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Entrepreneurship & Innovation as a Career
Expert sessions exploring entrepreneurship as a career path — covering opportunities, challenges, and the mindset shift from employee to founder.
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The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE) was established in 2022 with the objective of leveraging management education expertise to instil an entrepreneurial mindset among students and encourage and nurture student startup ideas.
The Centre serves as a vibrant hub where aspiring entrepreneurs receive the knowledge, mentorship, and practical experience needed to transform innovative ideas into viable business ventures.
Through a combination of specialised courses, competitions, cultural engagements, and incubation support, CFE bridges the gap between academic learning and real-world entrepreneurship — empowering students to think like founders, act like innovators, and build like leaders.
The Centre also facilitates the Prerana Entrepreneurship Club — a student-run forum that organises ideation challenges, market visits, hackathons, and innovation exhibitions, creating a thriving campus ecosystem of entrepreneurial energy.
CFE works in close collaboration with the Ramaiah Innovation and Incubation Centre (RIIC), established in August 2018, which has supported 10 startups and mentored 17 ventures through its extensive partnership network.
Courses Supported by CFE
Entrepreneurship Development
Offered in the second semester of the PGDM programme, this course takes learners through the complete venture creation journey — from idea generation and opportunity identification to prototype development and the Business Model Canvas.
Innovation & Design Thinking
A specialisation course developing creative problem-solving, human-centred design, and systematic innovation skills essential for building new ventures.
Lean Startup & Customer Discovery
Equips students with lean methodologies and customer validation frameworks to build, measure, and iterate products with minimal waste and maximum market fit.
Venture Planning & Funding
Covers business plan development, financial modelling, investor pitching, and funding strategies including bootstrapping, angel investment, and venture capital.
Project Management
Builds skills in planning, executing, and delivering projects on time and within budget — a critical competency for startup founders and product managers.
Technology for Startups
Introduces non-technical founders to key technology concepts — from digital platforms and automation to AI and data analytics — essential for building tech-enabled ventures.
Club Events & Activities
Session
Why Starting Early is Important
Inspiring sessions on the advantage of early entrepreneurial action, learning from peers who started ventures during or immediately after their academic journey.
Workshop
Ideation — Creative Problem Solving
Structured ideation workshops using design thinking, lateral thinking, and SCAMPER techniques to help students generate and refine breakthrough business ideas.
Field Visit
Market Visits for Problem Identification
On-ground market immersion visits aligned with ESG goals, enabling students to identify real-world problems and develop sustainability-driven business solutions.
Competition
Idea Pitch & Hackathon
High-energy pitch competitions and hackathons where student teams present business concepts to industry mentors and investors for real-world evaluation and feedback.
Exhibition
Student Ideas — Innovation Exhibition
An annual showcase where students present posters and prototypes of their innovative ideas, open to faculty, industry guests, and the broader Ramaiah community.
Ramaiah Innovation & Incubation Centre
2018
Established
RIIC was established in August 2018 as the incubation arm of Ramaiah Institute of Management, providing a structured environment for idea-to-venture growth.
10+
Startups Supported
RIIC has actively supported 10 startups with resources, mentoring, workspace, and connections to investors and industry networks.
17+
Startups Mentored
Beyond active incubation, RIIC has provided structured mentoring to 17 startup teams, guiding them through ideation, validation, and early-stage growth.
Partner Network
NEN, Ramaiah Evolute, WEI, CoCreate, GIGA Innovation, Emerg, AWAKE, and FKCCI — an ecosystem of partners supporting startup growth and innovation.
Our Team
CFE Leadership at MSRIM
Faculty driving entrepreneurship education and incubation
Dr. Geetha Rajaram
Professor & Dean, MSRIM
Prof. Yashaswini Murthy B
Assistant Professor, Department of OB and HR
Contact Information
Address
Gate No. 8, Ramaiah Group Campus, Bengaluru — 560054