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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING VILLUPURAM
(CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI)
&
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION INSTITUTE VILLUPURAM HUB
ANNUAL
REPORT
FY:
2019-
2020
History of EDII
Established in 2001, the Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII),
Chennai is an apex organization in the field of entrepreneurship education and self-
employment promotion in the state of Tamil Nadu.
EDII was constituted by Government of Tamil Nadu as a not-for- profit society and is
administered by Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Headed
by the Director of the Institute, EDII is managed under the superintendence of a
Governing Council, appointed by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Vision
Recognizing developments across the world and India on entrepreneurship and
innovation, taking into account best practices across the world, Vision, Mission, Core
Values and Strategy for EDII are detailed below:
An aspirational and inclusive entrepreneurship and business innovation culture spreads
across Tamil Nadu with EDII emerging as the State resource hub in education, training,
research & practice in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
Mission
Rapid, sustainable and inclusive growth of MSM enterprises and innovation by youth
and adults across Tamil Nadu through effective entrepreneur competency development,
partnerships, business network development, advocacy, training, communication,
innovation promotion and business facilitation services, leading to job growth and
economic development.
Core Values
Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Objectivity, Timeliness, Teamwork, Excellence, Leadership,
Innovation and Quality Consciousness
Goals
The Strategic Plan hopes to achieve by 2021:
1. To Train 50,000 Students to become as new entrepreneurs & network them.
2. 19 State, 2 Central Universities, Deemed Universities, Government and aided
Institutions of higher learning create vibrant hubs for startups and business innovation
3. Create a vibrant entrepreneurial climate in 1000 colleges, polytechnics, ITIs with
functioning IEDCs, E-clubs
4. Support establishment of 10 world class technology incubators in thrust sectors with
focus on manufacturing
5. Support establishment of Business Incubators in 100 colleges & research institutions.
6. Encourage, facilitate and support emergence of 5000 technology startups in Tamil
Nadu in manufacturing
Objectives
1. Spread aspirational entrepreneurship & innovation culture in Tamil Nadu
2. Build enterpreneurial competencies of aspiring youth and entrepreneurs, including
those from disadvantaged sections of society
3. Enhancement of the support ecosystem for entrepreneurs, including technology
startups
4. Reduction in risk of enterprise and innovation failures
5. Embedding entrepreneurship education in the formal education system
6. Research, surveys and publications on entrepreneurship and innovation
7. Vibrant partnerships with all Government and non-Government players in the
entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, including policy advocacy Entrepreneurship
Our Chief Mentors
Thiru S.Nagarajan,I.A.S
Prof.M.K.Surappa
Director
Vice Chancellor
Anna University EDII-TN
Mentors
Dr.L.Karunamoothy Thiru P.Selvarajan
Registrar Additional Director
Anna University EDII-TN
Thiru R.Shiva Shankar
Dr.Usha Natesan Deputy Director
Prof & Director for CCC EDII-TN
Anna University
Dr.S.Arulchelvan
Dean
University College of Engineering Villupuram.
University College of Engineering Villupuram EDII VPM HUB.
Anna University is keen on developing world class entrepreneurial ecosystem in
tamilnadu technical education. The Anna University permitted the University College of
Engineering Villupuram to establish as EDII Hub to inculcate Entrepreneurship. The
University College of Engineering Villupuram acts as a Hub for the Districts of
Villupuram, Tiruvannmalai, Ariyalur, kallakurichi and Cuddalore of all streams such as
Engineering, Polytechnic, Arts & Science, ITI and Law College etc.,it is purely on
Voluntary basis.
The UCEV EDII VPM HUB is majorly concentrates on developing “Innovation and
Entrepreneurship” culture in the ecosystem. The hub networks school students, college
students, college teachers, startup companies, Investors and government bodies. The
programmes are organized with various objectives like Faculty Development
Programme, Take off, E-leaders workshop, Tamilnadu ilam innovators challenge, TNSI
particularly basic awareness, ideation, boot camp, pitch fest, business model canvas and
Intellectual property rights, capacity building.
