IEDC Cell
IMED's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC) is a dedicated platform that nurtures creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit among students and faculty, transforming the campus into a vibrant innovation and startup hub. It systematically supports the journey from idea generation to venture creation through structured programs, mentoring, and access to institutional and ecosystem resources.
IIC ID: IC202219249
Our Vision
Imbibing Critical Thinking, Inspiring Innovations and Encouraging Entrepreneurship for creation of Wealth and sustainable living
Our Mission
To strengthen the IIC and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell in terms of students' and teachers' active participation, memberships, by motivating them through seminars, guest lectures and organizing events and competitions.
The Pillars of IEDC
Who We Are
The IEDC at the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED), Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune, functions as the central hub for innovation and entrepreneurship activities within the institute. It operates in alignment with the Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) and national innovation initiatives to build a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus.
Our Purpose
The cell aims to inculcate the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship among students, alumni, and faculty by encouraging them to identify opportunities, develop solutions, and translate ideas into viable business ventures. It focuses on enhancing critical thinking, inspiring innovation, and promoting entrepreneurial mindsets that contribute to sustainable value creation and societal development.
What We Do
IEDC designs and conducts a wide range of activities such as idea-generation programs, business plan competitions, hackathons, startup fests, workshops, mentoring sessions, and field visits to incubation and innovation centers. Through these initiatives, the cell provides guidance on business planning, innovation development, prototyping, intellectual property, networking with mentors and investors, and access to incubation support.
Our Ecosystem and Impact
Supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure, 24/7 access to departmental laboratories, and a strong network of industry experts, alumni entrepreneurs, and ecosystem enablers, the IEDC offers a conducive environment for aspiring entrepreneurs. Over the years, the cell has facilitated multiple student startups and regularly organizes flagship events, awareness campaigns, and outreach programs that strengthen IMED's position as a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Strategic
Objectives
To organize the events and activities such as Idea-Competition, B-Plan -Best Entrepreneur Competitions, Launchpad-A Start-up fest, Hackathons, etc.
To establish and leverage the network of mentors, investors, facilitators and create an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
To encourage and facilitate the pre-incubate, start-ups, first-generation entrepreneurs.
To inculcate the spirit of innovation & entrepreneurship among students and imbibe it into the curriculum to bring in attitudinal shift in faculty, students & staff.
Implementation
A structured framework to foster innovation from ideation to commercialization.
Entrepreneurship Promotion
IMED supports and promotes the formation of students clubs which are engaged in conducting entrepreneurial activities for students, faculty and staff.
Governance
The head of the Institute is authorized to appoint the committee. E D Cell In charge is the president of IIC and a faculty having entrepreneurial mindset and passion is selected as convener to facilitate the activities. A committee of following members is formulated to amend, accept and implement the entrepreneurship policies, approve proposals of students, enable funds disbursement to them and monitor their progress, organize events, activities, guest lectures, seminars etc.
The IEDC Committee
Diverse expertise collaborating for excellence.
