Entrepreneurship Cell (e-Cell)

E-cell activity 2009-10

• The College is a member of National Entrepreneur Network(NEN) E-Cell have been regularly conducting discussions and meetings. These are well attended by staff & students with lots of interaction. Entrepreneurs from all industries are invited to share experience.

• Two students Gowrishanker final year mech and S.Vignesh final year ECE have received the Certificate of Leadership 2008 – '09 by NEN for 'significant contribution to developing a vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurship on campus'.

• E-Cell launched its website - http://cloud10.in/ - on 12th Jan 2010.

• The website was launched by Mr.Venkat Rangan CEO Market Simplified USA. This websites aims to provide information regarding E-Cell activities to all its members.

• E-Week was organized by the E-Cell between the 6th and 13th of February, 2010. The following events were organized:-

  1. Perspective of the Education System in India – This was a survey conducted to identify the poor areas in our present education system.

  2. Panel Discussion – A gripping session with a host of experts who represented the stakeholders of the education system.

  3. Bridge the Divide – An effort to reach out to the economically disadvantaged children in collaboration with 'Deepam', an NGO.

  4. Book Drive – A book donation drive was conducted throughout the campus to collect books of all types to be donated to various community libraries and welfare centers.

  5. Virtual Talk - La Gesse, Director of Customer Development at Rackspace Hosting, USA delivered a virtual talk to around 150 of our students.

  6. Entrepreneur Talk - Mr. M Venkata Subramanyam, Founder, Matchbox Solutions and eFarm gave a talk on his experiences after being in the IT industry for 12 years.

E-cell activity 2010-11

• A NEN 'Orientation program' was attended by Dr.A.Kulasekaran/S&H and Mr.M.Elangovan/ECE at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai on 10th, July 2010.

• A NEN Faculty Development Course on 'Kick-starting the Entrepreneurship Campus Essentials' was attended by Dr.A.Kulasekaran/S&H and Mr.M.Elangovan/ECE at Sri Ramachandra College of Management, Chennai from 23rd – 25th, July 2010.

• An Orientation program was conducted for about 400 students from 2nd and 3rd year of B.E. and B.Tech of KCG on 18.08.10.

• On 25th August, an entrepreneurship program was conducted in KCG campus and 28 bed packages (bed-pillow-bucket-jug) were sold to new students who were occupying the hostel.

E-cell activity 2012-13

• NDTV Profit TATA First dot Program : Recognising the student entrepreneur