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Entrepreneurship development Cell

    This post was last updated on       March 6th, 2025

Vision

ED Cell at BNMIT is committed to developing successful entrepreneurs by being a resource, guidance and motivation center through Innovation & creativity, Education & Research, and Community Engagement.

Mission

The mission of ED Cell at BNMIT is to instill entrepreneurial thinking in our students and to create a community of business practitioners with a lifelong commitment to achieving social and economic progress through entrepreneurship.

Overview

ED cell provides a platform to all the students, who thrive to become entrepreneurs. ED cell acts as an incubator to society, developing future entrepreneurs. E-Cell, BNMIT is been recognized by AICTE and is been funded to develop the entrepreneurial talent among youth. It is been associated with Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII),  AWAKE, FKCCI, MSME, and NEN.

Dr. L.Vijayashree

Chief Coordinator, ED Cell


“A distinguished leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, Dr.Vijayashree is a Harvard-certified Design Thinker with an extensive track record in fostering startups and design-driven innovation. As the Head of Innovation (Entrepreneurship Development Cell, BNMIT) and Chief Coordinator of New Gen IEDC, DST, GoI, since 2017, she has been instrumental in shaping the entrepreneurial landscape. Her expertise extends to leading Innovation and Design Thinking courses since 2021.

With 20 years of academic experience and 4 years in the industry, Dr.Vijayashree has played a key role in filing 29 IPRs, out of which 25 have been granted, and securing multiple design patents and copyrights for groundbreaking prototypes in renewable energy, healthcare, and IoT. Her academic contributions include authoring 80 international and national research papers (including Scopus and Web of Science), four books, mentoring 5 PhDs and 2000+ MBA graduates.

A recipient of the Dr. V.G. Patel Memorial Award 2024 for the 2nd Best Entrepreneurship Mentor in India, Dr. Vijayashree has secured over ₹5 crores in grants from DST and MSME for innovation and startup incubation. Her passion for strategic management, business innovation, and design thinking continues to drive impactful solutions, mentoring students and professionals to transform ideas into reality.”