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LETTER from Prof-in-Charge

PREFACE

Prof. Indranil Sen Gupta

The sixth edition of Global Entrepreneurship Summit was a celebration of the spirit of entrepreneurship among the student fraternity of IIT Kharagpur. The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Kharagpur made the event a resounding success with its dedication and commitment towards producing next generation entrepreneurs from our institute. GES 2014 played host to eminent personalities like Mr. Rajat Sharma, Mr. Avinash Vashistha, Mr. Varun Agarwal, Mr. MN Srinivasu, Mr. Bhaskar Majumdar. The Global Conference on Entrepreneurship, CoFounder's Meet and the Start-up camp were breakthrough moments for our institute. The workshops by IBM, Infosys, Flipkart, Amazon and BSE took the summit to new heights. GES is one platform where students from all over the country come together to soak in the spirit of entrepreneurship by participating in highly competitive events ranging from Bplans to App Development. Over the years, GES has emerged as the breeding ground for innovative business ideas and product designs and this year was no different. Besides, the sheer enthusiasm with which the students thronged the classrooms and auditoriums to attend the inspiring lectures and workshops conducted by eminent personalities & organizations in the field of business & technology was indeed heartening. I sincerely believe that in the years to come, GES will scale even greater heights. Yours truly, Prof. Indranil Sen Gupta Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Managing Director, Science & Technology Entrepreneursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Park Prof-in-charge, Entrepreneurship & Incubation Programs Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

LETTER from Prof-in-Charge Prof. partha pratim das

Yours truly, Prof. Partha Pratim Das Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Head, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

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Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur is dedicated to the cause of promoting entrepreneurship among students, within the campus and beyond. And it gives me tremendous joy and gratification to commend team E-cell over the extraordinary job they've done. E-cell, IIT Kharagpur has strived over the past 8 years to become not only the nation's but the entire Asian mainland's most active Entrepreneurship Promoting Body, and today it stands on that dais. Global Entrepreneurship Summit '14, was rejoiced as a gala celebrating Entrepreneurship by more 1800 participants nationwide and the entire campus. It witnessed guest lectures by persona's like, Mr Rajat Sharma, Mr Varun Agarwal, Mr Avinash Vashishtha, Mr MN Srinivasu, Mr Bhaskar Majumdar. Workshops conducted by IBM, Infosys, Amazon, Flipkart and BSE. The Global Entrepreneurship Conference and the start-up camp, were main attraction of this edition. Our other disparate event, EAD 2014, a pan-India awareness drive, was conducted successfully in over 20 major cities, spreading entrepreneurship beyond the campus. Competitions conducted by us, Empresario, our Business-Plan competition and Envision, the Product Designing competition also saw enthusiastic participation from students across the country. This passion of entrepreneurial culture among the students is joy to behold, for the nation needs such compassion. And I firmly believe that in coming years E-cell, IIT Kharagpur will take this passion to even greater heights.

Message from team E-Cell Dear Sir/Madam, It gives us immense pride and satisfaction to state that Entrepreneurship Cell achieved great heights in the 2013-14 session. Starting from VC Pitching Session on IE Venture Day in association with IE Business School and Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive 2013, a pan-India flagship event across 20 major cities of the country, we organized several eminent and intellectual workshops and several prominent guest lectures. Our global business plan competition Empresario and product design competition Envision inspired thousands of students across the globe to take up the entrepreneurial ride. We can proudly claim to be India's biggest platform to showcase entrepreneurial endeavors and innovation. With the aim of fostering the spirit of Entrepreneurship and Guest Lectures by Mr. Rajat Sharma, Mr. Avinash Vashistha, Mr. Varun Agarwal, Mr. MN Srinivasu, Mr. Bhaskar Majumdar, Workshops by IBM, Infosys, Flipkart, BSE, Amazon and the Global Entrepreneurship Conference, the Hackathon, Start-up camp and several other formidable competitions. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors and media partners for their generosity and conviction in us, which made GES a grand reality. We would also like to thank all our distinguished guests, competition judges, partner organizations, investors who spared their valuable time and for the generosity and support provided to us. Their contribution can never be quantified. We sincerely hope to continue our cherished association with you in our forthcoming endeavors.

