Achievements

The mentors and the students were able to

1. Know the significance of being an inventor of the product.
2. Fill the Patent application form 08 products of 2017-2018 academic year were patent filed.

About the event the student's products / ideas - buyers-sellers meet organized by MSME and Trade Associations in Tamilnadu.

Outcome/Achievements

The mentors and the students were able to

1. One of the products developed by our student's team, has won the first prize in Falling Walls Lab India 2018 contest. Further the student has been invited to present his idea at Falling Walls Global Conference 2018 at Berlyn, Germany during November 2018.

Mr.M.Veera Shanthi Ram and G.S.Rahul of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering have an essence of developing standardized methods to grade the coconut. They developed a prototype model of a product “Coconut Qualifier” which is supported by NewGen IEDC and NSTEDB, DST, Govt. of India with funding of 2.5 Lakhs.

As an integral part they applied for the contest in Falling Wall Lab. Sixteen finalist from across the country selected through a rigorous process and presented their top notch research and entrepreneurial ideas on water problem, climate change and energy conservation as a part of the falling walls Lab Contest hosted by the Germany academic agency DAAD and German House for research and Innovation New Delhi at Jadavpur University, Kolkata on 7th April 2018.

Veera Shanthi Ram from Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, was adjudged the winner of the contest. He provided the technological solution for quality check of coconuts for the food industry especially coconut based products. He will compete with Falling Walls Lab winners from across the world at the global Lab finale that takes place in Berlin on 8 November 2018, and also gets a ticket to the prestigious Falling Walls Conference on 9 November where leaders from science, industry and policy-making meet. The trip to Berlin is financed by the DWIH - German House for Research and Innovation New Delhi. This initiative is supported by the Federal Foreign Office, Germany.

About the event: The student's teams of 2017-2018 were educated through their respective mentors about IPR (Need, Significance and “How to?”) at different occasions.

Outcome/Achievements

The mentors and the students were able to

1. Know the significance of being an inventor of the product.
2. Fill the Patent application form 08 products of 2017-2018 academic year were patent filed.

About the event: the student's products / ideas - buyers-sellers meet organized by MSME and Trade Associations in Tamilnadu.

Outcome/Achievements

The mentors and the students were able to

1. One of the products developed by our student's team, has won the first prize in Falling Walls Lab India 2018 contest. Further the student has been invited to present his idea at Falling Walls Global Conference 2018 at Berlyn, Germany during November 2018.

To create awareness among faculty and students of engineering and science courses about various facets of entrepreneurship as an alternative career option as also to highlight the merits of pursuing such an option.

Each Camp, of 3 days duration, is conducted in the premises of an academic institution and aims at creating awareness among students about various facets of entrepreneurship while highlighting the merits of pursuing such a career option. In each EAC, about 75 students are exposed to different aspects of entrepreneurship, including opportunity guidance, services offered by agencies of support system etc. A visit to the industries located in the region is also arranged to bring the students in direct touch with practicing entrepreneurs. Experts from entrepreneurship-related institutions, including host institution, District Industrial Centre, financial institutions and successful alumni entrepreneurs handled the sessions in addition to the industrial (MSME) visit.

Aspiring Entrepreneurship students (80 + 79+81+75 Nos.) obtained awareness about the business, and now they will be able to

1. Distinguish the type of business
2. Conduct the technical, financial and market analysis for their business
3. Analyse and overcome the threats and challenges in the business to earn profit
4. Contact the business-related people with project details

Few students submitted the project proposal to NewGen IEDC for funding.

Outcome/Achievements

1. RESOLVED TO APPROVE the activities of NewGen IEDC for the year 2018 – 2019.
2. RESOLVED TO APPROVE the student's project of NewGen IEDC to be implemented for the year 2018 – 2019.

Salient points were discussed, and suggestions were given by the members regarding the action plan and student's projects of NewGen IEDC.

28^th February & 1 ^st March 2019

Outcome/Achievements

1. About 150 students of host institution put 43 stalls in this event.
2. Provided opportunities to sell the products of both technical and non-technical ideas.
3. The participants of this event will be able to Feel the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Market / commercialize their products to the customers.

About the event Mr.P.Ramesh Kannan, Intellectual Property Consultant, Vidarzana, Chennai, was invited as a review member to analyse the patentability of the 2018-19 batch products under development

Outcome/Achievements

1. The students and mentors of the various project batches are got many useful suggestions to enhance the patentability of the products under developments.

