IEDC (Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre)
- Create a startup ecosystem by providing value added trainings
- Identify students with innovative ideas and create a platform for them.
- Enhance student entrepreneurial skills
- Enhance awareness about modern tools, software and designs
- Acquire knowledge about current technological developments in industries.
- Impart professional technical mentoring by experts of various domains
- Channelize idea to product by mentoring, prototyping, and networking
An Entrepreneurship Development club was started in 2013. A team of students represented India and won Black Berry Jam Asia Pacific Hackathon. The cell paved to generate genuine interest in participating in similar national/international competitions. With a view to have a recognized platform TIST IEDC entered into an MoU with Startup village on 24th March 2015.
As per the guidelines of Kerala Startup Mission IEDC is governed by an executive committee with a pool of exceptional students who are selected based on the recommendations of respective HODs. The executive committee of IEDC is headed by Nodal Officer staff coordinators and student members to coordinate different programs. Participation in various workshops and in national/international level competitions is promoted. Students are motivated and supported for setting up startups. It provides platform to interact with entrepreneurs constantly to empower budding entrepreneurs. TIST IEDC organizes visits to Startup village. Fab-lab visits helps to experience the technical prototyping platform which enables the students to launch innovative products and to prototype the new models developed. Technological developments are familiarized through various programs in association with concerned departments in the institute. Residential workshops are also organized for creative and high potential aspiring entrepreneur-students. Members are to participate in government supported projects like Map my Home project, funded and organized by Google in association with Kerala Land Records and Survey
Department. IEDC also promotes social outreach programs, intercollegiate technical events like programs on FOSS which promote the virtues of free software. Maker Expo, attempts to map and empower a community of educators and creative people was also organized under IEDC.
Faculty Member
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IEDC Activities 2023
The Huddle Global
Date- 8th to 10th November 2023
Location- Adimalathura Beach,Trivandrum
The Huddle Global, India’s Largest Beach Startup Festival, bridges corporates and startups to foster innovation, growth, and collaboration. It features networking, workshops, and keynotes by industry leaders, organized on November 16-18, 2023, at Adimalathura beach near Kovalam, Kerala.
Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, inaugurated Huddle Global 2023 and shared his visionary insights in his inaugural address and he explained how the government played a pivotal role in shaping Kerala’s thriving startup ecosystem.
IEDC Nodal officer Mr. Titus Thomas and Two students from CS Department Abhinav Prashanth (S3) and Adithya Radhakrishnan (S3) attended the three days long Event. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Inauguratd the programme on 8th November 2023 at 10 AM. After the inaugural session we had attended few talk sessions by eminent entrepreneurs and innovators across the globe. We had the opportunity to visit the stalls like DRDO stall, Agri tech startup Stalls etc set up by many innovators from various parts of the country.
Maker village Visit
Date- 7.11.2023
Branch – EEE and EL S3
TIST IEDC organized a one-day visit to Maker Village for the students of students of S3 EEE and EL on 7th November 2023. 45 students and 3 faculty members reached Integrated Startup Complex at 10.30 AM and the visit started with a session by Mr.Venkat Raghavendar, Operationss manager of Maker village. He had explained the activities of Maker village and he gave an insight on how to transform your idea into a product and various schemes of the government to kick off the process of developing hardware products with the support of Maker village. TIST Students had the opportunity to visit all the hardware tech startups incubated under Maker village. The technical team of all startups like Asimov robotics, Astrek Innovation, Infuse technologies etc, had interacted with our students and briefed about their products, scope of business, software etc. Students also had the opportunmity to see the common facility for 3D printing and designing.
TIST’s own Startup Founder of BRAINWIRED Technologies Mr.Sreeshankar (2022 Pass out,ECE) interacted with the students and explained about their startup and answered the queries of students. The Visit ended at 1.30 PM and left the Startup complex at 2.30 PM after the group photo session.
IEDC SUMMIT 2023 REPORT
Date 12th October 2023
Venue- CET Trivandrum
Kerala Startup Mission organized the Eighth edition of IEDC Summit 2023 on 12th October 2023 at College of Engineering Trivandrum. IEDC Summit was an amalgamation of events from a plethora of domains, including technology, entrepreneurship, skill development, and much more. It facilitated as a platform for connecting student innovators, industry leaders, and various startups in addition to providing an opportunity for them to engage and network, and form connections that lasts for a lifetime.
A team of 23 students and Nodal officer attended the summit. We are happy to be a part of Asia’s largest student summit which was filled with a series of technology tracks, brainstorming sessions, interactive community meet ups and product exhibitions.
Our Student Startup Qmark Technolabs by Final year RA Student Hafiz Shafeeq put a stall at the venue demonstrating the innovative elements of his startup. Sandeep Prakash of S5 RA got the opportunity to be a part of this event as Summit Coordinator.
NODAL OFFICERS’ NIGHT
Kerala Startup Mission is organized Nodal Officers Night also on 11th October 2023 and a network dinner and cultural extravaganza on the previous day of IEDC Summit. Nodal officer from Toc H Adv.Titus Thomas attended the event. Summit Tickets were booked online and Accommodation Facility was provided for the Nodal Officers at AL-Saj Hotel, Near Kazhakoottam.
Tie University Launch – REPORT
Date- 27.09.2023
Venue- Kerala Startup Mission, Kalamassery
TiE University is a global pitch competition for collegiate start-ups. TiE University is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs and empowering student startups to flourish. It involves a regional round and a global round. It attracts 1500+ Startups from 45+ cities and 400+ Colleges to vie for equity free prize money of $100,000. Participants are provided mentoring, bootcamps and workshops before pitching to a jury panel at the local pitch competition. The winners represent the chapter at the global competition and compete for cash prizes worth $100,000 in May 2024 at Silicon Valley.
Five Students and IEDC Nodal Officer from TIST attended the event. A Kerala Startup Mission tour was arranged for interested students and faculty participating in the inauguration programme at 2:30 pm on the same date.
