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ONYX E-CELL
ONYX NIE

Onyx is the Entreprenuership cell at The National Institute of Engineering (NIE)Mysore www.onyx-nie.com, Which is affiliated to the National Entrepreneurship Network(NEN)NENonline.org.Onyx was started in August 2009 by a group of final year engineering students who set out on a mission to redefine entrepreneurship in India .Today Onyx has over 500 members and is one of the more successful NEN entrepreneurship cells on campus all across the country.

ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2010 Onyx was the recipient of NEN's Nilima Rovshen creativity and innovation award for the idea and execution of developing and constructing eco-friendly chulas in certain villages in and around Mysore with the concept of a revolving fund,They also won NEN's Runners-up award for their contribution to Entrepreneurship week (E-week) 2010,which is an annual fest conducted by NEN in support and celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit, with over 500 participating institutions all across the country spreading the importance of entrepreneurship.

In 2011 Onyx took to the tracks ,where the E leaders moved into several trains between Bangalore and Mysore to talk with passengers about their "Ideas for India"(E-week theme 2011)and the importance of entrepreneurship in the country today.This event won them an Award for the largest public awareness in the Country.In 2011 Onyx and the National Institute Of Engineering(Mysore) won the Championship award at NEN E-week 2011.