An Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) is a platform that promotes entrepreneurship, innovation, skill development and self-employment among students, youth and aspiring entrepreneurs. It helps individuals develop entrepreneurial knowledge, practical skills, confidence and the ability to identify and pursue business opportunities.
In close pursuance of the well-defined mission of the College to provide, “Education for All,” Jaintia Eastern College pioneered setting up the Entrepreneurship Cell on 26th February 2025 under the PRIME Meghalaya to play the strategic role of both trainer and facilitator of entrepreneurship development.
The establishment of E-Cell reflects the concern of the college to sensitize, motivate and train the educated youths to become job creators and not job seekers.
Objectives of the E-Cell:
The objectives of E- Cell is to ensure that the procedures and processes for the entrepreneurs to work which are stated below:
- To create awareness, motivate and encourage the development of entrepreneurial skills and knowledge amongst students.
- To organize certificate or diploma courses that will serve as an added advantage to students for self-employment.
- To encourage entrepreneurship among the students who would be interested in entrepreneurship with proper guidance and mentoring needed.
- Provide various facilities and activities to help the entrepreneur to grow.
- To create a local start up ecosystem, this will help the students, alumni to grow.
- To create proper monitoring and guidance to the young entrepreneurs
- To access wholesome serious ecosystem for realizing start up ideas, peer networking with other entrepreneurs.
Functions
The Cell will carry out on behalf of the College of all dealings with start-ups directly and indirectly or through its incubators.
Members of the E-Cell
| Coordinator: | Principal |
| Members: | Shri. Besterwell Dkhar, faculty of Commerce |
| Shri. Remember Nongtdu, faculty of Commerce | |
| Smt. Sapna Suchiang faculty of Commerce | |
| Shri. Eliezer Nongtdu faculty of Commerce | |
| SPOC: | Shri. Banpynskhem Papang, Faculty of Commerce |