IEDC - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell

IEDC at CET

Our Vision

IEDC-CET shall promote and foster entrepreneurial culture in the college and will provide a platform for the students to pursue entrepreneurial activities.

It shall provide assistance to potential entrepreneurs of CET, conduct activities that develop entrepreneurial qualities in students and shall provide common facilities to students working on start-ups.

About IEDC

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC) is an active student-run cell under CET Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CCIR) that seeks to create and promote innovation and entrepreneurship skills among the students of CET. The cell works in close association with Kerala Startup Mission, CET –TBI and other student clubs. It envisions fostering innovative thinking and becoming a facilitator between the students inside the campus and the industry outside by acting as a hub of contacts and network that helps in finding the wannabe entrepreneurs the right people to approach for any task.

Objectives

To motivate the students to think creatively and generate innovative ideas from all fields of engineering.

To transform innovative ideas into socially and industrially relevent products.

To inculcate a culture of innovation driven entrepreneurship.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Patent Grant

2020

Congratulations to Prof. Reshmi Bhooshan (faculty mentor), Praveen Sekhar (2014 AEI), and Lia Joseph (2014 AEI)on being successfully granted patent for the invention titled “An Automated duct fan-based Wall Climbing Device”.

MHRD National Innovation Fest 2019

2019

Jithin Sankar S5EE, Vishnu vikraman S5EE and Akshay Krishna R S5ME were finalists at National Innovation Fest 2019 hosted by MHRD Govt. of India.

V-Guard Big Idea Challenge 2019

2019

Jithin Sankar S5EE, Vishnu vikraman S5EE and Akshay Krishna R S5ME bagged the first runner up position in the V-Guard Big Idea Challenge conducted in 2019.

Ketcon 2019

2019

Amal C Shaji, Akshay Vijayan, Devika Ramgopal secured first prize in paper presentation in the track 'Developments in Computer Applications' conducted as a part of KTU Techfest 2019.

TCS Blockchain Blockathon

2018

Amal C Shaji, Nanda Kishore V V, Basith Hameem and Rafsal Rahim of S6 MCA secured first prize in the TCS Blockchain Blockathon conducted on 5 th October 2018 at TCS Kochi Infopark.

Start-up Yatra

2018

Akshay Vijayan and Amal C Shaji secured first prize in the idea pitching session in the Start-up Yatra jointly organized by Kerala Startup Mission, Startup India, Invest India and Teresian Innovation and Business Incubation Centre (TIBIC) on 15 th November 2018 at St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala.

BAJA SAEINDIA

2018

A team of students participated in the BAJA SAEINDIA competition held in Pune during August, 2018.

XPRIZE

2017

Five students (Team: Sango) led by Amith A M was selected as one among the 85 teams from 18 countries participating in the “The Anu & Naveen Jain Women’s Safety XPRIZE” competition.