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Yours sincerely, Team Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur

tower of knowledge The founding of IIT Kharagpur in 1951 can be called a significant event in many senses. It evoked the idea of a self reliant nation. The institute was initially housed in the Hijli detention camp. Thus, a prison house was transformed into a temple of learning. It was set up in the sylvan surroundings far from the maddening crowd, to provide the right atmosphere for creative thinking. In educated circles across the country IIT Kharagpur soon became a household name as a torch bearer of scientific knowledge. Each IIT pursued the common goal of excellence in its own way. IIT Kharagpur was created based on the principles of fairness, justice and dedication with a clear and lofty sense of purpose. It is the largest technical institution in India and ranked the best institution in the country imparting technical education and research.

Need for entrepreneurship

IIT KHARAGPUR

Entrepreneurship, in its widest sense , is any enterprise which adds value to the lives of the people on which it has an impact. Entrepreneurial people can take calculated risks in order to progress projects that make a difference to the lives of people. Young people right across India need to be helped to identify and develop entrepreneurial attitudes as well as to develop appropriate managerial competencies if they are to stand in the world of work, of new venturing or community development. They are crucial resource in Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to build and maintain a vibrant entrepreneurial economy into the future. Recent research and numerous government initiatives like Prism have endorsed this fact and sought to simulate a greater engagement with the entrepreneurship agenda across all sectors.

Entrepreneurship cell Entrepreneurship cell, IIT Kharagpur is a student body working under the Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy [SRIC] of IIT Kharagpur. In an institution of students with the potential of becoming tomorrow’s leaders, it is essential to groom them to become capable of handling the pressures, responsibilities and risks associated with entrepreneurship. The basic aim of E-Cell is to help college start-ups through:  Organizing workshops and events periodically to create awareness about

entrepreneurship.  Functioning as a guide for students with creative ideas which can be transformed

Entrepreneurship Cell, as a student body works under the guidance of Prof. Partha Prathim Chakrabarti, Dean SRIC and Dr. Indranil Sen Gupta, Prof-in-charge, Entrepreneurship and Incubation Programs, IIT Kharagpur. The organization comprising of students from various disciplines and years works on its aim to promote

entrepreneurship by giving students a platform on which they can ideate and subsequently compete in various events. Such students who harvest Innovations having a potential market shall be provided with mentorship and capital to take the innovation even further.

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into successful companies.  Providing mentorship through individuals for students launching their start-ups.

TEAM MEMBERS Mentors: Prof. Partha Pratim Chakraborti | Dean, Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) Prof. Indranil Sen Gupta | Managing Director, Science & Technology Entrepreneurs' Park & Prof-in-charge, Entrepreneurship Programs Prof. Partha Pratim Das | Head, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship Prof. K K Guin | Faculty Adviser Prof. KD Raju | Faculty Adviser

Advisers:  Amritanshu Anand  Ankit Bhatia  Rinshul Chandra  Sonal Bhadauria

Student Managers:  Akash Kyal  Kavya Vidiyala  Kunal Desai  Palak Jain  Rajat Suman  Ramkrishna Agrawal  Rupak Kumar Thakur  Sanchita Bamnote  Shubham Bisht  Vikram Kumar

THE TEAM

Associate Manager:  Abhishek Agrawal  Amrut Rajkarne  Anuj Menta  Anurag  Anush Gupta  Balgovind Jhunjhunwala  Chandan Routray  Devanshu Mathur  Dheeman Hota  Gopi Arivalagan  Harshav Raj  Himanshu Agarwal  P Onishant  Prashant Kush  Prathyusha Gontla  Praveen Sharma  Rahul Penti  Rajeev Lochan  Ravi Shankar  Sabyasachi Mishra  Sebin Mathew  Sharmila Appini  Sri Vardhan Reddy V  Suraj Srivastava  Tejaswini J .V  Yogesh Lakhotia

Student Coordinators:  Aarsh Pande  Abhinav J Jain  Harshi Bansal  Karandeep Singh Gujral  Kaushik Kumar Mahato  Megha Agarwal  Milind Tahalani  Nipun Khemka  Nishant Koul  Pranjal Goswami  Prateek Kishore  Rajesh Ranjan  Rakesh Krishna  Ram Prasath  Sakshi Agarwal  Shray Jaiswal  Sriram Sundar Kumar

