Date: 04/03/2022

MHRD

INSTITUTION’S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC)under the Mentorship of ST. THOMAS AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE KERALA

Organized Workshop on

“Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunities”

Date: 04/03/2022

External Expert: Dr. M S Chandrappa, Dist. Skill Development Officer, Rayapur, Dharwad.

Topic: Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunities

Participants: 48

Venue: College Auditorium

Time: 11:00am

The workshop was started with welcome speech and introduction of the Resource person by Dr. Nagaveni N G.Coordinator, Innovation activity. The Resource person delivered the talk on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunities” to the both BA and B.Sc students.The Program targeted to provide opportunities to Undergraduate students and Faculty members to expand their dexterities in various significant facets involved in building Career Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The resource person Dr. M S Chandrappa has elucidated on how to be an entrepreneur focusing on core areas of the Business building like the relationship between Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Types of Entrepreneurs, Functions of an Entrepreneur, Barriers to Entrepreneurship, Qualities of an Entrepreneur, Circle diagram for startup, Internal & External Factors of Entrepreneurship and finally pondered on ‘My startup story and Innovation’.

They stressed on small scale projects and schemes to acquire the jobs in different sectors such as NULM (National Urban Livelihood Mission, NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission), PME (Pri-minister Employment Scheme), Street Venders, Shelter for Homeless, (FDCB)Field Technician and Computer Beni fairs, animal raring, household workshops and private sector jobs which are available in nearby markets. Resource person focussed on self-employment careers, professional career opportunities which are very essential to lead the daily needs in the common lifestyle of human beings.

The President of the workshop Dr. Uma V. Nerle, Principal KLE Society’s SK Arts college and HSK Science Institute Hubballi assured toresource person that our students will acquire the job opportunities in their future.

The function was concluded by vote of thanks by the student co-ordinator Mr. Suraj Hasabi.

Glimpses of the Workshop

External expert Chandrappa sir delivering during the session on “Entrepreneurshipand Innovation as Career Opportunities

Students actively participated during the session

IIC ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21

The Institution's Innovation Council at KLE Society’s ShriKadasiddeshwar Arts college and H S Kotambri Science Institute Hubballi focus on creating a complete ecosystem to foster the culture of Innovation across the KLE from ideas generation to pre-incubation, incubation and graduating from the incubator as successful start-ups. IIC is set up to encourage the creative energy of our student population to work on new ideas and innovation and promote them to create start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures.

VISION

“To cater the needs of students as well as faculty entrepreneurs with innovative ideas of social relevance and there by disseminating a culture of entrepreneurship in campus which will boost our education system and there by growing the national economic and social development”

MISSION

“To develop a system with required infrastructure that can enable students and faculty to innovate and prototype their ideas with industrial standards and support from Government, industry and reputed academic institutions around the world and help them to realize their potentials”

OBJECTIVES OF IIC

• Students/Faculty associated with ICs will have exclusive opportunity to participate in various Innovation related initiatives and competitions organized from institution level to international level.
• Win prizes/Certificates in different events.
• Meet/Interact renowned Business Leaders and top-notch academicians.
• Opportunity to nurture and prototype new ideas.
• Mentoring by industry Professionals.
• Experiment with new technologies.
• Visit new places and see new culture.

FUNCTIONS OF IICS

• 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 the institution's faculty and students.
• Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.

INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) MEMBERS

1. Motivational speech on “Hard work with Smart work in Competitive Examination” on 28/09/2020

During the speech Mr. F I Ingalgi, Chief Officer Karnataka Administrative Municipal Service has spoke about preparation for competitive exams with suitable time-table. The eminent Resource person delivered his valuable words to face all kind of entrance exams which are conducting by both central and state governments. More than 120 members were participated in online mode motivational speech. Our college students got the idea about use of daily time-table towards participate in the competitive examinations.

1. Motivational speech on “Be the Best Be the Brand” on 12/10/2020

Speaker Mr. Praveen B Gudimotivator and life coach delivered enthusiastic speech regarding “Be the Best Be the Brand” motivational speech conducted for both BA and B.Sc students in the college. The resource person spoke with very suitable stories which are popular in the society. They given the wonderful lecture to the students by naming the life stories of SachinThendulkar, Madar Teresa, Dhyanchand, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, ArunimaSinha and others. The students were got the idea about time sense and life achievement along the session. More than 60 members were participated very actively during the online speech.

