NATIONAL INNOVATION AND STARTUP POLICY

On 14th June 2021, on behalf of Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Institution’s Innovation Council the Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized a Webinar on “Innovation as a Key towards Product Fit for Market”. The resource person was Mr. M. Manickaraja, Assistant Professor/ CSE Department, Hindustan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. The Program was arranged for I year students. The students actively participated in this Webinar. Dr.P.Lourdes Poopala Rayen Prof./EDC shared his valuable comments about the project to the students. The event was co-ordinated by Mr.M.Mukesh Krishnan, AP/CSE.

On 11th June 2021 a webinar was conducted by the Institution lnnovation council in association with the Department of Computer Applications on the topic "Angel Investment for Early Stage of Entrepreneurship”. Mr.Prakadesh Subramanian, CEO of Chennai Institute of Technology Business Incubation Forum, Chennai. First year MCA and other college Under Graduate students actively participated in this webinar. The resource person explained about the concept of Angel Investment and its role for entrepreneurship which are in the early stage. Moreover, he shared his experience in the Technology Business Incubation and how to utilize the available resources in a better way.

On 8th June 2021 the Department of Information Technology organized a webinar on “ Converting Ideas to Business – Ideate, Design, Innovate and Implement”. Mr.Hariharan, Spacezee, Chennai was the guest speaker. He explained how to convert ideas and designs to innovate things and using the innovation to prepare a prototype which in turn can be used for the commercialization of the product and to become a successful entrepreneur. He also gave his own life experience and made the students to think innovate and create new ideas for their life career.

Webinar on Funding opportunities for Startups and its Management was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli dated on 02.06.2021 for the duration of 1 hour. The Resource persons for this webinar were Mr.M.Siva Baarathi, Field Coordinator, AURCT – IEDP, Hub, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli and Mr.R.Ramachandran, Field Coordinator, EDII – TN Hub, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai . The total number of registration for this event is 96. The content delivered through this webinar was well received by the research scholars, professor and students. The convener for this program was Mr.K.Ariyanayagam. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tamilnadu.

Webinar on Entrepreneurship Journey Expectation vs Reality was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli dated on 22.05.2021 for the duration of 1 hour. The Resource person for this webinar were Ms.P.Kavitha, HR & Soft Skill Trainer, Saai Tech, Karur, Tamilnadu. The total number of registration for this event is 118. The content delivered through this webinar was well received by the participants. The convener was Mr.K.Ariyanayagam. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tamilnadu.

“Innovative ‘Engineering Model’ Making Training and Competition” was organised from 29-03-2021 to 10-04-2021 (10 days). At the beginning of the program the students were asked to prepare a model on their own with some innovative engineering concepts. The Competition for model making was conducted through online mode on 01.05.2021. The students presented their model along with their power point presentation. The models were ranked based on students’ Innovative ideas and their dedication towards this competition. The following students were announced as winners of the competition.Ist prize - Tamil selvan - Prefabricated public toilets with atmospheric water generator. IInd Prize - Kamaljithsiva – Pervious Underground drainage system. IIIrd Prize - Amuthasubha - Cable stayed bridge.

On 26th April 2021 the Patent Information Center of Francis Xavier Engineering College in association with FX Institution’s Innovation Council organized a one day National Level E Quiz on Intellectual Property Rights - “Rate Cognizance To Protect Intellects". More than 1500 national and international students and faculties attended and got the participation certificate. The programme was organized by Mr.M.Saravanakumar, Assistant Professor, mechanical engineering and coordinated by Dr.S.Joe Patrick Gnanaraj, IPR Coordinator FXEC.

On 16th April 2021 a webinar was organised by EDC and FX IIC in association with the Department of Civil Engineering on the topic “Angel Investment / Venture Capital Funding for Early Stage Entrepreneurs”. Mr.M.Siva Baarathi, Field Coordinator, AURCT- IEDP Hub was the resource person. He explained the role of Angel Investment in the startup initiative and gave lot of examples for the Angel Investors who are providing the investment support for the early stage of entrepreneurship. He also explained the venture capital funding and the institutions providing Venture Capital Fund for the new business venture. Students interacted with the webinar speaker. The webinar was coordinated by Civil Department in association with the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of FXEC. *52 student participants from Civil department attended the webinar.

