ED Cell
The genesis of Entrepreneurship
Development Cell
Academic institutions play an important role in the economic development of a country as they help identify and nurture the future workforce needed by different sectors of society. Technical Institutions and Institutions of Higher Learning assume greater importance as they create the technical workforce needed by the industry and R & D Institutions.
To make optimal use of facilities, expertise, and know-how available in these institutions, appropriate links must be established between the institutes of higher learning and the industry. To have a better interaction between Industries, Universities and Higher Learning Institutions, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Govt. of India formed a board NSTEDB in the year 1982 which formulated several mechanisms like STEP (Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park), EDC (Entrepreneurship Development Cells), TBI (Technology Business Incubators) to be a part of technical institutions across the country.
The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC-ACT) was established at Agni College of Technology in December 2013. The College sanctioned full funding for the first year of establishment and programme support was extended from the date of inception by an MoU with CED Madurai for 3 years. Today the EDC at Agni College of Technology is one of its kind in Tamil Nadu and is among the 50 EDC’s existing in the entire country.
Dr. Sree Rathna Lakshmi N.V.S, Professor, Electronics Communication Engineering Dept, and Dr.Vijayananth.S, Associate Professor, Mechanical Department are the coordinators of the ED Cell. Today the cell functions full time to carry out activities daily. All the infrastructural facilities required for the smooth functioning of the cell have also been created.
- To become a Cell of Excellence in the field of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, by offering a wide range of programmes of institutional standards to transform students into competent personalities.
- To develop innovative solutions for the needs of society and disseminate essential knowledge to the global needs.
- General Objectives include
- To help students understand themselves in relation to their community.
- To identify the needs of the community and involve the students in the problem-solving process.
- To help the students develop a sense of social and civic responsibility.
- To help students utilize their knowledge in finding practical solutions for individual and community issues.
- The main objective of this cell is to train and motivate the Science and Technology (S&T) students to become Job Creators rather than Job Seekers.
- 1) To inculcate the entrepreneurial culture into students’ minds.
- 2) To conduct :
Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EAC).
Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP).
Faculty Development Programs (FDP) and
Skill Development Programs (SDP) for the S&T students of our college as well as students from neighboring institutions, and any graduate student from Tamil Nadu. - 3) To assist them in starting industries of their own right from
Product Identification (PI)
Market Survey and tools for market research
Preparation of Project Reports
Assisting them in getting Technical Feasibility Reports - 4) To liaison with various external agencies like CIPET, NSIC, CFTRI, CLRI, SIPCOT, SIDCO, SISI, DIC and leading Financial Institutions & Banks like IDBI, SIDBI, TIIC, Indian Bank and others.
- 5) To provide consultancy and research support.
- The main objective of this cell is to train and motivate the Science and Technology (S&T) persons to become Job Creators rather than Job Seekers.
- 1) To inculcate the entrepreneurial culture into their minds
- 2) To conduct :
Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EAC);
Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP);
Faculty Develpment programs (FDP); and
Skill development programs (SDP) for the S&T persons of our college as well as students from neighboring institutions and any graduate student in Tamil Nadu. - 3) To assist them in starting industries of their own right from :
Product Identification (PI);
Market Survey, tools for market research;
Preparation of Project Reports; and
Assist them in getting Technical feasibility Reports - 4) To liaison with various external agencies like CIPET, NSIC, CFTRI, CLRI, SIPCOT, SIDCO, SISI, DIC and leading Financial Institutions & Banks like IDBI, SIDBI, TIIC, Indian Bank and others.
- 5) Consultancy and research.
FAQ
Entrepreneurship education is the process of providing individuals with the concepts and skills to recognize opportunities, and to have the insight, confidence and knowledge to act where others have hesitated. It includes instruction in opportunity recognition, feasibility research, organizing resources, and initiating a business venture. It also includes instruction in business management processes such as business planning, capital development, marketing and cash flow analysis.
No, entrepreneurship exists in large corporations as well as non-profit institutions. Many profitable entrepreneurial opportunities exist in large organizations because successful companies focus on the development and innovation of products and services. In many companies, innovative new products and services are the basis for creating new ventures that spin off into separate entrepreneurial entities. Many students will likely be exposed to entrepreneurial opportunities in large firms over the course of their corporate or professional service careers.
Social entrepreneurship involves not-for-profit firms, including many educational, social services and arts organizations. Tight resource constraints mean that social entrepreneurship poses a challenge for even the best management talent, and students interested in careers in not-for-profit management would benefit from significant exposure to entrepreneurial management. Over the course of their careers, many students will participate in social entrepreneurship as business or financial consultants or as volunteers or as members of boards of directors of these organizations.
Many students interested in entrepreneurship (70% of young adults want to own a business someday) seek a stimulating career path organized around founding or managing new ventures. While many of these students choose to pursue an entrepreneurial idea immediately as a new venture or join an existing small company or family business, others still choose to first gain experience in larger business organizations, professional service firms or investment banks.
Entrepreneurship is the process that involves all the functions, activities, and actions associated with perceiving opportunities and creating organizations to pursue them. A great idea is simply not enough, it must be coupled with a solid business model if the business is to succeed.
DST Sites
| Scientific Programmes | Website |
|---|---|
| Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) | www.serc-dst.org |
| Kishore vigyanik Prosahan Yojana (KVPY) | www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy |
| Intensification of Research in High Priority Areas (IRPHA) | www.serc-dst.org/IRHPA |
| National Science & Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) | www.nstmis-dst.org |
| S&T and Socio Economic Development | http://dst.gov.in/scprog/societal_prog.php |
| Science And Society | http://dst.gov.in/scprog/ss.php |
| National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) | www.nstedb.com, www.techno-preneur.net |
| Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) | www.nrdms.nic.in |
| State Councils for Science & Technology | www.dst-sntcouncils.org |
| International S&T Cooperation | http://dst.gov.in/scprog/internat_st_coop.php |
| Scientific Services | http://dst.gov.in/sub_offices.php |
| India Meteorological Department | www.imd.ernet.in |
| National Atlas And Thematic Mapping Organisation | www.natmo.org |
| Survey Of India | http://dst.gov.in/scservices/soi.php |
| National Centre For Medium Range Weather Forecasting | www.ncmrwf.gov.in |
| Agharkar Research Institute, Pune | www.aripune.org |
| Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow | www.bsip-india.org |
| Bose Institute, Kolkata | www.boseinst.ernet.in |
| Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata | www.iacs.res.in |
| Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore | www.iiap.ernet.in |
| Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai | www.ingn.res.in |
| Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune | www.tropmet.res.in |
| International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad | www.arcihyd.com |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore | www.jncasr.ac.in |
| National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories, New Delhi | www.nabl-india.org |
| Raman Research Institute, Bangalore | www.rri.res.in |
| S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata | www.boson.bose.res.in |
| Sreechitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram | www.sctimst.ker.nic.in |
| Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi | www.tifac.org.in |
| Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi | www.vigyanprasar.com |
| Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun | www.himgeology.com |
| Professional Bodies | http://dst.gov.in/prof_bodies.php |
| Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi | http://dst.gov.in/profbodies/insa.php |
| Indian Academy Of Sciences, Bangalore | www.ias.ac.in |
| Indian National Academy Of Engineering, New Delhi | www.inae.org |
| The National Academy Of Sciences, Allahabad | http://dst.gov.in/profbodies/nas.php |
| The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata | www.sciencecongress.org |
| Statutory Board | http://dst.gov.in/statuatory_board.php |
| Technology Development Board | www.technologydevelopmentboard.org |
