The Entrepreneurship Development Club (EDC) at GISAT is promoted by the Govt. of Kerala Directorate of Industries & Commerce to foster techno-entrepreneurship for generation of wealth and employment. The mission of the EDC is to “develop institutional mechanism to create entrepreneurial culture among the stakeholders and to foster growth entrepreneurship amongst the students, faculty and the society at large “.
• To act as an institutional mechanism for providing various services including information on all aspects of enterprise building to budding entrepreneurs.
• To create Entrepreneurial culture in the institution and other institutions in the region.
• To inculcate a culture of innovation driven entrepreneurship through student projects.
• Collaboration with other national organizations and institutions.
• To organize entrepreneurship development and awareness programme.
• To undertake research studies and identify technology areas having entrepreneurship opportunities
• To organise Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps, Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, Faculty Development Programmes and Skill Development Programmes in the college.
• To initiate innovative student projects each year for innovative product development.
• To guide and assist prospective entrepreneurs on various aspects such as preparing project reports, obtaining project approvals, loans and facilities from agencies of support system, information on technologies etc.
• To arrange interaction with entrepreneurs and create a mentorship scheme for student entrepreneurs.
• To act as a Regional Information Centre on business opportunities, processes, technologies, market etc. by creating and maintaining relevant data bases.
In December 2014, the edc was recognised as the startup boot camp by Kerala Startup Mission(formerly, Technopark Business Incubator-TBI) and Startup village. As part of this recognition, we have been receiving funds from Govt of Kerala for entrepreneurial activities in college. The startup boot camp is conducting workshops and camps at regular intervals in the college. The team of staff in the ed club are constantly interacting with students to develop their ideas that can transform them to entrepreneurs.
Nodal officer: KIRAN G KUMAR, Asst Prof – Department of CSE
Mob: 9656666205
Email:edc@gisat.in|gisatstartupbootcamp@gmail.com
National Service Scheme was launched in to the stream of higher Education on September 24th 1969(the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi) by Sri.V.K.R.V Rao then union Education Minister, after very long discussion and deliberation among popular national leaders and eminent educationalists to make education more realistic and community oriented, and to use the youth power to build our society.
Overall objective is to give an extension dimension to the higher education system. College, +2 level students have a tendency to get alienated from the village/slum masses which constitute the majority of the population of our country. Educated youth who are expected to take the reins of administration in future are found to be unaware of the problems of the village/slum community. Therefore it is necessary to arouse the social conscience of the students and to provide them an opportunity to work with the people in the villages/slums.
To understand the community/society in which they work;
To understand themselves in relation to the community/society;
Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process;
Develop among them a sense of social and civic responsibility;
Utilise their knowledge in finding practical solution to individual and community problems;
Develop competence required for group living and sharing of responsibilities;
Gain skills in mobilizing community participation;
Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude;
Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters;
Practice national integration and social harmony.
“NOT ME BUT YOU” which reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of the other persons point of view and show consideration of fellow human beings.
The symbol of NSS is based on the ‘Rath’ wheel of Konark Sun Temple in Orissa which portray the cycle of creation, preservation and release and signify the movement of life across time and space. Wheel in the NSS symbol signifies the progressive cycle of life and stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social transformation and upliftment.
NSS volunteer who is the main beneficiary of the programme by way of development of his /her perception about the community, skill to perform certain job, develop quality of a leader, organiser and an administrator. This will enable the volunteer to develop his/her personality as a whole. Volunteers get opportunity to watch the community closely and thus gets an experience of human nature in relation to his/her environment.
NSS theme song has been composed during silver jubilee year. NSS Volunteers are expected to learn the theme song and sing the song during all NSS programmes and celebrations. We are having one NSS units in our college under Technical cell (Unit No.205). We use to organise Activities of NSS Units for the total personality development of NSS volunteer’s. Programmes such as group discussions, debates, seminars, leadership training programmes, special camps nature awareness programmes, trucking etc are organised.
Classes on personality development and self confidence
Class on energy conservation
Arrange Blood group identification camp, Blood Donation Camp, Anti-Pollution drives, Voting Registrations etc
Yoga class
Road reconstruction
Class for school students
Trekking & Camp fire
Training on paper carry bag preparation
Visit to orphanage
Arrange guest lectures and seminars by eminent philanthropists to enhance awareness on Volunteering
Observe Special days like World AIDS day
Programme officer: ABY K. ABRAHAM
Mob: 9995197865
Email:nss@gisat.in
Eco Clubs play an important role in creating environmental awareness amongst the future generation.
For joining eco club, register at https://goo.gl/forms/TRakoAihJQezV5fT2
List of suggested activities for Eco- club
1. Organise seminars, debates, lectures and popular talks on environmental issues
in the College.
2. Campaign against banned carry bags, use of loud speakers, banned fireworks
etc.
3. Field visit to environmentally important places including wildlife parks etc.
4. Organise rallies, marches, human chains and street theatre at public places
with a view to spread environmental awareness.
5. Action based activities like tree plantation, cleanliness drives both within and
outside the campus.
6. Grow kitchen gardens, maintain vermin-composting pits, construct water
harvesting structures in college, practice paper recycling etc.
7. Prepare inventories of polluting sources and forward it to enforcement
agencies.
8. Maintenance of public places like parks, gardens both within and outside the
college campus.
9. Mobilise action against environmentally unsound practices like garbage
disposal in unauthorized places, unsafe disposal of hospital wastes etc.
10. Beautify selected road side area with plants and flowers and put campaign
boards to generate awareness.
11 Any other innovative programme on environmental issues