Institution Innovation Council
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has recently constituted Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), launched in the year 2018 by Hon’ble Minister Shri. Prakash Javadekar, to systematically foster the culture of Innovation in educational institutions. We are proud to inform that our college has been selected as one of the CENTRES leading to an innovation eco-system in the campuses. This initiative will enable the college to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting their new ideas and transforming into prototypes which may lead them to become Entrepreneurs.
Focus of AVIT-IIC
- To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem
- Start-up supporting Mechanism in HEIs
- Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework
- Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas
- Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students
Function of AVIT-IIC
- To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central MIC in time bound fashion
- Identify and reward innovations and share success stories
- Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators
- Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations
- Create an Institution’s Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution’s faculty and students
- Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries
IIC Committee
Functional Committee: Institution Innovation Council (IIC)
Role and Responsibilities: The Composition and responsibilities of the IIC are as per MOEs guidelines.
Periodicity: Once in a Semester or case to case basis.
S.No | Role | Name | Department | Designation |
1 | President | Dr.G.Selvakumar | EEE | Principal |
2 | Vice President | Dr.R.Anand | CSE | Associate Professor |
3 | Convenor | Dr.L.Prabhu | Mechanical Engineering | Vice Principal Admin. |
4 | ARIIA Co-ordinator | Dr.D.S.Vijayan | Civil Engineering | Professor |
5 | NIRF Co-ordinator | Mr.Balaji | H&S(Mathematics) | Asst, Prof. G-II |
6 | Innovation Activity Co-ordinator | Dr. Prasath | ECE | Associate Professor |
7 | Internship Activity Co-ordinator | Dr.Pa.Suriya | Civil Engineering | Assistant Professor – II |
8 | IPR Activity Co-ordinator | Dr.K.Boopathy | EEE | Professor |
9 | Startup Activity Co-ordinator | Dr.B.Prabasheela | Pharmaceutical Engineering | Professor |
10 | Social Media Co-ordinator | Mr.Naveenkumar | Civil Engineering | Assistant Professor |
11 | Member – Faculty | Geethi Peethambaran | EEE | Assistant Professor |
12 | Member – Faculty | Dr.M.Saravana kumar | Mechanical | Associate Professor |
13 | Member – Faculty | Dr.L.Nagarajan | Biotechnology | Associate Professor |
14 | Member – Faculty | Dr.A.Keerthika | ECE | Assistant Professor – II |
15 | Member – Faculty | Dr.D.Bubesh kumar | Mechanical | Professor |
16 | Administrative Officer | Mr.Balan K | Admin. | Admin. Manager |
17 | Accounts Officer | Mr.Manikandan S | Accounts | Asst. Manager |
External Members
S.No. | Member | Name | Name of the industry | Designation |
1 | Member from near by industry | H.Dhrithimanth Prabhu | Intellect Design Arena | IT Banking |
2 | Expert from any Start-up/Alumni Entrepreneur | Karthik Manisekar | Subam Enterprises | Properitor |
3 | Patent expert | Vinoth Nagarajan | Motherson Innovations,Chennai | Registered Indian Patent Agent,IP Engineer |
4 | Bank/Investor | Dr.Madhurita Gupta | Goa Angel Network Pvt. Ltd. | Founder & CEO |
5 | Incubation Centre incharge | Mr.Kapil Thapa | GIEC | Incubation Manager |
Student Members
S No | Roll | Name | Programme | Year of Study |
1 | ARIIA Co-ordinator | Chintha Sanjeev Koushik Kumar Reddy | BE ECE | 3 |
2 | NIRF Co-ordinator | Dhanush | BE Mech | 3 |
