History of EDC at AAACET
The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of AAACET was established on January 27, 2014, with a MOU signed between Native Lead Foundation, Madurai. The Entrepreneurship Development Cell at AAACET aims at manifesting the latent Entrepreneurial spirit of young students.
Here at the Cell, we aim at bridging the gap between the stage wherein one seeds in an idea and the stage where one can actually implement it if it can benefit the present needs of the society. Moreover to provide the safe, secure and protected environment within college campus, EDC will provide all the necessary support to the students who want to start their outfit. AAACET calls their budding and bright stars as “Edu-preneurs”.
Objective
- To forge tie ups with various Corporates engaged into Entrepreneurship development for mentoring.
- To conduct orientation programmes for students and to attract them into establishing their own enterprises.
- To organize programmes for Girls for acquiring special skills So that they can earn while at home.
- To organize workshops participating successful entrepreneurs.
- To provide assistance to budding entrepreneurs in getting bank loans, selection of human resources and dealing with day-to-day problems in their business.
Inaugural of E-Cell
On July 24, 2018 the E-cell activities for the academic year 2018-2019 with the second batch students was inaugurated by our Principal Dr.M.Sekar. The Principal delivered the inaugural speech motivating the students with success stories of entrepreneurs. He advised the students to participate actively in the E-Cell Activities as well as in the curriculum.
Followed by his speech, Ms.R.Renita Rexy , EDC Coordinator, welcomed the gathering and explained the role of EDC and listed out various activities we have done and planned in this academic year.
| S.No | Name | Department |
| Convenor | ||
| 1. | Mr.M.Sivasankar | AP/Civil |
| Department Staff Coordinator | ||
| 1. | Mrs. Sabeena Burvin | AP / CSE |
| 2. | Dr.B.Padmanaban | ASP / ECE |
| 3. | Mrs.B.Sarojini | AP / EEE |
| 4. | Mr.M.Karthikeyan | AP / MECH |
| 5. | Mr.M.Asif Raja | AP / AI & DS |
| 6. | Mrs.S.Gajalakshimi | AP / S&H |
| Department Student Coordinator | ||
| 1. | Mr.N.Gokulnath | III / Civil |
| 2. | Ms.A.Swetha | III / CSE |
| 3. | Mr.T.Ayyappan | III / EEE |
| 4. | Ms.S.Pavithra | III / ECE |
| 5. | Mr.A.Antony Raja | III / MECH |
| 6. | Mr.A.Vishal | II / Cyber |
| 7. | Mr.K.S.Harihara Priyan | II / AI & DS |
| 8. | Mr.M.Ramana | II / IT |
| 9. | Mr.C.Mukesh | I / CSE |
| 10. | Ms.R.Dhivarshana | I / IT |
| 11. | Ms.B.Yamini | I / Civil |
| 12. | Mr.R.Deepak Raj | I / Cyber |
| Sl.No. | Academic Year | Date of Activity | Activity | Total Number of Participants |
| 1. | 2023-2024 | 24.08.2024 | Session on How to Achieve Value Proposition Fit and Business Fit’ | 58 |
| 2. | 23-08-2024 | Angel Investment / VC funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 60 | |
| 3. | 20.08.2024 | Session on “How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps” | 80 | |
| 4. | 27.06.2024 | Funding Opportunities for Academic Institutions for Research and Development | 50 | |
| 5. | 28.03.2024 | Hackathon-Green Technology | 16 | |
| 6. | 19.02.2024 | Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design | 40 | |
| 7. | 26.02.2024 | K.R.Innovation centre visit at National Engineering College | 27 | |
| 8. | 09.02.2024 | Cambridge Startup Boot camp – “Transforming Dreamers to Doers” | 190 | |
| 9. | 07.02.2024 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship outreach programs in schools -2024 | 65 Students from various School | |
| 10. | 22-12-2023 | Utilization of design thinking for Naan Mudhalvan Niral Thiruvizha | 68 | |
| 11. | 04-12-2023 | Understanding Latin America, its relation with India: Business opportunities and possibilities | 111 | |
| 12. | 25-11-2023 | Entrepreneurship opportunities in HVAC sector | 52 | |
| 13. | 01-11-2023 | Funding Opportunities for Early Stage Entrepreneur | 435 | |
| 14. | 12-10-2023 | Innovative entrepreneurial idea in building quantity and cost estimation | 43 | |
| 15. | 21-08-2023 | Panel discussion with enablers of innovation and the start-up ecosystem in the region | 41 | |
| 1. | 2022-2023 | 18-08-2022 | Accelerators Incubation Opportunities for Students & Faculties – Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 67 |
| 2. | 24-08-2022 | Women Entrepreneurship Development Program | 52 | |
| 3. | 14-11-2022 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a career opportunity | 81 | |
| 1. | 2021-2022 | 05-06-2021 | How to convert Prototype into a start-up | 53 |
| 2. | 08-06-2021 | New strategies and funding opportunities for start-ups | 40 | |
| 3. | 03-08-2021 | Awareness on Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 73 | |
| 4. | 24-08-2021 | Hindrance faced by entrepreneurs | 84 | |
| 5. | 15-11-2021 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a career opportunity | 62 | |
| 6. | 25-02-2022 | Workshop on Entrepreneurship skill, Attitude and Behaviour Development | 77 | |
| 7. | 17-05-2022 | Entrepreneurship Opportunities And Innovation In Waste Paper Recycling | 118 | |
| 8. | 05-06-2021 | How to convert Prototype into a start-up | 53 | |
| 1. | 2020-2021 | 23-12-2020 | Live workshop on Entrepreneurship and innovation as career opportunity | 50 |
| 2. | 23-01-2021 | Webinar on career option for engineers | 95 | |
| 3. | 12-04-2021 | Interactive session / Mentoring session with “Successful Start-up founders” | 28 |