On 12th April 2021 a Webinar on “Emerging Opportunities in Entrepreneurship” by Innovation Ambassador was conducted by EDC and FX IIC in association with Entrepreneurship Development Cell of ECE department. The program was organised by R.Prem Ananth, Assistant Professor ECE, EDC Coordinator of ECE, IIC Innovation Ambassador for Design Thinking. ECE Students and ECE faculty participated in the event. The program starts with the welcome address and introduction of Chief Guest by Mrs J Friska HOD/ECE.The Resource person Dr. Lourdes Poobala Rayen, IIC Innovation Ambassador, EDC director and IIC president of Francis Xavier Engineering College. was the guest speaker. The resource person explained the need for entrepreneurship in the present scenario and highlighted the emerging opportunities in entrepreneurship by giving lot of examples.

On 12th April 2021 a Webinar on “Emerging Trends in Innovative Software Development with Python and .Net” was organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and FX IIC as a self driven activity. Er. C.Sankar (Alumnus), Assistant Vice President,Senior Deveopler, Alliance Bernstein, United States of America was the resource person. The resource person highlighted the emergence of Artificial Intelligence and how Python Language is used for the Software Development. He also guided the students regarding the Robotics. He also taught them how to study the emerging Programming Languages. He explained about the pros in writing programs using the Java Language. He also shared about VB, .Net and C#.

On 30th March 2021 “Mentoring session on Building Innovation through Communication devices” was arranged by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of ECE department and MHRD IIC through online mode. The program was presided by Mrs J Friska HOD/ECE and jointly coordinated by EDC director and IIC president Dr. Lourdes poobala Rayen. ECE Students and ECE faculty participated in the event. The welcome address is given by Dr. Lakshmi Narayan, Associate Professor ECC and the program was coordinated by R.Prem Ananth, Assistant Professor, EDC Coordinator of ECE and IIC Innovation Ambassador

On 23rd March 2021 a webinar was organised a Mentoring session on “Creating and launching A new Business Venture” by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of ECE department and MHRD IIC through online. The awareness program was presided by Mrs. J Friska HOD/ECE. ECE Students and ECE faculty participated in the event. The resource person shared her challenges and the problems faced while starting her own startup. The interaction between the students and the resource person was highly motivating to all the students. The Program was coordinated by R. Prem Ananth, Assistant Professor ECE, EDC Coordinator of ECE and IIC Innovation Ambassador

On 13.3.2021 85 students from Francis Xavier Engineering College and Mother Therasa Engineering College, Thoothukudi participated the Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by Br.MSME-DI Tirunelveli. The resource person Dr.Daniel Chellappa, Eminent Nuclear Scientist, Chennai, spoke on the topic “Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Emerging Technologies for Educated Unemployed Youths”. The resource person inspired the participants by showing the successful person who have achieved greater heights in their life using their out of box thinking. He gave few examples for the persons who have contributed a lot to the society by providing healthy and safe drinking water to the tribal using the low cost indigenous technology. He also explained the BARC intervention in raising healthy crops like black grams, millet and cereals. Students interacted very freely with the resource person. Mr.Lakhsminarayana, Additional Director, Br.MSME-DI, Tirunelveli gave lot of ideas for the self employment. He extended the support to the students for the preparation of the project report and registration of the units through Udayam Registration Portal.

On 12.3.2021 250 students from Francis Xavier Engineering College, Mother Therasa Engineering College, Thoothukudi and SCAD CET, Cheranmahadevi participated the Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by Br.MSME-DI Tirunelveli. Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen welcomed the dignitaries on and off the the dias. He highlighted the need for entrepreneurship to enjoy the time and financial freedom. Dr.K.Jeyakumar, General Manager (Development), Dr.V.Velmurugan, Principal and Mr.Lakhsminarayana, Additional Director, Br.MSME-DI, Tirunelveli gave the felicitation address.

