Examination | Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Vision

Creation of first generation entrepreneurs with rigorous and free environment where budding entrepreneurs can pursue training, high-end education, and mentorship in order to be a successful Entrepreneur to produce effective business by marshalling the resources of Dr. MGR University and the surrounding community and motivate them how to succeed, grow and thrive.

Mission

Promoting "Job Seekers" into "Job Creators"

Councils

Institute's Innovation Council

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Introduction

Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India has established MoEs 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 Institutions Innovation Council (IICs)across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs will be established to pr omote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.

Major focus of IIC

To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem. Start-up supporting Mechanism in HEIs. Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework. Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas. Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students.

Functions of IICs

To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bound fashion.
Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
Create an Institutions Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institutions faculty and students.
Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.

Sl.No.	Role	Name	Designation	Department
1	President	Dr. Rama Vaidynathan	Director R&D	Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2	Vice President	Dr. Reena Das	Research Scientist	Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
3	Convener	Dr.N.S.Shubhasharee	Dean E&S	Dr.M.G.R Educational and Research Institute
4	Start-up Coordinator	Mr. H Mohamed Rizwan	Manager	Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
5	IPR Coordinator	Ms.B Anandhi	Assistant Professor	Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
6	Innovation Coordinator	Dr.A.R.Arunachalam	Associate Professor	Department of Computer Science
7	ARIIA Coordinator	Dr. J Arun Kumar	Associate Professor	Department of Biotechnology
8	External Patent Expert	Mr. D Balaji	Patent Attorney
9	Training Coordinator	Dr. Balakrishnan	Associate Professor	MGR Institute Industry Partnership

NewGen

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Chairman of the Advisory Board	Prof. Dr. M. RavichandranPro Vice- Chancellor Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
Representative of NSTEDB, Govt. of India	Dr. Naveen Vasishta Director/Scientist ' E'NEB Division, Department of Science and TechnologyNew Delhi 110016Mobile No: 9810189140, Email : nvasishta[at]nic[dot]in
Senior faculty members from Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute	Dr. Venil N Sumantran Scientific Advisor, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Center of Excellence in Innovation and Excellence, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute
Representative of a nearby Incubator	Mr.Parvez Alam CEO � Cresent Innovation and Incubation Center (CIIC) B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology GST Road, Vandalur, Chennai 600 048 9551076617, ceociic[at]cresent[dot]education
Representative of Lead Bank/ Angel Investor/ Venture Capital	Mr.Balaram Nair Vice President, The Chennai Angels balram[at]thechennaiangels[dot]com, 9884813292
Representative of Industry Association	Mrs. Shanthi Lakshmi Secretary, Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE), Tamil Nadu Chapter 9843991166; shanthilakshmi2914[at]gmail[dot]com
Two Alumni Entrepreneurs	Mr.Natesh Shankar Managing Director Bharath Swift Logistics Pvt.Ltd, Chennai 9566188288; natesh_shankar[at]yahoo[dot]com Mr. Suman Kumar Jha Founder and CEO Giscle Systems NASSCOM 10000 Start up Warehouse Diamond District, Bangalore 560008 76677 49930; suman[at]giscle[dot]com
Member Secretary of DRMGRERI DST NewGen IEDC	Dr. Rama Vaidyanathan Director � Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dr MGR ERI � DST NewGen 9841002846; ramavaidyanathan[at]drmgrdu[dot]ac[dot]in
Faculty Coordinator	Dr. J Arun Kumar Associate Professor Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dr. MGR ERI � Dr. MGR DST NewGen IEDC
Faculty Coordinator	Dr.N.S.Shubhasharee Faculty Coordinator Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dr. MGR ERI � Dr. MGR DST NewGen IEDC
Manager	Mr.H Mohamed Rizwan Manager Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam CoE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dr. MGR ERI � Dr. MGR DST NewGen IEDC

NISP Council

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National Institute Start-up Policy Expert Committee

An Apex Committee for the Institute Innovation and Start-up Policy was constituted with the following members in July 2020

Name	Designation	Organization
Er. A.C.S. Arun Kumar	President	Dr.MGR Educational and Research Institute
M. Ravichandran, Ph.D	Pro Vice Chancellor	Dr.MGR Educational and Research Institute
Rama Vaidyanathan, Ph.D	Director (R & D) and NISP Nominee to AICTE	Dr.MGR Educational and Research Institute

The apex committee constituted the members of the MGR ERI Institute Start-up Policy Expert Committee on 4th Aug 2020; At least 60 % of the members must be present in a meeting for taking decisions.

