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IDFC First Bank has partnered with the IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) to launch a pan-India programme aimed at nurturing enterprises working on sustainable business solutions, officials said on Monday. The 'IGNITE' programme will provide total financial and operational support of Rs 2 crore, including a direct startup grant corpus of Rs 1.36 crore, they said. It aims to help early-stage ventures strengthen their business models, expand market reach, and deliver measurable environmental and social outcomes, according to an official statement. Under the programme, 16 startups from across the country will be selected through a competitive evaluation process, it said. The focus areas include green manufacturing, waste recycling and upcycling, cleantech, renewable energy, water management, environmental technologies, and the sustainable use of indigenous resources. The selected startups will undergo a structured incubation journey comprising business diagnostics, expert mentorin

IIM-Calcutta has unveiled an initiative, allowing its MBA students to pursue entrepreneurial ventures without permanently foregoing campus placements, said a statement from the institute on Saturday. The initiative was announced by IIM-Calcutta Director Alok Kumar Rai at a ceremony on Friday to induct 480 students into its 63rd MBA batch. He said that students who choose to spend a year building start-ups instead of participating in campus placements will be eligible to return to the institute's placement process the following year if they desire so. The new batch comprises 67 per cent men and 33 per cent female students, with 41 per cent freshers and 59 per cent having prior work experience, the statement said. Students from engineering backgrounds account for 54.7 per cent of the batch, followed by commerce (11.5 per cent), science (10.27 per cent) and arts (10 per cent), while the remaining students are from other disciplines. The Freshers' Welcome ceremony was attended by Gane

All 470 MBA students placed across 183 recruiters; average stipend Rs 1.85 lakh per month, with top international offer touching Rs 6 lakh

Toppannavar, a second-year student, had been arrested by Kolkata Police on the night of July 13 following a complaint filed by a woman alleging that she had been raped on the IIM Calcutta campus

Kolkata Police probe hits dead end as survivor skips medico-legal exam and family retracts complaint, citing police pressure

The woman said the accused called her to campus for counselling, led her to the boys' hostel, offered a drink that left her disoriented, and allegedly raped her; police have arrested him

Cat Results 2024 Out: CAT Results 2024 has been announced by the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. Candidates can download their scorecards from the official website at iimcat.ac.in

IIM Calcutta is likely to announce CAT 2024 results soon. The Institute has already released the final answer key and the objection window was opened on December 5, 2024

CAT 2024 Answer Key: IIM Calcutta released the CAT 2024 provisional answer key today. The objection window is also active now

Around 2.93 lakh candidates are waiting for their CAT response sheet 2024 as IIM Calcutta is likely to release the CAT answer key today. Here's how to check and download

The IIM Calcutta will announce admit cards for the CAT 2024 today from the official website. CAT 2024 will be conducted on November 24 in multiple cities across India

The average monthly stipend stood at Rs 1.89 lakh, while the median was Rs 2 lakh per month, which IIM Calcutta said was a new institute record

Current CEO LV Vaidyanathan resigns after 28 years at P&G

The technology sector witnessed the participation of firms like Microsoft, Navi, Arcesium, Media.Net, Uber, Angel One, HCL, Newgen, Zomato, Javis, and NPCI, which extended offers to 88 students

Sarkar would continue as a professor in the MIS Group of the institute

Average monthly stipend is of Rs 1.65 lakh despite challenging market conditions, says institute

… And what explains the directions of change?

Sarkar was appointed as the director of the oldest IIM in August 2018 after a controversial exit by his predecessor, Anju Seth

With the introduction of 'data insights' along with the quantitative and verbal reasoning sections, the GMAT will become a more concise assessment in which some 'non-essential items' will be removed

Average yearly compensation Rs 35.07 lakh, median at Rs 33.67 lakh; top 25 percentile receive average yearly pay of Rs 50.86 lakh