Entrepreneurship awareness drive 2013

The Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive (EAD) 2013 consisted of a series of Guest Lectures and Workshops in 20 cities, in 20 days, in the month of October. Each city played host to an Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp, where eminent entrepreneurs and industry leaders counseled students about the pros and cons of entrepreneurship as a career and how it differs from the usual run-of-themill job culture that has existed till now. EAD has come a long way since it’s inception 5 years ago and has seen the number of cities grow from 10 to 20 and an audience of 13,000. Thus, EAD, a one of a kind student body initiative managed to reach out to a large faction of the student community and helped in promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship among them. About 25% of the entries in our Business Plan Competition Empresario were from participants of EAD, which underlines the impact of this unique initiative towards motivating the young minds towards entrepreneurial thought and action. 108 colleges were represented in EAD 2013, with 20 colleges associating with us to conduct the EAD in their respective campus. During the drive, many colleges expressed their interest in setting up entrepreneurship promoting bodies for the benefit of their

students. Activities have been initiated to set up EDCs or E-Cells in such colleges with Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur as their mentor. The campus ambassadors appointed from each associate college received due recognition from Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur in the form of certificates. Thus, a healthy network has been developed between a large number of colleges and Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur, which is important for spreading awareness about entrepreneurship across the entire country. Although EAD 2013 was held in 20 cities, it was designed to create a national impact and buzz about entrepreneurship. All the city-wise Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps as well as the entire campaign as a whole was extensively publicized through online and offline media channels. Articles appeared in leading dailies like the Telegraph, radio channels and also on online media channels as well as on the websites of other prominent entrepreneurship promoting bodies. EAD was also covered by CNBC-TV18. The event was also publicized through our Twitter and Facebook page, which is the most active page of any entrepreneurship promoting body in India, with more than 30.000 likes and 2000 monthly active users.

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“EAD has come a long way since its inception 5 years ago and has seen the number of cities grow from 10 to 20 and an audience of 13,000”

global entrepreneurship summit 2014

Taking the spirit of Entrepreneurship to new heights, this year Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur organized Global Entrepreneurship Summit (10th to 12th January 2014). Over the years, GES has witnessed the speaking aura of various eminent personalities. The opening ceremony of GES was conducted at Kalidas Auditorium, IIT Kharagpur, where many IIT Kharagpur dignitaries including Prof. Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, Director IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Indranil Sen Gupta, Managing Director, STEP and Prof. Partha Pratim Das, Head, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship enlightened the participants with their words of wisdom. The welcome note was delivered by Prof. Indranil Sen Gupta. He spoke about spirit of entrepreneurship and how it is benefiting the nation as a whole. The welcome note was followed by lamp-lighting ceremony by all the dignitaries and guests of honors. The opening note was delivered by Prof. Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, Drector of IIT Kharagpur. He provided the participants with an insight into the life of Prof. Rajendra Mishra, one of the founders of IIT Kharagpur in 1951. The opening ceremony also witnessed a dedication ceremony for RMSoEE where Mr. Amrendra Mishra, son of Prof. Rajendra Mishra, graced us with their presence. Dr. Amarendra Mishra shared their valuable experiences with the students. The keynote address was delivered by Mr. Avinash Vashistha, Chairman and Geography Managing Director of Accenture India. He is an undergraduate from IIT Kanpur,

a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Computer Science from the University of Alberta and an MBA from Arizona. He started his talk by describing Entrepreneurship as the Art of Taking Risks. He emphasized on the importance of vision among Entrepreneurs and explained how agility and presence of mind comes in handy. He urged students to plan big and to be clear with their long-term goals. He stressed on the power of networking and briefly explained how it comes above all the technical stuff and domain knowledge and also clearly stated that commitment is required for any kind of success. Having traversed a long journey to reach the top and having faced all the ups and downs he advised the youth to have conviction and perseverance and to be focused towards their goal and not to give up at any point of time. He explained the difference between an entrepreneur and a businessman and how an entrepreneur is willing to take risks and is always concerned but never worried about the risks. Independence is big difference between a business and a start-up and the courage to take big decisions is required since we are not accountable to anybody but ourselves in a start-up. This is the same reason why he considers working in a growing firm/start-up more important for an entrepreneur than working in a big MNC. Ending his talk on a motivational note, Mr. Vashistha wished the students the very best of luck for their future and advised them stay to positive against all odds.

