IIM-A to host entrepreneurship fair

Aims to provide a platform for B-school students to connect with promising startups and seek internship opportunities

The Placement Committee of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is set to organise an entrepreneurship fair at its campus in association with the Entrepreneurship Club of the institute.

The 'Entre Fair', to be jointly organised with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) on 27th October 2012, will aim at providing a platform for B-school students to connect with promising startups and seek internship opportunities. Additionally, it provides startups valuable access to a wide talent pool of students.

"An annual affair, the event seeks to kindle the entrepreneurial spirit in students and help them learn about the challenges involved in setting up new ventures. As part of this, each startup will be setting up a stall at the fair in order to interact with students. The organisers have introduced a webinar in order to facilitate the participation of students who will be unable to travel to the IIM-A campus due to logistical or other constraints. Each of the participating startups will be making a 20 minute presentation through the day over the webinar, which will be streamed live," said Amith JM, member of the placement committee at IIM-A.

In terms of participation, the Entre Fair has attracted more than 15 startups in different stages of growth, from a wide range of sectors such as healthcare, e-commerce, consulting and education.

Some of the startups participating in the fair are DialHealth, a startup by an alumnus of IIM-A, which seeks to provide convenient and cost-effective healthcare products and services, and JustMonkeying, a novel children's library in Ahmedabad.