Events

Launch of the 8th Edition of TATA Social Enterprise Challenge

August 6 , 2019

Tata Group in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM Calcutta), announced the 8th edition of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2019 to find India’s most promising early-stage social innovators. Entrepreneurs can submit their business plans online, by logging onto www.tatasechallenge.org. The last day to submit the Impact Proposal (business plan) online is 15th September, 2019.

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NIDHI-EIR Program

August 5 , 2019

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park conducted the NIDHI Entrepreneur-In-Residence program on 1st August 2019 by inducting the 2nd batch of the 7 fellows. One-on-one sessions were conducted by 4 mentors. The NIDHI-EIR Program would provide subsistence grant to an aspiring or budding entrepreneur of considerable potential for pursuing a promising technology business idea

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Thinking Social Seminar

July 29 , 2019

Mr. Narendra Godse, Founder-Anoobhuti Learning and Mr. Prateek Sharma, Founder- Vishalya Foods and Farms elucidates their entrepreneurial journey with over 100 participants at the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge Thinking Social Seminar at Rabindranath Tagore University, Atal Incubation Centre, Bhopal on July 27,2019. The other speakers included Ronald Fernandez, CEO- Rabindranath Tagore University-Atal Incubation Centre;Santosh Dubey, Chancellor- Rabindranath Tagore University- Bhopal,V C Dubey- Nodal Officer,Start up and Incubation Cell
Department of MSME, Govt. of M.P.

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BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP- ASSAM

July 29 , 2019

A 2-day workshop on Business Plan Development was conducted by IIMCIP at Assam Startup-The Nest on 12 and 13 July’19. A part of the capacity building initiatives, the workshop was especially designed for the startups incubated at The Nest and was addressed by experts like Dr. Subhrangshu Sanyal, CEO, IIMCIP; Chandradeep Mitra, Mentor, IIMCIP; Vikram Duggal, Mentor, IIMCIP; Devashis Gupta, Mentor, IIMCIP; Suman Mukhopadhyay, Mentor, IIMCIP; and Gaurav Kapoor, Mentor, IIMCIP.

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Mizoram Kailawn

June 21 , 2019

IIMCIP has partnered with the Mizoram government to launch the third edition of the biggest B-plan contest in the state. It was inaugurated by the chief secretary of Mizoram Lalnunmawia Chuaungo in Aizawl on 17th June 2019 and the event was attended by over 200 budding entrepreneurs. IIMCIP through this initiative aims to nurture the start-up ecosystem and promote entrepreneurship in the state by mentoring the young minds and connecting them with their desired markets as well as venture capitalists.

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Cohort 1.0

June 17 , 2019

Assam Startup-The Nest successfully completed the three day boot-camp and orientation session for 52 selected incubatees from 9-11 June 2019. The 3-day workshop began with an ice-breaking session followed by a series of meticulous sessions on the key aspects of entrepreneurship. The startups have been familiarized with the crucial concepts of a business like design thinking, business and financial modelling, customer acquisition, marketing and branding, and so on. Some of the personalities to take sessions during the Bootcamp are, Prashant Mishra, Dean (New Initiatives and External Relations), IIM Calcutta; Rajesh Singhal, Asst. Vice President, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group); Chandradeep Mitra, corporate trainer and startup mentor, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park; Dr. Subhrangshu Sanyal, CEO, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park; Pankaj Periwal,FCA (Branch in-charge for V.Singhi & Associates Guwahati) and Abhijit Bhuyan, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Bohniman Systems Pvt. Ltd., among others.

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Pitch Hatch 1.0

May 21 , 2019

The mega pitching event, where 113 shortlisted startups from the incubation contest pitched before the jury on 11 May at The Nest in Assam. A bootcamp was held at The Nest on 10 May 2019 on “What Investors Want”. Speakers included Sushanto Mitra, Founder & CEO, Lead Angels; Chandradeep Mitra, Advisor & Mentor, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park; Vikram Duggal, Investor & Mentor, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park; Sanjay Enishetty, Managing Director & CEO, 50K Ventures. The Pitch Hatch received over 1000 applications

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Thinking Social Seminar

May 14 , 2019

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park organised a one-day “Thinking Social” seminar at Goa in association with Goa State Innovation Council on 25th January, 2019. The primary objective of this exercise was to build awareness, interest and desire to engage with the Social Enterprise Ecosystem amongst the aspiring entrepreneurs and start ups who were about to embark on their entrepreneurship journey soon. This seminar series introduced the budding entrepreneurs to the concept of social entrepreneurship in the rapidly evolving global economy.