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Entrepreneurship is the Art of Taking Risks - Avinash Vashistha, MD, Accenture

product architecture-infosys When a Product or Application is envisioned, which are the key things that should be considered to Architect and Design the Product or Application? E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur in association with INFOSYS presented workshop on PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE. Focusing on Layered Architecture on which products or custom applications are developed and on Quality Attributes for architecturing a product, this workshop helped in identifying the right technology, in the form of Product Types with the suitable Architecture Styles.

Nothing ever gets built without an idea first. And start-ups are no different: they start with a simple thought, a small idea. But what’s next? That idea then needs to be developed into a product and into a business. For that to happen, any start-up naturally moves through a number of stages in its life-cycle. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has helped many successful startups throughout this life-cycle. This workshop on Lean Startup provided an overview of the start-up lifecycle and explained the benefits of the adopting the right infrastructure services in each stage. It guided through why and how to build your start-up on AWS. People got a chance to interact 1-on-1 with Solution Architects and AWS experts to deep-dive into your specific architecture.

ideation- Tech mahindra This workshop on Ideation consisted of an idea’s framework that helped participants, first get an idea, second validate them, third develop them and the last stage, test them in a real world environment. The programs focused on developing ideation and innovation skills of young people and give them an opportunity to work on some real challenge faced by their community, especially youth and women in the areas of education, energy,agriculture, health, water and livelihood. It was designed to train the participants on the idea’s framework so as to harness their innovation skills and create solutions that positively impact the target community with the use of technology.

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Cloud computing by ibm Cloud computing has emerged as an important paradigm that has attracted considerable attention in both industry and academia. This workshop on Cloud Computing was intended to bring together top graduate students doing research in cloud computing and also for those who take keen interest in this field. The workshop consisted of student research presentations and several interactive sessions among students and researchers on open and emerging problems in cloud computing and exciting directions for future research.

ipr-your startup solutions

Taxation- Taxmantra Now that you have an idea and you are wishing to start-up, how to deal with the tax and regulatory perspectives of your start-up and most importantly how to get it registered? E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur in association with Taxmantra presented workshop on Taxation. This workshop was aimed at catering to all the legal affairs a start-up encounters in its initial phase. It will also be encompassing all the legal compliance applicable for various forms of entity with focus on ROC Compliance, Income Tax Planning and other Compliance Methods.

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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) plays a vital role in enhancing the socio â&#x20AC;&#x201C;economic prosperity of the Country. Creativity and innovation are the new drivers of the world economy. With the increasing relevance of Intellectual Property (IP) in this era of globalization, it is important to recognize the role which IP systems play in the growth of the a Nation. Thus, there is a need to create large public awareness about the pivotal role of IPR in globalized knowledge economy. With the view to create awareness on the significance of IPR to the people from various sectors in the Country, E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur in association with Your Start-up Solutions conducted the workshop on IPR and Legal Issues. The Workshop covered various aspects of IPR like Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, etc and other such issues a start-up faces in its initial as well as in later stages.

Supply chain management Internet is recognized as a major driver of competitive advantage for organizations that harness its use effectively, essentially as a medium for supply chain integration through collaborative sharing of information. In these environments, both the businesses as well as individual customers expect perfect delivery of the right product at the right time and place. This workshop in Association with Flipkart on Supply Chain Management- the best in this field- provided a foundation for understanding and improving supply chain networks. The workshop gave equal emphasis to traditional core issues and modern best practices in supply chain management. At the end of the workshop, the participants had a sound appreciation of core issues such as process management, inventory management, and supply chain integration. They were able to appreciate how emerging best practices such as strategic sourcing, e-procurement, performance measurement and use of B2B market places will lead to high performance supply chains.

Indian capital markets have witnessed one of the fastest growth rate globally with huge participation from foreign investors, domestic institutions and large pool of retail clients. To explain this aspect we had a workshop by BSE on capital market in which they stressed upon VC funding , how entrepreneurs can raise capital through exchange route and treasury management for SMEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. This workshop proved quite fruitful for entrepreneurs seeking funds from investors and also helping them turn into market players.

