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Entrepreneurship Development Cell

Entrepreneurship Development Cell

Supported by NSTEDB, Department of Science Technology, Govt. of India.The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) of the college has been set up in the year 2006, with the support of National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB),Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, with the aim of motivating students of different disciplines to take up Entrepreneurship as a career option by giving an inter disciplinary approach to various projects and skill based orientation programmes in a new dimension. The EDC is aimed at imparting entrepreneurship education to the students to develop entrepreneurial initiative in them and motivate them to become successful entrepreneurs.It is also aimed at assisting women, to start a micro enterprise, which would instill self confidence and help in the socio economic growth of the women.

OBJECTIVES:

  • To enhance self/wage employment opportunities
  • To incorporate Entrepreneurship as a part of the curriculum
  • To make learning interesting and challenging to the students.
  • Reach Science; Technology to the students and rural woman and motivate them take up entrepreneurial ventures.
  • To organize Inter Collegiate seminars/Guest Lectures/Workshops/Training programmes and Faculty Development Programmes.
  • To conduct market and social surveys to identify the local entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • To collaborate with other institutions and assist the Entrepreneurs in setting up Quality Enterprises.
  • To impart Skill development training to the students and economically weaker sections of the society and motivate them to start their own enterprise and ensure testing and quality assurance for all the projects.

Coordinators

Dr. Geetha Swaminathan - Project Advisor

Ms. Mary Teresita - Project Leader

Activities of the EDC

Curriculum, Linkages, Consultancy, Future Plans of the EDC

"Knowledge Capital – Learning, Innovation, Success"

is the mission of the EDC

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