Start-up and Innovation Cell Activities
MIT College of Management has constituted the Start-up and Innovation Cell to create the platform for the students by providing them an opportunity to interact, learn and network with a multitude of people which includes investors, venture capitalists, industry experts, and other aspiring entrepreneurs.

Start-up and innovation cell believe in innovation, integrity, inclusiveness, which happens to be the foundation for entrepreneurship. We here aim to inculcate the same among students by conducting various events like lecture series, workshops, and competitions.

The start-up and innovation cell were started with the continuous motivation and inspiration from Dr. Sunita Karad, Dean, Management and inaugurated on 10th October 2020 with the august hands of Dr. Rahul More, Director, Strategy, Innovation and Operations, MIT-ADT University and Dr. Mohit Dubey, CEO, AIC-ADT Incubator Forum, MIT ADT University.

Till now 127 students from different programs joined the start-up and Innovation Cell. The College is taking efforts to ignite the mind of students and grab the different ideas by motivating students through conducting the seminars of the success stories of the entrepreneurs.

Activities conducted 2020-21
Sr. No. Name of Activity Guest for the Event Date
1 Inauguration of Start-up and Innovation Cell Dr. Mohit Dubey and
Dr. Rahul More
10th October 2020
2 Workshop on Problem solving and Ideation Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Head, Makers Lab, Tech Mahindra 28thNovember 2020
3 What is Design Thinking and Why is it so Popular? Prof. Dhimant Panchal and Prof. Nachiket Thakur 12thDecember 2020
4 Orientation Session on National Innovation and Start-up Policy Dr. Mohit Dubey, CEO, AIC, MITADT 23thDecember, 2020
5 Review Meeting on screening of students Idea Dr. Mohit Dubey and Dr. Sunita Karad 15thJanuary 2021
6 7 Days workshop on Agripreneurship Essentials CA Rishabh Sawansukha 7thApril 2021 To 13thApril 2021 To
7 7 Days Online Boot camp Mr. Vinayak Sathe 29thMay to 4thJune 2021
Activities planner 2021-22
Sr. No. Event Name Date
  Semester I
1 Inauguration of “Start-up and Innovation Cell” For New Batch 25th September 2021
2 Idea Submission and Allotment of Mentors (Selection and validation of idea by mentor faculty) 16th October 2021
3 National Start-up and Innovation Policy for Students- Seminar 16th October 2021
4 6 Days Boot Camp for the Students 25-30 October 2021
5 Workshop on “Problem Solving and Ideation” 13th Nov 2021
6 Presentation on Ideas of the students 27th Nov 2021
7 Success Story of Start-ups- Seminar 11th Dec 2021
  Semester II
8 Workshop on Design Thinking 12th Feb 2022
9 Follow-up Presentation of Ideas of the students with more details 26th Feb 2022
10 Workshop on Business Model and Fund Rising 12th March 2022
11 Final Presentation of Start-ups in front of CRIYA 26th March 2022
12 Success Story of Start-ups- Seminar 9th April 2022
Sr. No. Event Name Date
  Semester III
1 Inauguration of “Start-up and Innovation Cell” For New Batch 25th September 2021
2 Discussion and review round with Mentors 16th October 2021
3 Training on Brand Building of Product and its knowhow 16th October 2021
4 Workshop on “Business Model-Plan and Strategy” 30 October 2021
5 Presentation of Students Ideas in front of Internal Selection Panel 13th Nov 2021
6 Training on Rapid Prototyping   27th Nov 2021
7 Final Presentation of Start-ups in front of CRIYA 11th Dec 2021
  Semester IV
8 Workshop on “Fund Raising” 12th  Feb 2022
9 Training on “Feasibility Study”  26th Feb 2022
10 Launch of selected projects by CRIYA from MITCOM 12th March 2022
11 Success Story of Start-ups- Seminar 9th April 2022