Website: http://lpad.in
Contact: Mohit Bansal; Founder
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Tel: +91 988 880 0072
Adress: SCO 19, Kalgidhar Enclave, Zirakpur-Kalka Highway Zirakpur (Near Chandigarh) Punjab – 140603 (India)

About
L-pad - a school for entrepreneurs is offering a 6 / 12 months course in entrepreneurship specially targeted at fresh graduates / recent graduates. The course is conducted in collaboration with some high quality entrepreneurs & mentors.

Program description:
6-month program on how to start, manage & run your own venture + 3-day Bootcamp: Overdoze

Participants:
The program is open to [aspiring] entrepreneurs who have ideas in alpha or beta stage and also to those who do not have an idea at all. If you are passionate and are ready to re-locate to Chandigarh for 6 months, then this program is for you.

Applications
Information about events on website.

Website: http://www.sifeindia.org
Contact: Malathi Kembhavi, Country Coordinator SIFE India
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Tel: +91 98 22 3050211
Adress: C/o Syntel Ltd.
Unit 112, SDF IVSEEPZ, Andheri East
Mumbai – 400096

About
SIFE is a global non-profit organization active in more than 40 countries. SIFE brings together a diverse network of university students, academic professionals and industry leaders around the shared mission of creating a better, more sustainable world through the positive power of business. By contributing their talents to projects that improve the lives of people worldwide, SIFE participants are demonstrating that individuals with a knowledge and passion for business can be a powerful force for change.

Program description
Working in partnership with business and higher education, SIFE establishes student teams on university campuses. SIFE teams work on projects in their communities to create economic opportunity. These projects are developed around the seven SIFE criteria of market economics, success skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, environmental sustainability, business ethics and sustainability. Faculty Advisors support and guide SIFE teams in their activities.

Participants
University students enrolled in SIFE's partner universities. For list of universities please check website.

Website: http://www.pravah.org
Contact: Navneet Prakash
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Tel: +91 11 2644 0619
Adress: C-24 B, Second Floor, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India

About
Pravah, registered in 1993, is a registered non-profit organization based in New Delhi, India. We work with adolescents, youth organizations and institutions working with young people to impact issues of social justice through youth citizenship action.

Through our active citizenship and youth development interventions, Pravah builds with and in youth respect and understanding of citizenship, attitude of ownership for common spaces, skill of leadership for social change and behaviors to develop strong relationships as the foundation.

Program description
College is the time to think beyond, to learn afresh, to explore and in the end to ACT! It is this passionate spirit of the youth that we want to work with at Campus Catalysts. Pravah is looking for campus based initiatives of the youth who want to work towards changing things, reworking them, or even rethinking about them. These could be groups of students who are involved in social action on or outside their campuses, or groups of non-students working with students on campuses. Campus Catalyst is supported by Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action (CIVA.

Participants
You can apply for Change Looms if you are aged 17-27 years, the founder and leader of a youth-led, independent social initiative which is in operation for at least 4-6 months, with long term plans for social change. The initiative(s) should have an outreach of at least 50 young people through their group or the action undertaken and should constitute either of college students involved in social action on or outside their campuses in India, or young individuals working on campuses.

Applications
Next application deadline: May 2010

Website: http://www.pravah.org
Contact: Navneet Prakash
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Tel: +91 11 2644 0619
Adress: C-24 B, Second Floor, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India

About
Change Looms is a support programme for young people who have started their own initiative for social change. It is a joint venture between Pravah and Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, supported by the Youth and Civil Society Initiative of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Global Fund for Children. Change Looms is not a funding agency, and any financial assistance is purely linked to facilitating learning and development of youth leaders and their organizations.

Program description
The focus of Change Looms is to facilitate your learning and development as young person leading social change. The key components of the Change Looms program are a one-week residential workshop where participants meet other youth from across the country to build your skills, refine your ideas and program designs, reflect on yourself as a leader of social change, and receive feedback from peers and experiences social sector leaders. In the DAC, participants develop a learning plan to submit as your proposal for participating in the Learning Phase.

The Learning Phase: Based on the learning plans submitted after the DAC, selected candidates will be invited for a 9-10 month Learning Phase in which participants work with a mentor, participate in collective learning events, go for exposure visits, invite resource people to engage with you, and participate in peer learning with other Changeloomers. You will receive guidance and financial support to enable you to implement your learning plan.

Participants
You can apply for Change Looms if you are aged 17-27 years, the founder and leader of a youth-led, independent social initiative which is in operation for at least 6 months, with long term plans for social change.

