ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL – AVIT

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARENESS CAMP

SPONSORED BY

NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

BOARD (NSTEDB)

( 29.01.2020 to 31.01.2020 )

Institution Innovation Council and Entrepreneurship Development Cell – AVIT organized a 3

Day Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp from 29th January 2020 to 31st January 2020 with the

support of National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board and funded by

Entrepreneurship Development Institute 0f India ( EDII ) . This is being organised under the

Department of Science and Technology DST - NIMAT Project , the flagship of Government of India to

promote Entrepreneurship among students of Science and Technology. Around 75 students of various

courses of Engineering and Technology had participated in the three day camp. Dr.S.A.V. Satyamurti,

Campus Director and Dr. K.L. Shunmuganathan, Principal, AVIT presided the inaugural function. Prof.

N.Lakshminarayanan,Deputy Director, Entrepreneurship Development Cell, AVIT welcomed the

gathering and briefed on the objective of the three day camp.

EVENT S

DAY ONE : Whole Brain Engineering for a Successful Entrepreneurship

SPEAKER : Prof.Dr.K.Vipinendran, Director, Centre for Alumni Affairs, Anna University

The objective of the event was to inculcate the aspects of lateral thinking by applying whole brain in

finding out variable solutions to all problems, that would help a budding entrepreneur to step into

entrepreneurship with confidence. The participants were put to exercises on communication,

networking, problem solving and confidence building. Students participated enthusiastically in all the

activities.

DAY TWO :

SESSION I : Design Thinking and Innovation

SPEAKER : Ms.Pa.Suriya, Assistant Professor, Dept.of Civil Engg., IIC Ambassador

The session on Design Thinking and Innovation was very significant with lot of inputs on the

characteristics of innovation. Detailed step by step approach on the ways of attaining optimum solution

was part of the delivery. The participants were given different problems and were put to find innovative

solutions by brainstorming and presented them fairly.

SESSION II : Product Design and Developent

SPEAKER : Mr.N.Vasudevan, Associate Professor, Dept.of Mech Engg.,Sairam Engg. College,IIC

Ambassador

Product Design and development followed a session on Innovation, providing a detailed step by step

approach and designing an innovative product and developing it to the final stage. As part of the

session, case studies of few significant innovations transformed into products were also discussed. This

gave an insight to the participants.

SESSION III : Patent and Product

SPEAKER : Dr.K.Boopathy, Associate Professor, EEE , AVIT, IIC Ambassador

Session on patents for the products developed through innovation was a lively session, with

participants keenly listening the reasons for applying for patents and methods by which patents are

applied. The benefits of patents and the consequences of not applying for patents were also detailed

during the session.

SESSION IV : Pre-incubation and Incubation Management

SPEAKER : Mr.R.Praveen, Assistant Professor, Dept.of Mech Engg.Convenor – IIC, IIC Ambassador

During the sessions on pre - incubation the participants were given the ways by which product innovators will be

hand-held for successful launch into market. The participants were also briefed on the incubation schemes

available with government, institutions, private sector,etc.,

DAY THREE : Industrial Visit

INDUSTRY :

Indosat Corporation,

No.165, Developed Plot Estate, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096.

PRODUCT : Aluminum Alloy Castings

PROPRIETOR : Mr.Anbuselvan, First Generation Entrepreneur

Student participants were briefed on the production methods of aluminum alloy castings in the visit by

the production manager of the industry. The visit gave an insight into the production layout and also

about the organization structure.

Mr.Anbuselvan, MD, Indosat Corporation, a first generation entrepreneur addressing the students on

Entrepreneurship. The students had an interaction with him on start-up and risk factors related to that.

He encouraged the students to think innovative ideas and incubate them into startups.

SESSION II : Start – Up Policy

SPEAKER : N.Lakshminarayanan, Associate Prof., Mech Engg., AVIT, IIC Startup Coordinator

Startup Policy of State and Central Govt. were discussed in detail for the benefit of the student

participants.

OUTCOME :

Participants have been formed into small teams, Each team is preparing a business proposal and an

analysis of these proposals is scheduled a week after.