NALAIYA THIRAN
Project Based Learning Program
Professional Readiness for Innovation, Employability and Entrepreneurship
About the Project
Technologies like Al, hybrid cloud, analytics, blockchain etc., and others are widely used in leading organizations across industries. While recruiting new hires, one of the biggest challenges faced by IT companies is that the fresher lack the exposure to real-world project. To bridge this gap, the ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu, NASSCOM, TNSDC & IBM Career Education Program have launched the Experiential Learning program under Hon’ble Chief Minister’s ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme. The program provides an opportunity for the students to work on projects based on real-world problems.
The Experiential Learning program is designed to familiarize students and faculties with advanced technologies and develop real-world application knowledge through hands-on experience, improve reflective thinking and teamwork. The program will familiarize the students with industry-standard methodologies like agile and design thinking on a process perspective for technology adoption.
Objectives
Program Flow
Student Journey
Stakeholders - Roles, Responsibilities & Registrations
Timelines
| Project Milestones | Month | Week |
| Registration of Stakeholders (SPOCs, Mentors & Evaluators) | June | First Week |
| Importing of SPOC, Mentor and Evaluator Data to the Platform/ Microsites | June | Second Week |
| Principal Approval for all SPOC Mentor and Evalulators | June | Third Week |
| Platform Orientation Session for College Spocs, Mentors & Evaluators | July | Second Week |
| Importing Students Data to the Platform & Invitations | July | Third Week |
| Design Thinking Sessions for ICT Faculty | July | Third Week |
| Platform & Project Orientation Sessions | July | Fourth Week |
| Training Batch Selections by College SPOCS | August | First Week |
| Student Onboarding to the Platform | August | First Week |
| Agile Training Sessions | August | Second Week |
| Student Team formation & enrollment, SPOC Approvals | August | Second Week |
| Technology Training Sessions - Start | August | Third Week |
| Technology Training Sessions - End | October | First Week |
| Project Development - Start | October | Second Week |
| Project Mentoring, AMA Sessions (Ongoing Activity) | October | Third Week |
| Project Development - End | November | Third Week |
| Mentor Verification & Approval of Project for Evaluation - Start (Parallel Activity) | November | First Week |
| Project Evaluation by Industry Evaluators - Start (Parallel Activity) | November | First Week |
| Project Evaluation by Industry Evaluators - End (Parallel Activity) | November | Fourth Week |
| Project Evaluation by College Evaluators -Start (Parallel Activity) | November | First Week |
| Project Evaluation by College Evaluators - End (Parallel Activity) | November | Fourth Week |
| College Level Leader Board & Review | December | First Week |
| University Level Leader Board & Review | December | First Week |
| Certificate Generation | December | Second Week |
| Overall Program Report | December | Third Week |
| Closure Meeting | December | Fourth Week |
Evaluation Metrics