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NIDHI-EIR Program Launched

May 7 , 2019

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park launched the NIDHI Entrepreneur-In-Residence program on 2nd May 2019 by inducting the 1st batch of the fellows. The NIDHI-EIR Program would provide subsistence grant to an aspiring or budding entrepreneur of considerable potential for pursuing a promising technology business idea.

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Health Trail Demo Day

May 7 , 2019

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park had launched Health Trail, an accelerator to foster start-ups endeavouring to offer innovative solutions to some of the largest health problems in our country, especially in the rural sector. The Demo Day was held on 13th April 2019 where 6 start-ups pitched to 6 leading investors from across the country.

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The ‘Learn the Art and Science of Pitching’ Workshop

April 8 , 2019

The ‘Learn the Art and Science of Pitching’ Workshop was organised by IIM Calcutta Innovation Park at the IIM Calcutta campus on 2nd and 3rd April 2019. All the 43 incubatees of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park attended the two-day workshop where they were mentored by Mr Srikant Sastri, Board Chairman of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park. Sessions were conducted on topics such as Funding landscape & how one should think about funding; Estimating one’s own funding needs and the Art of Story-telling

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Thinking Social Seminar

March 11 , 2019

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park organized “Thinking Social” seminar at The nest, Guwahati, Assam on 8th March, 2019. The speakers comprised senior bureaucrats from Government of Assam such as Ms. Manjula Saikia Bhuyan, IAS, Addl Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Commerce & Industries and Managing Director, Assam Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, Shri Alok Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary to Government of Assam, Shri Ravi Capoor, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary to Government of Assam, Department of Commerce & Industries, Assam, Shri Rajiv Bora, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary to Government of Assam, Department of Finance, Assam and Shri Puru Gupta, IAS, Secretary to Government of Assam, Department of Commerce & Industries, Assam. Social entrepreneurs from various parts of the country such as Mr. Abhinav Girdhar, Founder – Bodhi Health Education; Mr. Hironmoy Gogoi, Founder & Creative Head- GKK India (Gaon Ka Khana) & Proprietor- Blackhorse Marketing; Mr. Prantik Sinha, Founder – Agastya Buoyant; Mr. Anupam Nath, Co Founder- Xcraft Online shared their experiences with entrepreneurs, aspiring start ups, investors, mentors and students from all over North East.

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Janhit Jagran Idea Challenge Bootcamp

February 28 , 2019

The Janhit Jagran Idea Challenge Bootcamp was hosted by IIM Calcutta Innovation Park at the IIM Calcutta campus on 23rd and 24th February 2019. Nearly 30 start-ups attended the two-day bootcamp. The start-ups were mentored and guided on how to make a winning pitch. In addition, a team from VR SAARP & Co, a reputed CA firm, deliberated on compliance. Pitching sessions were also held during the bootcamp. 

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Thinking Social Seminar

February 28 , 2019

Thinking Social Seminar was held at Sangam AIC, Gurugram on 26 February 2019. The speakers comprised of eminent social entrepreneurs such as Kalyan Koley, Founder & CEO- Aegipan Animal Bio Care and Anuroop Raj, Co Founder – Talento. The event witnessed around 50 attendees.

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Training of Trainers on Entrepreneurship Development

February 18 , 2019

The ‘Training of Trainers on Entrepreneurship Development’ workshop for 15 delegates from Mizoram took place at the IIMC Campus from 14th – 17th February 2019. The participants were sensitized about structuring a business model canvas. The topics covered during the session were:
1. Reasons to carry out innovation & taking up entrepreneurship
2. Usage of Ideation Tools & Techniques
3.Process undergone during Design Thinking
4.Structuring a Customer Value Proposition Model
5. Genesis and structure of a Business Plan and
6. Process of Drafting a Business model canvas.

