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Student Orientation Program

This program is a launchpad for students with innovative ideas. This program aims at providing an opportunity to interested ideation stage entrepreneurs/startups to work on their innovative ideas by imparting one month training. Guided by domain experts, they will be able to understand business concepts/nuances, processes, challenges, strategies and practical insights into their specific industries or markets. ..

Key aspects and benefits:

  • Online sessions on relevant areas pertaining to business/technology
  • Mentoring by domain experts
  • Design thinking workshops
  • Product design & market assessment
  • Investors meet and networking
  • Business plan preparation and documentation
  • Selected incubatees (upon SIC recommendation) will be provided incubation and seed stage money up to a maximum of Rs.4 lakhs through AFBIC for transforming their idea into a real business, products and technologies..

Eligibility Criteria :

  • Only students who are currently enrolled in any degree program at any recognized university are eligible to apply for this program. .
  • The applicant should propose one innovative idea based on technology, process, service, business platforms etc. in the Agri-business sector for increasing efficiency in agriculture and allied sectors.
  • The applicant should have an initial business plan/proposal for the idea they intend to pursue.
  • Agripreneurs should not be incubated prior/ simultaneously at any other Agri-business incubation centres (KP/ R-ABI).

Selection Process:

  • Application forms will be scrutinized by the RIC committee composed of members from AFBIC IIT Kharagpur, NIAM and stakeholders.
  • Interviews will be conducted by the RIC committee for the shortlisted candidates.
  • Selected candidates upon meeting the shortlisting criteria will be eligible to join the program.

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