IIC MHRD’s interactive session

with his holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji on “Rethinking Education-A Journey through inner Transformation”on 18/02/2021 at 10:30 am in Hall No.4.both the students of BA and BSc were present during the live session and participated more than 80 students along the interactive session.Shankar believes spirituality is that which enhances human values such as love, compassion and enthusiasm. It is not limited to any one religion or culture. Hence it is open to all people. He feels the spiritual bond we share as part of the human family is more prominent than nationality, gender, religion, profession, or other identities that separate us.

According to him, science and spirituality are linked and compatible, both springing from the urge to know. The question, "Who am I?" leads to spirituality; the question, "What is this?" leads to science. Emphasizing that joy is only available in the present moment, his stated vision is to create a world free of stress and violence. His programs are said to offer practical tools to help accomplish this. He sees breath as the link between body and mind, and a tool to relax the mind, emphasising the importance of both meditation/spiritual practice and service to others. In his view, "Truth is spherical rather than linear; so it has to be contradictory."

National Webinar

on “Demand Driven Local Innovation as an Enabler for Self-Reliance”

Organized by Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) on 03/05/2021.Resource Person Dr. Vipin Kumar, Director and Chief Innovation Officer, National Innovation Foundation-India, Autonomous Body of Department of Science and Technology Govt. of India delivered the session onDemand Driven Local Innovation as an Enabler for Self-Reliance”. More than 150 participants were actively participated in the online webinar.

The eminent Resource Person spoke about incubation and promotion of inclusive and frugal innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge by way of value addition, intellectual property protection, business development, commercialization and social diffusion; developing open source technologies, which can be used for people to people dissemination under open innovation framework for generation of employment opportunities for many, reduce cost and/or improve environmental conditions; conservation and prospecting of biodiversity. Dr. Kumar has focused on various prestigious institution/committees of Department of Biotechnology, Protection of Plant Variety and Farmer's Rights Act, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, National Biodiversity Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Govt. of India, Department of Science and Technology, US-India Science and Technology Endowment Board (USISTEB), Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network (GIAN), State Science & Technology/Innovation Councils etc.

Essay Competition on“Entrepreneurship – The secret of getting Ahead” organized by IIC on 24/08/2021 on the eve of “World Entrepreneurship Day”. More than 25 students were actively participated during the essay competition from both BA and B.Sc programs. The best two papers have been selected and chosen for prizes to motivate the students towards active involvement in entrepreneurship skills. All the IIC members were presented and taken care at most to the students.

MHRD

INSTITUTION’S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) under the Mentorship of ST. THOMAS AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE KERALA

Organized Webinar

“Motivational Session: My Story- If It Does Not Challenge You, It Would Not Change You”

Date: 11/03/2022

Resource Person: Shri. Girish Chitale, Director, Chitale Genus ABS India Pvt. Ltd, Maharashta.

Participants: 55

Platform: Zoom, youtube

Time: 11:00AM

The webinar was started with welcome speech and introduction of the Resource person by Dr. Archana M, Coordinator ARIIA. The Resource person delivered the talk on “Motivational Session: My Story- If It Does Not Challenge You, It Would Not Change You” to the both BA and B.Sc students.

The Resource person Shri Girish Chitale expressed origin and growth of the Chitale industry. They focussed on Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale is an Indian snacks enterprise which is part of the over USD 150 Million Chitale Group of Industries. It was formed by Shri. Raghunath Bhaskar Chitale (Bhausaheb) and Narsinha Bhaskar Chitale (Rajabhau) in 1950 as a subsidiary of the Chitale Group of Industries. Other group companies include Chitale Dairy, Chitale Foods, Chitale Agro, Chitale Sweets and Snacks and Shrikrishna Food Industries.

