News & Events

September
11
2020

SASACT Scheme launched by MeitY

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTy), Government of India, invites applications for Scheme for Accelerating Startups Around Post Covid Technology Opportunities (SASACT). If you are an Electronics Hardware & ICT Startup working on solutions for Post-Covid era and want to win grants upto INR 40 Lakh, apply here before September 30, 2020

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April
13
2020

LAUNCH OF COMBAT-C

Champions with Options to Manage and Build an ArmourTogether against Covid (COMBAT-C) is a one-of-a-kind program introduced to help the community fight the global pandemic, Covid-19. People across the world are extremely anxious and are living in fear

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March
5
2020

MoU signed with Arunachal Pradesh Government

IIMCIP signed an MoU with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to identify potential entrepreneurs in the state and provide a supportive environment for the youth to transform their innovative ideas into successful business ventures.

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February
21
2020

LAUNCH OF MEITY TIDE 2.0

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has recently launched the Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) program. This program aims to strengthen 2000 Technology Startups, leveraging ICT enabled technologies,

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January
29
2020

MeitY launches Fintech Innovation Challenge

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and MeitY Startup Hub(MSH) is organising a “Fintech Innovation Challenge”.

The Challenge seeks solution for “Implementation of Concession on GST Component of Payment made through Digital Modes”.

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December
15
2019

Launch of BIRAC SPARSH

India’s Agriculture sector employs around 50% of the country’s workforce, but contributes to only 18% of the Gross Domestic Product. The visible gaps in the sector demand an urgent redressal through cutting edge AgriTech innovations. IIM Calcutta Innovation Park in collaboration with BIRAC introduces the SPARSH Social Innovation Immersion Program to support the agriculture aficionados […]

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December
5
2019

IIMCIP launches incubation and fellowship program for women entrepreneurs

As India’s leading crusader promoting social entrepreneurship, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park takes immense pride in collaborating with Pernod Ricard India Foundation for the WE PROGRAM, an initiative to socially and economically empower women and the society at large by providing incubation and funding support to the women entrepreneurs and women-led social enterprises in the country. Last Date for Application: January 20th, 2020

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December
5
2019

Launch of PRIF WE Programme

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, in partnership with Pernod Ricard India Foundation has launched a programme that has been exclusively designed for Women Entrepreneurs in India, aiming to build a supportive biosphere for women to step alongside and share this entrepreneurial journey.

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December
1
2019

IIMCIP launches immersion program for social innovators in AgriTech sector

For all the aspiring social innovators driven by an intent to revolutionize the agricultural sector! Here’s a chance to turn aspirations into reality with the SPARSH Fellowship Program. Make use of the opportunity to do extensive, on-field research for identifying the gaps and needs in the Agri sector and align your product development with the […]

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June
26
2018

Smart Fifty Program details

In alignment with the Government of India’s “Startup India” initiative and driven by the objective of promoting inclusive socio-economic development in India driven by innovation and entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), which focuses on nurturing innovative start ups across India, announced in September 2017 its major international initiative – ‘Smart Fifty […]

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March
14
2017

Thinking Social Seminar at Shiv Nadar University – 8 April 2017

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park in association with the TATA group is hosting the next Thinking Social Seminar at Shiv Nadar University on 8 April 2017.

“Thinking Social” – one of our flagship event is conducted in partnership with the TATA group. The primary objective of this event is to build awareness on social entrepreneurship, generate interest and inspire the young generation to come up with innovative solutions to social challenges.

The speakers of this seminar comprise eminent academicians and social entrepreneurs, who have established their own outstanding ventures and have impacted the lives of thousands of people. Please refer to the attached event flyer for the profile of the speakers.

The participants will have a great opportunity to learn from these practitioners about their journey, the challenges faced and the social impact created by their venture. This will motivate and encourage the students to consider social entrepreneurship as a career option.

To register for the event, write to: henna.jaireth@iimcip.org

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February
10
2017

Pradeep Gupta awarded as Best Entrepreneur Mentor by Govt. of India

radeep Gupta, CMD, Cybermedia (India) Ltd. has been recognized as the premier Mentor for entrepreneurs in the Private categories at the National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016. The awards was handed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

The National Entrepreneurship Awards have been introduced by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship across the country. These awards are organized to encourage and honour the Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders for their remarkable efforts.

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September
20
2016

Apply for INVENT

The INVENT program is launched by IIMCIP in association with DFID UK and TDB India. The program is designed to provide funding and capacity building to create a platform to support for-profit businesses which are designed to address one or more needs of people, are based on technology or business model innovation, are scalable, and capable of raising further funding from other investors, where such support shall include, but not be limited to provision of funding, intense mentoring, knowledge and access to talent, facilities and relevant networks

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April
29
2016

Seed Funding under NSTEDB Seed Support System

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) is hosting a seed fund under the scheme “Seed Support System for Start-ups in Incubators” of NSTEDB, Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India.

The seed support would generally cater to early stage financing for commercialization of the indigenous ideas, innovations and technologies.

Applications are invited from early-stage start-ups seeking funding assistance under this scheme.

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March
31
2016

Dedicated Portal to Make Registration of Startups Easy

Startups will now be able to get themselves registered online in a day to avail of all the incentives through a dedicated portal and a mobile application for the same to be launched this week.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has developed the portal to provide all information about tax benefits and incubation facilities to be provided by the government. It would enable the companies to get registered and thereafter be validated by the DIPP as eligible startup entities.

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March
16
2016

Order authentic Indian delicacies from Appeti

Appeti is a curated online marketplace which offers authentic Indian delicacies from regional establishments and get them home delivered to any part of the country. The users are allowed to shop by location, by food category or by vendor. All the products are categorized under Sweets, Snacks, Chocolates, Pickles, Bakery Products, Health food, Beverages to name a few.

Punjab’s Dodha Burfi, Rajasthani Ghewar, Gujarat’s Khakras, Bombay’s Ice Halwa, Pune’s Bhakarwadi, Mysore Pak, Agra’s Pethas, Ooty Chocolates, Ratlami Sev, Kolkata’s Rossogulla, Panipat’s pachranga achaar, Kerala Banana Chips, Dharwad Peda, Hyderabad’s Karachi Bakery Biscuits, are just a little few of the wide variety of packaged experiences Appeti is successfully delivering to each customer’s doorstep today.

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