Dr. Babu Devasenapati S
Director - Center for creativity & Centre for Learning and Teaching
specialisation: Condition monitoring, artificial intelligence and deep learning
about sns ihub
SNS Centre for Creativity
design thinking
consultancy (iHub)
SNS iHub is an initiative by SNS Institutions to foster startups by providing a prototyping space immersed in an ambience of creativity and design thinking. The center helps to identify societal/industrial needs and solve them using design thinking approach, mentored by experts from academia and industry. Inputs on thrust areas provide the right ecosystem for business transformation andleads towards the desired growth.
vision
Our vision is to nurture incubators in the country and to become a globally acclaimed business accelerator.
mission
- To initiate, nurture and support start-ups among young entrepreneurs
- To be a single destination for all consultancy and development needs of industries
- To be a centre for harbouring new technologies
- To promote entrepreneurial spirit among students and nurture their business aspirations
About trust
We aim to spark the curiosity of the students and engage them effectively. This is a great place where students will have their opportunity to turn path-breaking research into real-world needs.
our focus
QUALITY EDUCATION
In SNS, we strive to touch every lead of the world we live in. Through design thinking, we focus on delivering quality education by providing an effective learning environment, and true innovators who fix the real social needs and issues.
INNOVATION
Not just engineers, we deliver entrepreneurs! Design Thinking help us to foster creativity, providing an appropriate seed of mechanism to bring ideas and imaginations into life.
SOCIAL CAUSE
Our community focuses on solving real social needs and issues. We cultivate the values of social responsibility and sustainability among students and the world community.
who we are
We started our journey in 1997 through Sri SNS Charitable Trust with a philanthropic outlook of serving the society in the fields of Education, Health and Industry. Ever since the inception of Sri SNS Charitable Trust, we have been expanding its wide spectrum of educational streams from pre-school to advanced levels of graduate and post graduate programmes in Arts, Science, Education, Management, Engineering, Pharmacy, Allied Health Sciences and Research centers. Every institution has a well-defined vision, highly committed mission and dedicated faculty members to deliver the excellence in design thinking based education and innovation through our five pillar theme. Ranking among the top 5 colleges in Coimbatore, we opt to shine as one of the premier institutions in the country and become internationally recognized university worldwide.
23 years of building
powerful learning experience
- Providing an outstanding educational experience rooted in strong disciplines and enhanced by a broad range of experiences.
- Empowering our students to be creative, innovative, enterprising and global in their outlook.
- Implementing our technology-enhanced learning roadmap so that we are recognized as a leading university for the use of technology to support campus-based education.
- Developing and implementing a new Design Thinking Framework to support and prepare students to shape the societies in which they will live and the professions they choose to enter.
- Aiming to establish an inter-disciplinary teaching to facilitate multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary opportunities for the students.
DESIGN THINKER
CHAIRMAN
Dr. S. N. Subbramanian
DESIGN THINKER
Correspondent
Dr. S. Rajalakshmi
Design thinker
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
dr. s. nalin vimal kumar
our innovators
Our Executive Team is the guiding force in the innovation journey. Our vast network of enigmatic team members share valuable knowledge to groom the next generation of technology and business leaders.
iHub (R&D)
A total fund of Rs. 84.5 lakhs has been received by him from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India & EDII, Ahmedabad for organising
- 70 Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp,
- 06 Faculty Development Programme
- 07 Entrepreneurship Development Programme and
- 06 Technology based Entrepreneurship Development Programme.
- He has organised IPR Awareness Programme with the support of TIFAC-DST.
- He was the Chief convener for a Ten day ICSSR course on, “Research Methodology in Social Science for Ph.D Scholars” supported by ICSSR with a grant of Rs. 5,50,000 Lakhs.
- Entrepreneurial Talk Shows with 82 Entrepreneurs and direct interaction with CEOs of Technology Business Incubators was organised by him to the students and faculty members. He has also conducted Outreach program with the officials of EDII, DIC, MSME, CODISSIA, NSIC & Banks.
- Apart from the above, his main aim is to teach students, how to adopt Entrepreneurship as a Career and Encourage them to be Job Creators and not Job Seekers.
Beyond this being a leader, he had chaired the sessions for many International and National conferences and coordinated many Faculties Development programs which enrich the teaching ability of many peers. His footprints were marked in more than 26 international conferences, adding to it he had published 29 international journals. He was honored as “Best Professor of the month” by higher education review magazine during July ‘14. Also, proved himself to be good facilitator as he guided two scholars who had successfully completed their Ph.D and currently guiding Nine Doctoral Research scholars. He is specialized in discovering the talents of the students and motivating them to achieve many mile stones in their life.
Currently he is in the Editorial Board for seven International Journals and a member in Academic council for Autonomous colleges, served as a coordinator for NBA & NAAC and autonomous committee, life member of American Management Association (AMA), Coimbatore Management Association (CMA), Association of Scientists, Developers, Faculties (ASDF) and presiding the Madras Management Association – Student chapter. He also visited various countries such as USA, Moscow, Singapore and Malaysia.
