Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya is cognizant of its responsibility towards the nation and society at large. Entrepreneurship at IIMBG is viewed as an endeavour to create and nurture the legacy of a responsible B-School driven by the contemporary business environment as the nation witnesses an unprecedented surge in efforts to escalate entrepreneurship. IIM Bodh Gaya has a dedicated Entrepreneurship Cell whose mission is to find and facilitate potential and promising entrepreneurs and function as a catalyst for creation of sustainable business models in Bihar, and beyond. We aim to accomplish this by promoting entrepreneurship cognizance, capacity building, collaborations and community engagement.

As its maiden effort to create awareness about entrepreneurship, the Entrepreneurship Cell organized first boot camp of Bihar Startup Yatra, the next edition of Startup India Yatra being organized country wide under the Startup India initiative of Government of India, on 7th December, 2018. The camp saw interactive sessions by representatives of Startup India Project and young entrepreneurs who shared their entrepreneurial journey and the nuances of building a start-up with the audience.

The Entrepreneurship Cell also participated in Patna Ideathon 2018 organised by the Department of Information Technology (DoIT), State Govt. of Bihar on 3d & 4th December, 2018.

The event, inaugurated by Dr. Vinita Sahay, Honourable Director IIM Bodh Gaya and Shri Sushil Modi Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar with some other eminent personalities, witnessed enormous participation from idea generators to implementers and angel investors which unleashed and boosted the entrepreneurial mind set in youngsters of the region.

As a part of a young institute, the Entrepreneurship Cell at IIM Bodh Gaya is committed to metamorphose into a premier and productive resource centre for creation and diffusion of entrepreneurial learning and contribute to the development of a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that is inclusive of innovation, enterprise, sustainability and skill expansion.