Research · Innovation · Enterprise
Where ideas become
patents, and patents
become products.
762 IP filings · 241 granted/accepted · ₹87.7 lakh in startup grants · a Section-8 incubator · an MSME Host-Institute mandate. Proof, in numbers.
762
IP Filings · KRCT
241
Granted / Accepted
₹88.7L
Startup Grants Raised
19+
Student-led Startups
Grip Motus Raze
National Solar EV Championship.
KRCT-EEE's Grip Motus Raze team designed and built a Solar Electric Vehicle for ₹4.2 lakhs and competed in the 5-day SUVC National Solar EV Championship — finishing among 32 teams and successfully completing 15 laps in the endurance test (35 km) at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore.
₹4.2L
Build cost
15
Laps · 35 km
32
Teams
- Cleared Technical Inspection & Safety Validation
- Strong performance in Acceleration & Brake Tests
- Excellent stability in Cross-Pad Evaluation
- Demonstrated excellence in Vehicle Dynamics, Design Optimization & Performance Engineering
Research at KRCT
Two pillars.
Each pillar gets its own dedicated page — patent registry, incubator portfolio, funding data, EDC activity timeline.
The full ecosystem
Four kinds of work. One ecosystem.
Pillar 01
Publications
SCI, Scopus & UGC-CARE-listed journal & conference output across CSE, ECE, EEE, MECH and S&H.
Pillar 02
Patents & IP
9 Indian patents · 12 copyrights · 2 foreign filings · 1 South Africa grant. Backed by IPR Cell.
Pillar 03
Incubation · KR-SIIF
Section-8 company. MSME Host Institute. 19+ student-founder ventures.
Pillar 04
External Funding
₹87.7 lakh raised: MSME Idea Hackathon 4.0 & 5.0, EDII-TN, NIDHI-PRAYAS, CCS-NIAM Jaipur.
Research Leadership
Steered by the Centre for Research & Development.
KRCT's research, patenting and innovation agenda is led by the Centre for Research & Development (CFRD) — coordinating journal & conference publications, IP filings, externally-funded projects and the institution's recognised research centres across disciplines.
Dr. V. Vijayan
Head — Centre for Research & Development (CFRD)
IPR Cell · TNSCST-sponsored
The only one in the Trichy zone.
Sponsored by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology, KRCT's IPR Cell is the exclusive zone-level resource for patent drafting, prior-art search, examiner-response & portfolio management — supporting students, faculty & alumni-founded startups across the region.
Patent registry & details →Bring your idea
Want to build it
at KRCT?
From 1st-year hackathon hopefuls to final-year almost-founders — drop a line. EDC-KRCT mentors and KR-SIIF will get back within 48 hours.
Pitch your idea →