INTRODUCTION TO BITCOINS Bitcoin is the currency of the Internet: a distributed, worldwide, decentralized digital money.Unlike traditional currencies such as dollars, bitcoins are issued and managed without any central authority whatsoever: there is no government, company, or bank in charge of Bitcoin. As such, it is more resistant to wild inflation and corrupt banks. With Bitcoin, you can be your own bank.Concentrating on this aspect of Bitcoins we had a workshop by ICICI Prudential on Introduction to bitcoins.

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Start up Camp Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2014 played host to start-up camp which served as a platform that connects the best start-ups of the country to the students and VC's. Startup Camp witnessed the participation of 35 of the best startups in the country which showcased their product/services to students and VC's. It also provided college students a unique opportunity to work with the startups as a full time employee or as an intern. In addition, the participating startups also got a chance to pitch their ideas to prominent VC's of the country, thus giving an impetus to their venture. It also served as a platform for motivation and valuable for aspiring entrepreneurs. Some of the startups were:

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iChange KGP As we know, the first thing required for a start-up is an idea and an idea is a solution to a problem that exists or may exist.“iChange KGP” was a platform for the students of IIT Kharagpur to bring forward innovative solutions to common problems prevailing in IIT Kharagpur community. Hence, its purpose was to add value to the community by solving problems that exist and promote startup culture in campus. This event was exclusively for IIT Kharagpurstudents.Best entries were considered by administration for implementation in the institutional system.

innovatorS’ exhibition Innovation is the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, inarticulated needs, or existing market needs. To keep the fun alive, Entrepreneurship Cell-IIT Kharagpur presents "Innovators’ Exhibition" - a platform to showcase their innovation in front of enthusiastic spectators from different places in India, Venture Capitalists, and many prominent Entrepreneurs.The Great Exhibitions of the past brought new concepts to the world: objects, ideas and knowledge that have forever changed our perspective. They opened the doors to the unknown; they challenged nations, industries and budding entrepreneurs alike, to design, to create and to explore.We believe that innovation is an important aspect in the making of an entrepreneur and an exhibition of this kind was an impetus to our very motive of fostering entrepreneurship. Innovators’ Exhibition was on 11th January.

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If you are looking for co-founders or want to join super-early-stage start-ups, this is the group to be in. Our goal is to organize a common platform in which both the start-ups who require Co-founders and others interested to join a start-up. The summit has always have a great opportunity to meet engineering and creative talent from all over the country, to find out what other entrepreneurs are working on and potentially to find their next partner or start-up to join.

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Hackathon by datawind “Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature."Ever made a game like “Temple Run” or " Angry Birds "on which you sweat for hours every day? Android gives you a worldclass platform for creating apps and games for Android users everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for distributing to them instantly. Get a chance to showcase your Android Application Development skills and talent in the upcoming Hacakthon at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. For anyone and everyone who has or wants to try out Android Application Development

vc panel discussion

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The quintessential factor in converting an idea into a product or service is capital and a promising mentorship. The prominence of sufficient and timely investment is undeniable in the build-up of any successful enterprise. A panel discussion consisting of eminent panel of the leading VCs of India i.e. Mr. Bhaskar Mazumdar (Chairman, Heath Ventures), Mr. Aditya Deshpandey (VP, Incu Capital), Mr. Anil Joshi (Ex-President, Mumbai Angels) and Mr. Shurjo Ghosh (CEO of Total Start) on "Roadmap of funding for a startup". The panel shared its opinions about vivid topics such as what are the various sources of funding, should VCs fund student startups, who is the right mentor, how to ensure financial stability of start-ups and the role which passion plays in a successful startup. Apart from these there was a discussion among the panelists and Dr. Partha Pratim Das, Head of Rajendra Mishra School Of Engineering Entrepreneurship, on various possibilities in which Institute could support to promote start-up culture. The panel focused more on bootstrapping for student startups rather than funding opportunity. The discussion ended up with a meticulous question answer session with the enthusiastic audience.

