Silicon established the Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) in 2011 to encourage and promote entrepreneurship among the students. Financial assistance from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) helped set up the ED Cell. The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India helped financially to organize various activities.
The ED Cell primarily aims to train and motivate students to start businesses. It provides an enabling environment for entrepreneurial innovation, creates opportunities for self-employment through formal and non-formal programs, and trains students to have an intrapreneurial spirit and mindset in their future workplaces.
SiliconTech is placed under Band 151-300 in the category of ‘Private Colleges’ in the NIRF Rankings 2023 for ‘Innovation’ by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Rankings for ‘Innovation’ was previously known as the ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement).
Entrepreneurship Development Cell is the advisory and coordination department for entrepreneurship on campus. It anchors the work of Silicon’s Business Incubator and Institute Innovation Council, two hubs that promote entrepreneurship within the institute and in Odisha.
Silicon’s ED Cell offers expertise, networks and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs to build viable business ventures. Incubatees benefit from access to workspace, mentoring, networks, training and funding.
The ED Cell hosts activities throughout the year to promote entrepreneurship in the state of Odisha. Students and startup founders benefit from awareness camps, expert talks, entrepreneurship and faculty development programs, workshops and annual fests. Competitions on business plan, idea generation, product prototypes, and proof of concept widen the exposure for incubatees and enrich their knowledge and networks.
Expert talks on entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship awareness camps
Entrepreneurship development programs
Workshops on business plans & innovations
Businesses started
Business domains
Expert talks on entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship awareness camps
Entrepreneurship development programs
Workshops on business plans & innovations
Businesses started
Business domains
Different entrepreneurship development programs like Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EAC), Expert Talks and Workshops open the doors to the startup world to not just Silicon students but to any entrepreneurs within the age group of 16 to 35 years and from a science and technology background. The National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, supports these programs.
The Technology Entrepreneurship Development Program (TEDP) focuses on the training and development needs of science and technology entrepreneurs in a specific technology area.
Know More About TEDPThe Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (W-EDP) is designed to develop the essential skills, business competencies and an entrepreneurial mindset among women to guide and motivate them to set up their own enterprises.
Know More About W-EDPNextGen Techlab Pvt. Ltd. is a forward-thinking technology company dedicated to delivering innovative and integrated IT solutions that drive business growth and digital transformation. We specialize in Industry ERP and Health ERP solutions, designed to optimize operations, enhance efficiency, and support data-driven decision-making. In addition, we provide end-to-end web solutions, mobile application development (native and hybrid), and customized ERP systems across diverse sectors.
A healthcare startup with research & Development for affordable solution for chronic or life style related problems. First solution is SanjivaniQCPR, a CPR assist device with real time audio visual feedback, to help common public in providing high quality chest compression to cardiac arrest victim, till arrival of emergency medical team at event site. About more 85% of sudden cardiac arrest happens outside hospital with a survival of less than 10% due to lack of timely ( within 6 Minutes) high quality CPR. The innovation is applauded by WHO innovation hub Head, TATA-IIM Social innovation challenge, Principal Scientific advisor to Govt of India, NRDC.
We Innovate India™, started by Ainesh Patra an organization focused on providing enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity solutions. Ainesh is a current student of Silicon University from the Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) program at Silicon University. Patra participated in the Startup Mahakumbh 2025 event in New Delhi, an event supported by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Through his participation in the Startup Mahakumbh, We Innovate India™ secured strategic partnerships with major brands like boAt, Lenskart, and IDFC Bank.
PerfectVIPs is a leading provider of high end custom testbench verification & emulation products and solutions for IP, SOC, ASIC and FPGA development. Founded in 2010 by Namrata Patnaik, its products enable fast and full functionality verification with cost-effective execution and delivery of emulation, power and performance testing.
AcesoCloud, founded in 2015 by Mohar Manohar Mishra, offers a cloud platform with embedded AI capabilities that helps healthcare providers to continuously improve patient outcomes while lowering the cost of care. Predictive analytics make patients and hospital management processes more efficient.
Acesocloud got continuous support in terms of recruiting energetic and motivated engineers through the Silicon ED cell which contributed immensely in building solutions of international standards. We were booted by the Silicon incubation center and provided all necessary logistics so that innovators could concentrate on what they needed to do at that point in time. Today, Acesocloud and its sister concern, Inovaare, are firmly placed in the US healthcare market competing with the best in Silicon Valley. Most of the resources, if not all, are from Silicon and are climbing the ladders of success with every passing year.
Founder, AcesoCloud
Influidity Solutions is a business consulting firm providing end-to-end business solutions for people management, market advisory, operational excellence, financial transformation, etc. Founded in 2017 by Priyanka Padhi, it serves a broad mix of industries as well as companies of different sizes.
The Advisory Board of the ED Cell has representatives from the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), District Industries Centre (DIC) Bhubaneswar, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII).
Advisor to Chairman
Silicon Institute of Technology
Trustee
Silicon University
Advisor and Incharge EDII,
Eastern Region, Bhubaneswar
Faculty In-Charge (FIC)
Entrepreneurship Development Cell Silicon Institute of Technology
Principal Scientist
CSIR -Innovative Technology Enabling Centre (InTEC)
Senior Advisor
Cyberverse Foundation
The Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) at SiliconTech, the engineering institute of Silicon University, organized an expert talk on entrepreneurship titled ‘From Idea to Impact’ on 24 September 2025. The talk was delivered by Mr. Ankur B. Patel, the Co-founder of Let’s driEV. The primary objective of the session was to provide students with the opportunity […]
READ MORE
The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (ED Cell) and Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) of SiliconTech, the engineering institute of Silicon University, celebrated World Entrepreneurs’ Day on 21 August 2025 to honor the entrepreneurial spirit, motivate budding innovators, and cultivate a culture of creativity, leadership, and self-reliance among students. The celebration aimed to expose students to the opportunities […]
READ MORE
The Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) at SiliconTech, the engineering institute of Silicon University, organized an expert talk on entrepreneurship titled ‘From Idea to Impact’ on 24 September 2025. The talk was delivered by Mr. Ankur B. Patel, the Co-founder of Let’s driEV. The primary objective of the session was to provide students with the opportunity […] READ MORE
The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (ED Cell) and Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) of SiliconTech, the engineering institute of Silicon University, celebrated World Entrepreneurs’ Day on 21 August 2025 to honor the entrepreneurial spirit, motivate budding innovators, and cultivate a culture of creativity, leadership, and self-reliance among students. The celebration aimed to expose students to the opportunities […] READ MORE