3 | Innovation Activity Co-ordinator | Md Shahbaz Alam | BE EEE | 3 |
4 | Intership Activity Co-ordinator | Rajeev Ranjan Kumar | Civil Engineering | 3 |
5 | IPR Activity Co-ordinator | Arulkumaran S | BE CSE | 3 |
6 | Startups Activity Co-ordinator | Sanka Manasa Sai Naga Lakshmi | BE BME | 2 |
7 | Social Medica Co-ordinator | K Karan Kumar | B.Tech. Biotechnology | 3 |
8 | Student Member | Vaishnavi S | B.Tech. Biotechnology | 3 |
9 | Student Member | Sachin S | BE ECE | 3 |
10 | Student Member | Hira Parveen S | BE-BME | 3 |
11 | Student Member | Vedhachalam | BE EEE | 2 |
12 | Student Member | Vinjamuru Lakshmi | BE-BME | 3 |
13 | Student Member | Joy Thomas T | BE EEE | 3 |
14 | Student Member | Adarsh Kumar Keshri | B.E (CSE) | 2 |
15 | Student Member | Md Helan Khan | Civil Engineering | 2 |
16 | Student Member | Gundati Charan | BE MECH | 3 |
17 | Student Member | Mounika | B.E (CSE) | 3 |
Institution Innovation Council (IIC)
Events & Reports
| S.No. | Title of the Event | Program Type | Date | Downloads |
| 1 | 3 Day Workshop on “AI and 4.0 Tools for Innovators and Entrepreneurs” | Workshop | 25.12.2025 | Download |
Events & Reports
| S.No. | Title of the Event | Program Type | Date | Downloads |
| 1 | Seminar “Campus Life to Career Success” | Seminar | 25.08.2025 | Download |
| 2 | MSME Hackathon 5.0 – Internal Screening | Innovation & Design Thinking | 19.08.2025 | Download |
| 3 | Art of writing research paper | Extramural Lecture Series | 20.07.2025 | Download |
| 4 | Quiz Competition Session on “Innovate and Safeguard: Explore IPR in action | Session | 26.04.2025 | Download |
| 5 | Workshop on “Product Design Development and Entrepreneurship Management" | Workshop | 23.04.2025 | Download |
| 6 | Session on "Innovators: The Architects of Tomorrow" & Project Competition | Session | 17.04.2025 | Download |
| 7 | Raising Capital & Managing Finance for Startup | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 04.04.2025 | Download |
| 8 | Business Model Canvas | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 01.04.2025 | Download |
| 9 | One-Day Workshop on “Protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP Management for Startups / Kapila Scheme | Kapila Program | 11.03.2025 | Download |
| 10 | “Kapila Program for IP literacy and Awarness (Ph-10), Kapila 7 | Kapila Program | 11.03.2025 | Download |
| 11 | The seminar on "Significance of Cement Manufacturing Process and Innovation" | Seminar | 28.02.2025 | Download |
| 12 | Workshop on Effective Sales and Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs / Startups | Workshop | 28.02.2025 | Download |
| 13 | Oneday Workshop on Regulatory Aspects in Medical Equipment | Workshop | 28.02.2025 | Download |
| 14 | Coverting tannery wastes into value added products: Endless possibilities through S&T for youth to contribute towards VIKSIT Bharat | Self-driven activity | 27.02.2025 | Download |
| 15 | Value Added Course on “Future Perspectives on Electric Vehicle Technologies" | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 25.02.2025 | Download |
| 16 | Innovation Challenge – 2k24 Theme - Educate, Innovate and Transform: Quality Education for a sustainable Tomorrow (Both Hardware & Software) | Self-driven activity | 25.02.2025 | Download |
| 17 | Motivational Session by Successful Entrepreneur & Inaugural ceremony of Spectra XR Club | IPR & Technology Transfer | 20.02.2025 | Download |
| 18 | Biodegradable Herbal Sanitary Napkin Sustainable Innovation to Save Earth | Level 1 - Expert Talk/ Exposure Visit/ Mentoring Session (2 to 4 Hours) | 13.02.2025 | Download |
| 19 | AI NEXUS CLUB Inaugural Event | Workshop | 13.02.2025 | Download |
