IIC in ArignarAnna College (Arts & Science) was established on September 2022. The team is led by the President of IIC- Dr. R.Rajalakshmi, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science. Dr. M. Jegan, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Commerce (Computer Applications) is the convenor. The council comprises of 12 faculty members from various departments positioned as coordinators for various thrust areas such as Innovation, Internship, IPR, Start-up, social media, ARIIA and NIRF.
The student council of IIC is formed. Each thrust areas mentioned above has 7 students working on it along with the staff coordinators and members. Established entrepreneurs and professionals are also a part of IIC as external members of the team.
| S.NO |
Name of the Member |
Member Type((Teaching/ Nonteaching /Student/External Expert) |
Key Role/ Position assigned in IIC |
| 1 |
Dr.M. Jegan |
Teaching |
Convenor |
| 2 |
Dr.R. Rajalakshmi |
Teaching |
President |
| 3 |
Ms.T.S.Nirmala |
Teaching |
Vice President |
| 4 |
Mr.M.Murugadass |
Teaching |
Internship Activity Coordinator |
| 5 |
Dr.A.Deva |
Teaching |
IPR Coordinator |
| 6 |
Dr.R.Kumaresan |
Teaching |
NIRF Coordinator |
| 7 |
Mr.S.Prakash |
Teaching |
Social Media |
| 8 |
Mr.P.Illayaperumal |
Teaching |
Innovation Activity |
| 9 |
Mr.R.Venkatesh Kumar |
Teaching |
Start-up Activity Coordinator |
| 10 |
Mr.R.Sivakumar |
Teaching |
Member |
| 11 |
Mr.P.Senthil |
Teaching |
Member |
| 12 |
Dr.N.Kiruthiga |
Teaching |
Member |
| 13 |
Dr.G.Velsamy |
Teaching |
Member |
| 14 |
Dr.R.Ramachandran |
Teaching |
Member |
| 15 |
Dr.P. Vijayakanth |
Teaching |
Member |
| 16 |
F. Barkathunisha |
Student |
Innovation Coordinator |
| 17 |
S.Dinesh |
Student |
Internship Coordinator |
| 18 |
M.Dhanush |
Student |
IPR Coordinator |
| 19 |
P. Joshva |
Student |
Social Media Coordinator |
| 20 |
K.Dhanushkumar |
Student |
Start-up Coordinator |
| 21 |
Mr.S.Somaraju |
Alumini Representative |
Industry Expert |
| 22 |
Mr.Z.Sameer Ahmed |
Alumini Representative |
Industry Expert |
- To create a vibrant and Dynamic ecosystem in the Institution to foster Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
- To facilitate innovation across every stage- from ideas generation to pre-incubation, incubation and graduating from the incubator as successful start-up founders and entrepreneurs.
FUNCTIONS OF IIC
- To conduct innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC).
- Activities conducted are categorised Calendar Activity, MIC driven and Self drivenActivity.
- Identify and reward innovations developed in the institute and share success stories to motivate the young minds.
- Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create an encouraging environment for student innovators.
- Networking with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
- Organize idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.
| S.NO |
DATE |
CATEGORY |
NATURE OF ACTIVITY |
| 1 |
12/05/2022 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Workshop on Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitude and Behavior Development |
| 2 |
02/22/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design |
| 3 |
02/06/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Field/Exposure Visit to Pre-incubation units such as Ideas Lab, Fab lab, Makers Space, Design Centres, City MSME clusters, workshops etc. |
| 4 |
02/06/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Organising Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/Community |
| 5 |
02/28/2023 |
Celebration |
National Science Day |
| 6 |
01/12/2023 |
Celebration |
National Youth Day |
| 7 |
04/21/2023 |
Celebration |
World Creativity and Innovation Day |
| 8 |
05/11/2023 |
Celebration |
National Technology Day |
| 9 |
03/08/2023 |
Celebration |
International Women Day |
| 10 |
04/06/2023 |
Celebration |
Workshop on Prototype/Process Design and Development |
| 11 |
04/26/2023 |
Celebration |
World Intellectual Property Day |
| 12 |
03/29/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Session on How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps |
| 13 |
03/11/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Session/ Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC) |
| 14 |
06/05/2023 |
Celebration |
World Environment Day |
| 15 |
08/21/2023 |
Celebration |
World Entrepreneurs Day |
| 16 |
08/15/2023 |
Celebration |
Independence Day- Celebrating AazadiKaAmritkal |
| 17 |
08/21/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Organising Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Schools/Community |
| 18 |
07/28/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Organise Session on Lean Start-up & Minimum Viable Product/Business- Boot Camp (or) Mentoring Session |
| 19 |
08/21/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Session/ Panel discussion with innovation and Start-up Ecosystem Enablers from the region/state/national level |
| 20 |
08/25/2023 |
IIC Calendar Activity |
Session on Innovation/Prototype Validation Converting Innovation into a Start-up or Session on Achieving Value Proposition |
