The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has chosen seven projects of students of Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, for funding under the Startup-NIDHI. The objectives of Startup-National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations are to take forward student innovations to commercialisation stage; promote student startups and accelerate the journey of ideas to prototype by providing initial funding assistance. Each chosen project is offered ₹10 lakh and will be completed in a year.
Seven projects involving 21 students of Kalasalingam University were chosen by experts at a presentation made in Entrepreneurship Institute of India, Ahmedabad, in March. Thirty projects from 230 submitted by engineering colleges from all over the country were chosen for the final presentation. The projects chosen for funding are Noise reduction in muffler; production of biofungicide with earthworm; beneficial enzyme for bio-processing agro industrial waste; smart cart for super market; efficacy for bio-control agents and control of onion diseases; design and development of low-cost photomotograph for identification of thyroid dysfunction and low-cost high performance inverter, according to a Kalasalingam University press release.
The students and teachers involved in the projects were congratulated by Chancellor K. Sridharan and Vice-Chancellor S. Saravana Sankar.