Dr.Saji Gopinath Vice Chancellor – Digital University Kerala and Anoop Ambika CEO Kerala Startup Mission, Arun Nair, Executive Director of Tie Kerala were there for the Inaugural ceremony.
TiE Kerala presents an inspiring evening filled with insights, networking opportunities, and insights about the TiE University Global Pitch Competition and how it can create a lasting impact for your college. This will be a great opportunity for the promising student startups at your institution to shape their future.
‘ENTE KERALAM’
Date – 1st – 7th April 2023
Venue – Marine Drive Ground
Participated by – All Departments of Kerala Government and Government organizations
TIST IEDC is delighted to be participated in the ‘ENTE KERALAM’ Expo organized by the District Industries Centre, Government of Kerala to commemorate the second anniversary of the honorable Government of Kerala. The expo provided us with a platform to showcase our institution’s achievements, contributions, and commitment to the development of the state.
The Expo held at Marine drive from 1st April to 7th April 2023 at Marine drive Ground Ernakulam, brought together various government departments, private and public organizations, NGOs to showcase their achievements and initiatives. The event was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Kerala Mr. Prinarayi Vijayan in the auspicious presence of P.Rajeev, Hybi Eaden MP of Eranakulam and other dignitaries from District Industries centre.
The event was bustling hub of innovation, knowledge sharing and networking. The exhibition hall was divided into different thematic zones allowing participants to showcase their work effectively.
Our Institution’s exhibition stall was strategically designed to engage visitors and convey our achievements and ongoing projects. The stall featured projects from all branches, informative posters and banners to captivate the attention of visitors. We established connections and networked with individuals and organizations from various sectors.
INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO MAKER VILLAGE
March 31, 2023
Venue – G20-DIA Regional Meet at Maker Village
Attended by – CS S2 Students
Technological Transformation and Digital Public Infrastructure being one of India’s G20 priorities, the G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (G20-DIA) has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to recognise and support innovators who have digital solutions for global impact.
G20-DIA Regional Meet was organised by Maker Village on March 31, 2023, at the Integrated Startup Complex in Kochi to bring together stakeholders such as government officials from MeitY, including the Joint Secretary and CEO of the MeitY Startup Hub, other delegates from the government, investors, successful innovators, seasoned entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and others to explore opportunities for global impact. The students of S2 Computer Science got an opportunity to attend the same.
Shri Nizamuddin Mohammed, CEO, Maker Village, welcomed all the dignitaries and participants to the event. Shri Jeet Vijay, CEO of MSH, gave an overview of the G20-Digital Innovation Alliance. The G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’s (G20-DIA) mission is to showcase innovative solutions and create an alliance of innovation ecosystem players, including startups, investors, mentors, and institutions, who are building digital public goods and innovations for the betterment of economies and the upliftment of societies.
Startups developing solutions for various problem statements in the six themes of Ed-tech, Health-tech, Agri-tech, Fin-tech, Secured Digital Infrastructure, and Circular Economy from the G20 member countries and the invited non-member countries will be recognized and supported as part of G20-DIA.
As part of the G20-Digital Innovation Alliance, MeitY is launching a series of events, expert sessions, webinars, and capacity-building workshops around the six selected themes to ensure fruitful and constructive engagement of innovators, entrepreneurs, startups, corporates, investors, mentors, etc. The G20-DIA will unite the global innovation ecosystems to recognise and support startups developing innovative digital solutions that reduce the digital divide among segments of humanity and boost the global economy.
Expert Sessions on the framework to support innovative startups through strategic collaboration across G20 nations, catalysing digital transformation in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, and the role of corporates and the Indian digital startup ecosystem in transforming human values across G20 nations were there at the event.
The unboxing of the first semiconductor IP successfully taped out by a Kerala-based startup jointly incubated at Maker Village, M/s Silizium Circuits, and the launch of the website ktoys.in were also the best part of the session.
IDEATHON COMPETITION
Date – 25.03.2023
Venue – Ramanujan Hall
Organised By – TIST IEDC
Associate Partner – Mulanthuruthy Block Panchayath and CS Department
TIST IEDC and Department of Computer Science Engineering in association with Mulanthuruthy Block Panchayath organized an IDEATHON competition for Students studying in various institutions of this block panchayath area and also for residents of this region. After several rounds of screening and evaluation by technical experts six teams were shortlisted. Out of the six teams; four projects are from TIST. The grand finale of the IDEATHON was on 25th March 2023, 11 AM at Ramanujan Hall. Honorable MP of Kottayam Shri.Thomas Chazhikkadan inaugurated the function and distributed the prices. President of Mulanthuruthy Block Panchayath Mr. Raju P Nair Presided over the function. Officers from various Governament offices, President of Toc H Public School society Dr. Alex Mathew, Principal Dr. Preethi Thekkath, CS HOD Dr. Sreela Sreedhar and IEDC Nodal officer Adv. Titus Thomas offered their felicitations.
During the Inaugural address The Chief Guest mentioned about the importance of implementing these ideas for the sake of public which is relevant in the present scenario and he had also congratulated the winners through his motivational words. Mementoes and certificates were distributed among the winning teams.
MACHINERY EXPO 2023
DATE – 11TH MARCH TO 14TH MARCH 2023
VENUE- JAWAHARLAL NEHRU INTERNATIONAL STADIUM, KALOOR
ORGANISED BY – INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVT: OF KERALA
The Department of Industries and Commerce, government of Kerala, organized The Machinery Expo 2023 was a one step destination to display state of the art technologies and manufacturing solutions for the promotion of micro small and medium enterprises. The expo aimed to showcase the latest trends in technologies with an emphasis on machine tools, automation, CNC machine systems, and other packing and processing machinery for various sectors. The exhibition helped the prospective entrepreneurs to get first hand information on technological developments. Live demo of machineries and other commercial details were arranged at the venue. Over 130 exhibitors were there to exhibit their innovative machines.
