IIM-Raipur & SIDBI introduce advanced certificate programme on entrepreneurship, new venture creation

Interested candidates can apply for this programme by August 30 at iimr-stem.iimraipur.edu.in. Interviews with applicants will commence on August 15.

IIM Raipur & SIDBI introduce advanced certificate programme on entrepreneurship and new venture creation

Swavalamban is an integrated, blended-curriculum course that would impart academic and professional mentorship to its participants free of cost.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur on August 13 announced an advanced certificate programme on entrepreneurship and new venture creation, Swavalamban Skill to Enterprise Model (STEM)”. This 18-month-long programme is developed by IIM Raipur in collaboration with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and aims to empower 30 early-stage entrepreneurs with the requisite skills and knowledge to build and scale successful business ventures.

Interested candidates can apply for this programme by August 30 at the official IIM Raipur website — iimr-stem.iimraipur.edu.in. Interviews with applicants will commence on August 15.

Swavalamban is an integrated, blended-curriculum course that would impart academic and professional mentorship to its participants free of cost. It brings thirty aspiring professional entrepreneurs on board who want to equip themselves with practical training to ensure class-apart experience in terms of mentoring under industry stalwarts and exposure to real-time case studies.

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Academic modules will involve field experiments, applied projects, and real-world case studies to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in students.

“The programme will provide multifaceted opportunities like blended learning experience with online and offline learning modules combined to provide a well-rounded education, practical training to incorporate practical training using case studies and exercises where participants can apply their learning directly to their ventures, one-on-one mentoring by an accomplished pool of industry veterans who will guide and support entrepreneurs in the journey of entrepreneurship,” read an official IIM Raipur statement.