ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL

Entrepreneurship Development Cell

The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of B.S. Abdur Rahman University was established in

1999 as a self-initiative effort, when it was Crescent Engineering College. It was recognized by

National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) in Feb 2004

with 8 lakhs funding grant. An area of 5000 sq. ft. is allotted for the EDC Activities.

Mr. S. Akbar Basha, Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Professor of Civil

Engineering is the Co-ordinator for the Cell.

Vision Our vision is to aid the growth of our society by enabling entrepreneurs with

integrity & sustainability and encourage individual ability and creativity.

Mission

To be the leader in enabling & facilitating entrepreneurs, support the sparks

of budding entrepreneurs and manifesting the spirit and energy of young

students from ideation to start-up to establishment and scaling up with

integrity and sustainability through constant guidance & mentoring through

various programs and schemes.

Objectives

• To create awareness on Entrepreneurships among young students

• To facilitate the development of Entrepreneurial Skills among young students of Science & Technology

• To inculcate Entrepreneurial Spirit and Culture among young students

• To kindle the sparks of young students & budding entrepreneurs

• To establish a modern category of Sustainable Technology – Competent Entrepreneurs

• To be an interface in building network among various institutions of learning & research and various industries

• To provide complete technical and other services to small scale entrepreneurs

• To establish an incubation centre in various science & technology domains

• To organize camps, seminars, symposia, workshops, industrial visits, conferences and other development programs

Major Functions

Organizing

• Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EACs)

• Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs)

• Faculty Development Programs on Entrepreneurship (FDPs)

• Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programs (ESDPs)

• Technology Entrepreneurship Development Programs (TEDPs)

• Entrepreneurship Conference

• Guest Lectures & Seminars on Entrepreneurship

• Visits to various industries

• Skill Development Training Programs

Facilitating

• Market Research & Survey

• Curriculum development on Entrepreneurship based courses

• Business Model Designing

• Business Plan / Project Report preparation

• Pitching

Events / Activities

2010 -11

In Feb 2010 “How to start small scale enterprise” by Mr. NSN Pillai, Head, Risk

Management & information Security, M/s. Ashok Leyland, Chennai

In March 2010

Creating Entrepreneurship Awareness by Dr. R. Jayaraman, Director,

Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Madurai

In March 2011

Entrepreneurship Awareness by Ms. Vishnu Priya of “National

Entrepreneurship Network” (NEN) (Participants: 1000)

In April 2011

CBS jointly with MSME, 2 days conference, “Developing a Modern

Entrepreneurial Society”

2012

Organized

On 12 Jan 2012, 20 Students of our University participated in a Special

Lecture on “Design Clinic Scheme” at IITM (Madras) by Dr. Achutha Rao.

Organized

On 19 Jan 2012, A Special Lecture on “Creativity & Innovation” by Mr. W.

Amarnath, Consultant, INVENT, Chennai was organized in which 60

Students participated.

Organized

On 01 Feb 2012, InnoContest 2012 was organized, in which, 50 Students

were participated and 16 Ideas were presented.

   

Organized

On 08 Feb 2012, a Workshop on “Concept Generation Method” by

Dr. Achutha Rao (40 Students) was organized to initiate the Engineering

Design skills right from the scratch of concept generation.

 

Concept Generation Method

Organized

During 09 & 10 Feb 2012, a 2 Days Entrepreneurship Development

Program for EEE Students (35 Students) was organized with the funding

grant from by Alumni Association.

Organized

One month Entrepreneurship Development Programme for SC/ST Youth

by EDI, Chennai was organized from 20 Feb 2012 to 23 Mar 2012. There

were 50 participants who benefited from the program. The highlight of the

program was the Stalls and Demo by 10 teams of 5 members, covering from

food industries to electronic industries and also service sector.

Organized

On 22 Mar 2012, “Design Development Programme” was initiated with a

Special Guest Lecture by Mr. W. Amarnath. The program was to initiate

projects based on engineering design and to avail funds from Design

Development Scheme of National Institute of Design (NID), Bangalore.

Organized

A 25 Hours VALUE ADDITION PROGRAMME on ENTREPRENEURSHIP

with Single Additional Credit from OCT to NOV 2012 (Saturdays only)

program was organized covering Self-Analysis & Achievement motivation,

Risk Management, Production and marketing Management, Finance &

Accounting, Business Model Development, Business Plan Writing and

presentation. 50 students participated.

   

2013

Organized

A Visit by Mr. Vish Viswanathan, CEO, UBiCS and Ms. Akhila Rajeshwar,

Executive Director, TiE-Chennai on 16th Sep 2013.

Sponsored &

Participated

In the TiECON Chennai 2013 on 11th & 12th Nov 2013 @ The Leela Palace,

Chennai.

Facilitated

The presentation by www.ticketgoose.com’s “TYCOON EXPRESS” on 6th

Feb 2013, in which one student from our University was selected to

participate in a 5 Months Entrepreneurship Development Programme

organized by “Ticketgoose.com”

Facilitated

A Special Lecture by DREAM:IN, Bangalore on “Entrepreneurship

Concepts and Opportunities” was organized on 6th Feb 2013, which

included a Video Interview Session to record the Dreams of the students

and elucidate funding opportunities with DREAM:IN. 4 Students were

selected for the mentoring by DREAM:IN Bangalore.

 

2014

Organized

A 3 Day “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps” (EAC) during 3, 4 &

5 March 2014 (Grants by DST-NIMAT PROJECT)

Students

E-Club

Approved by Registrar and Our University Students’ E-Club will be

inaugurated in April 2014 to create the ecosystem for Entrepreneurial

Development

To be

organized

• Going to organize 3 Nos. of 3 days “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps” (EACs) in Mar 2014 (Grants by DST-NIMAT PROJECT)

• Going to organize a Guest Lecture by “Mr. Sharad Sharma” of ISPIRIT, Bangalore

• Going to Set-up Students Entrepreneurship Club for fostering Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in our University Campus

• Facilitating students to write excellent Business Plans and finding prospective incubatees

• Facilitating Apple iOS Lab / Centre as part of the incubation centre to develop MOB-APPS development

• Interactive sessions with Entrepreneurs among our Alumni to motivate the students

 

Summary of Events /Activities for the past five years

• 15 Nos. of Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps. Total Participants benefited: 1166

• 6 Nos. of Entrepreneurship Development Programs. Total Participants

benefited: 839

• 7 Nos. of Technology based Entrepreneurship Development Programs. Total Participants benefited: 350

• 4 Nos. of MY IDEA PROGRAMS (Villgro) & INNOCONTESTS : 4nos. Total

Participants benefited: 84

• A One Month “Entrepreneurship Development Program” at IITM (Madras), Total Participants benefited: 16

• Skill Development and Office Administration Program, Total Participants

benefited: 55

• Entrepreneurship & Project Management programs, Total Participants benefited: 59

• Embroidery & Household products programs, Total Participants benefited: 60)

• 5 days Traditional Crafts programs, Total Participants benefited: 55)

• Intercollegiate Essay Competition on Entrepreneurship. (Participants:34 from 11 Colleges)

• Debate: “Is Life of an Entrepreneur a bed of roses or one full of struggles”.

(Participants: 700)

• Entrepreneurship and small business management, (Participants: 35 from AIR FORCE STATION)

• Systems & Engineering Applications, (Participants: ED CELL MEMBERS)

• Computer Hardware Maintenance & Service Technology (40 days), (Participants: 45)

• EDP for Women Self Help Group, (Participants: 22)

• Embedded Technology with National Small Industries Centre, (Participants: 120)