Rural Entrepreneurship Division (RED):
RED is CEL's unique rural entrepreneurship project looking to assist and setup rural enterprises. RED addresses the problems of Rural India through entrepreneurial thinking and comes up with innovative solutions that try to make the people at the bottom of the pyramid self sufficient.
SparkS
SparkS is the technology incubator unit of CEL that nurtures amateur tech ideas into products. A few innovations in the field of Robotics and Animation have been achieved through this programme. SparkS also connects the students on campus to a network of mentors ranging from industry experts to university professors. This project is currently mentored by Mr. Abhinav Khushraj, Strategy and Business Development Manager, Nokia.
TEDx Pilani
TEDx is an independently organized event with a licensee from TED (a U.S non-profit foundation). TEDx Pilani had all the grandeur and exuberance & was meted with praises from the media. It takes pride in claiming to be India's finest TEDx event and had speakers ranging from the entertainment sector to the social sector. Few speakers who spoke at TEDx Pilani include Vishal Talreja of Dream A Dream Foundation, Nitin Gokhale of NDTV, Rahul Raushan (Pagal Patraker) of Faking News, etc.
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Stimulus
Under Project Stimulus, a team of students have created a business simulation game based in the retail sector. The objective is to provide a virtual environment to the students to develop entrepreneurial and strategizing skills. The alpha version of the game is complete. The final product is visualized to be a tool for every entrepreneur to analyze if he is good enough to take the plunge.
Summer In a Startup
Its the challenging and fast-paced environment of a startup which can bring the best out of you and help you find out your strengths and interests. Unlike any established organization, startups won't necessarily assign you a very specific role, so you can really explore and innovate. Spending a summer in a startup for 6-8 weeks will also give you a chance to get to know how a company evolves from scratch.
Case Studies
The Case Study Team aims at creating a resource bank by producing qualitative research material providing indepth information and intimate details on varied topics that would promote Entrepreneurial Thinking and Leadership among students. By providing a deep insight into how an opportunity is efficiently tapped by an organization or a group of people, this project aims at encouraging budding entrepreneurs to think analytically and come up with innovative solutions to tackle various problems thus serving different markets.
Epsilon
Epsilon is an intra-BITS business challenge. It aims to provide quality guidance to BITSians on writing a business plan which is achieved by a series of trademark Business Plan Workshops.
Epsilon finalists have always given good competition at the Conquest finals due to the mentoring the participants receive through this program.
