Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership
BITS Pilani: The Birthplace of India’s Startup Legends
Over the years, BITS has proven & proudly owns a legacy dating back to the 1970s, when most of the nation was unfamiliar with terms like “Entrepreneurship & Startups.” A strong alumni entrepreneur’s BITS family tree consisting of the largest alumni network available of serial entrepreneurs, investors, VCs & mentors, corporate professionals. The institute has highly experienced and trained faculty members and mentors in the area of entrepreneurship, research, & Innovation, along with an ecosystem to promote an innovation start-up culture.
BITS Pilani is proud to be a core part of the Indian startup ecosystem, with our alumni rising to great heights, building companies like Swiggy, BigBasket and RedBus, to name a few. Often, such ideas or the spark is born in college hostels and through the passion of the founders, they grow to become such giants. BITSians swear by the spirit of entrepreneurship and it is this spirit that we strive to thrive through our never-ending, sincere efforts.
Startups Founded by Our Students
Alumni of BITS Pilani have founded some of the most successful ventures in the country.
CIIE – Centre for Incubation, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
BITS Pilani looks at inculcating innovation and entrepreneurship in the minds of people from the first year itself, it has a dedicated department called CIIE- BITS Pilani for each campus (Center of Incubation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) from the beginning of 21st Century that holds a series of projects that promote innovation & entrepreneurial spirit around the campuses pushing people to identify and solve problems around them. Each campus has a state-of-the-art Technology Business incubator to help create, identify and enhance budding entrepreneurs, pushing potential startups with the necessary resources.
What CIIE Offers:
Hands-on support for refining concepts and validating business models.
Mentorship with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and BITS alumni who have built successful startups.
Infrastructure support via state-of-the-art incubators.
Programmes & workshops that promote innovation and entrepreneurial thinking.
Networking opportunities with investors, corporates and mentors to scale ventures effectively.
Learning by Doing: New Venture Creation (NVC)
Our specially designed academic course, New Venture Creation (NVC), equips students with practical skills to develop their ideas into real-world startups. Through hands-on experience and guidance from successful innovators, students learn to navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship, from ideation to implementation.
Fueling Entrepreneurship Through Student E-Cells
Each campus has a dedicated Student E-Cell, where students engage freely in leadership roles, organising activities and events that promote entrepreneurship, not only on campus but nationwide. It provides them exposure to current trends, engages with serial entrepreneurs, experts and leaders, to help them hone their skills in managing a thriving Ecosystem.
With all these initiatives by the BITS Pilani administration and the student-run CEL, the entrepreneurial spirit at BITS is heading in the right direction, with over 25 startups operating at various scales and domains and many more on the horizon. The growth in passion has walked hand in hand with the growth in results.
How to Apply
Browse current openings, review eligibility criteria and
submit your application through our online portal.
For any technical issue during application submission, please reach out to HR at hr@dubai.bits-pilani.ac.in