About the event: Expert lecture on “Developing new products with patentability” delivered by Mr.P.Ramesh Kannan, Intellectual Property Consultant, Vidarzana, Chennai

Outcome/Achievements

1. This programme is an eye-opener to the faculty participants who are willing to get the real revenue benefits from their innovative product ideas.

About the event: Training program on “Product Development” for the faculty members 18th May 2019. Dr.I.Sankar Chief Coordinator/NEC NewGen IEDC

Outcome/Achievements

1. Around 150 faculties participated .
2. The participants were able to  Understand the various stages in the new product development process
3. Implement the new product development process through student projects in systematic manner

About the event

II and III-year students - inviting the innovative business viable ideas 26th July 2019

Outcome/Achievements Innovative and commercially viable projects were submitted by the II & III-year students to Newgen IEDC for funding in the year 2019-2020

Outcome/Achievements

1. 1st level screening: 27th& 30th September 2019
2. 2nd level screening: 21st to 24th October 2019
3. 3rd level screening: 14th to 16th November 2019
4. The selection process isover
5. 20 projects were identified by conducting 3 level of screening processes with experts

Outcome/Achievements

1. 80 students participated and got certificates.
2. The participants will be able to generate new ideas and validate the same to check its feasibility.
3. Start making own business model using lean start-up canvas
4. Effectively pitch product/idea in front of investors

About the event Showcasing the NewGen IEDC funded products developed in the year 2017-18.

Outcome/Achievements

1. The event “Product Expo” is represented as a great platform for disclosing the various products developed through the NEC-NewGen IEDC during 2017-18 to the academicians, industrialists, and investors around the country.
2. This programme facilitated the inventors to identify appropriate investors and industrialists to commercialize their inventions.

Outcome/Achievements All the 1st year (511 Nos.) students participated in the orientation programme, and now they will be able to understand and describe the following.

1. Activities of ED cell, start-up policy.
2. Role of NSTEDB-DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi and EDII, Ahmedabad, in initiating the Entrepreneurial activities among science and technology background students to establish a start-up/technology-driven business in near future and in providing the financial support for the same.

Outcome/Achievements Interested 2nd year Students (23 Nos.) participated in the orientation programme, and now they will be able to understand and describe the following.

1. NewGen IEDC’s responsibilities on implementing innovative student projects, ED cell’s start-up policy and IPR policy of our Institute.
2. Role of NSTEDB-DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi and EDII, Ahmedabad, in initiating the Entrepreneurial activities among science and technology background students to establish a start-up / technology-driven business in near future and in providing the financial support for the same.

Outcome/Achievements Female students of 20 Nos. from all Engineering disciplines of our institute are actively participated and interacted with the guest, got motivated and received all know how’s. Now, they will be able to

1. Distinguish the Dos and Don’ts in business.
2. Choose the right business at the right place and at the right time.

Outcome/Achievements

1. Interested Students of 20 Nos. of our institute actively participated. They will be able to identify the opportunities for techno entrepreneurship in the society.
2. Manage the hurdles during their entrepreneurial journey.

About the event Students gone out the campus to meet academicians, industrialists, financial experts, relevant Government officials and successful entrepreneurs for development and commercialization and to participate in various events

Outcome/Achievements

1. Students obtained new insights into their projects.
2. A group of students participated in “E-summit 20”, the Flagship event of E-Cell IIT Bombay on 1^st& 2^nd February 2020. The students (individual and team) participated in many events, and they have learned to explore the opportunities to commercialize their ideas/products.

About the event: Training program on “Product Development” for the faculty members 18th May 2019. Dr.I.Sankar Chief Coordinator/NEC NewGen IEDC

Outcome/Achievements

1. Around 150 faculties participated .
2. The participants were able to  Understand the various stages in the new product development process
3. Implement the new product development process through student projects in systematic manner

About the event: PALS 2019-20 innoWAH! Innovation Challenge Competition Date: 26th February 2020

Outcome/Achievements

1. Students of the project “Biometric based water dispenser” funded by NEC-NewGen IEDC (2018-19 batch) participated in “PALS 2019-20 innoWAH! Innovation Challenge Competition” at IIT Madras research park, Chennai on 26th February 2020.
2. The students exhibited the developed product and got suggestions and advices from the expert visitors to commercialize their product.