Entrepreneurship Development Cell

Step in with an idea, step out with a product.

The EDC nurtures student and faculty entrepreneurs through the Technology Centre, I-Hub, MSME Business Incubator, AICTE IDEA Lab and Institution's Innovation Council - an end-to-end pipeline from ideation to commercialization.

6+

Registered Startups

Rs. 25.5L

MSME Grants Won

3 Star

MoE IIC Rating

ARIIA

Best Performer 2022

EDC Support

Four Pillars of EDC

Idea to Startup
01
Idea to Startup

Ideation workshops, design thinking and prototyping for student innovators.

Mentorship
02
Mentorship

Faculty mentors, alumni founders and external industry experts on call.

Funding Access
03
Funding Access

MSME schemes, AICTE seed grants and angel / VC investor connect.

Industry Connect
04
Industry Connect

CISCO, Dassault, MSME and IIT partnerships bring real problems to campus.

Programs & Activities

EDC organises year-round bootcamps, hackathons, FDPs and pre-incubation programs in collaboration with MSME, AICTE and IIT Bombay e-Yantra. Highlights include MSME Idea Hackathon 2.0, SWECHA Freedom Fest, KAVACH Hackathon and the IIT Bombay e-Yantra Innovation Sprint.

  • Internal Smart India Hackathon (SIH) - 150+ students/year
  • MSME Idea Hackathon 2.0 - selected for Rs. 25.5L funding
  • KAVACH Cyber Security Hackathon - 100+ participants
  • SWECHA Freedom Fest - 400+ open-source enthusiasts
  • IIT Bombay e-Yantra Innovation Sprint (Robotics & IoT)
  • IoT, Embedded Systems & Robotics
  • VLSI & Chip Design
  • Data Analytics & Machine Learning with Python
  • PCB Design & Prototyping (Semi-Automation Single Phase PCB Mate)
  • SOLIDWORKS & Arduino school outreach (ATL partnership)
  • Innovation/Prototype Validation - converting innovation into a startup
  • Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp (funded by EDII, Ahmedabad)
  • Accelerator & incubation opportunities for early-stage founders
  • Angel Investment / VC Funding awareness sessions
  • Project Expo - campus showcase with industry partners
  • Granted Atal Community Innovation Centre (2023)
  • ARIIA 2023 Ranking: 151-300 band
  • ARIIA 2022: Best Performer
  • MoE IIC 4.0 Rating: 3 Star (2022)
  • Ecosystem Enabler - Promising (AIC-SKDU, 2022)
  • AICTE Smart India Hackathon Winners (2020 & 2021)
  • Stanford University Silicon Valley meetup — 4 student delegates

Notable Startups Incubated

Startup Year Founder CIN
Sri Maharshi Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. 2016 M. Srinivasa Varma (Alumni, 1990-96) U93000AP2016PTC103338
Affine Labs IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2017 BabuRamanjaneya Raju Pinnamraju U72900AP2017PTC105960
MSR Techlabz 2017 M. Raja Sekhar (Alumni, 2012-16) U01409TG2016PTC109177
MCR Web Solutions 2017 M. Suresh Babu (Faculty) Not yet registered
SD Motor Speeds 2017 Saladi Sai Deepu (Alumni, 2013-17) Not yet registered
Elon Motors Engineering 2017 Ch. Raghu Veer (Alumni, 2013-17) U34300AP2018PTC108766
Inside the EDC Ecosystem
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E-Cell

Dr. G Harish Kumar Varma
Head, E-Cell

Email:
edc@srkrec.ac.in
Phone:
+91 8074589783

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