Capacity Building and Skill Enhancement1

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established ‘MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC)’ to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are informative years. MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs)’ across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs will be established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.

Institution Innovation Council (IC202217098) was established in the year 2021-2022 with the aim of streamlining and strengthening the Innovation and startup ecosystem in our campus.

OBJECTIVES

• To build a network between mentors, industries, academia, investors and other institutions.
• To provide an opportunity to nurture and prototype new ideas.
• To orient the students about entrepreneurship and assist them to initiate a start-up.

IIC COUNCIL MEMBERS

Name of Member	Member Type	Key Role/ Position assigned in IIC
Dr.B.Dora Arul Selvi	Principal	President
Mrs.M.Manimegalai	HoD	Vice President
Dr.A.Kanchana	HoD	Innovation Activity
Mrs.V.Nathiya	HoD	Social Media
Mrs.H.Arulvedi	HoD	Convener
Mrs.G.Subarna	HoD	Member
Dr.P.Ilayabarathi	Faculty	IPR Activity Coordinator
Mr.M.Saravanan	Faculty	Startup Activity Coordinator
Mrs.S.V.Rajeswari	Faculty	ARIIA Coordinator
Mrs.S.Vinotha	Faculty	Internship Activity Coordinator
Dr.K.G.Srinivasan	Faculty	NIRF Coordinator
Mr.C.Anandaraj	Faculty	Member
Mrs.P.Premalatha	Faculty	Member
Mr.V.Jeyaselvan	External Expert	External Member

IIC Activities for the Academic year 2023-2024

Quarter I (September – November)
Date of the Event	Title of the event	Name of the Resource Person with contact details
15.09.2023	Innovating Your Career in Corporate Spaces	Ms.Rithika M Associate Professional Product Developer, DXC Technologies, Chennai
23.09.2023	Innovative Horizons : Empowering Through TNSCST Student Projects	Dr.A.S.Matheshwaran, Managing director, United CADD Solutions Salem
05.10.2023	Innovative Perspectives on Crimes Targeting Women in the Digital Realm	Mr.Vinoth E, UGC-JRF Research Scholar, ;Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli.
13.10.2023	The Importance of Innovation in Nation Building	Dr.P.Kuppusamy Assistant Professor Department of CSE VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Andra Pradesh
18.10.2023	Innovations in Image Processing for Medical Diagnosis and Autonomous Vehicles	Dr.K.Suganya Devi Assistant Professor- Grade I, Department of CSE NIT Silchar,Assam
26.10.2023	Thinking Outside the Box: Problem Solving and Innovation	Dr.R.Poornima Assistant Professor Department of AIML,SOE Malla Reddy University, Telegana
03.11.2023	From dreams to reality : A Motivational Journey With a Successful Entrepreneur”	JC Mohan Dev G JCI India Cretified Zone Trainer Odugatech, Salem
08.11.2023	Entrepreneurship and Innovation as career opportunity	Mr.Gopalakrishnan Chakkaravarthy Director ESSIG PLM Solutions Chennai
09.11.2023	The Future of Youtube as an Entrepreneurial Platform	Mrs.Gowthami Eswaran Proprietor SPICYHAND Youtube Channel
23.11.2023	Innovation and Adaptability: Keys to Entrepreneurial Success	Er.Parthiban Advisor LJ Software Training Institute Salem
Quarter II (December – February)
Date of the Event	Title of the event	Name of the Resource Person with contact details
14.12.2023	Need of Environmental Sustainability for our Future	Dr. R. Ganapathi Raman M.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physics Innovation Ambassador(Advanced Level) Saveetha Engineering College Chennai
15.12.2023	Unveiling Innovation Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum	Dr.Gunasekaran Thanagavel M.E., Ph.D., Professor/ECE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Section, Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
02.01.2024	Innovations in the Automotive Embedded Industry	Mr.Dinakara Pandian M.E., Product Owner, Visteon, Bangalore,India
25.01.2024	Innovate and Elevate: JAVA Jumpstart Enterprenuers	Ms.Priyanka Prakash B.E Senior Lead Software Analyst, Agilsys Technologies, Chennai
31.01.2024	Strategies for Startup Success	Ms.R.Manobharathi, M.COM Proprietor, Eves makeover, Namakkal
01.02.2024	Achieving Problem – Solution Fit & Product – Market Fit	JCI Sen R.Mahendran, B.Tech JCOM Business Head Coach, Zone XXIX, JCI India, Live Wire , Namakkal.
02.02.2024	Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design	Mr.Vikram Dharmaraj, CEO, ITKRISH Technologies, Tiruchengode, Namakkal.
20.02.2024	Entrepreneurship skill, Attitude and Behavior Development	Mr.Vikram Jothijayakumar, M.B.A.,PhD. Chairperson, Engineering Professional Society, Salem
28.02.2024	Transformation of AI: Recent Advances and future trends	Dr.V. Priya, Professor & Member – Center for Research, Department of Computer Science Engineering, Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal
29.02.2024	Expert Talk on “Process of Innovation Development & Technology Readiness Level	Mr.L.SELVARAJAN M.E.,Ph.D., Head of Mechanical Department, Mahendra Institute Of Technology, Mallasamuthram, Namakkal

Webinar on “Innovating Your Career in Corporate Spaces” Ms.Rithika M, Associate Professional Product Developer, DXC Technologies, Chennai director on 15.09.2023	Webinar on “Innovative Horizons: Empowering Through TNSCST Student Projects, Dr.A.S.Matheshwaran, Managing United CADD Solutions on 23.09.2023
Webinar on” The Importance of Innovation in Nation Building Dr.P.Kuppusamy, Associate Professor,School of Computer Science and Engineering, VIT-AP University, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh on 13.10.2023	Seminar on “THE FUTURE OF YOUTUBE AS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL PLATFORM” by Mrs.GOWTHAMI ESWARAN PROPRIETOR, SPICYHAND Youtube Channel on 09.11.2023
Webinar on “THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: PROBLEM SOLVING AND INNOVATION” by Dr.R.Poornima, Assistant Professor, Department of AIML, School of Engineering, MallaReddy University, Telugana on 26.10.2023	Webinar on “Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design by Mr.Vikram Dharmaraj,CEO, ITKRISH Technologies, Tiruchengode, Namakkal on 02.02.2024
Webinar on “EXPERT TALK ON “PROCESS OF INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL”, by Mr.L.SELVARAJAN , Head of Mechanical Department,Mahendra Institute Of Technology, Namakkal on 29.02.2024	Webinar on “Entrepreneurship skill, Attitude and Behavior Development” by Mr.Vikram Jothijayakumar Chairperson, Engineering Professional Society,Salem on 20.02.2024
Webinar on “Achieving Problem – Solution Fit & Product – Market Fit by JCI Sen R.Mahendran, Business Head Coach, Zone XXIX, JCI India, Live Wire , Namakkal on 01.02.2024	Webinar on ““NEED OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR OUR FUTURE” by Dr. R. Ganapathi Raman Associate Professor,Department of Physics, Innovation Ambassador (Advanced Level) Saveetha Engineering College, on 14.12.2023
Webinar on “STRATEGIES FOR STARTUP SUCCESS by Ms.R.Manobharathi, M.COM Proprietor, Eves makeover, Tiruchengode on 31.01.2024	Webinar on “INNOVATE TO ELEVATE: STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PROTOTYPE AND PROCESS DESIGN” by Dr.V. Priya, Professor & Member – Center for Research Paavai Engineering College,Namakkal