I4CELL

   

Introduction to I4 & Alumni Relations Cell

The I4 and Alumni Relations Cell @ NCET is a one of its kind initiative wherein the cell defines 4 different pillars which lays a strong foundation for the students to transition from a student to the corporate world and beyond. The various initiatives which fall under the purview of the I4AR Cell @ NCET are,

1. Industry Labs
2. Internships
3. Innovation
4. Incubation
5. Alumni Relations

The purpose of I4AR cell is to ensure that the faculties and the students get an ecosystem which brings in Industry flavour as well as provides an opportunity for Entrepreneurial Development. Also the belief of having a robust Alumni Relation process in place provides a platform wherein the objectives of I4 are complemented by their very own alumnus.

Industry Labs and Conglomerates (MoU’s Signed)

Name of the facility	Nature of work	Utilization
NASSCOM ( National Association of Software and Service Companies )	Memberships, Student Chapters, Webinars, Conferences	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
BCIC ( Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce )	Memberships, Student Chapters, Webinars, Conferences	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
CISCO Networking Academy	CCNA R&S, DEVNET	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
BLUE PRISM	Robotic Process Automation	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
ENTUPLE TECHNOLOGIES	Internet of  Things	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
VMware	Virtualization	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
AWS	Cloud Computing	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
Salesforce	Cloud Computing	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
IFERP ( Institute for Engineering Research and Publications	Memberships, Student Chapters, Webinars, Conferences	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars

Name of the facility	Nature of work	Utilization
3E Services	Structural Diagnosis, Retrofitting, NDT Elevation	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
Prakruthi Institute of Environmental Studies (Unit of Prakruthi Foundation)	Environment , Health Safety and other related fields	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
CMTI (Construction Management Training Institute )	Certified courses for Civil Engineers and skill based trainings	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
NHAI (National Highway Authority of India)	Industrial visits and Industrial Trainings	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
Eduskills Foundation	Content and courses of upto 8 Global academy programs	UG/PG/ Ph.D Scholars
Juniper Networks (Eduskills)
Microsoft (NASSCOM)
Salesforce (NASSCOM)

Vision:

• To create innovative, ethical and successful entrepreneurs with leadership qualities, contributing towards growth and development of the society and the nation.

 

Mission:

• To instill the passion and spirit among students to pursue entrepreneurship

 

Objectives:

1. To impart entrepreneurial education amongst students and create entrepreneurial culture.
2. To develop entrepreneurial skills and competencies among the students
3. To provide a platform for student to interact with the entrepreneurs
4. To foster linkages between institutions, industry, R&D institutions and other related organizations in promoting entrepreneurship.
5. To provide a special focus for the Women to become entrepreneurs.
6. To incubate technical projects/start-ups.
7. To provide guidance and assistance to students to be successful entrepreneurs.

 

Proposed Activities of EDC:

1. Organize entrepreneurship awareness camps, entrepreneurship development programs and faculty development programs.
2. Develop and introduce a curriculum on Entrepreneurship Development at various levels for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
3. Conduct research work and survey for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities
4. Guide and assist the students on developing a Business plan by organizing competitions on Business Plan, Product launch, Product Development and so on.
5. Guide and assist prospective entrepreneurs on various aspects such as preparing project reports, obtaining project approvals, loans and facilities from agencies of support systems, intellectual property rights, information on technologies, etc.
6. Organize guest lectures, webinars, seminars, workshops etc. for promotion and growth of entrepreneurship.
7. Arrange visits to industries for prospective entrepreneurs.
8. Provide entrepreneurship mentoring and extend necessary guidance and services to the prospective entrepreneurs.
9. Provide necessary incubation facilities for entrepreneurs.

About MHRD

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India has established 'MHRD's Innovation Cell (MIC)' to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The primary mandate of MIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are informative years. MIC has envisioned encouraging creation of 'Institution's Innovation Council (IICs)' across selected HEIs. A network of these IICs will be established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campuses.

 

Major focus of IIC

• To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem
• Start-up supporting Mechanism in HEIs
• Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Framework
• Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
• Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students 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 institution’s faculty and students.
• Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.

 

Role of NCET’s – IIC and its linkage with other departments in the college and with industries.

 

Nagarjuna Group of Institutions carries a legacy of more than two decades in the education sector and we firmly believe that the Alumni Association is an exclusive forum to stay connected with your Alma mater. We envisage that our association with our alumni is a very integral factor to ensure the success and growth of our institute. Also the platform should ensure a feeling of nostalgia and reminiscence within our alumni committee and reinforce the memories of their glorious past in their formative years.

The Alumni Committee endeavors to connect, engage and celebrate NGI Alumni across the globe to forge lifelong and mutually beneficial relationships.

The Alumni Committee wishes to discharge the following key responsibilities.

1. Organizing the following major events

• •  Annual Alumni meets
  • Decade Reunions / Silver Jubilee Reunions / Golden Jubilee reunions.
  2. Publishing the quarterly NGI Alumni Newsletter and annual NGI Communiqué.
  3. Maintaining the Alumni Portal, a common professional collaboration platform for the alumni.
  4. Administration of the NCET ALUMNI LinkedIn Page.
  5. Organizing Fire Chat, the student -alumni interaction & leadership experiences sharing forum, during the on campus reunions.

The Alumni portal will have the below segments specifically:

NGI Alumni Community

NGI Alumni Excellence Award

NGI Alumni Relations Team

NGI International Alumni Association