On 11th March 2021 as a part of Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by Br.MSME-DI Tirunelveli the participants were taken to the SIDCO Industrial Estate in Pettai. The participants visited Apple Cookware unit functioning in the Industrial Estate.

On 10th March 2021 Mr.Parthiban, Financial Literacy Counsellor, Rural Self Employment Training Institute, Tirunelveli addressed the participants of Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by MSME-DI Tirunelveli. He spoke on “MSME online registration for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises”. The resource person highlighted the steps to be followed and the data to be given to register the concern in the Udayam Online Registration Portal. He said that without registering in the Udayam online portal the concern can not claim any subsidy under any of the government schemes. During his speech he specified the various schemes like PMEGP, NEEDS, UYEGP and MUDRA and the subsidies available under each scheme. Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director, EDC and Mr.Sivakumar, EDC Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering department coordinated the programme.

On 9th March 2021 Mr.Mahalingam, Financial Literacy Counsellor, Tamil Nadu Grama Bank addressed the participants for the Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by MSME-DI Tirunelveli. He spoke on “Government Financial Support to Entrepreneurs through various Schemes”. The resource person highlighted the various government schemes like PMEGP, NEEDS, UYEGP and MUDRA. Each scheme was discussed elaborately in respect of its eligibility, the amount of assistance to the entrepreneurs and the subsidies available under each scheme. Being the important topic, the participants raised lot of questions. The resource person answered all the questions and clarified the doubts raised by the participants. Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director, EDC also contributed a lot with suitable examples while answering the questions raised by the participants.

On 8th March 2021 Dr.Jesurun, Department of Management Studies was the resource person for the Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by MSME-DI Tirunelveli. He spoke on the topic “Market Feasibility Study and Preparation of Marketing Plan”. During his speech he high lighted the reasons for conducting the market feasibility, different stages in the market feasibility study, factors influencing the supply and demand in the market, determining the market gap, determining the target market and Marketing Mix. Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director, EDC also had discussion with the participants and gave lot of information relating to market feasibility study.

From 6th - 8th March 2021 A hands on training was conducted by the Department of Computer Applications in association with the Entrepreneurship development cell and Institution’s Innovation Council on the topic “Full –Stack Development”. Mrs. T.Nageswari, Technology Lead, Infosys Limited, Trivandrum was the Resource person. Nearly 25 Students from Final year MCA participated in this training. The session was very useful for the students. Mrs.T.Nageswari, explained about all the aspects of web development such as Java, .NET, MEAN Stack and Python.

On 5th March 2021 Mrs.Annie Rose Nirmala, Head of the Department of Management Studies “Building a Business Plan” was the topic taken for the discussion. The resource person engaged the session by making the participants to draft the business plan on their own. The participants were grouped in to four and asked to identify a problem on their own. The resource person helped the participants to write the contents of the business plan by explaining the various components of the same. In fact, it was very much interesting to watch the discussion among the group members to identify the problem and to write the various components of the business plan on their own. Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director, EDC and Mr.Prem Ananth, EDC coordinator from ECE department assisted the participants.

On 3rd March 2021 Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director of Entrepreneurship Development Cell was the resource person for the Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by MSME-DI Tirunelveli. He spoke on the topic “Identification of Emerging Business Opportunities”. He highlighted B2B Business Services ideas, Arts and Media Businesses, Education related Business Opportunities, Hospitality and Food Services Business Ideas, Technologies Business Ideas, Personal Services Business Ideas and Health Care Business Ideas. During his speech he gave visual presentations of hydrophonic farm design solutions for small and large scale commercial farming. In addition to this he gave lot of business ideas in the field of restaurants, baby product franchise, paper packaging business and value added coconut, lime and tomato products. Students were impressed by the presentation and the business opportunities discussed.

