ideas in. startups out.
the entrepreneurship cell of k.c. college of engineering and management studies, thane. we help students move from intent to execution.
ventures, hackathons, mentorship from industry founders, and results you can point to.
- active members
- 500+
- events & workshops
- 100+
- industry partners
- 20+
- student initiatives
- 10+
flagships & events
hackathons, bootcamps, and national challenges. everything we build and compete in across the academic year.
singularity 2027
the next chapter of our flagship 24-hour hackathon: uniting student builders, mentors, and early-stage capital.
detroits
high-octane engineering, robotics competitions, and hardware prototyping challenging inter-college student teams.
singularity 2026
celebrated 10 years of student builders with our biggest 24-hour hackathon, featuring 50+ prototype submissions and seed funding.
hack4hygiene · sih 2025
e-cell teams took on the smart india hackathon 2025, bringing home 1st place nationally with hack4hygiene.
what we do
from first-year ideation to pitching in front of national panels. our four core initiatives.
hackathons
24-hour inter-college builds where student teams turn ideas into working software and hardware prototypes with direct floor mentorship.
bootcamps & workshops
hands-on technical tracks covering applied ai, fullstack systems, embedded robotics, and cybersecurity fundamentals.
incubation & mentorship
regular review sessions for venture ideas, prototype validation, pitch decks, and connections to campus seed grants and angel networks.
national challenges
sponsored contingents and focused prep for nec iit bombay, smart india hackathon, and collegiate innovation challenges across india.
the story so far
established in 2016. from a classroom in thane to national podiums at iit bombay and smart india hackathon.
e-cell is founded
established at kccemsr to give students a space to turn ideas into scalable ventures.
national stage at iit-b
secured 2nd place at iit bombay's national entrepreneurship challenge.
respawn + online pivot
brought hundreds of students together for gaming and shifted building activities online.
nec grand finale
reached the national grand finale of the entrepreneurship challenge with e-cell iit bombay.
sih 2025 winners
hack4hygiene won the smart india hackathon 2025 national competition.
singularity 2026 (completed in jan)
celebrated a decade of student founders with our biggest 24-hour hackathon platform to date.
singularity 2027 & detroits
upcoming flagship hackathon and high-stakes engineering robotics competition.
the builders
24 students across five departments run e-cell this year. here are some of the people behind the work.
Raaj Patkar
Presidentruns the show, calls the meetings nobody asked for, and somehow still finds time to sleep. probably.
Daivik Pawar
Vice Presidentthe president when the president is busy. knows where every document is, including the one you lost.
Subhra Parijha
Secretarywrites the minutes no one reads, sends the emails no one answers, and keeps the calendar honest.
Ishwar Suthar
Web Dev Headships the site, breaks the site, fixes the site. lives in dev tools.
Rushabh Makwana
Web Dev Co-Headreviews the prs the head rubber-stamped. writes the tests nobody asked for.
Sachman Chadha
AI/ML Headtrains models on data we should not have. writes prompts like spells. hallucinates, but on purpose.
Sanchita Pawar
AI/ML Co-Headtames the gpu bill and reads the arxiv so the rest of the team can pretend they did.
Aryan Wesavkar
Cybersecurity Headbreaks things on purpose so the rest of us don't have to.