The guest overviewed as Its first outlet was set up in Bajirao Road, Pune (Poona) City. Although its outlets are limited to major cities of Maharashtra, the products are distributed all across India. Over the years, Chitale Bandhu has been known for making namkeen (especially bakarwadis) and sweets. It is also known to export its namkeen to countries such as U.S., Singapore, and Israel. The brand menu consists of over sixty different kinds of sweets and forty different kinds of namkeen. The enterprise has an average turnover of around 500 crores rupees with sale happening across over 40 retail stores and more than 1,00,000 retailers across India. Today the business is run by the second-generation partners Madhav, Shrikrishna and Sanjay and third generation partners Kedar and Indraneel.

The President of the webinar Dr. Uma V. Nerle, Principal KLE Society’s SK Arts college and HSK Science Institute Hubballi presented presidential remarks. The webinar was concluded by vote of thanks by the student co-ordinator Mr. Karthik S Patil.

Glimpses of the webinar

MHRD

INSTITUTION’S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) under the Mentorship of ST. THOMAS AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE KERALA

Organized Webinar

“Motivational Session: My Story”

Date: 10/03/2022

Resource Person: Mr. Suhas Shinde, Managing Director, Aqua Chill, Pune, Maharashtra.

Participants: 45

Platform: Zoom, youtube

Time: 11:00AM

The webinar was started with welcome speech and introduction of the Resource person by Smt. Dr. Archana M, Coordinator ARIIA. The Resource person delivered the talk on “Motivational Session: My Story” to the both BA and B.Sc students.

Mr. Suhas Shinde has over 30 years of experience in the engineering industry. He had worked with Thermax Ltd before starting this business. Under his leadership, Aqua Chill has grown steadily and received various awards and accolades, he formed Aqua Chill Systems India Private Limited in 1997, initiating its operations as TSF (Thermax Service Franchisee) and has taken several initiatives to accelerate the company's top-line and bottom-line growth.
His vision and strategic business leadership are instrumental in establishing ACS in a leadership position in the HVAC industry. He looks after the overall business strategy of the Company. He is a fitness enthusiast, marathon runner and an active philanthropist.

The resource person delivered the talk on origin and development of the aqua chill company with wide extensional region. They stated that almost one-third of the revenues is generated through ‘Design & Build’ projects wherein the company has successfully implemented most innovative energy-efficient techniques of HVAC and Process cooling while ensuring utmost reliability and ease of operation. Many of the company's stalwarts have earned several accolades and awards for designing and implementing value-added systems for the users.  The President of the webinar Dr. Uma V. Nerle, Principal KLE Society’s SK Arts college and HSK Science Institute Hubballi presented presidential remarks. The webinar was concluded by vote of thanks by the student co-ordinator Miss. Amulya Peter.

Glimpses of the Webinar

MHRD

INSTITUTION’S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) under the Mentorship of ST. THOMAS AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE KERALA

Organized Workshop on

“Problem Solving and Ideation”

Date: 04/03/2022

External Expert: Shri. G V Donurmath, Life coach & Mentor, Soft Skill trainer, Dharwad

Topic: Problem Solving and Ideation

Participants: 42

Platform: College auditorium

The workshop was started with welcome speech and introduction of the Resource person by Dr. Nagaveni N G. Coordinator, Innovation activity. The Resource person delivered the talk on “Problem Solving and Ideation” to the both BA and B.Sc students.

The external expert Shri. G V Donurmath, Life coach & Mentor, Soft Skill trainer, Dharwad expressed new ideas and innovation activities among the students.  The Event was focused on exploring innovative ideas and solving problems with insightful activities and learning lessons for students. The expert speaker of session started the event by explaining the difference between creativity and innovation followed by interesting activity fostering critical thinking for new ideas. Few students also participated pro-actively and made robotic face, full robot, mouse robot or handicraft item etc. during workshop itself through interactive discussion.

Expert of the day also mentioned about bridging the gap between where we are and where we want to stand after few years through brainstorming experiment-based activities for realising synergy across the teams.

The President of the workshop Dr. Uma V. Nerle, Principal KLE Society’s SK Arts college and HSK Science Institute Hubballi assured to resource person that our students will exploring innovative ideas and solving problems with learning lessons. The function was concluded by vote of thanks by the student co-ordinator Miss. Ayisha Mujawar.