On 2nd March 2021 the Entrepreneurship Awareness Program sponsored by MSME-DI Tirunelveli commenced with the introduction about the financial support to entrepreneurs through government schemes by Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director of Entrepreneurship Development Cell. He highlighted the various schemes available to support the entrepreneurs. Mr.Lakshminarayana, Investigator, MSME -DI branch, Tirunelveli explained the guidelines for entrepreneurs to start the small industry. He high lighted the steps to be followed by the entrepreneur namely decision to be an entrepreneur, product selection, registration of the unit, location of the unit, project report, getting finance, fixing workplace, local body clearance, purchase of machinery, electricity connection, raw material, get statutory license, man power needs, production, permanent registration, sales, repayment and profit.

On 27th Feb.2021 a “Business Archetype Competition’21” was organised by the EDC and FXEC IIC in association with the Department of Management Studies. Xavier Department of Management Studies) have organised a Business Archetype Competition for the First MBA students. This competition has been conducted after a workshop on “Effective Business Proposal for a Successful Startup”. Thus, Students enunciated the Business prototype. 11 teams have presented their innovative Business plans.

On 26th Feb. 2021 the Department of Information Technology organized a “Workshop on Product Design and Development” as an IIC Self Driven activity. Dr.R.Ravi, Prof. Information Technology, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the resource person. He explained the techniques involved in the product design and help them to develop the product. He explained the things behind IOT and the various tools used for the development.

On 26th Feb. 2021 Entrepreneurship Development Cell and FXEC IIC in association with Civil Department organised a webinar on “Intellectual Property Rights and IP Management for Start-up”. Dr.N.Muthukumaran, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was the guest speaker. The speaker explained the various terms involved in Intellectual Property Rights and the procedures for filling the patent. He also highlighted the procedures for filling design patents. He sited number of examples while explaining the various term relating to IPR. Mrs.Rajapriya, EDC Coordinator of the Civil Engineering department coordinated the webinar. 43 students participated in the webinar.

On 25th Feb. 2021 the FXEC IIC and Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with the Department of Civil organised a webinar on “How to plan for Start-up with legal and ethical steps” wherein Mr. Hari Prathan, Managing Director of Suzee Autozone Pvt.Ltd, Tirunelveli was the resource person. The resource person shared the basic qualities the startup promoter needs to possess and the steps to be followed to start a business and run it successfully. The students interacted with the resource person throughout the session. The webinar was coordinated by Mrs.Rajapriya, EDC Coordinator of the Civil Department. 47 students from FXEC and 5 students from outside the college participated in the webinar. No.of faculties attended : 5

On 25-02-2021Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized a webinar on “How to Plan for Start-up and Legal and Ethical Steps”. Dr.D.Yuvaraj, HOD of Masters of Business Administration, Anand Institute of Higher Technology, Chennai was the resource person. CSE students actively participated in the webinar. Dr.P.Lourdes Poopala Rayen Prof./EDC has also joined in the webinar and appreciated the department for the initiatives taken to organise the webinar. The webinar was organised by CSE EDC Coordinator Mr.M.Mukesh Krishnan.

On 24th Feb. 2021 a Webinar was organised by the EDC and FX ICC in association with the Department of Mechanical Engineering on “Product Design and Development”. Dr.M.Kannan, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was the resource person. The resource person explained What is Product Design and Development with an Entrepreneurship perspective. He also highlighted the scope of product design and major stages in the new product design with practical examples.

On 22nd Feb. 2021 a Workshop on “ Intellectual Property Rights” was organized by the department of mechanical engineering in association with patent information center and FX IIC. Dr. M. Sundararaman, IPR Cell – Coordinator, Bharathidasan University Thiruchirappalli and Mr. Arivazhagan, M/S. Le Intelligentsia, Trademark Registration Chennai were the resource persons. Dr.S.Joe Patrick Gnanaraj gave a brief introduction about the progress and achievement of patent information center. The workshop started with the History of Intellectual Property from beginning to evolving phase. Subsequently explaining the formation of World Intellectual Property Organization and its roles and functions i.e., IPR agreement administration, IPR Practices harmonization. 64 students participated in the programme.

