KCG College of Technology

Choose the right route

• Students, alumni and outside founders with a technology idea to build a product or company
• First-generation founders who already run a technology start-up and want to commercialise a concept with the centre
• Technology and R&D units of small and medium enterprises, industry associations and R&D companies

How to apply

• Email vpacad@kcgcollege.com with your contact details and one or two paragraphs on the business
• The centre arranges a meeting with a mentor or its TBI co-ordinators
• Fill in the centre's registration form

Before you apply

• The pages do not state equity, fees or the current intake, so ask by email first
• The site's most recent dated notices are older, so confirm the centre is taking applications

KCG Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre, known as KCG TBI, is a technology business incubator in Chennai. KCG College of Technology runs it and houses technical startups in it.

The centre grew out of the college's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre. The college's innovation page says the Technology Business Incubator was set up on 2nd February 2015, entirely supported by the college's management, to house technical startups run by aspiring entrepreneurs.

How the incubator works

The incubator provides infrastructure for startups and connects entrepreneurs with business and technology mentors. It also gives access to startup and technology events. Incubated companies work as a peer group of other startups, and KCG College students can intern with the incubated companies.

Facilities from the host college are offered at reasonable rates. The college says it has the infrastructure to support entrepreneurs and start-ups in its thrust areas, which are IT and IT services, and design and manufacturing in mechanical, electrical and electronics.

The pages do not state whether the centre takes equity or charges a fee. Confirm both, and the current intake, before you apply.

Who can apply

The centre supports three kinds of applicant. Students and alumni of KCG College of Technology, or of other reputed institutes, with an innovative technology idea can apply to develop a product, set up a company or upgrade a proven concept. First-generation entrepreneurs who already run a technology-based start-up can apply to commercialise an innovative concept with the centre. Technology or R&D units of small and medium enterprises, industry associations and R&D companies can apply for a close technology link with the college.

Facilities

The centre sits on the HIET Campus on GST Road in St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. The college also lists its equipment by department and its centres of excellence, which are run with industry partners, as resources for innovation.

Scale

The college's innovation page says the centre has housed 21 businesses, run by entrepreneurs from the community and by an alumnus of the college.

Recognition

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has recognised the centre as a host business incubator for its scheme for entrepreneurial and managerial development of MSMEs through incubators. The centre's blog reports this recognition from a March 2021 meeting.

Who runs it

KCG College of Technology, through its management, runs and supports the centre. The college is an autonomous engineering college affiliated to Anna University, and its research pages say it is recognised as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.