<p>The student entrepreneurship cell—the E-Cell of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) has supported over 10 student startups and provided internships to over 50 students at the institute despite the constraints of Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Founded by senior engineering students at the institute—Dhwanit Shah, Ankit Jajoo, Armaan Charania under the guidance of faculty advisor Dr Sriram K V, the E-Cell aims to inculcate an entrepreneurial mindset among students and to establish a strong startup ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs, said Cell Chairperson Saish Shetty.<br />The E -Cell has been working on mentorship and guidance for the last seven months. </p>.<p>A significant struggle faced by startups at an elementary level has been the lack of sufficient early-stage mentorship and guidance. The E-Cell’s objective is to tackle the status quo by providing effective mentorship to students with raw ideas using support from experienced faculty and experts in the industry, he added.</p>.<p>The E-Cell was formally inaugurated by the institute’s director Dr Anil Rana.</p>.<p>Speaking at the launch, the Director encouraged students to think innovatively in this age of entrepreneurship and to utilise the college’s Innovation Centre to implement their ideas.<br />During the inauguration, the new office-bearers including chairperson Saish Shetty, deputy chairpersons Shroat Mheta and Ujjwal Somani for the year 2021-22 were announced.<br /> </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p>The student entrepreneurship cell—the E-Cell of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) has supported over 10 student startups and provided internships to over 50 students at the institute despite the constraints of Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Founded by senior engineering students at the institute—Dhwanit Shah, Ankit Jajoo, Armaan Charania under the guidance of faculty advisor Dr Sriram K V, the E-Cell aims to inculcate an entrepreneurial mindset among students and to establish a strong startup ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs, said Cell Chairperson Saish Shetty.<br />The E -Cell has been working on mentorship and guidance for the last seven months. </p>.<p>A significant struggle faced by startups at an elementary level has been the lack of sufficient early-stage mentorship and guidance. The E-Cell’s objective is to tackle the status quo by providing effective mentorship to students with raw ideas using support from experienced faculty and experts in the industry, he added.</p>.<p>The E-Cell was formally inaugurated by the institute’s director Dr Anil Rana.</p>.<p>Speaking at the launch, the Director encouraged students to think innovatively in this age of entrepreneurship and to utilise the college’s Innovation Centre to implement their ideas.<br />During the inauguration, the new office-bearers including chairperson Saish Shetty, deputy chairpersons Shroat Mheta and Ujjwal Somani for the year 2021-22 were announced.<br /> </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>