Toc H IEDC had the privilege to become an Exhibitor during this four days event. Five projects including Agri Drone DEMETER, Augmented assistive device, rescue drones, 3D printer etc were displayed at the stall. Students had a very quality time interacting with the visitors and had the opportunity to explain their project to the public.
Industries Minister Mr. P Rajeev, Ernakulam MP Hybi Eaden, Congress Leader Deepthi Mary Varghese visited their stall and students got the opportunity to interact with them
IEDC Summit 2023
Date 3rd and 4th March 2023
Venue- Rajagiri School of Engineering ,Kakkanadu, Kochi
Kerala Startup Mission organized the seventh edition of IEDC Summit 2023 on March 4th 2023 at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam. IEDC Summit was the Asia’s largest student networking platform for aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs to get connected with the best stakeholders in the startup ecosystem and celebrate their skill. The Summit was also filled with a series of technology tracks, brainstorming sessions, interactive community meet ups and product exhibitions.
The Summit was Inaugurated by Hon. Minister of Industries and Law Mr. P. Rajeev and Key Note address by Mr. Kochouseph Chittilapally, Chairman of V Guard Industries Ltd.
FDP for Nodal officers
Kerala Startup Mission is organised a dedicated One Day Faculty Development Programme as part of IEDC Summit 2023 on 03 March 2023 at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology. The FDP were followed by NO Night, a network dinner and cultural extravaganza. Mr. Anoop Ambika, CEO, Kerala Startup Mission addressed the Nodal Officers during the programme.
DISTRICT PANCHAYATH’S INVESTORS MEETUP AND STARTUP HACKATHON
Date – 30.01.2023, 10 AM
Venue- Hotel Park Residency, KAKKANADU
Ernakulam District panchayathu organized a one day Investors meet up and startup Hackathon in association with District Industries Centre at Hotel Park Residency, Kakkanadu on 30th January 2023. Hon: MP of Ernakulam Hybi Eaden Inaugurated the Event and the function was presided over by Jilla Panchayath President Mr. Ullas Thomas. The event was envisioned to support young innovators and entrepreneurs to scale up their idea or convert their idea into a product. Six teams from Toc H had presented their idea before the expert panel. There were many entrepreneurs from the district; presented their success stories as well. It was an inspiration for the budding entrepreneurs. There were experts from Kerala Entrepreneurship development Institute, Model Engineering college, Industries Department, various banks and kerala Startup mission. The students also got the opportunity to interact with the judges and clear their doubts.
TINK-HER-HACK
On 17th and 18th December, Tinker Hub hosted Kerala’s largest women’s Hackathon, Tink-Her-Hack, at five different locations in the state, one of which was hosted by Toc H Institute of Science and Technology. Tink-Her-Hack’s focus was on guiding women, who are eager to step into the world of tech, to build and acquire solid core knowledge of a stack, as well as women who want to up-skill their abilities for a stronger portfolio. The Hackathon was open only to girls from all colleges across Kerala. 150 people attended in this prestigious event.
The event started at 9:00 AM on the 17th of December, and ended at 4:00 PM on 18th of December. During the event, participants jointly programmed a software or a website that aimed to solve an issue that our society faces. Under the guidance of our esteemed mentors – Diksha Srivastava (CUSAT), Tanu Shree (CUSAT), Riya P Mathew (MBCET) and Sandra M A (Jyothi Engineering College) – the participants developed their innovative projects over the course of 24 hours. The projects were evaluated by Divya Suseelan (Delivery Manager) and Athira T J (AS Engineer, TCS), and the top 5 projects were awarded prizes.
Ms. Anju Varghese, Managing Partner PMJ construction Leasing Company, Ernakulam, was our guest mentor for the event and participants got to exchange their ideas and views, and interact with her. She made her presence available during both the days.
The first day of programming consisted of two Git-Hub commits followed by one preliminary evaluation, which was then followed by the final Git-Hub commit of the day. Participants worked on their projects late into the night, perfecting it by noon the next day, for the final submission through the Tink-Her-Hack platform.
The projects developed by the participants during the course of the event were presented to the judges and mentors, and the final evaluation began at 1:00 PM on the 18th of December.
The first position was won by the Maverick team, which consisted of Chinju Ann John, Bhavya Ajith, Angel Rachel Sam and Indhu Mohan, from Toc H Institute of Science and Technology. The second position was bagged by the Sentinels team from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. The third position was won by the Bits n Bytes Team from GEC, Thrissur. The fourth and fifth positions were secured by the Code Acers and Aloha teams from Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, and Government Model Engineering College, respectively.
The participants were mentored, challenged and tested on their skills, and encouraged to push the boundaries of their comfort zones and put themselves out there to create greater things than they thought were possible. The hackathon concluded at 4:00 PM on the 18th of December, Sunday.
DATE – 30.11.2022
VENUE- ST. IGNATIUS VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANJIRAMATTOM
TIST IEDC, as part of Innovators Premier League( IPL)the flagship event of Kerala Startup mission, a one day Innovative project exhibition was arranged at St. Ignatius vocational higher secondary School, Kanjiramattom on 30th November 2022. The product expo was arranged and the skill day was observed by the school as per the guidelines of general education department, Kerala Government. Eleven Projects from our college were displayed in two classes at the venue. More than five hundred students from various eight schools, teachers and public had visited the stalls from 10 AM to 3 PM.
TIST Students had a very worthwhile time interacting and explaining their displayed projects. The Exhibition entailed students to explore real-world problems and challenges and gain profound practical knowledge and understanding of latest technologies. The doubts and concerns regarding the projects were addressed by the faculty members and students accompanied along with the projects. Two faculty members, Twenty three students were in the project team and four IEDC ambassadors were in the coordinators team.
INDUSTRY VISIT (RA S5) (2020-24 Batch)
APTIV CONNECTION SYSTEMS INDIA Pvt Ltd
Date – 18th, November 2022
As part of Innovators Premier League, On November 18th 2022 TIST Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) organized a one day industrial visit to APTIV CONNECTION SYSTEMS INDIA Pvt Ltd, Arakunnam, for forty Students from S5 Robotics and Automation along with three Faculty Members.