Applications
For the 2010 dates please check out the website.

Website: http://unltdindia.org
Contact: Pooja Warier, Founder and Director
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Tel: +91 22 3216 3287
Adress: Fatima Villa, 5 th Floor, Flat No. 503, B Wing, 29th Road, Pali Naka, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050

About
UnLtd India is a launch pad for social entrepreneurs in India. They work with start-up social entrepreneurs to help them grow as leaders and create high-impact, sustainable organisations ready for scaling and further investment.

Program description
We support start up social entrepreneurs, typically in years 0-3 of their project lifecycle, by providing:
1. Seed funding to pay for critical start-up costs and to support the entrepreneur as they take their organisation to a sustainable level
2. Hands-on support covering business and financial planning, fundraising, legal structures, governance, marketing and recruitment
3. High-value connections linking our entrepreneurs with others like them, subject-matter experts, and further funders or investors
We support investees for a period of one year. Depending on the growth of the individual and his/her project, we may extend the support for additional two years

Participants
Eligibitlity criteria incl. applicant(s) must be over the age of 16, must be resident in India and must have the passion & the drive to make a positive change. Applicant must have an idea or an existing project. The project must not be legally registered for more than four years.

Applications
Unltd does not accept direct applications. It’s a three step process: Individuals that meet our basic eligibility criteria call or write to us. We also actively scout for such individuals. Our Associate team arranges a meeting with the individual. If he/she meets our application criteria, we invite them to submit an application. Applicants are invited to pitch in front of an panel comprising of individuals from external organisations.

Website: http://www.aiesec.org/india
Contact: N/A
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Tel: +91 22 25188094
Adress: c/o Godrej Industries ltd, Vikhroli (E) Mumbai - 400079

About
AIESEC is the world's largest student-run organization that enables young people to discover and develop their potential to provide leadership for a positive impact on society. It is a global, non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. AIESEC offers students leadership opportunities, international internships, the opportunity to develop a worldwide network and methods for professional development.

Program description
The Entrepreneurship Initiaitve Group provides a platform for youth who are aspiring entrepreneurs from across the world to connect with corporate houses, entrepreneurs, non profit organizations, networks, and others interested in the issue of entrepreneurship to develop understanding, knowledge and skills of the issue.
General Entrepreneurship Traineeships
Entrepreneurship Development Programme

Participants
Members of AIESEC. Most of them are college students in the universities where AIESEC operated. Participants need to register as part of AIESEC members.

Applications
It depends on the university chapters. Plese find contact list from http://www.aiesec.org/india

Website: http://www.nsrcel.org
Contact: Mr. Girish KM; Administrator
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Tel: +91 80 2699 3701
Adress: The NSRCEL, Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India

About
NSRCEL @ IIM Bangalore has been formed with this mission to bring ideas to implementation through a structured mentored programme which will help entrepreneurs see their idea taking shape into a successful business entity. NSRCEL draws upon the insights of IIMB's network of faculty, academicians, researchers and professionals in India and abroad. The primary objective of the programmes at the NSRCEL is to enhance the quality of business management skills in entrepreneurs and owner-managers by imparting a set of concepts that equips them with the required knowledge to successfully conduct business in contemporary economic and business environment.

Program description
NSRCEL provides short term and long-term courses:
1. MPEFB (Management Program for entrepreneurs and family businesses.
2. MPWE (Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs
3. The short term programmes are normally on skill developments for entrepreneurs in areas of Finance, marketing, Management of IP, New product development etc. Details of these programs are put on the web site from time to time.
NSRCEL also provides incubation facilities to entrepreneurs who approach NSRCEL with unique and fresh ideas. NSRCEL provides two kinds of incubation facilities: physical incubation and virtual incubation.

Participants
Participants are either entrepreneurs, people associated with entrepreneurial ventures or aspirants from Bangalore and all over India. Basic age group can be considered anywhere between 30-40.

Applications
MPEFB 2010-2011: Feb 2010 to Jan 2011
MPWE 2010: April 2010 to May 2010
The program fees start from Rs. 21,000. Plese see website for detailed information.

Website: http://www.dhriiti.org
Contact: Nidhi Gupta; Founder
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Tel: + 91 11 6596 3639
Adress: 57A, Upper Ground Floor, Khizrabad, New Friends Colony, New Delhi - 110065

About
Dhriiti is a development sector organization registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860. With a committed young team of 18 Dhriiti works to achieve its mission ‘to stimulate a culture and attitude of enterprise and entrepreneurship, by creating a pool of next generation entrepreneurs, promoting and developing micro enterprises and increasing the efficiency of existing small scale industries leading towards a better condition of life and living’. The operations at Dhriiti are divided into three divisions: Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC), which builds the capacity of youth so that they can be future entrepreneurs; the Micro Enterprise Development and Management (MEDM), which collaborates with grassroots level organizations in setting up sustainable; and the Research and Facilitation Cell (RFC) provides value added services to existing small and medium enterprises and other promoting/enabling organizations.