Faculty Leadership
Dr. Shravan Kadvekar
President
Prof. Shubhashri Waghmare
Vice President & Innovation Ambassador
Dr. Vikrant Nangare
Convener / Secretary - Innovation Activity, Innovation Ambassador
Dr. Shweta Joglekar
NIRF Coordinator, ARIIA Coordinator
Dr. Chaitrali Kale
Startup Activity Coordinator
Mr. Arun Pawar
Social Media Coordinator
Dr. Ranpreet kaur
Research Cell Member & IPR Coordinator
Dr. Shreyas Dingankar
Sponsorship/CSR Funding
Prof. Swapnil Thorat
Internship Coordinator
Dr. Sachin Ayarekar
Innovation Ambassador
Dr. Sonali Dharmadhikari
Innovation Ambassador
Dr. Satyawan Hembade
Innovation Ambassador
Dr. Swati Desai
Member
Industry Experts
Mr. Neeraj Athaley
Industry Expert
Mr. Prabodh Kakkar
Alumni Entrepreneur
Miss. Tameka Dhar
Executive Director, Tie Network Pune
Mr. Prateek Vats
Start-up Expert- Wanderlooms, Pune
Mr. Ashutosh Agate
Industry Expert-A & A Global Resources, Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Student Ambassadors
Miss. Sakshi Srivastva
Start-up Coordinator
Mr. Rakesh Jha
Innovation Coordinator
Mr. harish Shinde
Innovation Coordinator
Miss. Khushi Mathre
Social Media Coordinator
Miss. Niharika Nema
Social Media Coordinator
Mr. Sarthak Gaikwad
Social Media Coordinator
Mr. Amir Nadaf
Social Media Coordinator
Mr. Atharv Shintre
Internship Coordinator
Miss. Madhuri Karle
Internship Coordinator
Mr. Kapil Rathore
General Member
Miss. Leesha Nageshwar
General Member
Mr. Vipin Devangan
General Member
Mr. Harsh Raj
General Member
Miss. Yashada Undre
IPR Coordinator
Miss. Shravani Khondre
IPR Coordinator
Miss. Sanjana Navale
IPR Coordinator
Incubation Support
We provide a holistic ecosystem for startups to thrive, offering world-class infrastructure and policy relaxations.
Key Responsibility
The prime responsibility of these committee members is to facilitate the use of resources provided by the College to the startups and ensure the proper utilization of resources by periodic meetings/interviews with the students.
The Institute provides office space, computer, internet and a conference room with all the needed infrastructure and amenities such as Video Conferencing facility, Projection Equipment. The mentoring and practicing sessions, meetings with experts and council members, even the competitions can be conducted with the infrastructure provided.
Infrastructure of the institute such as auditorium, seminar halls, open spaces for hosting exhibitions are made available to students on prior permission.
The library facility and internet facility is available to any regular student in the campus.
Laboratories of all the departments are available to regular students 24 X 7 with the prior permission of HoD/Lab in charge.
Relaxation in Attendance
Students engaged in entrepreneurial activities will be allowed to take exams even if their attendance is below 75% attendance. Relaxation in attendance be allowed at all the stages of start-up formation. The student need to approach "Committee" prior to the start of his/her entrepreneurial activities to get reviewed and recommended by it. The "review Committee" may be empowered to (a) Recommend relaxation in attendance to student entrepreneurs. The maximum of 10% of relaxation is permitted under this criterion at any stage of start -up.
IPR & Technology transfer: Policy of IPR cell
IPR is to be jointly owned by inventors and IMED, when IMED facilities / funds are used substantially or when IPR is developed as a part of curriculum/ academic activity
Startups @ IMED
Fueling the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Active Ventures
Sahakarita Sanjivani
2024-2025Renew, Reform, Rise enhancing and expanding the cooperative Societies in India
Founder
Ruchira Kashinath Gujar
Zipin
2024-2025A Hyperlocal E-commerce platform connecting nearby local stores to customers for Fast and reliable deliveries
Founder
Sakshi Srivastva
Cheflite
2024-2025Authentic taste instant prep
Founder
Nikita Takalkar
Ashwamedh Motors
2024-2025Automotive solutions
Founder
Annirudh Kumar
Past Success Stories
Alpha Stay
Connecting hotels owners directly to you
Mable Creation
Leather and paper products
Indoved
Online clothing
APA Card
A virtual startup for one banking and e-transaction needs
Lifeline Express
Support in the most critical times
The Integrators
Where Talent meets Talents, one-stop solution for startup
Grapes Raisins
Cashew Banana
Innovation Journey
A legacy of impactful events and workshops.