APTIV is a US based MNC, which is headquartered in Ireland. APTIV is specialized in manufacturing products for Advanced Safety & User Experience, Connection Systems and Electrical Distribution Systems.
We initially had a briefing session about APTIV followed by an interactive session with the General Manager Mr. Manoj Nair. Then we had two sessions by the HR manager, Mr. Sreelal & the Plant Manager, Mr. Raj Singh explaining about LEAN management and they gave us an overview about APTIV’s market level globally. We were taken to the Engineering Lab where we saw the final products from each batch undergo vigorous test. Then We proceeded to the Machining Room, here we saw CNC Machines performing operations like lathe ,milling, grinding, electrical discharge machining etc.
Then we visited the Molding Area where different types of molding, like Injection Molding were displayed. Then we were able to see, connectors of airbags and braking system being made in automated process. Then we proceeded to the Inspection Room, where manual inspection was done for the final products. We also saw multiple gantry robots and robotic manipulators which assisted in transportation of the goods between sections.
EXPERT TALK ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TOPIC- INNOVATIVE THINKING AND CREATIVITY
DATE – 14TH OCTOBER 2022, FRIDAY
VENUE – SEMINAR HALL, NIRMALA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, MULANTHURUTHY
As part of the inaugural ceremony of Entrepreneurship Development Club under Ministry of Industries in NIRMALA College, Mulanthuruthy, TIST Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) organized a one day workshop ON INNOVATIVE THINKING AND CREATIVITY on 14th October 2022 for BBA Students and ED Club Members. The Session was handled by Adv. Titus Thomas, Head of Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of Toc H Institute of Science and technology. The session started by giving an overview of the technological advancements over the past fifty years. He gave an insight into the changes that taking place in our daily life and associated systems due to the advent of technology. No technology will remain stagnant and it will keep on changing according to the changing necessity of human beings. It’s the responsibility of young active students to come up with good ideas that can evolve into a revolution. Industrial revolution 4.o was well explained with examples and videos of artificial intelligence, Robotics, Augmented reality etc. Innovative thinking and creative thinking must be considered as a culture that everyone can develop and must be conceived as part of the curriculum regardless of their age, gender or stream of study.
The two hours session concluded at 12.45 PM with a note of gratitude and a request to the students to be agile and keep the eyes wide open to see the problems around the world. A good observer only can be a good creator.
The session was Attended by Mr. George Kuriakose, Chairman and Manager, Mrs. Daissy George, Dean, Mrs. Geetha, Principal , Faculty members from various departments and 125 students.
Vayanasala Launch & Workshop on Creative Design
Dated- 20th of July
KSUM Complex –Kalamassery
The Vayanshala program is an initiative conceptualized with the objective to create creative opportunities for communities at the Panchayat level to step into the digital ecosystem. Along with the launch, EY had organised a Workshop on Creative Design by industry leaders for the students from IEDC.
The launch of a Vayanashala programme was scheduled on 20th of July , Wednesday at the Kerala Start Up Mission Facility at Kalamassery at 10.15 A.M at the Amphi Theatre.
The launch was attended by Mr. Anoop Ambika, CEO Kerala Startup Mission, Richard Sheldon, EY GDS Enablement Service Leader, Koshy Mathew, EY Media and EY Accounts leader, Richard Antony, EY GDS India location leader, Subish Ram, EY Enablement Services Automation leader, EY Deal management MBA leader, PM Riyaz, Kerala Knowledge Mission Economy General Manager, Gauri Marwa, EY Communication leader.
The workshop on creative design was taken by Mr. Sathish, Trainer, EY and was attended by following students from TIST and from many engineering colleges across the district.
Report on Python Workshop In association with the Department of Computer Science Engineering
Date – 15th and 16th July, 2022
TIST IEDC organized a 2 days workshop on python and Django on 15th and 16th July 2022 as part of the national level tech fest, Techfoss 2022. 76 students enrolled for the event The workshop was taken by Sharun E Rajeev, full stack developer and Devaprasad N M, backend developer.
The first day of the event was conducted offline and covered the fundamentals of python programming. The Event started with explaining basic concepts like the difference between compiled and interpreted language. Later they are introduced to an IDE for development and given a brief idea about basic commands and calculations that are possible. The different data structures and data types are introduced. Many of the participants faced issues while compiling and syntax errors. All issues were later resolved with individual attention.
Various basic data types like Integer, Floating Point and String were introduced. The two new data types for those who did a bit of programming were Boolean and None. Boolean can hold only one of two possible values: True and False. The last type was None which is a special type indicating nulls. Along the way, we also introduced the participants to the concept of variables. Many of those who had experience with C++/Java remarked how easy it was to declare a variable in Python without specifying its data type. The reason is that Python doesn’t actually “hold” any data but is merely pointers to data objects. We then moved on to the basic assignment and arithmetic operations in programming. Many of them were new to the module (%), the floor division (//), and the power of (**) operators. We then gave them a simple problem to solve for some practice using the things they learned. Comparison operators were then taught along with conditional statements, it’s syntax, working and how the operators were used in it. Next, we moved on to looping statements. While being taught for loop, they were also introduced to the range() function in Python along with its start, stop and step parameters, which work the same way in string slicing, also explained at the time. In the end, participants were given a few questions to solve, going from beginning to intermediate and they were encouraged to ask any doubts since we were nearing the end of the session.
INDUSTRIAL VISIT – REPORT
PLYWOOD FACTORY, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
14.07.2022
TIST IEDC organized a one day industrial visit for Mechanical engineering students at Seepison Plywood Factory, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam District on 14th July 2022.
We reached the factory at 10.30am and met the owner Mr. Abdul Majeed. He had taken us for a tour inside the factory and explained the production processes and the functions of each machines. The students got the opportunity to experience the peeling of wood, tray arrangement for wood shaves for drying, applying resins, pasting, pressing, drying, cutting of edges, labeling, stacking etc were the major stages involved in the process.