Our Association with
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
EDII has insisted to conduct Faculty Development program for teaching
staff from different spoke colleges of Engineering, Arts & Science College,
Polytechnic, and ITI collaborated with EDII UCEV Villupuram hub
respectively on 18.07.2019 to 20.07.2019. The teaching staffs from various
institutes and total of 36 participants have attended the workshop.
Dr.R.Senthil, Former Dean, Anna University College of Engineering
Villupuram inaugurated the Faculty Development Programme. In his
inaugural address, he mentioned that EDII activities will lead to research
Programme Inaugurated by and innovation that will promote creative thinking. This will also Create
Dr.R.Senthil, Former Dean, UCEV.
and innovate ideas that will be helpful for the Entrepreneurs.
Master Trainer Mr.Ravi Swaminathan, EDII
Consultant from EDII-TN Facilitated the three days
FDP. He has enlightened the goals of Entrepreneurship
and essential skill set of the future to the Participants of
the Faculty development programme.
Session by Mr.Ravi Swaminathan EDII-TN Consultant.
Day 1: Need of Entrepreneurship, Types of entrepreneurship,
creativity in business, various challenges in entrepreneurship journey,
entrepreneurial competencies and its implications in decision making.
Day 2: Risk taking ability, Challenges in managing the risk, soft skill
communication, design thinking, ideation process and its evaluation
parameters.
Day 3: Business environment, preparation of business plan, feasibility
Our Faculty development programme was analysis, project funding, evaluation, minimum viable product
published in the Dinamalar news paper. submission, opportunities.
PROGRAM
The Take off Program was
Takeoff program was organized for the students on
designed to reach out the
31.08.2020. A total number of 112 students from 14 spoke
Entrepreneurship skill set
institutions has been registered and attended the workshop.
through a real time game based
approach among various stake
holders of an aircraft
manufacturing companies. This
nurture the spirit of
Entrepreneurship in the young
minds largely helping the creator/
innovator/ entrepreneur to
develop various skills set
essential for their entrepreneurial
journey.
Takeoff programme was inaugurated by Dr.S.Arulchelvan, Dean,
University College of Engineering Villupuram.
Takeoff was inaugurated by Dr.S.Arulchelvan, Dean,
University College of Engineering Villupuram. Eminent
Resource person Ms.Meera Krishnan, EDII master trainer and
Mr.Aadrash mittal were the facilitator for the one day Takeoff
program. The program focused on the importance of
Entrepreneurship and essential skill set through games.
Session by Ms.Meera Krishnan & Mr.Aadrash
mittal Resource person EDII-TN
UDAN-Playing to learn the nuances of
Entrepreneurship, Define your organization as either
limited or partnership, submit to the Registrar of
companies and get a certificate, Startup Team,,
Company formation, Procure raw materials from the
stores, execution, Product delivery and collection of
payments, Get quality certification. The workshop ran
very effectively for more than four hours and everyone
has acquired the real time experience with high Our Takeoff Programme was Published in Dinamalar News paper.
enthusiasm.
E-LEADERS WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
The E-Leaders workshop aims to reach out the Entrepreneurship skill set among various stake holders in
the region and also nurtures the spirit of entrepreneurship in the young minds. Also to impart Leadership
skills & tools, Manage and transform E-Cells, establish & run campus companies.
The E-Cell Leaders programme was organized for the
students from 25.09.2019 & 26.09.2019. The E-Cell
Leaders workshop Programme is for spoke colleges
registered under AIEDP web portal. E-Cell Leaders
from various institutions registered as E-members can
participate from each college. The E-Cell Leaders
workshop program is mainly focused to enhance the
E-cell activity in the spoke colleges. Total number of
92 students from 15 institutions has attended the
workshop.
