The Entrepreneurship Development Cell(EDC) was established in July 2005 sponsored by Department of Science and Technology(DST), Government of India, New Delhi. It aims to promote and implement programmes for building curriculum and training personal and assisting trainers by exploring their entrepreneurial aptitude and apply their conceptual knowledge in developing business plans in entrepreneurial activities.

CIMAT EDC has so far organized and conducted 61 Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps(EAC) for the students of various Arts and Science, Engineering and Polytechnic colleges in and around Coimbatore mainly to motivate students to take up the entrepreneurship and do their own business. EDC also organized faculty development programmes, assisted needy persons and organization in formulation of projects, loan syndication, project implementation, monitoring and appraisal.