News Archive - IIMCIP

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park Appoints Dr V. K. Rai as Chief Executive Officer

December 3, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

His appointment marks a decisive step toward expanding IIMCIP’s national reach, accelerating entrepreneurship across emerging India and advancing Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047 goals. Backed by three decades in defence engineering, technology development and startup leadership, Dr Rai will strengthen IIMCIP’s role in building high-impact innovation clusters across...
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal Launches Bharat Next Challenge, Unveils India’s Biggest Plastics Innovation Drive

November 25, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and PLASTINDIA Foundation Announce Nationwide Search for Breakthrough Ideas in Sustainability and Circular Plastics Kolkata, 25 November 2025: Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Bharat Next Challenge, a flagship national initiative by PLASTINDIA Foundation in partnership with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), aimed at...
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IIMCIP Partners with IIT Guwahati and Leading Assam Universities to Strengthen North-East’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

November 25, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

IIMCIP deepens its commitment to nurturing early-stage startups and promoting entrepreneurship-led skill development in the North-East in collaboration with IIT Guwahati, Assam Skill University and The Assam Royal Global University. Kolkata, 25 November 2025: IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) has signed three strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Assam Skill University (ASU),...
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Business World Article: Ajay Jain & IIMCIP’s Billion-Life Vision: Redefining Entrepreneurship Beyond Valuations

November 4, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

In an exclusive interview with Ajay Jain, Chairman of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), Business World explores how a mission that began in 2014 to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of the East and North-East has evolved into a national movement for inclusive, deep-tech, and impact-driven entrepreneurship. Conceived as a...
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IIM Calcutta Innovation Park Partners with Assam Innovation and Startup Foundation (AISF) to Boost Entrepreneurship in Assam

November 4, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

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, 4rd November 2025:IIM Calcutta...
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DICV signs MoU with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park for High Social Impact Incubation Programme

November 3, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

– 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...
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IIM Calcutta Innovation Park Launches ₹50 Crore Fund for Cleantech, Sustainability Startups

August 19, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

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...
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“India is at aPivotal Moment, with ourEntrepreneurial Spirit Fully Supported By Transformative Policies” – Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, CBIC Chairman, at IIM Calcutta’s National Conclave on Entrepreneurship 2025

August 18, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

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...
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IIM Calcutta and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park to Host 2nd National Conclave on Entrepreneurship – ‘India 2047: Quantum Leap through Entrepreneurship’

August 13, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

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,...
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IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Join Forces to Fuel India’s Creative Economy

August 12, 2025 | Posted by Iim Admin

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.
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