On 19th Feb. 2021 The Entrepreneurship Development and Institution’s Innovation Council in association with the Department of Information Technology had organized a Brain storming session on with successful Startup Entrepreneur. Mr.Rathina Kumar, CEO and Founder Smarther technologies, Chennai was the resource person. He gave a talk on process of startup and innovation and also highlighted the skills the students should possess so as to improve the career. He also highlighted that the students can come up with innovative and creative ideas and become an entrepreneur. The The students posted many question and it was answered by the resource person. The workshop was useful and was beneficial to the students. This was the feedback got from the students.

On 17th Feb. 2021 the department of Information Technology and Data Science Lab organised a Hackathon to encourage the students to develop the prototype products. Students from I,II and III year B.Tech participated in the hackathon. Students presented their projects on Data visualization during the contest. Dr.A.Anitha, Prof/IT coordinated the projects.

On 17th Feb. 2021 a webinar was arranged by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of ECE department and FXEC IIC through online. The program was presided by Mrs J Friska HOD/ECE and gave an introduction about the ECE department activities. ECE Students and ECE faculty participated in this event. The welcome address was given by R.Prem Ananth, Assistant Professor ECE, EDC Coordinator of ECE and IIC Innovation Ambassador. Dr.Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Cell and the IIC president introduced the resource person. The Resource person Mr.Ramaiah Chidambaram, Founder & CEO, WhiziFi Robotics Pvt Ltd. spoke on “Successful Start-Up Founder”. During his speech he explained the various steps involved in startup and shared his own experiences while starting his own company.

On 17th Feb. 2021 the Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Institution’s Innovation Council in association with the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organised a webinar on the topic "Orientation session for all students & faculties of Institute by Innovation Ambassador ". Mr.Ariyanayagam, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering department and IIC Innovation Ambassador was the resource person a webinar . This programme was conducted through google meet and the event was coordinated by Mr.A.Amala Manuela AP/EEE.

On 16th Feb.2021 a Webinar on the topic “Building an Innovation Product fit for a Market” was organised by the EDC and FXEC IIC in association with the Department of Management Studies. Dr.Leena Jenefa, Associate Professor, School of Management, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. The resource person explained the product design and planning, product positioning and positioning strategies. The I MBA and II MBA students participated in this programme.

On 12th Feb. 2021 Workshop on the topic “Effective Business Proposal for a Successful Startup” was organised by EDC and FXEC IIC in association with the Department of Management Studies. Dr.S.Sivakumar, Royal Sukka Restaurant an unit of SR Group, Chennai was the resource person. He explained the reasons for developing a Business Plan, the contents of a Business Plan and how to write a business plan. He showed the model of a Business Plan and inspired the participants to go for startups.I Year MBA students participated in this programme. The I MBA students have participated in this workshop and got a wide knowledge about the Business proposal in a Startup

On 12th Feb. 2021 Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Institution’s Innovation Council in association with Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized the “Business Plan / Prototype Competition” to Invite Innovative Business Models from Students. Students presented their Innovative Projects in teams. In total 12 teams presented their business plan and most of them were highly interesting and novel. This competition was arranged for III year CSE students. The students actively participated in this competition. Dr.P. Lourdes Poopala Rayen Prof./EDC observed the proceedings of the competition and gave his valuable comments about the projects. The event was co-ordinated by the CSE EDC Coordinator, Mr.M.Mukesh Krishnan, AP/CSE.

On 9th Feb. 2021 a skill training was conducted by the Department of Computer Applications in association with the Entrepreneurship development cell and Institution Innovation Council on the topic “Building an Innovation Product Fit for Market”. Mr. N. Arunachalam, Proprietor, ACME Infotech, Tirunelveli was the resource person. First and Second year MCA students were participated in this session. The students started doing projects in LARAVEL framework.

On 22.01.2021 a skill training was conducted by the Department of Computer Applications in association with the Entrepreneurship development cell and FX Institution’s Innovation Council on the topic “Website Creation using LARAVEL Framework”. Mr. N. Arunachalam, Proprietor, ACME Infotech, TVL was the resource person. 135 students from various arts and science colleges and the first year MCA students were actively participated in this workshop. Mr.N.Arunachalam, explained about powerful MVC PHP Framework, designed for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.