The students also taught about the daily power consumption, waste management, effective utilization of waste, raw material sourcing, storage, sales volume, market, labour management etc.
Fifteen students and five faculty members visited the factory. The factory has a monthly turnover of 12 crore. They supply the products to almost all parts of India and abroad.
They have a separate unit for making the adhesive. That unit supplies gum to many manufacturers in and around the district. They have cautioned us to take utmost care while entering the manufacturing unit. The process is completely handled by migrant workers especially from Bengal, Assam, and Bihar. They provide accommodation for all the employees near the factory.
Angel Investment and Funding Opportunities
Date – 01/07/2022
A session on Angel Investment and Funding Opportunities was organized by TIST IEDC and IIC on 1st July 2022 by Mr. Abay P. A,DevOps Associate, Upekkha
The objective of the session was to discuss the aspects of funding schemes for early-stage startups. A private equity and external source of financing, angel investing, investment type carried out by a high-net-worth businessperson. In addition to providing funding for early-stage business companies, they also serve as advisors, and strategists, and provide angel investing is a type of private equity investment made by high-net-worth entrepreneurs as an external source of funding. They help early- stage business companies build their firms by acting as mentors, strategists, and financial backers in addition to other roles. Angel investor is a class of investors having the passion and motivation to take risks and invest in new businesses. They work individually and as a syndicate.
Angel India Network is one such organization. Currently, India’s startup ecosystem is good, Supported by the presence of angels and venture investors.
The lecture is to give an insight into the sources of funding for early startups and help students understand the role of angel investors in funding a startup. The lecture is also aimed at motivating and informing students about investment financing opportunities for their startups.
In this session Abay discussed various funding opportunities for early stage startups like incubation facility for the startups across Kerala and various incubation methods, R&D support, mentoring support such as The Mentorship/Connect programme is an extension of the Startup Leadership Academy & Training Programme,
Abhay explained Seed funding facility for early stage startups and support offered in the following terms such as Product development, Testing & Trials, Test Marketing, IPR Issues the session served beneficial for the participants for gaining knowledge regarding startup funding for their business ideas. The participants could rightly utilize the session for effectively conducting an incisive study and objective analysis for their startup ideas before taking the final leap. The session also provided an insight into how the avenues differ invariably dependingupon the stage of the start-up.
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS
REPORT
DATE – 31ST May 2022
VENUE- RAMANUJAN HALL
TIST Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) and IIC organized a one day workshop on Business Model Canvas on 31st May 2022. The session was handled by Mr. Ajay Basil, Subject Expert from Adi Shankara Institute of Science and Technology, Kalady. During his session he explained the unique design impact of a product, acceptance of a product, and patentability criteria of a product. The life story of Aishwarya Paramadathil (Machine for disposing off sanitary napkins) has helped the students in understanding more on the value of innovative idea and constant passion.
He had also explained about the different types of companies, its registration procedure, cost of registration of each types etc. During his afternoon session he asked students to pitch their idea in an appealing and professional manner. He gave students valuable suggestions through videos and photos to improve their pitching.
He advised all students to come out of the inertia state and bring out the talent. The workshop concluded by sharing the opportunities and financial assistance provided by the government to help students in startups
Sixty one students from all the departments attended the session. His session was concluded at 4PM after interacting with students.
VIRAGO 3.0 Summit – Report
All Kerala Women Summit – 23rd April 2022
‘VIRAGO 3.0 | The Women Summit’ organized by Women Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Development Cell (WEED-MCET) under Innovation Centre of Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology on 23rd April 2022. The event aims to promote and nurture the talents of young women and equip them to move beyond the walls of stage fear and to make life-determining decisions through the different problems in society.
This women summit will be conducted based on five themes-Venture, Tenacity, Dynamic, Adaptability, and Revolution. The Summit put forward tasks and activities to recognize the winner of the event as the Queen Virago!
Betcy Elizabeth Bervin(S6 EEE), President of Toc H IEDC-DIWA & Chief Media Officer of TIST-IEDC for grabbing the Title QUEEN VIRAGO 3.0 in the IEDC Women summit – VIRAGO 3.0 organised by Mohandas College of Engineering, Nedumangadu, Trivandrum in association with Kerala Startup Mission.
Initiative of – Mulanthuruthy Block Panchayath Industries Extension cell
Partnered with – IEDC Toc H and CS Department.
The Government Announced ‘ONE YEAR ONE LAKH ENTERPRISES’ (Oru Varsham Oru Lakhsham Samrambhangal) in April 2022. The honorable Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan proclaimed that the government aims to generate 5 lakh job opportunities through this noble initiative ‘one lakh enterprises in one year.
As part of this initiative Mulanthuruthy Block Panchayath showed its willingness to collaborate with TIST IEDC for organizing a block level competition called IDEATHON. The competition was open to all residents of Mulanthuruthy block panchayath and students studying in various institutions within the above said region. As part of it; orientation sessions and capacity building workshops were conducted in all eligible local bodies during April to July months. Posters of IDEATHON were put in all six panchayath Notice boards. Information was given to the public through social media handles, official notifications and direct messages.
Similarly, we had arranged few meetings with technical experts and bank officials to chip in with this project. Meeting with technical experts were also conducted to get mentorship support, provide the selected team with loans, financial sponsorships and to get done the formalities like licenses.
Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) and Department of Computer Science Engineering of Toc H Institute of Science and Technology were jointly organizing this project.
DIWA Launch
Dated 8th March 2022
Chief Guest – Ms. SUMITHA S. N (Sub Inspector of Police)
The much awaited launch of DIWA ( Dynamic & Innovative Women’s Association ) an initiative of TIST IEDC had been launched in TIST on the International Women’s Day by the Mulanthuruthy Sub Inspector of Police Ms. SUMITHA S. N. in association with IIC, Women Cell, NSS and JCI Infopark Kochi.
