An Entrepreneurship Cell or E-Cell is a club run by students under the guidance of faculty to

practice and promote entrepreneurship in campus communities. They are committed and driven
to thinking and acting entrepreneurially and to explore entrepreneurship as a career option and a
way of life.

Objective of an E-cell

To help and create the Entrepreneurial Leaders of tomorrow - leading / starting
companies.
To focus on opportunities and value creation.
To built up or explore the necessary knowledge, skills and networks to be highly
successful.
To have positive impact on economic growth and nurture the entrepreneurial eco-system
of the nation.

Formation of an E-cell
First step to set up an E-Cell is to identify interested student members on campus, from any
discipline and batch as members of the E-Cell. . Students are those who already have a product
or a prototype along with formal organizations. They will highly benefit from this exposure to
entrepreneurship Knowledge.

Students can join E-cells either as
-Cell Managers leading and managing the cell and conceptualizing and organizing
programs (managing members)
-Cell Members members of the cell who participate in different sets of programs
organized through the E-Cell (participating members)

Functional Model
Each person is responsible for different tasks with a central point of coordination. It allows for
independent decision-making and distributes accountability across the team.
While the list of functional leaders depends on the number of activities and programs initiated by
the E-Cell, certain functions are deemed essential. For instance:
Overall coordinator/E Cell Manager
Product Analyst*
Relationship manager*
Events manager
Marketing manager
Media and Public relations manager
Web development manager
Sponsorship manager

Activity planned

Faculty - The first link While students remain the primary focus of the E-Cell activities, faculty
involvement is also essential to build innovative entrepreneurship programs in an institution.
Even as few as one or two interested faculty may be enough to get started. From there expand to
the administration who will put you in touch with alumni and other off- campus contacts.

Mentors Alumni and others
Active recruiting of mentors is key to the E-Cells success. These may come in the form of
faculty members (from any discipline), faculty from other institutions, alumni who have started
companies, or other business leaders and professionals.
Alumni, and especially alumni entrepreneurs, can inject vigor and vitality to the E-Cell
initiatives on campus. They are the readymade link that the institution has to the business and
corporate world outside. Many alumni are looking to give back to their alma mater in ways other
than just funding. With the special sense of loyalty they have to the institution, they are willing
to engage as role models, speakers and team mentors.