Transforming Innovative Ideas into Sustainable Enterprises. Building an ecosystem where students transform ideas into scalable ventures through innovation, mentorship and entrepreneurship.
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ESSC serves as the innovation and startup development platform under CCS that nurtures entrepreneurial thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration and startup creation.
Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem encouraging experimentation and problem solving.
Supporting students from ideation to scalable venture creation.
Connecting founders with experts, mentors and opportunities.
Driving innovation and economic growth across Punjab.
Transforming innovative ideas into sustainable enterprises through collaboration, incubation, mentorship and startup support.
To build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that creates employment opportunities and contributes toward India’s innovation journey.
The Entrepreneurship & Startup Support Cell creates a structured environment where innovation, collaboration and startup growth thrive together.
Provide structured handholding support from ideation to successful inception and development of student ventures.
Encourage collaboration across technology, law, management and economics to avoid isolated development.
Leverage the Mohali–Chandigarh innovation corridor for stronger industry and academic integration.
ESSC breaks traditional academic silos by creating a collaborative environment where multiple schools contribute to startup and innovation development.
From concept → validation → incubation → growthTechnology innovation, prototyping and product development.
Business models, market validation and startup scaling.
IPR, compliance and startup legal support.
Digital platforms, AI and software innovation.
Healthcare innovation and applied research.
Agri-tech and regional impact development.
A structured entrepreneurial journey designed to support innovation from initial concept to scalable startup execution.
Identify opportunities and transform innovative thoughts into actionable startup concepts.
Evaluate feasibility through market research, user feedback and expert consultation.
Build prototypes, receive mentorship and strengthen business readiness.
Launch, scale and create long-term entrepreneurial impact.
ESSC develops entrepreneurial capability through structured experiences, collaboration and startup ecosystem engagement.
Idea competitions and challenge-driven innovation initiatives to encourage entrepreneurial thinking.
Hands-on sessions focused on design thinking, business modelling and startup execution.
Continuous guidance from faculty, founders and industry experts.
Access to investors, incubators, startup communities and strategic partnerships.
ESSC provides a structured mentorship model connecting students with experienced leaders, startup advisors and ecosystem stakeholders.
Regular interaction with faculty mentors, founders and domain specialists.
Structured support to convert validated ideas into sustainable ventures.
Access to industry connections, ecosystem partners and growth opportunities.
Periodic progress tracking with feedback and strategic intervention.
A structured review mechanism ensures accountability, execution quality and sustainable entrepreneurial development.
Track activities, startup progress and execution milestones.
Monitor strategic direction and operational outcomes.
Review startup growth, ecosystem engagement and impact.
ESSC aims to create measurable outcomes through innovation, startup support and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Enable students to transform innovative ideas into sustainable ventures.
Support entrepreneurship-led job creation and regional growth.
Strengthening entrepreneurship, innovation and startup outcomes.
Develop a campus-wide ecosystem encouraging experimentation.
Build stronger collaboration with startups and industry leaders.