Dr. S. Arulchelvan, Dean, UCEV EDII VPM HUB
delivered Inaugural address.
Ms. Gauri Gopinath Master trainer/EDII, Chennai
Facilitator of the programme.
Our E-Leader workshop Programme was Published in Dinamalar
News paper.
Entrepreneurship Development
and Innovation Institute of Tamil
nadu (EDII-TN) exists to
empower entrepreneurs and build
an ecosystem that sustains and
nourishes entrepreneurship. EDII-
TN also acts as the nodal agency
for the Tamil Nadu Start-Up and
Innovation Mission(TANSIM). STAGES OF TNIIC : 1. Train The Trainers (T.T.T) Programmes at
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tirunelveli & Trichy. College E-Cell
EDII-TN and TANSIM have Members are trained to be mentors for School Students and
partnered with various Startups, Facilitators of Stage 1 & 2.
and created the Tamil Nadu Ilam
innovators Challenges (TNIIC), STAGE I: - District Level Selections across all the 32 Districts of
which is aimed at developing Tamil Nadu. 52 Batches.
innovation and Entrepreneurial
skills among school students. STAGE II: - Four Days Residential Training Workshop at 5
Regions/Hubs - Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy and
TNIIC 2019 is a State level Tirunelveli 15 District Level Awards of Rs.10,000/- each.
innovation Challenge focused to
inculcating the spirit of Innovation STAGE III: - State Level Pitch Finals 5 State Level Fellowship
and developing Entrepreneurial Awards of Rs. 1,00,000/- each team.
Skills (21st Century skills)
amongst the School students(8th to
12th) across the state, as per the VPM Hub Field Coordinator TNIIC Stage-1 Coordination
vision of the Tamilnadu Startup 1 04.09.2019 Virudhachalam
and Innovation Policy(2018-23) 2 17.10.2019 Tiruvannamali
recently launched by the 3 23.10.2019 Villupuram
Honorable Chief Minister of
4 30.10.2019 Krishnagiri
Tamil Nadu.
5 07.11.2019 Vellore
Objective 6 27.08.2019 cuddalore
VPM Hub Field Coordinator TNIIC Stage-2 Coordination
Identifying individuals with a
7 28.11.2019 to 01.12.2019 TNIIC Stage 2 @ MIT chennai
penchant for creating solutions
to existing problems is the need
of the hour, and this mind-set
must be identified at a very
early age. That is precisely what
the Tamil Nadu Ilam Innovators
Challenge (TNIIC) is designed
to do. It will be ensured that
50% of the participation will be
from government Schools.
EDII UCEV VILLUPURAM HUB REVIEW MEET
Hub Review meet with
Villupuram Hub Spoke college
coordinators on 10.01.2020 .
Minutes of meeting.
1.18 spoke colleges has attended
the hub review meeting on
10.01.2020
Ms R.V.Shajeevana Addl Director & Thiru R.Shiva Sankar
Deputy Director, visiting the EDII Ucev hub for the hub 2. Discussion about TNOU, TNSI,
review meets on 10.01.2020. E-CELL registration with spoke
college coordinators has been
discussed by Addl.dir & PMO-DD
EDII.
3. As Addl.director advised that all
Entrepreneurial activities are
purely only for volunteers and not
forcefully done.
4. PMO- said that Spoke College’s
who are not responding for the
EDII programme can be removed
from web portal.
Prof.Dr.J.Jayachandran Former Hub coordinator EDII Vpm hub
5. Discussion about E-CELL
Ucev delivered the inaugural Address.
activities and executing
Entrepreneurial ideas in spoke
college with coordinators.
6. After pongal holidays spoke
college Coordinators are requested
to submit the list of students
interested in TNOU & TNSI to
EDII.
7. Polytechnic ITI and all streams
are most welcomed by addl.dir
Ms R.V.Shajeevana Addl Director & Thiru R.Shiva Sankar EDII.
