PG Certificate in Entrepreneurship Program

Post Graduate Certificate in entrepreneurship

Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding under SIDBI’s “Mission Swabhalamban” initiative to introduce a specialized program aimed at fostering entrepreneurship.

The students will undergo the training and mentorship - Academic training module will be for 10 months, and mentoring, guidance and incubation will be for 8 months.  Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded a "PG Certificate in Entrepreneurship," recognizing their dedication and achievement.

Eligibility Criteria for this program

• The candidate must have passed bachelor’s degree (Graduation degree) (10+2+3) in any stream with at least 60% marks and consistently a good academic record.
• Candidates should be an Indian citizen and currently residing-in any of the two states -Andhra Pradesh and or Telangana,
• The candidates with one – two years old running venture can also apply provided the venture must not be registered, but currently operational in Andhra Pradesh or Telangana.  In this case, only the main founder of the venture will be eligible to apply for the program and should be willing to pursue this program. They must submit the existing business plan of running venture and related information.
• The candidates are mandatorily instructed to sign an agreement that they will, as per The Companies Act 2013, Government of India, legally register their venture after the completion of the Academic Training Module of this program.  
• Each candidate must register their enterprise / venture at the permanent address (Indian Territory) that they would provide at the time of admission process.
• Need to have good oral communication skills. Knowledge of English language and proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English is essential for this program.
• Need to apply with only one entrepreneurial idea during the call for applications. 
• Candidates should be in the age group of 22-35 years as on the last date for submitting the application,
• Needs to submit two government ID proofs to verify the age at the time of application,
• The enterprise created by each candidate must bring a minimum investment of Rs. 5.00 Lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) after the enterprise registration and it must maintain the investment till the completion of this program,
• A finally selected candidate needs to deposit a sum of Rs. 40000/- at the time of registration of this program. The is a refundable deposit and will be refunded to the candidate after the graduation at the end of program.

For detailed information on selection process & programme timeline please do visit our website: https://www.iimv.ac.in/careers

Deadline: 20^th July 2024.