(Drafted in line with MHRD’s National Innovation and Start-up Policy 2019 for Students and Faculty)
Faculty members and students of KARE are occupied in knowledge discovery and dissemination. Wherever possible, the outcomes from R&D exercises carried out by our members are expected to get translated into commercial products. KARE encourages enthusiastic faculty members to start companies, be on the committee of companies in positions such as Director, Chairman, CEO, Technical Advisor, etc. While allowing such a role, KARE assumes that faculty members will make all efforts to balance their academic responsibilities.
KARE raises fund for start-up support and provides incubation support both financial and non-financial basis based on the merit of the project proposal.
Not exceeding the number of days of non-institute activities, a faculty member may take a sabbatical leave (one semester or a academic year) for working full-time in the business or appropriate/pool the days allocated for consultancy work to the company. Faculty members required to support his start-up/company managerial engagements without affecting his academic engagements on full-time active duty in the institute. This will also apply to the students/employees involved in these activities. A faculty member should clearly distinguish on-going institutional research from work being conducted at the company.
Trainees, fellows and students can be assigned to research projects that will lead to a direct financial benefit for the faculty member or company with appropriate permission from KARE.
By paying the necessary overhead charges, a faculty member can get permission to run a project that could be conducted at KARE and could be managed through her/his company.
KARE permits the use of laboratories, library and other such facilities by the founding KARE member. In return of services offered (space, laboratories, library mentorship, seed fund, accountant and legal and patent support) and use of facilities at KARE or KARE’s incubation unit may take 2 to 9.5% equity/stake in the start-up/company incubated. In case staffs is drawing salary form KARE, KARE’s stake/equity on start-up is limited to 20% of total share of staff or 9.5% of total stake, whichever is the minimum.
KARE does not interfere with the IP rights for the technology developed by the company; however liability-free equity may be retained by the institute based on the use of the KARE resources. If fund and/or resource of KARE used substantially, then IPR should be made jointly by KARE and inventor and license together and revenue sharing among the parties.
In case of a conflict of interest, the Vice-Chancellor can appoint a five member review committee to check the appropriateness. The decision of KARE would be the final and binding.
S.No | Domain | Expert Name | Institution /Company | Contact Details | |
1 | NISP coordinator | Dr.Viji.R | Deputy Dean- Kalasalingam Business School Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Head- Business Administration |
Convener | [email protected] 9884004051 |
2 | Incubation & pre-incubation services and facilities | Dr J.Deny | President-IIC, TBI Manager Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education |
Co- Convener | [email protected] 8807110703 |
3 | Prof. Sherin Sam Jose | Chief Executive Officer Startups Valley AJCE TBI Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kottayam, Kerala, India – 686518 |
Member | [email protected] 9496805712 |
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4 | Selected student/alumni | Ramaiah Chidambaram (alumni) | Chief Executive Officer WhiziFi Robotics Pvt Ltd Tirunelveli |
Member | [email protected] 8148716925 |
5 | Athiesh Manikandan | MBA Student-KARE | Member | [email protected] 9919115004 |
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6 | Swathi K | Food Tech Student -KARE | Member | [email protected], 9384188142 |
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7 | Gadiraju Likith | ECE Student-KARE | Member | [email protected], 9573634138 |
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8 | T Rajesh Vikram | EEE Student -KARE | Member | [email protected], 8122628203 |
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9 | Innovators & entrepreneurs | Mr. Nawas Babu | Chief Executive Officer S. A. Knitwears Private Limited Madurai |
Member | [email protected] 9894758264 |
10 | Startup founders from the regional ecosystem | Mr.R.N.Ragupathi Muthu (alumni) |
Director Minniyal Pvt.Ltd Virudhunagar Dist |
Member | [email protected] 9442814018 |
11 | Representation from key industry/industry association/network enablers active in your region | Mr.K.R. Gnanasambandan | Former Vice President TANSTIA Founder Chairman MADITSSIA Trust Madurai |