GEC Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2014 (10th-12th January, 2014) played host to the fifth edition of Global Conference on Entrepreneurship in India, successfully held on 11th January 2014. This conference served as a conclave for discussion of opportunities and programs aimed towards promoting entrepreneurship in various universities across the world. This time we had two eminent entrepreneurs and three professors of the renowned universities connected with us through live video conferencing. Our distinguished guests included :Sam Cawthorn, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Sydney; Dhruv Adhia, CTO, H+ Technology, Toronto, Canada; Gary Rhoads,Stephen Mack Covey Professor of Marketing/Entrepreneurship Marriott School, Brigham Young University, Provo, US; Hee Carol, Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Kenan-Flagler Business School , University of North Carolina, Carolina, US; Dr. Hossein Rahnama, Research Director at the Digital Media Zone, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. They discussed on current entrepreneurial culture existing in western countries in contrast to that of India. They even picked issues like problems faced by women entrepreneurs in such competitive world of entrepreneurship. The conference saw an active participation of student leaders from entrepreneurship cells from various institutes across the country.

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The day 3 started with Connect the Dots Conference , a platform for various entrepreneurship cells across the India to exchange ideas, discuss problems and share their impact. The conference also infused a strong aspiration in many young minds to start similar organizations in their respective institutions. An interactive session about problems faced by students all over the country to start the organization and sustain it for the betterment took place. One main agenda of discussion during the conference was sustenance and well functioning of E-cells around the nation so as to provide students with sufficient opportunities to start up. Discussion about the achievements of the E-cells also took place during the conference. The session also witnessed an exchange of ideas and focused on their improvement so that they could be converted to sustainable business. Funding is a key aspect of starting up, this session provided the aspirants with the basics of funding and how to achieve them. Various students had their doubts cleared about the establishment and development of Entrepreneurship-Cell. It was a great programme for the interested students to start up an Organization for the benefit of the students.

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e-talks E-talks was conducted on 11th and 12th January, which proved to be a motivating platform for the student audience as Mr. Bhaskar Majumdar, Chairman of Heathventures & an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Mr. MN Srinivasu, Co-Founder of Billdesk, Mr. Varun Agarwal, CoFounder of Alma Mater, Ms. Ira Trivedi, Author & Entrepreneur, Mr. Farrhad Acidwalla, Founder of Rockstah Media, Ms. Devita Saraf, Founder of Vu Technologies shared the experiences of their Entrepreneurial journey. Nothing works as a great motivation than the words of the best!

bizquiz

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One of the main attractions of Global Entrepreneurship Summit was the Biz Quiz where young entrepreneurial minds of the country came face to face in the battle of the wits. This year, the Biz Quiz was organized by the Quiz Club of IIT Kharagpur which started with a huge number of participants which shows the developing interest of the student fraternity in the business world. The preliminary round was a written round consisting of 20 questions. It decided the fate of participating teams as only 4 teams were to qualify for next round and rest were to be eliminated. While the answer scripts were being evaluated, answers were announced. Finals consisted of 3 rounds. First round consisted of 8 dry questions with infinite bounce. The teams had a tough time answering those questions but they proved their mettle. Round 2 consisted of 8 Trivia questions with an option for other teams to pounce when a question is not directed to them. One team was eliminated after 2nd round and other teams still had a very neck to neck competition. The round three consisted of 9 questions and it was the final round. As it is said that winners perform best in pressure, teams were able to answer more questions compared to other rounds.The Biz Quiz culminated with the winners being Karan, Yogarshi and Aniruddha. Many congratulations to them and all other participants.

e-ADDA E-Adda is an Initiative of Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur. E-Adda is meant to be a knowledge sharing-cum-dissemination forum engaging the startup community of KGP with young enthusiasts (freshers, sophomores). Its main motive is To create a pool of well-informed freshers and sophomores so as to ensure that more people are involved with startups in some way or the other. E-Adda is being held in the form of weekly physical meetups. Every meetup has a pre-decided topic/theme. The members of E-Adda mutually decide on a topic for future E-Adda sessions. E-Cell is acting as a facilitator. Each physical meetup is divided into three parts-Hangout by an expert (not necessarily every week), Activity, Discussion between the members of E-Adda.