Program description
Dhriiti training programme have a strong focus on the youth across socio economic and geographic segments. The participant age group ranges between 16 to 30 yrs. Other specifications of participants (categorized according to programmes) are: Entrepreneurship Training Program; Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow Program; Ek Naya Aasman (A new sky) Progrram; Enterprise Training Program; Arecanut leaf plate manufacturing training; Bamboo mat weaving training. Details of programs on website.

Participants
Young people aged 16-30 years.

Applications
Workshop cost range between Rs. 500 per head to Rs. 3000 per head. Appiication process includes application form, interview and an assessment centre.

Website: http://syb.spjimr.org
Contact: Prof Suresh Rao; Chairperson, Centre for Entrepreneuship
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Tel: +91 262 37454
Adress: SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Munshinagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri West, Mumbai , India, 400058

About
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a constituent unit of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, which was founded in 1938 by the then Kulpati Dr. K.M. Munshi and 53 other eminent professionals.

Program description
Presently, SPJIMR conducts a 17 weekend Management Development Program on Start Your Business for budding entrepreneurs. This is offered twice a year with not more than 25 participants per batch. The public program provides the knowledge and skill sets for starting a scalable business and an understanding of the entrepreneurial mind-set. Participants get acclimatized to the entrepreneurial eco-system.

Participants
Participants for the Start Your Business program are executives with 3 to 15 years experience, 2nd generation family business members wanting to start their own venture and a some fresh/one year experience graduates with a business idea. For the Start Your Business Program SPJIMR looks for graduates with a strong urge to start their own venture in any sector.

Applications
Dates for 2010 on website.

Website: http://www.asesindia.iitm.ac.in
Contact: Shruti Srivastava; Student President
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Tel: + 91 9840 439405
Adress: N/A

About
Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) is an international organization of the students dedicated towards its goal: to educate and network future leaders on business, technology, and the Asia-Pacific in order to foster a global entrepreneurship community. ASES India received its approval letter from ASES Global in September 2005.

Program description
ASES India has more than 100 student members from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) and 20 students from other colleges in India. ASES India's goal is to maintain India's role as a major entrepreneurial force in Asia by becoming a part of the global community devoted to business, technology, and entrepreneurship. The ASES activities includes Bi-annual summits, exchange programs, career development network, annual global report, and alumni network.

Participants
Most of the participants are the ASES members from universities that ASES operated. However, the program is open to everyone interested in entrepreneurshipand eager to communicate. Programs are for free.

Applications
Information on website.

Website: http://www.youthventureindia.net http://www.genv.net/india
Contact: Vipin Thekkekalathil; Director - Youth Venture India
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Tel: +91 9821 877 975
Adress: 7 Candelar Building, 26 St. John Baptist Road, Bandra (w), Mumbai 400 050

About
Ashoka's Youth Venture is a global movement that inspires, invests, and supports young people to lead social change. They invest in young people, from the age of 15 to 24, to design and lead their own initiatives that create social impact. In creating and launching their “Ventures,” as they form teams and work together, young people learn the important skills of leadership, teamwork, entrepreneurship and empathy. They also realize that they are powerful and will continue to take initiative and lead again and again throughout their lives.

Program description
The one year Youth Venture Fellowship incl. three workshops over 3 months. 1. Workshop: Idea Refinement 2. workshop:, World Café, enables peer-to-peer learning 3. workshop buiness planning and budgeting. Following this preparation each team presents their project to a panel of professionals. Based on the panelists feedback the Venturers launchwithf Rs. 5000 Seed funding. Along with the workshops and site visits, each team joins the Community of Changemakers, where teams often gain inspiration and learning from each other. Youth Venture also provides networking, guidance and seed funding of a total of Rs. 10000 (250 $) Youth Venture also provides a professional mentorship program.Towards the end of the fellowship year, Youth Venture connects teams who are interested in continuing their project in touch with other organizations.

Participants
Currently the program is up and running in two locations, Mumbai and Songadh, a tribal village 60 km from Surat, Gujarat. These young people range from the age of 15 to 24, comes from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds.

