IIM Raipur, in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) Division of MSME, has undertaken two development courses. The closing date for applying to this program is January 12, 2025.
Interested candidates can apply for Advanced E-SDP for New Venture Creation or the six-day programme Advanced MDP for Business Scale-Up for MSMEs. Both the programmes are free of cost for students and funded by ESDP, and MSME.
The Advanced E-SDP for New Venture Creation will run from February 3 to 7, 2025, while the Advanced MDP for Business Scale-Up for MSMEs will run from February 3 to 8, 2025.
The participants will be chosen following the ESDP guidelines. Their applications will be considered, and then they will be shortlisted. Selected participants may be called for further interaction. Results will be declared, and the admitted participants will receive admission confirmation.
Advanced courses of IIM Raipur for entrepreneurs
According to the official IIM Raipur statement, Advanced E-SDP for New Venture Creation is a five-day program designed specifically for entrepreneurs with ideas and who want to convert their ideas into a business. The participants learn through the course about various domains such as entrepreneurial marketing, financing, legal aspects, etc.
The Advanced MDP for Business Scale-Up for MSMEs is a six-day programme designed to help MSME owners and managers overcome the challenges of business growth. The program will equip participants with strategies to expand their operations, build scalable business models, and achieve sustainable growth, according to the official IIM Raipur statement.
According to the official statement of IIM Raipur, participants who are 18 years and above with a graduation degree can apply. The institute invites participants from all over the country with a focus on Chhattisgarh. Graduates from SC, ST, OBC, women, and PH categories are encouraged to apply.
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IIT Madras has become the first IIT in the country to introduce ‘Fine Arts and Culture Excellence’ (FACE) Admission to Undergraduate Programs from the Academic year 2025 – 26.
The objective of FACE admission is to reward and encourage students who have achieved excellence in fine arts and culture.
Of the two seats in each program, one seat will be female-only, and the other will be gender-neutral.
IIT Madras will be offering seats in each of its undergraduate programs through FACE admissions by creating two supernumerary seats per program for Indian Nationals and Overseas Citizens Of India/Persons of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO) candidates who have chosen to be treated at par with Indian nationals at the time of JEE (Advanced) 2025 registration will be eligible for FACE admission.
Director of IIT Madras
Speaking at a press conference at the institution, Director of IIT Madras Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, IIT Madras is embarking on a new journey to admit students to her much-coveted undergraduate programs in recognition of their excellence in fine arts and culture.
The candidates are required to apply through the IITM-FACE admission portal (https://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in/face) for consideration for admission under fine arts and culture excellence to IIT Madras, he said.
Portal
The admission process through FACE would not be through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) portal but on a separate portal (https://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in/face) maintained by IIT Madras where other IITs interested in offering seats through FACE may also participate.
For the academic year 2025-2026, only IIT Madras is offering seats through Fine Arts and Culture Excellence admission.
IIT Madras-FACE
The IITM-FACE portal is to be used exclusively for admission to various academic programs at IIT Madras under FACE admission only.
The candidates are required to apply separately on JoSAA portal for the academic programs at IIT Madras and/or other IITs where the seats are offered through JoSAA.
Ø The candidate should be an Indian National (by birth or naturalization) or OCI/PIO candidate who has chosen to be treated at par with Indian Nationals at the time of JEE (Advanced) 2025 registration.
Ø The candidate should have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2025 and have obtained a rank in the Common Rank List (CRL) or category-wise rank list in JEE (Advanced) 2025. The position in the rank list may be in any of the categories for which rank lists are prepared, thereby ensuring that the benefits of reservations are not lost and the requisite academic requirement is not diluted.
Ø The candidate should have obtained the minimum required marks in Class XII as per the eligibility criteria for IITs (Clause 26 of the Information Brochure (IB), JEE (Advanced) 2025).
Ø Candidates should have received recognition in at least one of the select categories in recognition of their excellence in fine arts and cultural activities.
Application, Seat Allotment Process
The candidate should be ready with all the necessary documents before starting their application on the following portal – https://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in/face.
A score will be assigned to each candidate based on their fine arts and culture excellence as per the category mentioned in Table.
A separate FACE Rank List (FRL) will be prepared based on the total score obtained by the candidates based on their performance in various fine arts and culture events/awards/scholarships.
The list of eligible awards/scholarships/recognitions mentioned in Appendix – A will only be considered for the preparation of FRL.
The seat allotment will be, done in multiple rounds, based only on the FACE Rank List (FRL). Mere presence in the FRL does not guarantee admission, say sources from IIT Madras.
After a seat is allotted to a candidate in any round, the candidate is given the option to ‘Accept’ or ‘Reject’ the allotted seat and pay the seat acceptances fee, before a specified deadline for the the same.
If the candidate rejects the seat, he or she will be removed from the FACE seat allotment process permanently, say sources from IIT Madras.
If the candidate accepts the seat, they should (1) pay the Seat Acceptance Fee before the deadline specified and (2) choose one of the two options – ‘Freeze’ or ‘Slide’ similar to the case of the JoSAA admission process.
In addition, they should submit proof of withdrawal/exit from JoSAA 2025.
Serial Number
Event Name
Category
1
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar under Arts and Culture awarded by Ministry of Women and Child Empowerment, Government of India
One-Time
2
National Bal Shree Honour in creative performance, creative art, creative painting awarded by Ministry of Education, Government of India.
One-Time
3
National Youth Award under Art/Culture awarded by
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
One-Time
4
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar awarded by
Sangeet Nataka Akademi , Government of India
One-Time
5
Active B-grade certification from All India Radio or Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India during the last SIX years.
Category A
6
Empaneled Artists to perform in Indian Festivals Abroad
by the Government of India in the last SIX years
Category A
7
Award of Scholarship to Young Artists (SYA), Ministry of
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