| 20 | The Seminar on AI Integration in Education AI for Industrial Applications Seminar Series - AI for ALL: The Future Begins Here | Seminar | 28.01.2025 | Download |
Events & Reports
S.No. | Title of the Event | Program Type | Date | Downloads |
1 | A Report on the Session on Problem Solving and Ideation Workshop | Level 2– Worksop | 29.11.2024 | |
2 | A Report on the MBA Induction Program on Igniting Innovation & Entrepreneurship through IIC | MBA Induction Program | 01.10.2024 | |
3 | A Report on the MBA Induction Program Awareness on Entrepreneurship in the New Age- Embracing Challenges & Change | MBA Induction Program | 04.10.2024 | |
4 | A Report on the MBA Induction Program on CSR in Global Business from Ethical Responsibility to strategic necessity | MBA Induction Program | 04.10.2024 | |
5 | A Report on the MBA Induction Program on Violence against Women Awareness, Averting, Prevention (AAP) | MBA Induction Program | 07.10.2024 | |
6 | A Report on the Idea Showcase: Presentation of Ideas/PoC & linkage with Innovation Ambassadors/Experts for Mentorship Support | Level 4 – Presentation of Ideas /PoC challenges | 28.10.2024 | |
7 | A Report on the Basics of Intellectual Property Rights and its Importance for Innovators and Entrepreneurs | IPR & Technology Transfer | 27.09.2024 | |
8 | A Report on the Exposure and Field Visits for Problem Identification: Aligning with UN SDGs and Exploring Emerging Areas of Technologies | Exposure Visit Level 2 | 26.09.2024 | |
9 | A Report on Inter/Intra Institutional Idea Competition/ Challenge/ Hackathon | Level 4 Hackathon | 11.09.2024 | |
10 | Seminar on "Fundamentals of Space Technology and the Future of Nuclear Reactors in India." | Level 1 - Expert Talk | 23.08.2024 | |
11 | Celebration of National Space Day Competitions | Level 1 - Expert Talk/ Exposure Visit/Mentoring Session (3 Hours) | 19.08.2024 | |
12 | Industrial Visit - Loco Works, Ayanavaram, Chennai | Level 1 - ExposureVisit (2 to 4 Hours) | 16.08.2024 | |
13 | Seminar on Good Construction Practices | Level 1 - ExposureVisit (2 to 4 Hours) | 14.08.2024 | |
14 | Industrial Visit to Ramco Research and Development Centre (RRDC), Thoraipakkam | Level 1 - Expert Talk/ Exposure Visit/ Mentoring Session (2 to 4 Hours) | 14.08.2024 | |
15 | Two days Workshop on "Hands - On MATLAB Programming for Electrical Engineers" | Level 2 – Workshop (5 to 8Hours) | 13.08.2024 & 14.08.2024 | |
16 | The Session on 10 Ways to Use Social Media to Build Your Personal Brand | Seminar | 03.08.2024 | |
17 | The session on AI enabled drone awareness | Workshop | 31.07.2024 | |
18 | The One-day Workshop on Advanced Level Hands-On Training on Ventilators:Clinical Applications & Troubleshooting | Level 2– Workshop | 26.07.2024 | |
19 | The Alumni Lecture Series on "Introduction to Cloud Computing for Budding Engineers" | Level 1 - Alumnus Talk Session | 25.07.2024 | |
20 | Pathways to Success: Navigating Your Future Career in the Field of water Supply and Drainage Board | Level 1 - Expert Talk/ Exposure Visit/ Mentoring Session (2 to 4 Hours) | 17.07.2024 | |
21 | Session on "How to Plan for start-up and legal & Ethical Steps" | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 19.07.2024 | |
22 | Report on World Environment day 2024 | Level 3 – Competition(1 Hours) | 05.06.2024 | |
23 | One Day Sensitization Workshop on NEP 2020 | Educate, Innovate | 23.04.2024 | |
24 | Innovation & Design Thinking | Workshop on intellectual property rights (IPRs) and IP management for start up” -“Project to Kapila IP | 05.04.2024 | |
25 | Innovation Challenge 2K24 | Innovation & Design Thinking | 27.02.2024 | |
