Dr. Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman – IQAC, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus delivered a keynote address on ‘Patent rubrics for NAAC & NBA accreditation & NIRF rankings’ for a National Workshop on IPR organized by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of Government of India and hosted at RVS College of Arts & Science (RVSCAS), Coimbatore on September 4, 2023. 100+ participants from industry and academia attended the workshop, which was inaugurated by Dr. K. K. Shine, Chairperson, of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) of the Government of India. Dr. M. P. Ayyappa Das, Vice-Principal of RVSCAS presided over the keynote session. CIPAM in partnership with industry associations is conducting IPR awareness programs in various states and this workshop is part of this national professional body’s outreach program in the state of Tamil Nadu.