IIM Shillong Foundation for Incubation & Enterprises

Check the gate first

• The published programme is for SC-ST entrepreneurs and their wards. Other founders should use the idea form on the contact page or write to the foundation.
• Udyam registration is required. Udyam units whose major activity is trading are not eligible.
• Women SC-ST candidates get preference.

How applications work

• Applications are online. Use the form linked from the programme brochure.
• Each applicant submits a two-minute video and a one-page Statement of Purpose.
• Existing businesses explain what the business does and where they want to take it. Aspiring entrepreneurs explain why they want to join.
• Each batch takes 40 participants.

Timing

• Applications for this edition closed on 23 August 2026.
• The site does not state when the next edition opens, so check the contact page or write in.

Before you commit

• A certificate needs at least 80% attendance, and financial assistance is withheld below that level.
• Look for a refundable deposit in the brochure's terms before you apply.

The IIM Shillong Foundation for Incubation & Enterprises (IIMSFIE) is the incubation company of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. It is a Section 8 company, established in 2023, to support early-stage startups and enterprises, primarily in Northeast India. Its office is at Gate no. 2, Umsawli, Shillong.

What it offers

The foundation lists six kinds of support on its homepage: co-working space, mentorship and training, consultancy, funding assistance, networking, and business development assistance. Its focus sectors include IT and ITeS, agri tech, fintech, fashion tech, beverages and healthcare. It also lists traditional and sustainable practices and a promotion scheme for one district, one product.

Who it is for

The foundation's stated aim is to help young people discover their capabilities and turn their innovative ideas into profitable enterprises, with a focus on the Northeast. Its homepage asks founders with an idea to get in touch, and the contact page has a "Submit your Startup Idea" form.

The one published programme with a stated gate is a second edition of a Business Accelerator Programme for SC-ST entrepreneurs. It runs under the National SC-ST Hub scheme of the Ministry of MSME. Read the programmes section below before you apply.

Programmes

The published programme has two streams. One is for existing SC-ST entrepreneurs who have run a business for more than 6 months and want to scale it. The other is for wards (aspiring entrepreneurs) of SC-ST entrepreneurs who are at the ideation stage. Both are fully sponsored, and applications for this edition closed on 23 August 2026. The brochure does not state a date for the next edition.

Track record

The homepage shows 75 startups incubated, 39 mentors onboarded and more than 1500 entrepreneurs trained. These are self-reported counters, and the page does not date them. Its startup portfolio includes Ventureboost Technologies (DOCTIGO), a healthcare platform, BharatIoT, an IoT company, and CHOI, a sustainable fashion brand from Assam.

Who runs it

The team page names two directors, Prof. Rohit Dwivedi and Prof. Basav Roychoudhury. Dr. Bendangienla Aier is the manager and Ms. Jerina Lamare is the assistant manager.

PURVA

The foundation also runs PURVA 2026, which invites established incubators from across India to share models, mentors and market access with incubators in the Northeast. It is aimed at incubators rather than individual founders.

Contact

Write to incubation@iimshillong.ac.in or call 0364-2308028. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm IST.