| Funding Agency | Coordinator(s) | Approval letter no. with date | Scheme | Title | College | No of Programme | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Status |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/286 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp | ED Cell, Department of R & D, Nehru Group of Institutions | 10 | 3 Days | 2,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/286 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Faculty Development Programme | ED Cell, Department of R & D, Nehru Group of Institutions | 01 | 2 weeks | 2,50,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/286 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Development Programme | ED Cell, Department of R & D, Nehru Group of Institutions | 01 | 4 weeks | 2,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/286 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme | ED Cell, Department of R & D, Nehru Group of Institutions | 01 | 4 weeks | 2,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/286 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Based Entrepreneurship Development Programme | ED Cell, Department of R & D, Nehru Group of Institutions | 01 | 6 weeks | 3,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/286 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Based Entrepreneurship Development Programme | ED Cell, Department of R & D, Nehru Group of Institutions | 01 | 6 weeks | 3,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/232 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp | Nehru Group of Institutions - Technology Business Incubator | 05 | 3 Days | 1,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/232 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Faculty Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions - Technology Business Incubator | 01 | 2 Weeks | 2,50,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/232 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions - Technology Business Incubator | 01 | 4 Weeks | 2,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/232 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions - Technology Business Incubator | 01 | 4 Weeks | 2,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer | EDII/DST-NIMAT/19-20/232 dt.12/08/2019 | DST NIMAT Project | Technology Based Entrepreneurship Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions - Technology Business Incubator | 01 | 6 Weeks | 3,00,000 | Ongoing |
| AICTE, New Delhi | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer & Director-Research | F.NO.34-56/33/RIFD/STTP/Policy-1/2017-18 dt.10.05.2019 | AQIS Scheme | STTP on ICT Based – Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trademarks and Patents | Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology | 01 | 6 Days | 4,12,000 | Completed |
| AICTE, New Delhi | Dr. S. Prakash, Chief Executive Officer & Director-Research | F.NO.34-55/117/RIFD/FDP/Policy-1/2017-18 dt.10.05.2019 | AQIS Scheme | FDP on Data Science & Big Data Analytics | Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology | 01 | 2 Weeks | 3,91,000 | Ongoing |
| TOTAL = Rs.30,03,000 (Rupees Thirty Lakhs and Three Thousand Only) | |||||||||
| Funding Agency | Coordinator(s) | Approval letter no. with date | Scheme | Title | College | No of Programme | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Status |
| DST, New Delhi | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | No.32/06/2018-NEB (C) | NIDHI-TBI | NIDHI-Technology Business Incubator | Nehru Group of Institutions – Technology Business Incubator, Palakkad, Kerala | - | 5 Years | 15.99 Crores | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NewGen IEDC/18-19/07 | NewGen IEDC | New Generation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Programme |
Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu | - | 5 Years | 4.37 Crores | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/18-19/ADL/16 | DST NIMAT Project | Faculty Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | 01 | 2 weeks | 2,50,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/18-19/ADL/16 | DST NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | 05 | 3 Days | 1,00,000 | Ongoing |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/18-19/289 dt.03/07/2018 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | 35 | 3 Days | 7,00,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/18-19/289 dt.03/07/2018 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | 04 | 4 Weeks | 8,00,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/18-19/289 dt.03/07/2018 | DST-NIMAT Project | Technology based Entrepreneurship Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | 03 | 6 Weeks | 9,00,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/18-19/289 dt.03/07/2018 | DST-NIMAT Project | Faculty Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | 02 | 2 Weeks | 5,00,000 | Completed |
| TOTAL = Rs.20,68,50,000 (Rupees Twenty Crores Sixty Eight Lakhs and Fifty Thousand Only) | |||||||||
| Funding Agency | Coordinator(s) | Approval letter no. with date | Scheme | Title | College | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Status |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/RA/009 dt.10.10.2018 | DST-NIMAT Project | Faculty Development Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions, Coimbatore | 2 Weeks | 2,50,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/264 dt.26.04.17 & EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/EAC-02 dt.31.07.17 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology | 3 Days | 1,60,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell & Ms. B. Priyanka, Research Assistant | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/263 dt.26.04.17 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Nehru Arts and Science College | 3 Days | 60,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/175 dt.26.04.17 & EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/EAC-02 dt.31.07.17 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre | 3 Days | 80,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/EAC-02 dt.31.07.17 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences | 3 Days | 20,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/EAC-02 dt.31.07.17 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Technology | 3 Days | 1,00,000 | Completed |
| DST, New Delhi & EDII Ahmedabad | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | EDII/DST-NIMAT/17-18/EAC-02 dt.31.07.17 | DST-NIMAT Project | Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme | Nehru College of Pharmacy | 3 Days | 60,000 | Completed |
| AICTE, New Delhi | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | F.No.6-151/RIFD/FDP/Policy-1/2016-17 | AQIS Scheme | FDP on “Data Analysis & Structural Equation Modeling using SPSS and Smart PLS” | Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology | 12 Days | 7,00,000 | Ongoing |
| TOTAL = Rs. 14,30,000 (Rupees Fourteen Lakhs and Thirty Thousand Only) | ||||||||
| Funding Agency | Coordinator(s) | Approval letter no. with date | Scheme | Title | College | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Status |
| TIFAC-DST, New Delhi | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | T.I.(WS-06) TIFA/2016 | IP Awareness Programme | Nehru Group of Institutions | 1 Day | 80,000 | Completed | |
| TOTAL = Rs. 80,000 (Rupees Eighty Thousand Only) | ||||||||
| Funding Agency | Coordinator(s) | Approval letter no. with date | Scheme | Title | College | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Status |
| ICSSR,New Delhi | Dr. S. Prakash, Director-Research & Head ED Cell | F.No:5-12/RMC/TCB/GEN/2015-16 | RMC | ICSSR Course on Research Methodology in Social Science for Ph.D Scholars | Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology | 12 Days | 5,50,000 | Completed |
| TOTAL = Rs. 5,50,000 (Rupees Five Lakhs and Fifty Thousand Only) | ||||||||