DIWA is a platform exclusively for girls. TIST IEDC has taken a leap by launching DIWA for promoting their Girl students more into Technology, Social Innovation, and Entrepreneurship by providing personalized trainings on creativity, social commitments, innovative thinking, personal hygiene, soft skills, self defense, legal awareness etc.
During the inaugural address the Chief Guest mentioned about the inevitability of girls being come forward to the main stream. She appreciated the initiative and wished its members all the success and support in the future endeavors. Special Memento and a gift was given by Dr. Preethi Thekkath to the chief guest as a token of gratitude.
Dr. Preethi Thekkath, Principal TIST is being selected for the JCI Women in Leadership Award -2021. The Memento was presented to her by JCI past President JC Anju Varghese during the function.
The Event was Co organized by JCI Kochi Infopark. JCI President Mr. Eldo Chirakachalil, Past president of JCI Ms. Anju Varghese, TIST Principal Dr. Preethi Thekkath, Vice Principal Dr. Deepa Elizabeth, S&H HOD Dr. Sreeja Subash, Psychologist HOD Dr. Reena Madhu, also expressed their felicitations.
Talk on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
IEDC Mentor of the Month Talk series – March 2022
Date- 09.03.2022, 6.30 PM
Resource person – Adv. Bineesh Mathew
TIST Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre and Toc H IIC jointly organized a talk on Intellectual property on 9th March 2022. The session was handled by Adv. Bineesh Mathew, Lawyer from cochin specialized in IPR. During the session he handled Intellectual Property Rights, Intellectual Property as a property: What are they and their relevance for the intellectual property owner, Procedure & Legal Formalities- Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Design and Geographical Indications.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are a set of exclusive rights protected by law which are accorded to creators or persons over their creations for a certain time period. An IP right holder can realize value from its intellectual assets through utilizing it internally for its own processes or share it externally through provision of goods and services to customers. The latter can be achieved through legal mechanisms such as licensing or assignment.
In today’s globally competitive environment, intellectual property has placed itself on a pedestal in the context of economic growth and is becoming increasingly important. Intellectual Property (IP) is the fuel that powers the engine of prosperity, fostering invention and innovation. The increasing significance of intangible assets in the global economy is forcing business organizations to actively manage their IP as a key driver for building and sustaining their competitive advantage and achieving superior performance.
IPRs are now being used not only as a tool to protect creativity and generate revenue but also to build strategic alliances for socio-economic and technological growth. Accordingly, in order to foster the protection of innovations and creativity, the Intellectual Property Office under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is dedicated to mobilize the use of such technological advancement for the economic development of the country. He had also explained the importance of getting a patent for a product or Innovative ideas with examples. After the session the students interacted with him and cleared their doubts. The session was attended by 154 students and faculty members from various branches.
REPORT- IEDC SUMMIT
The sixth edition of the IEDC Summit was hosted by St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Palai, on 5th March 2022 on the theme “Unleashing the Creativity” aimed at accelerating the spirit of vibrant individuals to showcase their abilities and learn from the campus success, acquire technology skillset, get recognised and meet the business and industry stalwarts.
Thirteen TIST IEDC members and IEDC Nodal Officer attended the summit. We left for palai at 6.45 AM and reached the venue by 8.45. After the registration we had attended the talk sessions at different venues. We also had visited the stalls by various technical companies, maker village etc.
During the valedictory Session it was announced that TIST IEDC is awarded the second runner up and ninth position in the state in Innovators Premier League (IPL) conducted as a prelude to the IEDC Summit.
TEDx TIST REPORT
On the 9th of January 2022, at about 11 am Toc H Institute of Science and Technology organized the first-ever TED talk event on the theme “The road not taken” in association with IEDC TIST. As a socially responsible organization, the event was forced to be conducted on a virtual platform due to the prevailing covid19 pandemic. The talks of the speakers were recorded prior to the event and were played accordingly. The event marked a good response from the audience which was reflected by the attendance of the event which never went below 100.
The first speaker who shared his thoughts and experience was Mr. James Joseph, founder of Jackfruit 365. Sir James shared his experience on what made him take challenges and think beyond restricting himself to a comfort zone in life and the various hurdles he had to face while going forward with his works.
The talk was followed by a break session which was made much more entertaining by the individual performances of students of the institution.
After the break we had Mr. Kenz Elachola, founder of Milliondots, with his way of life to reach where he was, being a young entrepreneur, the talk motivated and gave more courage to the minds of the audience to never give up and move with your passion in life.
The talk of Kenz marked the end of the event which was followed by vote of thanks.
Workshop on Applied Digital Skills
Date – 17.12.2021
Venue- DL Hall, Aryabhatta Block, TIST
As part of Kerala Startup Mission’s Innovators Premier League (IPL) TIST Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) in association with Institute Innovation Cell (IIC) organized a one day workshop on Applied Digital Skills for budding Entrepreneurs by Google certified trainer and crowd source Influencer Mr. Varghese Jose on 17th December 2021 at 1PM. In his session he explained the tools, platforms and activities facilitated by Google to help any business succeed.
He said that almost all entrepreneurs are now going digital, by taking their businesses online, from creating awesome marketing and promotional campaigns, among other processes. It is a fact that having a business idea isn’t the hardest part, but the execution thereof. That’s why few digital skills such as digital marketing or analytical reasoning are essential for the growth of any digital business. The application of digital skills such as AI or cloud computing is dependent on the nature of your digital business.
Being a Google crowd source influencer he insisted participants to learn the application of digital skills to transform their goals and reach the desired level of success.
HACKATHON IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES
Date 4th December 2021 -Hybrid Mode (Online and Offline Mode)
A five-day-long HACKATHON in Future Technologies was organized by TIST IEDC in association with IIC and the Department of Computer Science Engineering was inaugurated by Mr. Arun Alex Coordinator of KTU Industry Attachment cell on 4th December 2021.
The key areas selected are Smart Life, Agriculture, Human Centred computing, Smart city, Disaster Management, and Health Care.