Glimpses of the Workshop

External expert Shri. G V Donurmath delivering the session on “Problem Solving and Ideation

IQAC initiative

“National Science Day-2022” Organized by

INSTITUTION’S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) and COLLEGE UNION under the Mentorship of ST. THOMAS AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE KERALA

Date: 28/02/2022

Resource Person: Dr. Sanjay Kotabagi, Dean, Student Welfare,

    K.L.E. Technological University, Hubballi

Topic: 'Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for Sustainable Future'

Participants: 84

Venue: College auditorium                                                           Time: 11.00am

The Program was started with welcome speech and introduction of the Resource person by Smt. S.N. Sherewad, Chairman, College Union.

The Resource person Dr. Sanjay Kotabagi sir in his technical session said, the purpose behind celebrating the National Science Day is to spread the message about the importance of science and technology in everyday life to the people. NSD is celebrated every year on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of the 'Raman Effect.

"Integration of Science is based on four pillars and these are coming together of all science departments to work on the theme-based approach of problem-solving, extended science integration aligned with technical, engineering and medical sciences leading to a sustainable future," he stated. Sir also stated earlier, the knowledge and information relating to science and technology was communicated by the scientists itself in India, which is changing as with time, science is being talked in our country and individuals are there who are trying their level best to convey scientific ideas to a layman in a very attractive manner. We have to break the huge problem of environmental degradation into smaller ones to tackle one by one. Electric vehicles are future transportation solutions and have great commercial value in terms of their sale and least maintenance requirements, he said.

            Sir also motivated our students that, research starts from how you look at the things, what you observe, the researcher should take into account the purpose of the study, the relevant background information, what information is needed, and how it will be used in decision making. The President of the function Dr. Uma V. Nerle assured the resource person that our students will achieve higher goals in their future. The function was concluded by vote of thanks by the student co-ordinator Miss. Ayisha Mujawar.

Glimpses of the National Science Day

MHRD

INSTITUTION’S INNOVATION COUNCIL (IIC) under the Mentorship of ST. THOMAS AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE KERALA

Organized National Level Webinar on

“Need to Restore and Revive Coastal Fisheries and Lively-hood by Habitat Restoration Programmes Farming and Orientation of Fishes: Importance of Coastal Ecosystems”

Date: 28/02/2022

Resource Person: Dr. Joe K Kizhakudan, Principal Scientist, Chennai.

Participants: 57

Platform: Zoom, youtube

Time: 3:15pm

The webinar was started with welcome speech and introduction of the Resource person by Miss. Rohini, Faculty member IIC. The Resource person delivered the talk on “Need to Restore and Revive Coastal Fisheries and Lively-hood by Habitat Restoration Programmes Farming and Orientation of Fishes: Importance of Coastal Ecosystems” to the both BA and B.Sc students.

The Resource person evacuated as Placing restoration efforts into a larger social context provides a more realistic evaluation of the range of values associated with restoration than does economic analysis alone. We identified five key benefits of restoring historical alewife fisheries and connectivity in Maine’s rivers. Together, these findings can inform historical ecology, SES research and new conservation, and discussions of the value of restoration.

The eminent resource person expressed Historical ecology has most often described long-term declines and the shifted baseline of human perceptions that results in a ratcheting down of expectations for natural systems. As successful restoration efforts increase, there is an opportunity to understand the ways in which the resultant growth in productivity and ecosystem services alter expectations of the value of nature. River restoration and the growth of small-scale municipal alewife fisheries in Maine represent a localized unshifting of baselines, as ecosystems recover and community members begin a process of collective remembering of the value of these ecosystems. Although communities lost the memory of the productive local fisheries that their rivers could support, a cultural connection to these fisheries persisted among some individuals, helping to spark a broader interest in restoring these fisheries. The reported feelings of local empowerment following successful restoration efforts were no doubt propagated by the rapid local recovery of alewife runs and the apparent resilience of this species.

The President of the webinar Dr. Uma V. Nerle, Principal KLE Society’s SK Arts college and HSK Science Institute Hubballi presented presidential remarks. The webinar was concluded by vote of thanks by the student co-ordinator Mr. Karthik S Patil.

Glimpses of National Webinar