IIM Calcutta Innovation Park Partners with Assam Innovation and Startup Foundation (AISF) to Boost Entrepreneurship in Assam The collaboration aims to strengthen the Government of Assam’s initiatives to catalyse the state startup ecosystem development through strategic guidance, startup programmes & other measures. Guwahati / Kolkata, 3rd November 2025:IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), one of India’s […]
– The ‘DICV – IIMCIP Social Impact Incubation Programme’ will back tech-driven start-ups focusing on Sustainability, Green Mobility, Community Development and Women Empowerment. Chennai / Kolkata, October 27, 2025: In a decisive move to harness entrepreneurship for nation-building, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) have announced the launch of the ‘DICV–IIMCIP Social Impact Incubation Programme’, […]
Kolkata, India, August 19, 2025:In a bold move to accelerate India’s green innovation journey, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), one of the country’s leading incubation platforms under the aegis of IIM Calcutta, today announced the launch of a ₹50 crore dedicated fund for cleantech and sustainability startups. To be deployed over the next 12–18 months, the fund will support early-stage ventures across India working in clean energy, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture and waste-to-value solutions.
Kolkata, India, August, 18 2025: “India is at a pivotal moment, with our long-standing entrepreneurial spirit now fully supported by a government committed to building a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047,” stated Mr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, IRS, Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), in his keynote address at the 2nd National Conclave on Entrepreneurship at IIM Calcutta. Organised by IIM Calcutta in partnership with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), the two-day conclave brought together over 150 entrepreneurs, IIMC alumni, policymakers and investors to chart India’s entrepreneurial roadmap towards a developed India.
Kolkata, India, August 13, 2025: The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta), in collaboration with the IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), will host the 2nd National Conclave on Entrepreneurship on August 16–17, 2025, at the IIM Calcutta campus. Themed “India 2047: Quantum Leap through Entrepreneurship”, the two-day event will bring together leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, industry leaders and academicians to chart the course for India’s innovation-driven future.
Kolkata, India, August 12, 2025: In a landmark collaboration to empower creative entrepreneurs, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), one of the country’s leading startup incubators, has joined forces with the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Deemed-to-be-University.
Kolkata, India, August 07, 2025: In a powerful display of India’s growing AI-driven start-up momentum, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), in collaboration with Google for Startups, hosted the Google AI Day for Startups at the prestigious IIM Calcutta campus on 06 August 2025. The event witnessed the participation of over 75 start-ups from the region, supported by IIMCIP, coming together to explore the immense possibilities of Generative AI in solving real-world challenges.
The fusion of technology, innovation, and industry came to life during an insightful visit to the Maruti Suzuki Factory, followed by an engaging startup diagnostic session for 5 winning startups of the Nurture Program’s 1st Cohort from the East and North East Parts of India, at the Maruti Suzuki Innovation Gym. This unique opportunity provided participants with a firsthand experience of witnessing the intricate processes behind automobile manufacturing and understanding the collaborative efforts that fuel innovation in the automotive sector.
The first bootcamp of the North East Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NEEDP) was organized on the 27th and 28th of March, 2023, at Cotton University in Guwahati, Assam. The 2-day bootcamp was organized to formally onboard and provide orientation to the 270 startups selected from North East India under the NEEDP program.
The startup ecosystem in North East India has witnessed a conspicuous stir in the last five years. Increased investor interest in the region, a rise in the number of startup incubators and access to the market have enabled the startup ecosystem in the region to flourish significantly in recent years. To catalyse the process, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, along with the North Eastern Council, launched a first-of-its-kind programme, the ‘North East Entrepreneurship Development Programme’(NEEDP) in September 2022 to identify and empower 270 promising entrepreneurs from the 8 North-Eastern states with well-laid incubation and pre-incubation programs
Held at the IIM Calcutta campus on March 03, 2023, the TSEC Spark Social Seminar marked the grand launch of the 11th edition of the TATA Social Enterprise Challenge.
To lift the organization, one must lift the team. IIMCIP is growing; and so is our team. Recently, our teams in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and West Bengal flocked together at IIM Calcutta for a 3-day program that sparked a lasting camaraderie among team members across the four states. The team was given a tour […]
We are pleased to collaborate with Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (IGKV) Raipur to promote entrepreneurship in Chhattisgarh. The collaboration was inked during the inauguration ceremony of the 5-day International Agriculture Madai Agri Carnival 2022 at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University on October 14.
The wait finally got over for the 10 emerging deep-tech startups of India selected for MeitY Samridh – The Deep Tech Accelerator program, as they met each other during a bootcamp organized at the IIM Calcutta campus from 13 Oct – 15 Oct 2022.
We are super stoked to announce the launch of North East Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NEEDP), an initiative in collaboration with the North Eastern Council (NEC). It’s a first-of-its-kind program encompassing startups from all the 8 states of North East India. 270 promising startups from the region will be identified and supported to scale new heights through well-laid incubation and pre-incubation programs.
The 10th Edition of the TATA Social Enterprise Challenge pulled its curtains in style with the Social Entrepreneurship Summit held in the IIM Calcutta campus on July 2, 2022.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park had organised a reunion for the incubated startups on June 30 and July 1, 2022, after a gap of 2 years forced by the pandemic.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park signed the contract with Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) to provide support to the women led/owned rural enterprises in the state under the MoRD initiative NERTP Incubator Program – a first of its kind rural entrepreneurship development program in the country based on the incubation model.
The COHORT 1.0 startups from Arunachal Pradesh incubated under the AP Startup program participated in the first boot camp at the Arunachal Pradesh Innovation and Investment Park on 27 and 28 September.
The first bootcamp of FOCUS – The North East Accelerator – a collaborative initiative between IIM Calcutta Innovation Park & Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – concluded in Guwahati on 26 Sep’21 following the 3-day proceedings thick with knowledge sharing and startup handholding.