The industrial consultancy on the “MSMEs in Coimbatore for developing a Defence Corridor” was offered to the faculty members of KCT Business School.  The consultancy kickstarted with the first Defence Industry Requirements & Analysis Survey with Shri S. Jayaprakash, MD of Vetri Engineers, Coimbatore for supporting Industries for Prototype Development,  Testing and Certification.  Rear Admiral Mohandoss as Director – Defence Programs,  was the driving force this initiative by KCT with the support of TIDCO, CDIIC and DRDO. The Industrial Consultancy Survey was supported by KCTBS Faculty,  Dr Poongodi, Dr Vinayaga Sundaram, Dr Latha and selected student interns. Around a hundred MSMEs were studied through the structured questionnaire and 17 students from Batch 2022-24 were involved. The study estimated the percentage of interest in defence manufacturing and consolidated the opinion provided by MSMEs in the Coimbatore region. The industrial consultancy was very much appreciated by the defence sector officials; Air Marshal M Matheswaran AVSM VM (Retd), presented the appreciation to the entire consultancy team during the “Coimbatore Defence Conclave 2023” organized on 27 July 2023.