Member | [email protected] 8489938811 |
S.No | Name | Member Type | Key Role/ |
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1 | Dr.R.Viji/MBA | NISP Coordinator | Convenor |
2 | Dr.J.Deny/ECE | President/ Innovation Ambassador |
Co-Convenor |
3 | Mr.K.Vijayakumar/EEE | Innovation Ambassador | Coordinator-IPR Activities |
4 | Dr.B. Perumal/ECE | Faculty Member | Coordinator- Entrepreneurship Awareness |
5 | Mrs.P.Priya/EEE | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity -SECT |
6 | Dr.S.Priya Durga/MBA | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity -KBS |
7 | Dr.S.B. Inayath Ahamed/MBA | Innovation Ambassador | Coordinator-Market Research |
8 | Ms.V.Nisha/EEE | Faculty Member | Coordinator-Student Participation |
9 | Dr.V. Muneeswaran/ECE | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity -EEE |
10 | Dr. S. Suprakash/IT | Faculty Member | Social Media Coordinator |
11 | Mr.D Prem Raja/IT | Innovation Ambassador | Social Media Coordinator |
12 | Dr. G.Murugaboopathi/CSE | Faculty Member | Coordinator – Event & Coordinator, Entrepreneurial Activity-SOC |
13 | Faculty representative from SAME | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity-SAME |
14 | Faculty representative from SLATE | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity- SLATE |
15 | Faculty representative from SECT | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity- SECT |
16 | Faculty representative from SAS(Physics/Chemistry) | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity- SAS |
17 | Faculty representative from Architecture | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity- Architecture |
18 | Faculty representative from SBCE | Faculty Member | Entrepreneurial Activity- SBCE |
19 | D. Gokul/Chemical | Student Member | Event Coordinator |
20 | T Rajesh Vikram/EEE | Student Member | Innovation Coordinator |
21 | Gadiraju Likith/ECE | Student Member | Start-up Coordinator |
22 | Priyadharshini.V/BME | Student Member | Internship Coordinator |
23 | Swathi K/Food | Student Member | IPR Activity Coordinator |
24 | I.Muhammed Thoufeeq/Mech | Student Member | Market Research Coordinator |
S.No | Title of the Activity | Quarter & Trust Area | Month/Week |
1 | Workshop on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity” | Quarter 1(Sep 2021 to Nov 2021) Inspiration, Motivation and Ideation | 1st Week of September 2021 |
2 | Leadership Talk by Successful Innovators | 3rd Week of September 2021 | |
3 | Leadership Talk by Successful Entrepreneur/Startup founder. (Alumni) | 1st Week of October 2021 | |
4 | Workshop on Problem Solving and Ideation | 3rd Week of October 2021 | |
5 | Exposure and field visit for problem identification | 1st Week of November 2021 | |
6 | Idea Pitching | 3rd Week of November 2021 | |
7 | Workshop on Design Thinking, Critical thinking and Innovation Design | Quarter 2 (Dec 2021 to Feb 2022) Validation and Concept Development | 1st Week of December 2021 |
8 | Workshop Innovation and Prototyping Development | 3rd Week of December 2021 | |
9 | Workshop on Entrepreneurship Development Phases | 1st Week of January 2022 | |
10 | Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights | 3rd Week of January 2022 | |
11 | Workshop on Design Validation through various model of design validation | 1st Week of February 2022 | |
12 | POC Pitching | 3rd Week of February 2022 | |
13 | Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC) | Quarter 3 (March 2022 to May 2022) Prototype, Design, Process Development for Business Model/ Process/ Services | 1st Week of March 2022 |
14 | Business Plan Competition | 3rd Week of March 2022 | |
15 | Workshop on “How to plan for Start-up and legal & Ethical Steps” | 1st Week of April 2022 | |
16 | Mentoring Session with “Successful Start-up founders” (Entrepreneurs in Campus) | 3rd Week of April 2022 | |
17 | Exposure Visit to Incubation Unit | 1st Week of May 2022 | |
18 | Demo Day | 3rd Week of May 2022 | |
19 | Workshop on Prototype Validation – Converting Prototype into a Startup | Quarter 4 ( June 2022 to August 2022) Awareness about Startup and related Ecosystem | 1st Week of June 2022 |
20 | Workshop on Accelerators/Incubation – Opportunities for Students & Faculties – Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 3rd Week of June 2022 | |
21 | Lean Start-up & Minimum Viable Product/Business- Boot Camp | 1st Week of July 2022 | |
22 | Workshop on Angel Investment/VC Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs | 3rd Week of July 2022 | |
23 | Workshop on Building an Innovation/ product fit for market | 1st Week of August 2022 | |
24 | Pitch to Angel Investors | 3rd Week of August 2022 |