Applications
Youth Venture is a one year fellowship. The Youth Venture team conducts outreach in colleges and youth organizations calling for applicants. There is a simple application form that needs to be filled out and based on this individuals are invited to attend the first three workshops. There is no any educational qualification or particular background requirement for the young people.

Website: http://www.bystonline.org
Contact: Ms. Lakshmi V. Venkatesan; Founder Trustee & CEO
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Tel: +91 11 2463 1569
Adress: Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, c/o Confederation of Indian Industry, 23 Institutional Area, Lodi Road , New Delhi - 110 003, India

About
BYST, a non-profit organisation was set up in 1992 primarily to help disadvantaged Indian youth to develop business idea’s into viable enterprises with the guidance
and support of a mentor. In the span of over 15 years BYST has helped young people in Delhi, Rural Haryana, Chennai, Pune, hyderabad and Rural Mahharashtra. BYST extend support through a combination of money and mentor, thereby giving total assistance to disadvantaged youths who wish to set up, or develop, their own business. This assistance includes finance, professional advice, training, education and guidance till the venture takes off.

Program description
BYST supports ventures both in the manufacturing and servicing sector, turning job seekers into job creators. On approval of proposal applicants are provided a whole range of Business Development Services along with a Mentor, who gives guidance until the venture takes off. Presently BYST is operational in six regions of India - Delhi, Chennai, Rural Haryana, Pune, Hyderabad and Rural Maharashtra. Out of these six regions four regions run the urban programme, while two regions run the rural programme.

Participants
BYST is keen on working with young people in the age group of 18 - 35, who are either unemployed or underemployed. We invite individuals with sound imaginative business ideas, along with the will and determination to succeed.

Applications
Business proposals from potential entrepreneurs are welcome directly or through vocational schools, entrepreneurial training institutions and well established grass root and NGOs. Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust will give assistance to help formulate these proposals. The screening process, done by an Entrepreneur Selection Panel comprises of experts from the industry in marketing, finance, management, etc.

Website: www.ximb.ac.in/cfex/
Contact: Rajeev Roy, Associate Professor
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Tel: +91 674 3012345
Adress: XIMB, Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar – 751014 India

About
Established in 1987, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar is ranked amongst the top ten business schools of India and is widely acknowledged as a high quality business school which undertakes management education, research, training and consulting with internationally acclaimed faculty members, dedicated staff, talented students and a well networked alumni.

Program description
Different programs:
1.) The Lab on Entreprenuership is meant for the potential entrepreneurs who wish to start and grow their own business. This Program will assist them in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and attitude for realizing their dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur. The program will use a combination of classroom lectures, interactive discussions and analysis, case discussions and exercises. Program Content incl. techniques for generating a business idea, business planning,raising funds, small business operations and entrepreneurial Marketing
2.) One year programme in entrepreneurship (to be started in 2010)

Participants
Depending on program. Particpants are ususally between 22 and 30 years old. The Program is aimed at professionals with business ideas, working executives, technical practitioners, family business members, ex-servicemen and homemakers, who are keen to start their own venture. Entrepreneurs in the early stages of setting up their venture will also find this program very useful

Applications
Depending on program. Information on website.

Website: http://www.nstedb.com
Contact: Harkesh Kumar, Adviser & Head, Dept. of Science & Technology
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Tel: +91 11 2651 7186
Adress: National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Dept. of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Delhi 110 016

About
The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), established in 1982 by the Government of India, is an institutional mechanism to help promote knowledge driven and technology intensive enterprises.

Program description
1.) Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp (EAC): Each Camp, of 3 days duration, aims to create awareness among students about various facets of entrepreneurship while highlighting the merits of pursuing such a career option. In each EAC, about 75 students are exposed to different aspects of entrepreneurship, including opportunity guidance, services offered by agencies of support system etc. A visit to the industries located in the region is also arranged to bring the students in direct touch with practicing entrepreneurs.
2.) An Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP), of 6-8 weeks duration, aims at training the S&T graduates and the diploma holders in the essentials of conceiving, planning, initiating and launching an economic activity or an enterprise successfully Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP)
3) Open Learning program in Entrepreneurship (OLE): is a programme in the distance education mode, under which potential entrepreneurs are provided not only with study material but also guidance by resource persons during the contact sessions in different parts of the country.
4) Technology Based Entrepreneurship Development Programme (TEDP): is a structured training programme of 6-weeks duration designed to motivate and develop entrepreneurs in specific products/technologies/processes developed by CSIR labs, R&D institutions, universities etc.

Participants
Depending on program

Applications
Depending on program. Information on website.