Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC)

[Formerly known as BOOTCAMP in Kerala]

      IEDC is an initiative of Kerala Government to transform the youths of the state into successful entrepreneurs. The main objective is to create an   ”entrepreneur” , who has the capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit.” in the state. To promote this the state Government has already sanctioned 3.9 Cr rupees to Kerala Start up Mission and Start up Villages which are the nodal agencies for incubation, guidance and mentoring. The IEDC@ICET was officially registered as a society and was inaugurated by Honourable Chief Minister Sri. Oommen Chandy on October 18^th  2014 by unveiling the IEDC (BOOTCAMP) logo. The Boot camp of ICET is headed by Ms. Anju Markose who is the Nodal Officer.

The IEDC Philosophy

       IEDC helps to open Roads to Entrepreneurship, to find out the Start up of you, to improve the Life Skills and Hacks, to acquire the Financial Literacy and to Master the basics. It basically inculcates personality development through creation and participation. The participation has two angles, one is personal and the other is social. In participating the IEDC activities one can bridge the skill gaps, build their own portfolio and also build their leadership qualities. By developing a feasible and economically viable solution one can bring the cultural change in the society so that the quality of life index can be improved. Through these activities the members are leading to mentorship, community access and high profile interactions. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• To promote an innovation driven entrepreneurship culture among students.
• To develop and promote commercially viable innovative product and solution from students.
• To promote enterprise among budding technopreneurs and thereby creating more
• Employment to opportunities. To bridge the gap between industry and Academia.
• To support the budding Entrepreneurs through Grants and to create an entrepreneurship flavour in academic fraternity.

Frequency of meeting:

Frequency of the meeting will be bimonthly. In addition, meeting of all the members of the cell can be convened, if required.

Salient Activity

IEDC of ICET 2021  has a grant of over 2 lakh rupees in order to fund the programs and events. We have already conducted a vast number of programs which has helped the students to bring out their best in every areas and sectors of innovation. IEDC @ ICET is now actively participating in ALL KERALA IPL 2021 which is short for Innovators Premier League 2021, and has already conducted events like I Talk series as well as Ideathon. We are going to conduct workshops, boot camps and Hackathon in this year itself. IEDC of ICET aims at bringing the students to think and act out of the box, which aims at making them best of the best. Our IEDC @ICET working together to create an entrepreneurship flavour in academic fraternity.

DYUTHI-2K16 is an energy conservation project initiated by Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology with the Paipra Panchayat .This process is mainly focused to create awareness among public to use the LED bulbs to conserve electrical energy. LED bulbs are made by the Bootcamp students of the college and distributed to the public. Hence the aim of Dyuthi 2k16 is to totally convert the Paipra Grama Panchayat to use the LED bulbs.

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