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About us

Most people study the future. We want to build it. The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cell brings together curious minds, ambitious builders, researchers, and entrepreneurs who aren't satisfied with ideas staying on a whiteboard or inside a laboratory. We create opportunities to learn from founders, engage with innovators, explore entrepreneurship, and transform scientific thinking into real-world impact. If you're excited by big problems, bold ideas, and the possibility of creating something meaningful, you're already one of us.

OUR MISSION

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell (EIC) aims to create an entrepreneurial mindset with a blend of innovation among the researchers and provide them the opportunities to implement it where science meets society.

OUR VISION

We as an organization have the objectives to spread entrepreneurial knowledge among the young generation, conduct workshops, and startup weekends, create a networking platform for all and unify science entrepreneurs, science communicators, and organizations working for science.

Balancing rigorous academic coursework with hands-on organizational leadership, our members collaborate across specialized departments to ensure every hackathon, workshop, and campus initiative runs seamlessly

Our Team

eVENTS

internal sih 2026

The The on-campus selection round for the Smart India Hackathon was successfully held in LHC 203 on 19th September 2026, featuring live pitch evaluations with Mr. Sayantan Mukherjee and Mrs. Sanchita Roy presiding as the Prime Jury.
Ideas Spanning Bio Technology, Cyber Security, Quantum Computing, Disaster Management and Smart Education were pitched and discussed upon.

Applied Economics talk by Prof. Kausik Gangopadhyay

The EIC Talk Series on 4th September 2026 hosted Prof. Kausik Gangopadhyay from IIM Kozhikode for an engaging guest lecture. Organized in collaboration with Artha Finance, the session provided attendees with valuable insights at the intersection of academia, economics, and entrepreneurship, further strengthening our campus ecosystem initiatives.

Entrepreneurial MInd Session by Ms. SHweta Uttam

The session led by Ms. Shweta Uttam, CEO and Innovation Catalyst at the AIC IISER Pune SEED Foundation, on 6th September 2026 provided critical insights into early-stage venture building. She challenged students to move beyond traditional planning by applying 'Effectual Thinking' by leveraging available resources to create new opportunities and emphasised the importance of crafting a strong unique value proposition within the modern startup ecosystem.

CONNECT DAY 2026

The EIC Annual Connect Day on 28th August 2026 served as a dedicated networking platform, bringing together the campus startup community. The event was designed to foster meaningful collaborations, spark idea-sharing, and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem within the institute.

ORIENTATION Day 2026

Our Annual Orientation session on 26th August 2026 brought together a stellar lineup of experts and visionaries! A huge thank you to our esteemed guests—Prof. Raj Hirwani, Manasi Khasnis, Nikki Dutt, Sriram Kintada, Antareep Ray, Ananya Jain and Ajay Kasaudhan—for delivering incredibly motivating sessions and sparking new ideas among our students.