Startup Services Program is an initiative by E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur. It aims to aid the fledgling start-ups of IIT Kharagpur in terms of providing them certain required business services. Starting-up can be a tricky business. It requires a great deal of effort, will, perseverance on the part of the founders along with plenty of resources. Most of the start-ups die out and shut down because of paucity of quality services required at the opportune time. Advice on legal, taxation, financial, technical aspects of running a startup, co-working space, HR needs etc. are just a few things which a startup requires post inception. A startup usually faces constant financial crunch in its early stages. To help them in their endeavors, this initiative has been launched wherein these start-ups are provided certain free/discounted services to reduce their financial burden. It is expected that this will encourage more and more students to take up the path of entrepreneurship and IIT Kharagpur will see an unprecedented rise in the number of entrepreneurs being produced in the institute. The benefits under this program are limited only to IIT Kharagpur student and alumni start-ups. Some of the services which we'll be providing under this program are: Co-Working Space in Delhi/Gurgaon Legal and Taxation consultancy for startups Video-shoot, editing, ad jingle, montage creation Mobile UI/UX designing, Web Designing, Digital Marketing and Analytics consultancy.

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closing ceremony and also guided students that hiding or compromising for the sake of success is not wrong provided that one does not learn to live with it. Sharma also explained the importance of learning by giving his very own example of how he had learnt something from each and every guest personality- be it Shah Rukh Khan's wit to Bal Thackeray's command , Sharma has undoubtedly dissolved each of these aspects in his personality which has had an impact on his great success. The crowd went berserk when he ended his talk and surrounded him to have a mere closer look at the hero of Indian Television- Mr. Rajat Sharma. This was followed by a brief talk by Mr. Sharad Gupta. GES’ 14 concluded with the announcement of the winners of our competitions namely Empresario, Envision and Concipio. Finally at the end when all the events were officially over, the smile on the members of the student team said it all. The past three days had witnessed amazing speakers , great workshops and most importantly extraordinary teamwork which led to such a grand success.

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The 6th edition of Global Entrepreneurship Summit came to an end on the eve of 12th January. GES’14 was successfully organized and aimed to foster the spirit of Entrepreneurship amongst the youth. The closing ceremony featured two of India’s most successful entrepreneurs Mr.Rajat Sharma, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, IndiaTV and Mr. Sharad Gupta, Founder & CEO, 10kya.com. Mr. Sharma's talk began with a short video on the show ' Aap ki Adaalat' depicting the journey of the show and how Mr. Rajat Shatma has been the life of the show. Then he began with the story of his struggle and how he came over it to create India's No. 1 news channel. Be it financial constraints or low TRPs , Sharma has never left himself heartbroken and never let his self-esteem down and these qualities have made him one of the most beloved faces of Indian Television. He also mentioned how his biggest motivator has been his father who taught him to never be heartbroken and that a man fails only if he accepts his failures. Rajat further elaborated how he had to make compromises with the content of the shows on his channel to be ranked amongst the best news channels

EMPRESARIO Empresario is the annual Business Plan competition organized by E-Cell, unlike Concipio, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open to all. The participants get mentored by top notch professionals in their respective fields from all over the world. Apart from whopping 6 lakh rupees prize money the winning team receives, they also get to pitch in front of India's biggest VC's through Elevator Pitch organized by E-Cell as a part of GES in the month of January every year.

Envision is the annual product design competition organized by E-Cell. The winners get a chance to take their ideas to the next level of prototyping, mass production and launching it in the market, apart from protecting their intellectual property with the support of the network they develop through E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur. With the association of Prism feasible products can get upto rupees 45 lacs worth of funding. The most groundbreaking and innovative products are developed further with the help of reputed individuals from academia, industry and organizations such as Prism, TIETS, DST and Venture Capitalists.

concipio Concipio is the annual Business plan competition organized by Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur . It is an in-house B-Plan competition open only for IIT Kharagpur students, Professors and alumni. Winners of Concipio get a funding through TIETS (Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurial Training Society), upto 45 lakh rupees. To further realize this dream of getting more startups from institute, we have undertaken a unique initiative Deferred Placement Program (DPP). It provides an opportunity to the final year students to defer their placement by a year or two.

