IIT Kharagpur volition connection important infrastructure enactment post-graduation. (Representative image/ Source: IIT Kharagpur)
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has joined forces with z21 Ventures, an early-stage, operator-led task superior steadfast founded by esteemed IIT Kharagpur alumni. This concern heralds the motorboat of a ground-breaking startups accelerator programme tailored for final-year students, mounting the signifier for a caller epoch of entrepreneurial excellence.
Designed to harness the immense endowment astatine KGP and alteration bold ideas into market-ready ventures, the accelerator volition connection participants entree to mentorship, funding, and top-tier resources. With a absorption connected gathering method and scalable solutions to tackle planetary challenges, this programme aims to blend IIT Kharagpur’s probe with z21 Ventures’ proven concern expertise, empowering pupil entrepreneurs to make world-changing impact.
The accelerator volition invited up to 10 teams successful its inaugural cohort, equipping them with year-round mentorship, strategical guidance, and effect backing to bring their concepts to life. Participants volition payment from z21 Ventures’ web of manufacture operators, palmy founders, and seasoned advisors, each dedicated to steering them toward marketplace success. Additionally, IIT Kharagpur volition connection important infrastructure enactment post-graduation, ensuring that the travel from ideation to implementation continues seamlessly.
IIT Kharagpur alumni tin besides prosecute successful this transformative program, provided they collaborate with existent KGP students connected their founding teams. The accelerator is unfastened to BTech, MTech, and PhD students successful their last year, underscoring a committedness to inclusivity and interdisciplinary innovation.
The MoU was signed contiguous successful the beingness of Prof V K Tewari, Director; Prof Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director; Prof Krishna Kumar, Dean FoS; Prof. P K Dutta, Dean BTBS; Prof Karabi Das, Dean Outreach; Prof Rabibrata Mukherjee, Dean International Relations; Prof Debashish Chakravarty, Dean Alumni Affairs; Prof Basab Chakravarti, Head, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship from IIT Kharagpur. Raj Singh, General Partner astatine z21 Ventures on with Jyotika Gupta and Sudarshan Ravi Jha, Partners astatine z21 Ventures participated from z21 Ventures.