On 8th Jan. 2021 a webinar on “ Business Model Canvas (BMC)” was arranged by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of ECE department and FXEC IIC through Online. This program was presided by L.R Priya HOD/ECE. ECE students and ECE faculty members participated in the event. Mr.Vignesh Annamalai, CEO, BrandMaxima, Chennai was the guest speaker for the program. During his speech he explained the Business Model Canvas. R.Prem Ananth, Assistant Professor ECE, EDC Coordinator of ECE and IIC Innovation Ambassdor organised this programme.

On Jan 08, 2021 to promote the innovation among school and college students “IDEA to Prototype Contest 2021” was organised. Students presented their Models and Projects through online mode due to the pandemic situation. Around 18 batch of students from Std XI, Std XII and engineering students from various disciplines participated in this in idea context. The project presentation competition was well organized by our college and 3 senior staff members acted as the Jury.

On 06.01.2021 a Workshop was conducted by the Department of Computer Applications in association with Entrepreneurship development cell and Institution and Innovation Council on the topic “Workshop on Prototype-Arduino Simulation” through Online Mode. Dr. Caroline Viola Stella Mary, Prof/IT, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the Resource person. Nearly 53 students from MCA First year and Second Year participated in the Workshop. Dr. Caroline Viola Stella Mary, explained about Arduino kit, Sensors, Displays, LEDs. She has shown the real time simulation of Arduino IDE. Student found it very beneficial for idea prototyping.

On 30.12.2020 a webinar was organised by the Department of Computer Applications in association with the Entrepreneurship development cell and Institution Innovation Council on the topic “Internship in Startup”. Dr. Lourdes Poobala Rayen, Director of EDC, Francis Xavier Engineering College and the IIC Innovation Ambassador was the resource person. 51 students from PG First year participated in the Session.

On 30.12.2020 a Webinar on “Entrepreneurship Development Phases” was organised by ECE department. Mr.T.Phrabudoss, Managing Director, Vrqual IR T&C Services Pvt. Ltd, Chennai was the resource person.

On 29th Dec. 2020 a Webinar on “Identifying Intellectual property Components at the Early Stages of Innovation” was arranged by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of MECH department and FXEC IIC through online. Dr. S. JOE PATRICK GNANARAJ, IIC Innovation Ambassador for IPR and Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the GUEST SPEAKER. During his speech he explained the various types of Intellectual Property rights such as TRADE MARK, COPYRIGHTS, PATENT and GEOGRAPHICAL TAG. During his lecture he shares how to earn money through IPR and about infringement.

22.12.2020 Webinar was organised by the Department of Computer Applications in association with the Entrepreneurship development cell and Institution Innovation Council on the topic “National Education Policy” on 22.12.2020. Mr. J. David Ayling, Asst. Prof of English, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the Resource person. Nearly 234 students from UG & PG First year participated in the webinar. The session was very useful for the first year Students. Mr.J.David Ayling, explained the introduction of the 5+3+3+4 model in schooling structure and talked on how the new policy would match the global standards of education.

22.12.2020 Webinar was organised by the Department of Computer Applications in association with the Entrepreneurship development cell and Institution Innovation Council on the topic “National Education Policy” on 22.12.2020. Mr. J. David Ayling, Asst. Prof of English, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the Resource person. Nearly 234 students from UG & PG First year participated in the webinar. The session was very useful for the first year Students. Mr.J.David Ayling, explained the introduction of the 5+3+3+4 model in schooling structure and talked on how the new policy would match the global standards of education.

On 15th Dec.2020 a Webinar on Motivational Session by successful entrepreneur/startup founder was organised by Civil Engineering departmentas a part of IIC activity. Dr.G.Sokkanathan, Past Chairman of Builders Association of India, Tirunelveli Centre and Environmental Consultant was the resource person.

On 11.12.2020 a Webinar on “Identifying Intellectual property Components at the Early Stages of Innovation” was arranged by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of EEE department as a part of IIC activity. Department of Electrical and Electronics engineering students as well as Department of Electronics and communication students participated in the event. Mrs.A.Amala Manuela, Assistant Professor EEE, EDC Coordinator of EEE and IIC Member for Internship made all the arrangements. On 11th Dec. 2020 a Webinar on “Identifying Intellectual Property Components at the early stages of Innovation” was organised by the department of Electronics Communication and Engineering as a part of IIC activity. Dr.N.Muthukumaran, Prof. Department of Electronics Communication and Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College was the guest speaker.

