IIM Incubators and Entrepreneurship Centres
24 IIM incubators and innovation centres, listed with the city, sectors and stage each one works with. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
IIM Bangalore's startup incubator: free programmes for founders at idea, prototype and growth stage, plus sector tracks in climate, mobility, fintech and healthcare.
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park
IIM Calcutta's Section 8 incubator running incubation, acceleration and rural-livelihood programmes from its Kolkata campus.
IIMA Ventures
IIM Ahmedabad's startup incubator and seed investor, formerly IIMA-CIIE (CIIE.CO), with offices in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Indore and Guwahati.
IIMV FIELD
The incubation and startup hub of IIM Visakhapatnam, running women-focused, social and emerging-tech programmes from pre-incubation to acceleration.
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre
IIM Lucknow's incubator at its Noida campus, running 24-month incubation, sector accelerators and three seed-funding routes for DPIIT-recognised technology startups.
IIM Shillong Foundation for Incubation & Enterprises
The incubation company of IIM Shillong, for early-stage startups mainly in Northeast India, with co-working and a fully sponsored SC-ST accelerator.
FIED, IIM Kashipur
IIM Kashipur's incubation centre for agri-tech and rural entrepreneurship in Uttarakhand, running RKVY-RAFTAAR agri-business incubation and the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme.
InFED, IIM Nagpur
The business incubator of IIM Nagpur, running national and state startup schemes plus district business centres across Vidarbha.
IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre
IIM Udaipur's incubation centre, backed by the Department of Science and Technology, running grant, fellowship and accelerator programmes open to founders across India.
IIMK LIVE
IIM Kozhikode's incubator in Kozhikode and Kochi, running incubation, deep-tech, maritime, textile and women-entrepreneur programmes.
IIM Calcutta
India's first IIM and a leading business school, fostering startups through its Innovation Park and incubation programs.
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
Incubation and acceleration platform of IIM Sambalpur, with mentoring, workspace and performance-linked funding for startups, students and alumni.
Indian Institute of Management Jammu
Indian Institute of Management in Jammu, offering various management programs and housing centers for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
Government of India management institute in Amritsar, Punjab, offering MBA, EMBA, PhD, and integrated management programs.
IIM Kashipur
FIED, the incubator of IIM Kashipur in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, runs agribusiness, seed-fund and rural enterprise programmes for startups and entrepreneurs.
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, offering management education.
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
Incubation, acceleration and early-stage investment from IIM Ahmedabad's innovation centre, now trading as IIMA Ventures.
CIIE Regional Innovation Foundation (Startup Oasis)
Startup Oasis, the CIIE Regional Innovation Foundation in Jaipur, is a government-recognised technology business incubator for startups and social enterprises from tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
Bharat Inclusion Initiative
IIMA Ventures' accelerator for technology startups building inclusive fintech, skilling and livelihood solutions for lower-income Indians.
NSRCEL
The startup incubator of IIM Bangalore, running cohort programmes for founders from idea stage to growth, several of them free of cost.
IIMCIP
Incubator and accelerator run by IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, a nonprofit under the aegis of IIM Calcutta, in Kolkata.
IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Center
Not-for-profit incubator and seed investor run by IIM Lucknow from its Noida campus, with a 24-month incubation programme, a women founders track and seed funds.
IIM Udaipur Incubation Center
Incubation centre of IIM Udaipur in Udaipur, Rajasthan, running accelerators, fellowships and government-scheme programmes for early-stage startups.
AIC-NIFIE Incubation Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
A Section 8 technology incubator run from IIM Mumbai, with office-based and virtual incubation and a pre-incubation programme for early ideas.
The Indian Institutes of Management run their own incubators, innovation foundations and entrepreneurship cells, and one institute can have several of them under different names. IIM centres lean towards business building: mentoring, networks, case-style advice on markets and funding, and in some cases programmes aimed at particular groups of founders.
The first thing to settle is who may join. Some IIM programmes take outside founders, some only students, alumni or faculty of the institute, and some run a separate track for each. Read the eligibility on each profile and on the programme's own site before you plan around one.
Check what the programme gives beyond a desk. Lab and equipment access, faculty mentors, and a scheme-funded seed route are the things that make a campus incubator different from a coworking space, and they vary a great deal between institutes.
The numbers on this page
- 24 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (1%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (24), Academic (13) and Accelerator (7). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Ideation (14), Validation (14) and Early Revenue (10).
- By sector, the most listed are FinTech (11), Social Impact (10) and EdTech (8).
- By state, most are in Gujarat (3), Rajasthan (3) and West Bengal (3).
- By city, most are in Ahmedabad (3), Kolkata (3) and Bengaluru (2).
- 12 of 24 offer coworking space on site.
Before you apply to an institute incubator
- Is the programme open to outside founders, or only to students, alumni or faculty?
- Which labs, equipment and faculty mentors can a startup actually use?
- Does it have a pre-incubation track for an idea that is not yet a company?
- Does it take equity, and does it host any government seed or grant scheme?
- Do you have to be in residence, or is there a virtual or non-resident option?
- How often does it take applications?
Frequently asked questions
How many IIM incubators are listed?
We list 24 organisations linked to IIM institutes. One institute can run more than one centre, and the same centre may appear under its foundation's name. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Can I join a IIM incubator if I did not study there?
Often yes, but not always. Many take outside founders for a fee, equity or a selection process, and some reserve places for the institute's own community. The profile and the programme's own site state who is eligible.
Why does one IIM appear with several programmes?
Institutes tend to run a technology business incubator, an innovation hub and an entrepreneurship cell separately, each with its own funding source and eligibility. They are listed individually so you can compare them.
Do campus incubators take equity?
It varies by programme. Some take a small share, some charge a fee, and some take neither when the support is funded by a government scheme. Confirm the terms with the programme before you commit.