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Graphic Era University, AGB School, Patna ASE, Coimbatore IGIT, Sarang SSIET, Coimbatore SVCET, Vijayawada VIIT, Visakapatnam TIIPM, Hyderabad LNMIEDS, Patna IPS, Indore SVITS, Indore AIEMD,Burdhwan BIET, Suri CIMP, Patna AN College, Patna RPSIT, Patna GEMA, Patna IIT Guwahati ISBR, Bangalore UVCE, Bangalore IIT Patna NSIT, Delhi TISS, Mumbai XISS, Ranchi BITS, Mesra CET, Bhubaneswar CIMAGE, Patna Doranda college, Ranchi G.R.D IMT, Dehradun ITM UNIVERSITY, Gwalior XLRI, Jamshedpur UPES, Dehradun RCET, Bhilai RCOEM, Nagpur Medicaps, Indore R P S I T, Patna IIBM, Patna IISWBM, Kolkata NSIT, Patna ISM Dhanbad I.T.E.R, Bhubaneswar KIIT, Bhubaneswar INSA, Kolkata

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Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research, Bhopal Adhitya institute of technology and management,Kotturu Al-Ameer College of Engineering & I.T, Hyderabad Aryabhatta Institute Of Engineering & Management, Durgapur Asansol Engineering College, Asansol Balasore college of engineering and technology, Balasore bengal engineering and science university, Shibpur Beverly Hills Polo Club, Phillipines Brainware Business School, Asansol BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal Calcutta Institute Of Engineering & Management, Calcutta College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar college of engg.& research, Nagpur Durgapur Society Of Management Science, Durgapur Gitam University, Vishakapatnam Government College Of Engineering,Keonjhar Graphic Era University,Dehradun Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai Hansraj College, University of Delhi Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata ICFAI UNIVERSITY, Hyderabad Institute of engineering and management, Kolkata Institute Of Technical Education And Research, Bhubaneswar International School Of Business & Media, Pune Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur Karim City College, Jamshedpur Loyola Institute of Business Administration,Chennai Madhav institute Of Technology and Sciences, Gwalior Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad Nimra College of Engineering & Technology, Ahmedabad O.P.Jindal Institute Of Technology, Raigarh KKR and KSR Institute of Technology and Sciences, Vijayawada RVR & JC College of Engineering, Vijayawada M V G R College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur Millennium Institute of Technology Bhopal NRI Institute of Technology, Vijayawada Raghu Engineering College, Vishakhapatnam Symbiosis Institute of International Business,Pune Tirpude Institute Of Management Deucation, Nagpur International School of Management, Patna

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The Indian Institute of Planning and Management, GNIEM, Nagpur Hyderabad BIT, Kollkata PVP Siiddhartha institute of technology, Vijayawada Centurion university, Gajapati RCC-Institute of Information Technology, Kolkatar DBACER, Nagpur Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal DCRANDA COLLEGE, St Joseph College of Arts and Science, Bangalore Ranchi University of petroleum and energy studies, Dehradun Dr.BC Roy College, Durgapur V.R.Siddhartha engineering college, Vijayawada Jadavpur university, Kolkata Vindhya institute of technology and science, Indore JEC, Jaipur Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun KLU, Vijayawada Graphic Era Institute of Technology, Dehradun NIT, Durgapur GRD Academy, Dehradun MIT, Chennai Uttrakhand Institute of Technology, Dehradun NIT,Jamshedpur College of Engineering Pune, Pune NIT, Patna Vishveshwaraya Institute of Technology, Pune NIT, Rourkela Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune PESIT, Bangalore Vishveshwaraya Institute of Technology, Pune PSCMRCET, Vijayawada Praxis Business School, Kolkata PSVPEC, Vijayawada Dr M.G.R. University, Chennai REC, Chennai Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai Ranchi university, Ranchi Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai St. Xavier College, Ranchi SSN College of Engineering, Chennai St Marys College, Wayanad Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad AEC, Guwahati Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad GCC, Guwahati Malla Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad DIATM, Durgapur Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad ATRI, Uppal Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad BIT, Sindri Aurora Engineering College, Hyderabad Birla Institute of Technology , Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi Mesra Delhi Technical University, Delhi Lovely Professional University, CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore Centurion University, RV college of Engineering, Bangalore Bhubaneswar Gandhi Institute Of Science And Technology, Bangalore CIMAGE, Patna y, Vishakhapatnam CIPET, Bhubaneswar VSSUT, Burla N I T Raipur Delhi Technology University, Delhi NIT Rourkela Doranda College, Ranchi GLA University, Mathura GITAM, Vishakhapatnam PCCOE, Pune Gossner College, Ranchi JNTU Kakinada Usha Martin Acadamy, Ranchi KIIT Bhubaneswar Vignan University ITER, Bhubaneswar ISM Dhanbad ITM University, Raipur Jain College, Jamshedpur