An elaborate discussion on ideation tools and techniques used while structuring customers Value Proposition Model, marketing and branding requirement for any product was held. The trainers also interacted with various start-ups of IIMCIP.

 

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Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018-19

January 15 , 2019

The Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018-19 received over 900 applications from across India in sectors such as agriculture; healthcare; water and sanitation; technology and development; education and skills development; housing; handicrafts; energy; and microfinance, among others. Out of 900 applications, the top 60 teams were shortlisted. This was followed by Regional Rounds at Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai in December last year from which the top 20 teams were selected. Besides these 20 teams, two entrepreneurs from Germany joined the Semi-finals. The Semi-final and the Grand Finale were scheduled on 11th and 12th January, 2019 respectively at IIM Calcutta. In the Grand Finale the top three startups in the social enterprises space were identified. Eminent personalities also attended the event to motivate the youth towards social entrepreneurship.

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MIZORAM KAILAWN 2018

December 27 , 2018

Mizoram Kailawn 2018 was launched on 3 April 2018 by Pu Lalsawta, Honourable Minister of Planning & Programme Implementation. Thereafter, outreach programs were conducted in each district by the MzCG team with the support of Master Trainers chosen under the Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (EDS).

A total of 330 participants registered for Mizoram Kailawn 2018, an increase in number from the 287 applicants in 2017. Evaluators from IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and other key entrepreneurial ecosystem stakeholders shortlisted 40 Finalists to take part in the Boot Camp/Training program hosted at the State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR).

Mizoram Kailawn 2018 concluded with the Entrepreneurship Summit on Wednesday 20 June at Pachhunga University College Multipurpose Hall. The E-Summit included a Start Up Conclave, highlighting start-ups incubated at IIMCIP and start-ups from Mizoram, panel discussions, and announcement and felicitation of the Business Plan Contest Winners. Honourable Chief Minister Pu Lal Thanhawla presided over the occasion as Chief Guest and presented the awards to the business plan winners.

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Shilpa Shibir 2018

December 13 , 2018

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) in association with the Directorate of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of West Bengal conducted 3-day residential programmes for the officers of the District Industries Centre and the Directorate of MSME at IIM Calcutta. The training programmes were held in 3 batches.

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Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018- Regional Rounds

December 13 , 2018

The Regional Rounds of the 7th edition of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018 to find India’s most promising early-stage social innovators was held in the four cities of Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai between 1-11 December, 2018. The events witnessed the participation of around 60 start-ups.

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Thinking Social Seminar

November 20 , 2018

Thinking Social Seminar took place at SR Innovation Exchange, Warrangal on 16 November 2018. The speakers comprised of eminent social entrepreneurs such as Kalyan Sivasailam , Founder – 5C Networks, Dr. NSD Prasad Rao, Founder & CEO Ameya Life , Sanjay Kumar, Founder – Milletbowl, Kiran Vuppala, Founder – Cerelia Nutritech. The event witnessed around 100 attendees.

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Health Trail- The Healthcare Accelerator Program

October 26 , 2018

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park has launched Health Trail, an accelerator to foster start-ups endeavouring to offer innovative solutions to some of the largest health problems in our country, especially in the rural sector.

Accelerator Highlights –

3 Months
15 Member Cohort
7 Dedicated Mentor
5 Top Start ups
Up to 50 Lakhs seed funding for selected startups
For More Details Log onto : http://www.localhost/iimcip/health-trail/

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Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018

August 17 , 2018

DSC00183Tata Group in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM Calcutta), announced the 7th edition of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2018 to find India’s most promising early-stage social innovators. Entrepreneurs can submit their business plans online, by logging onto www.tatasechallenge.org. The last day to submit the Impact Proposal (business plan) online is 30th September, 2018.

 

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EDCN Workshop

July 4 , 2018

edcn group photoIIM Calcutta Innovation Park in association with the Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises & Textiles (MSME&T), Government of West Bengal organised the first Entrepreneurship Development Centre Network (EDCN) program in West Bengal at the IIM Calcutta Campus from 5th to 7th July 2018. The program aimed to ignite the Young Minds by helping them to ideate, have them nurtured and thereby create an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem right at the grass roots.