Accelerators Incubation opportunities
Workshop on Eship & Innovation
Session MIC Program & Schemes
National Entrepreneurship Day
National Pollution Control Day
From Idea To Impact Motivational Session
Innovation And Design Thinking
Field Visit to Pre-Incubation Unit At COEP
Process Of Innovation Development (TRL)
Idea Showcase
International Women's Day
Entrepreneurship & Startup
Workshop On Business Model Canvas (BMC)
Field Visit To Incubation Unit / Entrepreneurship
B-Plan Pitch
World creativity & Innovation Day
IP UTSAV Celebration
Masterclass to Copyright
Patent to Product
Masterclass to Patent & design Registration
Masterclass on Trademark & Geographical Indications
Building YUKTI Innovation Repositories in IIC
World Environment Day
Innovation & Design Thinking
Entrepreneurship & Startup
Industry Visit – UNO MINDA
Management Games
Independence Day —Azadi ka Amritkal
World Entrepreneurship Day
Start up sangam
Boot camp of ICAR -IVRI
Entrepreneurship and Innovation as career opportunity
Ad fiesta
IIC Regional Meet-2023
Inspiring entrepreneurship spirit
MY STORY: Motivation session by successful entrepreneurs
Pitch Perfect
Incubation-Opportunities for Students - Early Stage Entrepreneurs
Achieving problem- Solution fit & Product fit
B FLEA MARKET
Session of Hon. Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raghunathji Mashelkar on 'Chasing the Exponential'
Visit to COEP Tech University Idea Lab
Shark samraat
AI and Deep Learning for sustainable innovation
BUSINESS CANVAS
Induction
KAPILA-IPR awareness
IIC regional meet
IIC MENTOR visit
SIH MENTORING
SIH competition
ED session on Prototype and design thinking
IMED GEMS Best Entrepreneur-Idea Competition
E D QUIZ
ED GROUP DISCUSSION
ED START UP STORY
Attributes of an Entrepreneur by Sandhya Shreeprada
CWTED
MENTORING
Elocution competition for budding entreprenurs
Start Ups and Entrepreneurship as a career Opportunity
ED Club-Business Charades
Empowering women self-help groups through training and skill development under AICTE SPICES
Women' s Day-Felicitation of Women Entrepreneurs
Women' s Day-Felicitation of Women Entrepreneurs
Marketing Seminar for Budding Entrepreneurs and Managers
CWTED-COMMUNITY WORK THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Launch Pad-Event for budding entrepreneurs
Shark Tank-A Business Plan Competition
Value proposition fit
Entrepreneurs day
Community Work through Entrepreneurship Development (CWTED)
Webinar on mentoring the best business ideas
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights(IPR)
ATAL FDP on Innovation management
IMED GEMS-Best Entrepreneur
Webinar on give wings to your ideas
Mentoring of budding Entrepreneurs by established entrepreneurs-round 1
Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a career opportunity
Mentoring budding entrepreneurs –round 2
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and design thinking
Competition on Start Up Story by E D CLUB
CWTED Competition
International Women's Day Celebration
Women Startups -A legal Perspective in association with PMA
How to Plan for Start Up and Legal and Ethical Steps
Lean Start Up and Minimum Viable Product/ Business
National Hackathon
Shark Tank-Best Entrepreneur
Social Entrepreneurship
Launch Pad
KAPILA-IPR awareness
IIC regional meet
IIC Mentor visit
ED session on Prototype and design thinking-By mentor institute
Quiz Competition By E D CLUB
Group Discussion By E D CLUB
Competition on Start Up Story by E D CLUB
Guest Session on Corporate Entrepreneurship
Start Up Story
AIC-Pinnacle's Webinar
Innovation, Incubation to Start-up Creation
Life Skills & Fast Track Career –Session1
Life Skills & Fast Track Career –Session 2
Life Skills & Fast Track Career – Session 3
Life Skills & Fast Track Career – Session 4
Life Skills & Fast Track Career- Session 5
ABC of Entrepreneurship (AIMSME)- Session 6
Life Skills & Fast Track Career(UG) – Session 7
Career Opportunities through Entrepreneurship(AIMSME) – Session 8
Life Skills & Fast Track Career – Session 9
Life Skills & Fast Track Career – Session10
Life Skills & Fast Track Career - Session11
Life Skills & Fast Track Career - Session12
CWTED