The prize pool was Rs.10,000 ( First –Rs 6000, Second- Rs 4000,) and the last date of registration was on 29 th November 2021.Nineteen Students from TIST and various colleges like Vimal Jyothy, Saint Gits, College of Engineering Kallooppara, SCMS were registered.
Creative Startups (IEDC i-Talk Entrepreneur of the Month Talk Series)
Resource Person- Mr. Amarnath Shankar
Date 27th November 2021
Online Platform – Google Meet
As part of Kerala Startup Missions Innovators premier League (IPL) Toc H IEDC and IIC organized an online talk on Creative startups on 27th November 2021.
Mr. Amarnath Shankar started the session by showing a video created by his own production company for PARAS curry powder. Though the curry powder company is located in India it is not a popular brand in the Indian Market. But its one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of quality curry powders. They are not in the retail market but they are supplying the masalas to the food giants like KFC, Dominos, Pizza hut, chicking, Radisson, Taj etc. He narrated few such examples of creative startups from India.
He explained the importance of innovation in the Indian startup ecosystem and the need to constantly evolve in as entrepreneurs from different fields. He also discussed the significance of providing innovative solutions for pertinent issues and for a better tomorrow.He had motivated the students by narrating his own story based on his entrepreneurial journey soon after completing his graduation. His passionate words were inspiring and worth listening.
During the question and answer session he explained the difficulties faced during his initial days, importance of being dedicated and being self-motivated.The session was attended by 229 participants including students and faculty from Toc H and other colleges as well.
IEDC -TIST INDUSTRIAL VISIT, (IPL)
Date – 26.11.2021
Venue- Malabar Extrusions Pvt. Ltd. Peppathy, Ernakulam District.
Organized by – TIST IEDC
As part of Kerala Startup Missions Innovators Premier League (IPL) Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) of Toc H institution of science and Technology in collaboration with Institute Innovation Council (IIC) of Toc H institution of science and technology had organized a one day Industrial visit to MALABAR EXTRUSIONS Pvt. LTD for B tech safety and fire engineering students of Fifth Semester.
The team consisted of 54 students from the fifth semester , IEDC Nodal Officer Adv.Titus Thomas and two faculty members from the safety and fire engineering department namely Asst. prof. Naveen G and Asst. prof. Renju raj.
The production engineers of various units gave a guided tour to Dye shop, different types of steel units, vertical milling devices unit, wiring cutting device unit, electric discharge machine unit, steel melting furnace and assembly machine, aluminum extrusion plants and logistics division.
The safety students also had a brief introduction with the chief security officer Mr.cherian who explained about the various safety and security standards in their factory. The students had gained a brief idea about various manufacturing processes which was essential in this particular semester as they have safety in the manufacturing industry as one of their papers.
3–DAYS HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
Topic: “INNOVATIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT USING ARDUINO”
As part of Kerala Start-up Missions Innovators premier League (IPL) TIST-IEDC and IIC in association with Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organised a 3- Day hands on Workshop on “Innovative Product Development Using Arduino” which was handled by Mr. Lawrence Noel A. J, Embedded System Engineer, COMLIFT Hydraulics Pvt. Ltd. From 18-20th November 2021. A total of 27 participants including 15 students attended the session.
The three days hands –on Workshop helped faculty and students to understand the key concepts and logic behind programming using Arduino. The programme also gave an insight on application of Arduino in various applications like Water level Control.
LIFE ASSISTANCE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Date- 19th November 2021
As part of Kerala Startup Missions Innovators Premier League (IPL) an IDEATHON competition was organized by TIST IEDC in association with IIC on 19th November 2021, 2 PM at IEDC Meeting Lounge at Einstein block. The problem statement for IDEATHON was ‘LIFE ASSISTANCE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED’.
Seven teams from various branches presented their ideas.
- Sheethal Ann, Muhammed Aslam & Team – Just Walk
- Vishwanath & Team – Guide Jacket
- Tejus & Arjun – Half eye
- Anirudh & Arjun – Third eye
- Hafiz and Justin Paul – TRAVI
- Parvathy & Anamika- Life Assist devise for visually impaired people
- Mahima & Team- Robotic guide dogs
Out of the seven ideas Thejus and Team got First prize, Vishwanath and team got second prize and Hafiz and team got third prize.
Hands-on workshop on Machine learning using python
Date- 14.11.2021
Venue- Ramanujan Hall
A one-day hands-on workshop on Machine Learning using python was organized by the Department of Information Technology for the students of B Tech Information Technology in association with Innovations & Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC-TIST) and Institute Innovation Council (IIC) on 14thDecember 2021. Amjad.N Founder and C.E.O. of ElkanIO Research Labs, Kochi was the resource person.
The workshop comprised of two sessions. In the forenoon session the resource person shared Insight into futuristic trends of modern machine learning.The major areas discussed include Introduction to AI and its applications in the real world. Introduction about machine learning, Types of Learning algorithms, unsupervised learning methods, Partitioned and hierarchical clustering methods, Introduction to Image Processing, Convolution Neural Networks and Natural Language Processing.
In the afternoon session there was Hands on session on machine learning using python. Session covers Pandas for handling real dataset, Numpy for using mathematics library and Matplotlib for visualization using Jupyter notebook. For each of the content trainer solved one case study followed by second problem to be solved by the participants. All participants completely engaged with Python Hangover. Dr Rasmi P S, HOD, Information Technology wound up the session with a vote of thanks.
Interactive session with Newly Selected IEDC Executive Committee Members on 4th March 2020
Mentor of the month – TALK Series
GUEST – Dr. Anil Joseph, (Managing Director, Geo Structurals Pvt Ltd)
Latest Trends In Construction
Date- 24.09.2020
Department of civil engineering in association with TIST-IEDC conducted a one-day webinar on “Latest Trends In Construction” on September 24, 2020. The session was handled by Dr. Anil Joseph, (Managing Director, Geo Structurals Pvt Ltd)
Speaker covered the technical and architectural aspects of the upcoming structure including the case studies of the design involved. He also covered some of the trends in all construction aspects and the processing required to meet those challenges.
