E-Cell and Startup Cell

The Entrepreneurship Initiative Cell

E-Cell Yukta is a student-run initiative at MKSSS’s Cummins College of Engineering, Pune, supported by the Wadhwani Foundation’s National Entrepreneurship Network. We are dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurial vision and instinct among women engineers. Through various activities such as podcasts, E-summits, speaker sessions, workshops, competitions, and more, we aim to raise awareness about entrepreneurship and provide the necessary guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs.

We offer resources like mentors, consultancy, funding, and networking opportunities with elite CEOs. Regular events include workshops like the E-leader workshop, business model workshops, and sessions such as DSI (Dream, Stimulate, Inspire). Every year, during our Technical Fest, we organize a Business Idea Competition with cash prizes and mentoring from renowned judges and founders, offering selected entrepreneurs support for their startups.

Additionally, we host VentureVerse, an intercollegiate Business Hackathon, and Empulse, our annual flagship fest, which invites colleges from all over Pune. Empulse 2024 featured a Stock Market Simulation, talks by industry professionals, the “Bridging the Gap” E-cell meetup, and a variety of games and quizzes designed to foster an entrepreneurial mindset.

Ecell Yukta ’24-’25 Core Team –

Mr Makarand Velankar: Faculty Advisor
CEO : Chinmayee Randive
Deputy CEO : Preeti Hatapaki
Operations Head : Rushika Jadhav
Events Head : Janhavi Kulkarni
PR Head : Dnyanal Mhaske
Design Head and Social Media Head : Diksha Khobragade
Finance Head : Aditi Ganapatil
Marketing Head : Akshata Nagmoti
Content Head : Diksha Pandit

Startup and Innovation Cell

A Start-up & Innovation Cell, is supported by the Incubation Centre of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). The cell includes alumni entrepreneurs and industry experts to provide useful inputs to budding entrepreneurs. To promote innovation and self-reliance among our students through startup initiatives, we have developed a conducive environment with various initiatives. We conducts various activities including a business idea competition every year with cash prizes of a total of Rs. 10000 are awarded to the winners. Student entrepreneur bagged many awards at various competitions. Various talks and workshops are conducted to promote innovation and entrepreneurial skills among the students.

These initiatives with planting the seeds of innovation and startup among students will fetch further rewards in the coming years with more women startups with employment generation for the nation.

Team Members involved:

Staff Members:
Head : Dr. Makarand Velankar
Faculty co-ordinator: Dr. Seema Rajput

Staff team members:

  1. Malini Bapat
  2. Swati Madhe
  3. Anjali Naik
  4. Sunita Jahirabadkar
  5. Partima Kulkarni
  6. Mrudul Dixit

Student Team:
Chairman – Anjali Tiwary
Vice Chairman – Riya Sathe

Position  Executive Team Design Team Documentation Team
Team Lead Srushti Sonawane Yashita Killedar Sajadaa Shah
Member 1 Shreya Somwanshi Priya Waykos Vedika Kamane
Member 2 Jayeti Patil Diya Chougule Aditi Ganpatil
Entrepro Pre-Incubation Center (EPIC)

EPIC, the Pre-Incubation Center provides necessary support to budding entrepreneurs and startups. The mentoring support is provided from Idea to starting a business venture. The center has a pool of experts in different domains and helps the entrepreneurs to build sustainable and scalable startups.

Offerings: 

  • Exposure to Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and the startup world.
  • Training, Guidance, and personalized Mentoring from Domain Experts.
  • Assistance from idea to MVP validation and Pitch deck.
  • Make you ready for launching a venture in the market.
  • Developing Strategies for Branding, Marketing, and IP.
  • Networking Opportunities.

Benefits: 

  • Working on a startup idea provides a lifelong learning experience
  • Develop confidence and never give up attitude
  • Empowerment and independence with desired skills and knowledge

Contact for more info: 

Makarand Velankar.

Head, Entrepro Pre-Incubation Center (EPIC)

email: epic@cumminscollege.in

 

 

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