OPERATIONAL CREWSEASON 26 · BENGALURU

The Builders Behind It.

No ceremonial committees. The E Cell PST Core is run by students who write production software, design daylight brand systems, and assemble investor networks.

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Saahi Dubey

President, E Cell PST

Builder who chose PST over IIT Bombay Aerospace, cracked GSoC in year one, founder of Sharesaathi (₹1.5 Cr GMV in 1 month), now running the campus founder stack.

CURRENT OBSESSION:Building distributed compiler toolchains & obsessed with turning every hostel block into a shipping unit.

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INSTITUTIONAL MENTOR

Avinash Ramakant

Dean & Faculty Advisor, E Cell PST · Dean, Polaris School of Technology

Overseeing student venture governance, incubator partnerships, and institutional research commercialization at Polaris. Dedicated to creating high-autonomy environments for student builders.

VERTICAL LEADS

Functional Heads.

Executive

Saahi Dubey

President, E Cell PST

Builder who chose PST over IIT Bombay Aerospace, cracked GSoC in year one, founder of Sharesaathi (₹1.5 Cr GMV in 1 month), now running the campus founder stack.

OBSESSED WITH:Building distributed compiler toolchains & obsessed with turning every hostel block into a shipping unit.

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Technology

Krishiv Agarwal

Head of Technology & Systems

Co founder of EliteFolks (50k+ users visit, paid US users). Architecting AI powered developer workflows, skill building engines, and campus platforms. Made 2 Lakh in just 1 month

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with scalable tech stacks, AI simulations, and fueling the idea-to-funding startup pipeline.

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Incubation & Programs

Sarthak Basu

Head of Incubation (FORGE & IGNITE)

Spearheading the 8 week FORGE pre incubation cohort and quarterly pitch leagues. Ruthless about cohort milestone accountability and customer truth.

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with cohort velocity, user retention loops, and helping teams survive first contact with real users.

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Outreach & Capital

Sakshi Kasat

Head of Outreach & Community Alliances

Connecting campus ventures with angel syndicates, venture partners along the ORR corridor, and premier student developer circles.

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with ecosystem density, capital access for student founders, and cross campus community loops.

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Design & Brand

Priyanka Potlia

Head of Brand & Product Design

Crafting the visual identity of E Cell PST, tactile event collateral, merchandise drops, and daylight design systems.

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with Swiss editorial typography, tactile paper textures, and eliminating generic corporate templates.

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Operations & Finance

Kulratan Thapar

Head of Treasury & Corporate Relations

Managing competition prize distributions, corporate sponsor pipelines, and non dilutive student server grants.

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with financial hygiene, grant disbursements, and corporate partnership governance.

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Technology

Manav Nayak

Lead Product Engineer

Founder of ParkCity (premium parking discovery) and WanderMesh (invite only travel community). Building mobility and community tech.

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with hyperlocal mapping, consumer discovery UX, and offline community networks.

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Priyanshu Gupta

Head of WebOps & Infrastructure

Full stack engineer managing the digital infrastructure of E Cell, The Arena gamification engine, and automated judge portals.

OBSESSED WITH:Obsessed with sub 100ms API latency, edge deployments, zero runtime CSS, and state persistence architecture.

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ASSOCIATES & WEBOPS DEPLOYMENT

WebOps & Support Crew.

SHIPPED BY WEBOPS

Prateek YadavWebOps Associate

Divya BalanDesign Associate

Siddharth JainPrograms Associate

Nisha VarmaOutreach Associate

Karan PillaiCommunity Associate

Ishita RoyEditorial Associate

“We will not clap for participation. We will help you ship.”

· Saahi Dubey, President

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