Deputy Director, Discussing with the spoke college
coordinators
UCEV EDII VPM HUB FIELD COORDINATOR TNSI-2019 BOOTCAMP COORDINATION.
Entrepreneurship is the way we teach
people to take control of their lives in a
tough economy. The 3-day boot camp
(Each zone will have a boot camp)
promises the aspirants to lead them in
the right direction. The boot camp is
expected to have 20 teams (approx. 60
participants) who will have the first-
hand experience from domain experts.
The participants will be exposed and
coached in the areas of problem-
Participants gathering for the TNSI 2019 Boot camp at MIT for
opportunity analysis, elevator pitch,
13.02.2020 to 15.02.2020
business model canvas and identifying
MVP criteria. Selected start-up ideas
will be given an opportunity to pitch in
front of mentors. The boot camp is
designed to provide the expertise
needed by the participants to launch
and scale their innovative business
ideas. The boot camp will motivate the
participants’ vision in launching and
Participants discussing with the mentor about their business ideas
scaling a business as well as the ability
during the TNSI 2019 Boot camp. to inspire investors. All teams selected
for the boot camp have to register in
the respective hub with a registration
fee of Rs.350/- per participant. Each
team may have at most 3 members.
The process will be repeated in all five
zones. Each zone will shortlist and
nominate 8 teams for the state-Level
Pitch to be held at Chennai.
Students pitching their ideas in front of Jury Panel
EDII inaugural at Annai Velankanni Polytechnic College Villupuram Spoke College.
Annai Velankanni Polytechnic College is one of our Spoke College shown willingness &
support for the Entrepreneurship under Edii Anna university Villupuram hub.
On their request in order to provide awareness on Entrepreneurship for their college students
Prof .Dr.J.Jayachandran Former hub coordinator & Mr.K.B.Kannan Field coordinator has
been invited for the Spoke College Inaugural at Annai Velankanni Polytechnic College on
18.03.2020.
Prof.Dr.J.Jayachandran Former Hub
coordinator Explaining about EDII
programmes that will be conducting at the
EDII VPM hub.
He also explained about FDP, Take off,
E-leaders workshop,
TNIIC, TNSI and various programme that has
been insisted by the EDII.
During the Programme he encouraged
students to participate in all kind of EDII
programs that will be conducted in the EDII
Ucev hub in order to get exposure about Prof.Dr.J.Jayachandran Former Hub coordinator Explaining
Entrprenurship. about EDII programmes that will be conducting at the EDII VPM
hub.
OUR TEAM
Dr.S.Arulchelvan
Dean
University College of Engineering
Villupuram.
Dr.Prof.J.Jayachandran,
Dr.T.Velmurugan, Asst Prof (SG)
Former Hub Coordinator EDII Ucev
Hub coordinator EDII Ucev hub
hub.
(Present Hub coordinator)
Mr.K.B.Kannan
Field Coordinator
EDII Ucev hub
EDII Program in Ucev Hub
No of
S.no Funding/
Date Name of the Programme Participants
Sponsoring Agency
attended
18.07.2019 to
1 Faculty development Programme 36 EDII
20.07.2019
2 31.08.2019 Take Off 112 EDII
3 25.09.2019 E-Leaders workshop 92 EDII
4 04.09.2019 TNIIC-Virudhachalam 60 EDII
5 17.10.2019 TNIIC-Tiruvannamali 30 EDII
6 23.10.2019 TNIIC-Villupuram 30 EDII
7 30.10.2019 TNIIC-Krishnagiri 30 EDII
8 07.11.2019 TNIIC-Vellore 30 EDII
9 27.08.2019 TNIIC-cuddalore 42 EDII
10 10.01.2020 EDII Hub Review meet 22 EDII
13.02.2020-
11 TNSI 2019 Boot camp @ MIT 180 EDII
20.02.2020
EDII Inaugural at Annai Velankanni
12 18.03.2020 65 EDII
Polytechnic College
