Institution's Innovation Council
Overview
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has established its Innovation Cell at AICTE to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country. MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC) focuses on creating and strengthening the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem across all HEIs to enable them to promote and support student innovations and sustainable start-ups from academic institutions.
TCE - IIC
The Major focus of IIC of Thiagarajar College of Engineering is on:
Cultivating innovation, and entrepreneurial skills among interested and mindful students by organizing a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship activities throughout the year in a systematic manner thereby creating a vibrant innovation ecosystem in our TCE campus.
Providing training and workshops to the students and faculty to enhance their skills in innovation and entrepreneurship, including design thinking, intellectual property rights (IPR), and start-up management.
Fostering innovation, promoting and facilitating the systematic submission of the document of the student’s Idea/PoC/Innovation/Prototype/ Business Model/Startup by an individual or team of students in Yukti YUKTI–National Innovation Repository (NIR).
Assessing the readiness of the innovations in the YUKTI-NIR by the faculty innovation ambassadors and recommending for leveraging the student’s innovation including Innovation challenges, Technology readiness Levels (TRLs), Patenting, startup, and incubation.
Connecting innovators with mentors, industry experts, and funding agencies, providing the necessary support for translating ideas into viable start-ups.
Recognizing and rewarding innovative ideas and projects through various competitions and challenges, motivating students and faculty to pursue innovations toward startups
Facilitating the creation of startups by providing incubation support, including access to infrastructure, seed funding, and networking opportunities.
Institute Innovation Council Members
| Faculty Representation in IIC | Name of the Member | Member Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIC President | Dr.L.Ashok Kumar (Principal) | Professor | EEE |
| IIC Vice – President, Convener and ARIIA | Dr.K.Hariharan | Professor | ECE |
| IIC Coordinator | Dr.D.Kavitha | Associate Professor | EEE |
| Entrepreneur Development Cell | Dr.S.Karthiga | Associate Professor | CSBS |
| Innovation Activity Coordinator | Dr.B.Ashokkumar | Associate Professor | EEE |
| IPR activity Coordinator | Dr.B.Sathyabama | Professor | ECE |
| Internship activity Coordinator | Dr.G.Ananthi | Associate Professor | ECE |
| Startup activity Coordinator | Mr.P.Sebin Sunny | TCE-TBI , CEO | TCE - TBI |
| NIRF coordinator | Dr.A.M.Abirami | Associate Professor | IT |
| Social media | Mr.R.Vinoth Kumar | Assistant Professor | T’SEDA |
| Member | Dr.M.Senthilarasi | Assistant Professor | ECE |
| Member | Dr. H. Ramesh | Assistant Professor | Mechatronics |
| Member | Dr. M. Sermaraj | Assistant Professor | Mechanical |
| Member | Ms.R.Subhashini | Assistant Professor | CSBS |
| Member | Ms. S. Saradha | Assistant Professor | CSE |
| Member | Dr. C.Santhiya | Assistant Professor | CSE |
| Member | Ms.J.Eunice | Assistant Professor | Civil |
| Member | Dr. S. Ilankumaran | Assistant Professor | IT |
| Member | Dr. V. Aravindan | Assistant Professor | Physics |
| Member | Dr. A.R.Chandrasekar | Assistant Professor | Chemistry |
| Member | Dr. P.Victor | Assistant Professor | Maths |
| Member | Ar. S.Karthikeya Raja | Associate Professor | T’SEDA |
| Member | Ms. R.Saraswathimeena | Assistant Professor | AMCS |
Institution's Innovation Council – IIC Activities list
Event Themes: IPR, R&D and Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Design Thinking & Critical Thinking, Incubation and Pre Incubation
Activities: Expert Talks/ Mentoring Sessions/Exposure Visits/ Workshop/ Seminar/ Conference/ Boot camps/Exhibitions/Demo Day / Competitions / Hackathons/ Tech-Fest/Challenges / Panel discussion with innovation and Start-up enablers.