ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Entrepreneurship Development Cell was setup at the Gandhi Institute of Engineering & Technology, University (GIETU), Gunupur to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in India. Experience and expertise at Entrepreneurship Development Cell in the areas of management, innovation, technology networks along with entrepreneurship provide the necessary impetus and intellectual basis for this initiative.
• We comprise of faculty, alumni and students of Entrepreneurship Development Cell, mentors and service providers from the industry who span a variety of functional areas and geographies and are passionately committed for helping disruptive innovations and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed commercially.
• E-Cell is primarily responsible for fostering entrepreneurship amongst students and assisting budding entrepreneurs by providing them with necessary resources.

 
Objectives of the Entrepreneurship Cell:

• To act as an institutional mechanism for providing various services including information on all aspects of enterprise building to budding S&T entrepreneurs.
• To inculcate a culture of innovation driven entrepreneurship through student projects.
• To respond effectively to the emerging challenges and opportunities both at national and international level.

 
Functions:

• To organize Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps, Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, Faculty Development Programmes and Skill Development Programmes in the college/institution for the benefit of backward persons.
• To initiate five innovative student projects each year for new innovative product development.
• To organize Business Plan Competitions every year.
• To guide and assist prospective entrepreneurs on various aspects such as preparing project reports, obtaining project approvals, loans and facilities from agencies of support system, information on technologies, etc.

 

List of Entrepreneurship programme