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THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION

Why register for National Entrepreneurship Challenge?

Amazing Prizes

Prizes worth of 6 lakhs at stake

Resume Points

Make a prestigious addition to your resume being part of a PAN-India initiative

College Visibility

Put your college E-Cell's name among the best in the country

Mentorship

Receive direct mentorship from The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay

Passes

Win free passes to The Entrepreneurship Summit'2018 at IIT Bombay

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Build your network of startup enthusiasts,investors and leaders

About Us

Created with the vision to promote entrepreneurship amidst all the campuses in India, and make people realise that coming up with an innovative idea is not rocket science, National Entrepreneurship Challenge is the first of its kind pan-India competition undertaken by The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay.

We at the Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay focus on developing the entrepreneurial spirit of students, which we believe is instrumental for our country to develop. We thought of a channel to demystify the shroud of alienism that surrounds innovation. NEC, which is the brainchild of E-Cell, aims to actualize our dream of a truly entrepreneurial society. It included all the colleges spread across India, and help the participating colleges to discover that they are capable of so much more.Through the National Entrepreneurship Challenge, we envision to help establish E-Cell’s all across the country which in turn will help develop the startup ecosystem in our country.

What’s the challenge? -Making it successful requires immense passion, determination, innovation and knowledge which happens to be similar to starting a successful company.

160 E-Cells Established
480 Basic Teams
121 Advanced Teams
80 Cities Reached

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does NEC work?

In simple words, through a series of well designed and structured tasks you’ll be able to make a steady progress towards establishing an active E-Cell in your college.

How to apply?

Register yourself here. Do it only after you have found out if there is an existing team from your college or not. You can check that while filling the registration form on entering the college name. Details of the team leader will appear on the form for already registered teams.

How do I know if I am applicable for Basic or Advanced track or for mentoring?

You can go through the rules and guidelines of  Basic, Advanced, and Mentoring Track to know which track suits you the best.

Can individuals participate?

No. Each participating team should atleast have 7 members to sustain an E-Cell in a college.

What if I am not from a college?

You have to be a college student to take part in this competition. We will try and extend this competition to everybody in the upcoming years.

What is the eligibility criteria for this challenge?

Anyone who is interested can apply and become the part of or form their college team. But there are certain documents that you need to send to us for completing the registration process. These requirements are different for all the tracks. You can go through the guidelines of each track to know the different requirements

Can a college have more than one team?

No. We strictly follow ‘one-college-one-team’ rule. You can find out if already a team exists, while filling the registration form on entering the college name. Details of the team leader will appear on the form for already registered teams. In case of multiple teams being registered, the College Representative would coordinate between the members and form one team.In the case of dispute/ absence of College representative in your college, E-cell, IIT Bombay’s decision will be made final in this concern.

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Our Address

  • E-Cell Office, Student Activity Center, IIT Bombay, Mumbai - 400076
  • Praveen Saran, Events Head
  • praveen.p@ecell.in
  • Harsh Jain, Events Head
  • harshjain@ecell.in
  • Navoj Ramesh, Public Relations Head
  • navoj@ecell.in

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