The talk was attended by around 70 participants including Faculty members, and students from the civil engineering department. A feedback form was collected online from the participants.
Prof.Lathi Karthi, HOD, Department of Civil Engineering gave a detailed introduction and welcomed the chief guest. The technical talk was very interesting and gave the opportunity to discuss the recent technologies in construction. The basic idea of this event is to enhance the knowledge about upcoming trends in construction engineering to civil engineering students. The program was successfully concluded with a formal vote of thanks by Edwin George, IEDC Ambassador.
Social Innovation
Installation of Automatic Sanitizer Dispenser Developed by TIST IEDC
DATE – 13.06.2020
As part of the COVID cell activity during the lockdown period during the pandemic; Mechanical Engineering Department In association with TIST IEDC developed a fully automatic hand Sanitizer dispenser that dispenses hand sanitizer in fixed quantity when the person places his hand in the space provided. An infrared obstacle detecting sensor with a range of 2cm to 30 cm is used to detect the obstacle.
On 13th June 2020, we have installed the device at the Mulanthuruthy Panchayath’s new Block at the entrance. During the installation ceremony Toc H Founder Director Manager Dr.K Varghese handed over the device to the Panchayath President Renji Kollinal in the presence of Director Dr.Alex Mathew, Principal Dr.Preethi Thekkath, Mechanical HOD in charge Mr.Rajesh Kocheril, IEDC Nodal Officer Mr.Titus Thomas and other ward members.
MENTOR OF THE MONTH- IEDC TECH-TALK Series
GUEST- Mr. Dennis Rajan (Asst. Executive Engineer, KSEB, Chithirapuram, Munnar) former Electrical Engineer of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
20.02.2020
TIST Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) organized a TECH TALK on Power Frequency Control for Electrical Engineering Students on 20th February 2020. Mr. Dennis Rajan (Asst. Executive Engineer, KSEB, Chithirapuram, Munnar) former Electrical Engineer of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) delivered a very informative and interactive session.
Frequency in a power system is a real-time changing variable that indicates the balance between generation and demand. With the integration of more and more renewable energy resources power frequency control has become a major challenge in the present-day power system. Proper frequency control is only possible by maintaining equilibrium between active and reactive power generated without any turbulence.
This session helped students in understanding the significance and challenges of power frequency control. The interactive session arranged at the end of the technical talk provided a platform for students to clear their doubts. All Students from the department Attended the Session.
KOCHI METRO YARD at Muttom Near Aluva
Date – 28.02.2020
TIST IEDC has taken initiative to provide its students an exposure to various industrial practices through Field Visit and training at the KOCHI METRO yard, Muttom, Aluva. A team of 45 students and 12 faculty from TIST got an opportunity to visit the yard on 28th February 2020.
We reached there at 10.15 AM. We had fruitful and informative sessions at Electrical and Mechanical maintenance Sections, Communication control centre, Sub Stations, Solar Power plant, running stock Monitoring unit etc.
A team of Managers including DGM operations, Asst Manager Trainings, Engineer Mechanical and Electrical, Operations Head etc were there to coordinate the Tour. In this Report IEDC extending high gratitude to the General Manager Rajendran Sir for giving us this opportunity to experience the unmatched field of Technology.
‘Unlock The Entrepreneur in YOU’
Number of Attendees – 96 students from all the branches attended.
Resource Person- Andrine Mendez
Programme details – TIST IEDC has organised a one day orientation programme on idea generation process and business modeling for the first years by Mr. Andrine Mendez CEO of Kitchen, a community partner of the Kerala Startup Mission on 19.03 2016. As part of training initiatives they have created workshop modules specially designed for college students – The YES programme (Young Entrepreneurs Session). The YES programme is designed to empower youth to become next generation entrepreneurs and leaders, to explore challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur, to provide coaching based on a business focused curriculum, to nurture creativity, self confidence, leadership and overall development. Ninety six students from various branches having flair in entrepreneurship and innovation had attended the session. The one day session was highly benefitted and appreciated by the students.
Idea Pitching and Talk on Entrepreneurship by CEO, COO of INFY Startup
Dated- 25.03.2019
Total Attendees- 92 Students
An Entrepreneurship talk and an idea pitching Session was conducted on 25th March 2019.
Mr. Arun Soman CEO of Infocom Software Pvt Ltd delivered the Motivational talk and Vivek Menon addressed the gathering and briefed about the entrepreneurial opportunities and challenges of an entrepreneur.
Two days National Level Workshop on Robotics
Dated- 20th March 2019
TIST IEDC in association with EEE Department organized two days National level Hands on workshop on Robotics as part of Tech Fest Aurora 2.1. Resource person – Mr. Aslam Mohammed CEO Inqube Innovations
Workshop on R Programme
Dated 13th May 2019
Resource Person- Sreejith R, (Department of Business Administration Rajagiri College of Social Science)
Number of Attendees- 50 Students
A one-day hands-on session on R programming was organized by the Department of Information Technology for our final year students of B Tech in association with Innovations & Entrepreneurship Development Center (IEDC), TIST, on 13th May 2019. Assistant Professor Sreejith R, Department of Business Administration Rajagiri College of Social Science was the resource person.The workshop comprised of two sessions. The resource person shed lights on the concepts of Data Analysis Using R, Graphical User Interfaces, Attribute and Data Types, Data Import and Export in R programming during forenoon session. The afternoon session focussed on Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Visualization and various Statistical Methods for Evaluation.
TIST IEDC Students Attended IEDC Summit along with Nodal Officer at Sahridaya College, Thrichur on 19.10.2019
LPG Mithram
LPG Mithram is a project Funded By IEDC developed by the students of Electronics and Communication Engineering under the Guidance of Dr.Georgina Binoy Joseph. The product displays the amount of Gas remaining through an analog display. The system also sends SMS alert to a designated person in case of Gas leakage and low levels of gas in the cylinder.