26 | Workshop on “Design Thinking, Critical Thinkingnand Innovation Design” | Innovation & Design Thinking | 22.02.2024 to 23.02.2024 | |
27 | Hands on Training in Testing & Calibration in Medical Devices | IPR & Technology Transfer | 19.02.2024 | |
28 | Scale-up & Scale-down of Microbial Upstream Process | Expert Talk | 16.02.2024 | |
29 | Expert talk on Achieving problem- Solution fit and Product Market Fit | Level 1 – Expert Talk (2.5 Hours) | 16.02.2024 | |
30 | Session on “Process of Innovation Development, Technology Readiness Level (TRL);Commercialization of Lab Technologies & Tech- Transfer” | Level 1-Expert talk | 14.02.2024 | |
31 | Workshop on “Design Thinking, Critical Thinking and Innovation Design” | Innovation & Design Thinking | 22.02.2024 to 23.02.2024 | |
32 | The "National Startup Day" Seminar on Empowering Future Generation through Entrepreneurship | National Seminar | 31.01.2024 | |
33 | Seminar on "Young Innovators in the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem" | Seminar | 19.01.2024 |
Events & Reports
S.No. | Title of the Event | Program Type | Date | Downloads |
1 | Eco Quiz: Think, Act & Save | Innovation & Design Thinking | 14.12.2023 | |
2 | The Session on Innovation and Entrepreneurship as a Career Opportunity | Workshop | 29.11.2023 | |
3 | Problem solving and Ideation workshop | Entrepreneurship and startup | 20.11.2023 | |
4 | National Recycling Day 2023 | Competition – Expo on “Waste to Wow” | 16.11.2023 | |
5 | AVIT Internal Hackathon (Intra-Institutional Hackathon) | Level 3 - competition | 21.09.2023 to 22.09.2023 | |
6 | Mentoring Session on Innovation Challenges & Hackathons | Mentoring Session | 21.09.2023 | |
7 | workshop on technology transfer from research lab’s for startup by IPR’S” | startup | 14.09.2023 | |
8 | Cyber Security in Web applications | Students understand the concept and needs of cyber security against cyber attacks | 06.09.2023 | |
9 | World Entrepreneur’s Day 2023 “Whatit needs to become an entrepreneur?” | Entrepreneurship | 21.08.2023 | |
10 | Enchancing Tech Knowledge Through Collaborative Discussions | Students learned about Knowledge Through Collaborative Discussions | 23.08.2023 | |
11 | Session on "How to Plan for start up and legal & Ethical Steps" | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 17.08.2023 | |
12 | The Session Accelerators/Incubation-Opportunities for students and Faculties-Early Stage Entrepreneurs | Level 2-seminar | 16.08.2023 | |
13 | Machine Learning with Python | Students understood about various ML algorithms | 16.08.2023 | |
14 | Decoding Artificial Neural Network | AI applications in industry | 16.08.2023 | |
15 | “Innovation /Prototype validation- Converting Innovation into a start-up” | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 10.08.2023 to 11.08.2023 | |
16 | Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking | Recent advancements and technologies in Cyber security | 09.08.2023 | |
17 | TechXCellence Engineering Horizons | Knowledge transfer on Data Security | 02.08.2023 | |
18 | Kapila Program for IP literacy and Awarness (Ph-7) | Kapila | 11.07.2023 | |
19 | Workshop on “Business Model Canvas” | Entrepreneurship and startup | 11.05.2023 | |
20 | An IPRs and Patent search An Enlighment program | WORLD IP DAY | 26.04.2023 | |
21 | IPRs and IP Mangagement for Start ups | Workshop | 30.03.2023 | |
22 | Innovation Challenge – 2k23 | Pre-Incubation & Incubation Management | 27.02.2023 | |
23 | One-day FDP on "Creative Distruption Through Design Thinking" | IPR & Technology Transfer | 25.02.2023 | |
24 | Achieving Problem- Solution Fit and Problem- Market Fit | Entrepreneurship & Startup | 23.02.2023 | |