On 10th Dec.2020 a webinar on “Process of Innovation Development” was organised by the department of Civil Engineering as part of IIC activity. The resource person was Mrs.T.Sahila, Registered Patent agent, Facilitators for startups, IPR Consultant, Kanyakumari

On 9.12.2020 the department of Mechanical Engineering organised a webinar on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity”. RTN.PHF.Er.S.Shankar, Founder & Managing Director, S2DC Web Creator was the resource person.

On 7.12.2020 “Idea/ PoC pitching & validation and Institute level PoC competition, an “IDEA Contest 2020” was conducted for the Engineering students to present their Models and Projects in online mode due to the pandemic situation. Around 20 batch of students from various disciplines participated in this in Idea context.

On 1st Dec.2020 Webinar on Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity Organised by Department of Management studies, FX Entrepreneurship Development Cell & FX IIC. Speaker: Mr.V.Krishnaram, CEO and Joint Managing Director, Emerald Tyres, Chennai. Live Stream through Zoom.

1.12.2020 Lecture on Innovation Development organised by the department of Information Technology. Resource person: Dr.Ravi, Professor, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli

30.11.2020 National Innovation and Start-up Policy, GUEST SPEAKER , Dr.J.Deny, B.E.,M.Tech.,PhD, President MHRD Innovation Cell - KARE, Kalasalingam TBI Manager, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education,Krishnankoil.

19.11.2020 Webinar on Problem solving and Ideation Workshop organised by CSE department.

4.11.2020 The Department of Information Technology organized a session on Problem solving and Ideation. Dr.A.Jainul fathima, AP/IT was the resource person. She gave a talk on problem solving. She highlighted that identification of idea is important.

Webinar on “Start-up: An Entrepreneurial Opportunity” on 10th August 2020 at 3.00-4.00 p.m. The resource person was Mr.Sanjay Gunasingh, Director, Bell Pins Pvt. Ltd, Tirunelveli.

Webinar on “Idea to Commercialisation: Challenges and Opportunities” on 4th August 2020 at 11.00-12.00. The resource person was Mr.K.Suresh Kumar, Executive Director, PSG-STEP, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Webinar on “ Impact of Pre-Incubation on Aspiring student Entrepreneurs on 22nd July,2020 at 11.00-12.00. Dr.Vinoth, Start-up Designer, Pongu Ventures Pvt, Ltd.

Webinar on “Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Financial Sector” on 4th July 2020 at 11.00-12.00. The resource person was Mr.P.Suresh Kumar, Associate Director, Zebu Share and Wealth Management Pvt.Ltd, Chennai.

Webinar on “Entrepreneurial Opportunities through Machine Learning and Big data Analysis” on 29th June 2020 at 11.00-12.00. The resource person was Mr.S.Sundara Pandian, Director, Tandam Certification Centre, Tirunelveli.

Webinar on “Entrepreneurship for students After COVID 19” on 26th June 2020 at 11.00-12.00. The resource person was Mr.B.Prasanna, General Manager, Thangamyil Jewellary Ltd, Madurai.

Webinar on “Earn through Digital Marketing in Social Media- Post COVID 19” on 20th June 2020 at 4.30- 5.30 p.m. The resource person was Er.K.Aditya Marthandam, MD, V3 Softwares, Chennai.

Webinar on “Change of Logistics Model: An Entrepreneurship opportunity- Post COVID 19” on 19th June 2020 at 11.00 a.m. The resource person was Mr.J.David Raja, Vice President, St.John Freight Systems Pvt.Ltd, Thoothukudi.

Webinar on “Emerging Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Digital Marketing” on 12th June 2020 at 11.00-12.00. The resource person was Mrs.Anila Malyala, CEO Hradi Infotech, Chennai.