IIM Lucknow MBA E&I is a focused, intense, practical 16-month program with the sole objective of allowing you to envision, design, build, and launch your own venture. On completion of the program, the candidate will identify and validate the business idea and will develop a professional entrepreneurial network needed to succeed. The porgramme curriculum is balanced between theory, skill, practice and offers Internship opportunities with VCs, entrepreneurs. The programme is supported by an existing entrepreneur alumni community of more than 600.
The programme offers 1:1 mentorship by existing entrepreneurs. Apart from imparting the required skills and knowledge, the program will focus on developing the industry knowledge and professional networks of the participants. IIM Lucknow campus has two incubators which run out of the Noida campus. These are the SCI-FI Incubator and the L-Incubator which seek to nurture entrepreneurial talent. These offer a host of facilities including an Artificial Intelligence lab equipped with a supercomputer, co-working spaces, and various helpdesks including for finance and legal matters. The MBA Entrepreneurship and Innovation aims at utilising these and other facilities during the program, to achieve its objectives.
The MBA (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) program follows a curriculum philosophy and pedagogy based on Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Skills (50%) that will be imparted through multi-disciplinary courses at the post-graduate level and Industry Inputs, Immersion, and Mentorship (50%) that will be delivered through concurrently running workshops, a mentorship program with alumni entrepreneurs, shadowing opportunities, and experiential learning.
MBA Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Program Curriculum
IIM Lucknow has divided its 16 month MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme in 5 Modules as below:
Modules | Curriculum |
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Module 1: Problem Articulation | Define the parameters of your initial idea |
Module 2: Solution Design | Prepare, validate, and test your solution |
Module 3: Business Plan | Convert your idea and solution into a feasible business plan for implementation |
Module 4: Immersive Learning Experience | Work with an entrepreneur / venture capitalist / incubator / international partner institution for practical experience |
Module 5: Go to Market and Fund Raising | Prepare to raise funds and launch your venture |
