Entrepreneurship Development Cell

Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)

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An Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) has been functioning in GNITS in association with JNTU, Hyderabad for the past 8 years. The cell conducts workshops/panel discussions inviting entrepreneurs from various fields to encourage and nurture entrepreneurship among women. A technology incubation centre has been set up to provide infrastructure and support for budding entrepreneurs. Currently two companies have been started by the alumnae of GNITS, functioning from the GNITS-Technology Incubation Center.

Objectives

To act as an institutional mechanism for providing various services including information to budding student entrepreneurs
To create Entrepreneurial culture in the Parent Institution and other institutions in the region and to promote the objectives of NSTEDB, including programmes related to women and weaker sections of the society
To foster better linkages between the Parent Institution, Industries and R&D institutions in the region and other related organizations engaged in promoting Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) including NGOs and other Voluntary Organizations
To catalyze and promote Development of S&T based Enterprises and promote employment opportunities
To respond effectively to the emerging challenges and opportunities both at national and international level relating to SMEs and Micro Enterprises

Functions of EDC

To organize Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps, Entrepreneurship Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programmes in the region for the benefit of S&T persons.
To develop and introduce curriculum on Entrepreneurship Development at various levels including degree/diploma courses of the parent institution and other institutes in the region
To conduct research work and survey for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities (particularly in S&T areas and Service sector).
To organize guest lectures, TV & Radio talks, Seminars, etc. for promotion and growth of S& T based entrepreneurship To arrange visits to industries for prospective entrepreneurs

To extend necessary guidance and escort services to the trainees in obtaining approval and execution of their projects To act as a Regional Information Centre on business opportunities, processes, technologies, market, etc. by creating and maintaining relevant databases.
To provide testing, calibration, quality assurance, design, tool room, pilot plant and other facilities for Entrepreneurs besides expertise in Intellectual Property rights, Patents search, etc
To render advice to sick enterprises and assist the entrepreneurs in rehabilitating them To conduct skill development training programmes leading to self/wage employment
To guide and assist prospective entrepreneurs on various aspects such as preparing project reports, obtaining project approvals, loans and facilities from agencies of support systems and information on various technologies

Committee Members

S.No.	Committee Members	Designation
1	Dr.K.Ramesh Reddy	Principal – Chairman
2	Dr. N. Kalyani	Professor and Dean, I &I
3	Mr.V.Vikas	Asst. Professor, ETE Dept. Coordinator
4	Dr. T. Malathi Latha	Asst. Professor, H&M Dept. Coordinator
5	Mrs. Bhageshwari Ratkal	Asst. Professor, CSE Dept. Coordinator
6	Ms. P. Pooja	Asst. Professor, IT Dept. Coordinator
7	Mr. P Satyanarayana Goud	Asst. Professor, ECE Dept. Coordinator
8	Dr. T. Himabindu	Asst. Professor, EEE Dept. Coordinator
9	Mrs.B.Amrita	Asst. Professor, CSM Dept. Coordinator
10	Mrs. M. Shanti	Asst. Professor, BS Dept. Coordinator

List of Events conducted from Jan, 2020 to Dec, 2021

Sl. No.	Year	Event Name	Report
1	2023	Women in Business	View Document
2	2023	YUVA – Young Innovation Challenge	View Document
3	2022	FORZA	View Document
4	2022	Startups, Creativity and Innovation	View Document
5	2021	Idea Pitching Competition and Student Entrepreneurial talk	View Document
6	2021	“Sambhav”- e-National Level Awareness Programme (e-NLAP) on Entrepreneurship	View Document
7	2021	Student Startups	View Document
8	2021	Digital Marketing	View Document
9	2021	Start-up Incubator	View Document
10	2020	Group Discussion on Entrepreneurship	View Document
11	2020	How to Take Off Your Startup	View Document