S. No.	Role	Name	Position
1	Convener Institute - NISP - Nominee	Rama Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.	Director ( R & D) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Center of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute
2	Academic Members	J. Arun Kumar, Ph.D.	Faculty Coordinator - MGR DST NewGen IEDC
3	Academic Members	S. Manivannan, Ph.D.	Dean � Humanities and Sciences; Vice President, MGR Institute Innovation Council
4	Academic Members	N. S. Shubhashree, Ph.D.	Dean � Engg. & Sciences
5	Academic Members	V. Natarajan, Ph.D.	Director, Coir Research Project
6	Academic Members	V. Rajalaxmi, Ph.D.	Vice Principal, Faculty of Physiotherapy
7	Academic Members	Asst. Prof. B. Anandi	Patent Cell Coordinator
8	Academic Members	C. Balakrishnan, Ph.D.	Head- Campus Placement/ Industry Institute Planning Cell
9	Academic Members	S. Geetha, Ph.D.	Head � Dept. of Computer Science Engineering, Coordinator -MGR MSME Incubator
10	Academic Members	Dr. Keerthi narayanan	Coordinator - Thai Mookambigai Dental College
11	Academic Members	R. Kowsalya, PhD.	Coordinator � International Programs
12	Innovator/Alumni/ Start-up Founders	Mohammad Rizwan	Alumni and Faculty Coordinator - MGR DST NewGen IEDC
13	Innovator/Alumni/ Start-up Founders	L. Madheswaran	CEO, Fenice Technical Solutions LLP
14	Innovator/Alumni/ Start-up Founders	S. Sabariswaran	CEO, BrainBuds Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
15	Innovator/Alumni/ Start-up Founders	R. Logeswaran	CEO, IGNIT Technical Solutions
16	Innovator/Alumni/ Start-up Founders	Pankaj Jangid	CEO, PPM Design Studio LLP
17	Student	R. Yogesh	Student Intern � Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Center of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
18	External Expert	Shashank Rajurkar	Consultant, Entrepreneur
19	Industry Association	Gp Captain (Retd) Venkataraman	GM, Madras Management Association
20	Industry Association	M. Balachandran	President, Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers Associational (AIEMA)
21	Industry Association	Mr. Craig Jude Morreyra	Manager, Wadhwani Foundation
22	Industry Association	Dr. S. Marceline	President, Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs
23	Industry Association	Dr. Suresh Kumar	President, Indian STEP and Incubator Association

Courses

MBA in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development

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MBA Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development

Who can apply?

A graduate in any discipline of course (10+2+3)/ (10+2+4)/ (10+3+3) with at least 50% Marks.
Applicant must have an entrepreneurial mindset, passion for innovation and strong determination to build and run start-up as career.

Why should you choose MBA IEV?

This is a 2-year MBA program developed by the National Innovation and Start-up Policy of MHRDs Innovation Cell and AICTE has an objective to launch new generation entrepreneurs capable of building innovative and simultaneously earning master degree.
This is an action-oriented program to provide opportunities for students to develop their own ventures with a structured mentoring.The program focus is on capstone project presentation and action learning segments to ensure that students get an experience of running their own venture in the campus.
By design, Institute Incubator will deliver the course and students will get access to co-working space and facilities of pre-incubation and incubation to develop innovations and further to start-ups.

Why choose Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute?

Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute is one of the select Institutes offering this course after a stringent national selection by the AICTE.
Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University was started in the year 1988 and has a rich tradition of supporting entrepreneurship.The Institute has supports entrepreneurs through the Incubation Centres of the Institute.

Incubation Centre MGR AKC

Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam Centre of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is the Incubation Centre of the Institute.The Centre is funded under the DST New Generation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (Dr. MGR DST NewGen IEDC) , Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
Faculty of the Incubator are trained in Entrepreneurship Education and have rich experience in mentoring students in converting their ideas into a prototype and Business Plan.From 2017, 25 students groups have been funded.Four have been converted into a start-up.Three patents have been published.

Technical Entrepreneurship

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We have a mandate to inspire, educate and support student entrepreneurs to create high-value jobs. We collaborate with Wadhwani Foundation to create an entrepreneurial Campus by training teachers, students, mentoring and connecting students with industry networks across the country.
This course is designed for those students who want to be among the 10% who succeed. This course will help them learn how to build a viable venture. A student will start his/her venture creation journey with identifying the problem that he/she wants to solve and end with building an MVP.
The Business Model represented by the Lean Canvas is the “anchor in this journey. It is a “one page format that students can use to capture and track their business model and entrepreneurship journey. The student will experiment and go through the basics of all the 9 blocks of the Lean Canvas. In the process, he/she will build an MVP they can take to market at the end of the course and learn to use the globally proven LEAN methodology.

Advance course in Entrepreneurship

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In this course, students will learn about how to achieve product market fit. They will revisit their business model and look for opportunities for growth in their customer segments, in their channels, and in the other blocks of the Business Model and validate it.
Then they will set their traction goal and chase that during the course. They identify channels, enhance their revenue streams and focus on sales. They will learn to work on their financial model and make a pitch deck. In this course, they will build their Sales, Ops, Hiring, and Technology Plan.
Potential show stoppers such as Compliances, Legal and Registrations will be covered as well.