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North East Accelerator Program (NEAP)

April 19 , 2018

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) in association with Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has launched North East Accelerator Program (NEAP) to create a supportive eco-system for the entrepreneurs in North-east with STPI and Ennovent as partners of the initiative. Out of over 150 applications from start-ups across North-east, 12 most scalable ideas were shortlisted and subsequently considered for acceleration by IIMCIP. A total of 3 bootcamps were held in Guwahati, Assam. The first one was held from April 3 to 5 at the National Institute of Rural Development while the second was held from June 8 to 9 at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship. The third bootcamp was held from August 2 to 3 at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Start-ups from the following domain are part of NEAP: Food and Agriculture, Logistics, Education, Fashion and Tourism. The program  concluded with Demo Day where NEAP start-ups pitched to investors from banks and FIs, investor organisations, HNIs located at Assam, Kolkata and Bangalore.

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Smart Fifty Boot Camp

March 25 , 2018

India has emerged as a powerful developing economy over the last 70 years. However, it continues to face some of the trickiest development challenges that require the combined might of youth, entrepreneurship and innovators to develop sustainable solutions. To bridge the gap and take India to the next level, the need of the hour is to come up with innovative solutions to the various socio-economic challenges thereby impacting lives of people at large. Government of India is actively encouraging Entrepreneurship development and is working closely with key stakeholders in the eco-system to develop multipronged strategies to energise youth to take entrepreneurship as their preferred choice through innovative programmes like Start-up India and Stand up India. Smartfifty (http://www.smartfifty.com/) is one of the biggest StartUp Hunt in India. It is an initiative aligned with the country’s focused approach to promote entrepreneurship leading to social development.

In September 2017, IIMCIP in association with the DST, GoI launched a grand startup challenge called – Smart Fifty – to identify fifty smart ideas/solutions for India in the areas of Sustainability, Health Care, Agriculture, Smart Cities, Fintech, Analytics and Education. Smart Fifty is a major initiative to identify, recognize and reward aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators aiming to create large scale positive change in India. The Hunt is aimed at strengthening the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Startup India mission.

We received an overwhelming response from across the country with over 15,000+ teams participating in the challenge. After several rounds of screening top 400 team got shortlisted across 4 regions in the country and undergone through another round of screening. The top 3000 teams got the opportunity to participate in the Regional Rounds day 1 held in Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. In the regional round –Day 2, top 400 teams pitched their idea to a panel of Jury members and subsequently top 50 teams were shorlisted. 10 teams from International rounds joined this 40 in the semi-final.

In the second phase of Smart Fifty was the StartUp Boot Camp, a four day program held at IIM Calcutta Campus from 19th – 22nd March , 2018. Top 50 teams were mentored at IIM Calcutta for a week and a Jury identified 10 investible ideas. Mentors conducted intensive sessions with the top 50 teams to help refine their business plans as well as sharpen their presentation skills. Post the semi-finals at IIMC 10 teams got selected for the grand finale which took place at the NDTV studio in Delhi on 25 March 2018.Top 50 teams got assured funding of Rs. 0.4 million each.

During the Boot Camp the partcipants were trained to present 2 minutes pitch for their semifinals. Some eminent speakers during the BootCamp were Chandrasekhar Ghosh( CEO- Bandhan Bank), Dr.Sameer Gupta ( Healthcare),
Dr. N Venkatesh Prajna (Aravind Eyecare), Prof. Leena Chatterjee (IIMC ), Rohit Jain(Singhania Partners), Satya Narayanan(Career Launcher), Prof. Ashok Banerjee (IIMC) and many more.

Key Benifits of the Boot Camp :
Discover how to evaluate business ideas, diagnose and solve business problems, and determine strategic growth opportunities.
Gain a deeper understanding of market forces and competition, and how to think beyond market constraints.
Develop the ability to scale up further, faster, and more effectively.
Understand how to facilitate partnerships with key stakeholders.
Acquire the leadership skills necessary for managing innovative organizations.

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