25 | Exposure Visit to Maker’s Space at Ganesan Incubation and Entrepreneurship centre (GIEC) | Exposure Visit | 15.02.2023 |
Events & Reports
S.No. | Title of the Event | Program Type | Date | Downloads |
1 | “Structural Design Using Software” | Seminar | 08.12.2022 | |
2 | The Seminar on Sources, Effects and Control of Automobile Pollution | R & D and Innovation | 02.12.2022 | |
3 | The Process on Innovation Development–Technology Readiness Levels | Motivation Speech | 01.12.2022 | |
4 | My Story : Motivational Session by a Successful Innovator | Motivation Speech | 30.11.2022 | |
5 | Mentoring Event Poster Presentation of Ideas | Poster Presentation | 30.11.2022 | |
6 | “My Story : Motivational Session by a Successful Entrepreneur” | Motivation Speech | 25.11.2022 | |
7 | “Idea to Investment Raising” | Motivation Speech | 25.11.2022 | |
8 | “Nanomaterials For Future Applications” | Seminar | 24.11.2022 | |
9 | “New Product Development" | Bootcamp | 23.11.2022 | |
10 | “Mathematical Applications in Computer Science Engineering” | Workshop | 23.11.2022 | |
11 | Problem Solving and Ideation Workshop | Poster Presentation | 22.11.2022 | |
12 | The Short Term Course on New Product Development | New Product Development | 28.11.2022 to 30.11.2022 | |
13 | “Placement Awareness Talk on Gearing up for Placement Season” | Motivation Speech | 19.11.2022 | |
14 | “Recent Technique to Acquire and Analyze Biosignals using Biopac System" | Workshop | 18.11.2022 | |
15 | “Geodesy, Coordinate Reference Systems and Datums” | Seminar | 14.11.2022 | |
16 | “Monitoring Civil infrastructure in the seismic prone area for better safety and infrastructure resilience” | Seminar | 11.11.2022 | |
17 | Differences Makers Prototype Design Competition | Innovation & Design Thinking | 13.09.2022 | |
18 | IIC Regional Meet Southern Zone | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | 21.07.2022 | |
19 | “Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 Years of Independence" | Innovation | 15.08.2022 to 17.08.2022 |
Events & Reports
S.No. | Title of the Event | Date | No.of Participants |
1 | Business Plan Preperation | 07.01.2021 | 100 |
2 | Workshop on Prototype/Process Design and Development - Prototyping | 25.02.2021 | 90 |
3 | Mentorship Session for Innovators (or) Student Entrepreneurs through experts and (or) Innovation Ambassadors/Innovation Agent | 26.02.2021 | 120 |
4 | How to Ace your summer Internship? | 16.03.2021 | 120 |
5 | Alumni Lecture series - The Power of Stories (ECE) | 21.04.2021 | 65 |
6 | Session on “How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps” | 23.04.2021 | 115 |
7 | Session on Accelerators/Incubation - Opportunities for Students & Faculties - Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 26.04.2021 | 100 |
8 | Career Opportunities in ECE | 12.05.2021 | 70 |
9 | Webinar on "Career Opportunities in the field of Civil Engineering" | 19.05.2021 | 75 |
10 | Webinar on "IOT & Wearable Innovation for Home based COVID care" | 21.05.2021 | 413 |
11 | Semester Break : Internship at startup | 26.05.2021 to 30.05.2021 | 112 |
12 | Session on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 28.05.2021 | 200 |
13 | Dream, Decide and Do | 18.06.2021 | 60 |
14 | Innovative Thinking Tools | 21.06.2021 to 24.06.2021 & 28.06.2021 to 01.07.2021 | 760 |
15 | Project Contest : Idea/Project to Product | 25.06.2021 | 25 |
16 | Innovative Product Development and Sustainability | 12.07.2021 | 523 |
17 | Orientation session by Innovation Ambassador on Entrepreneurship Development | "24.08.2021 " | 112 |
18 | Panel disussion with students & faculty members regarding Incubation, IPR & Startup | "24.08.2021 " | 90 |
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