Month in Pictures

Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Artificial Intelligence for Senior Leaders’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, on 3rd August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Artificial Intelligence for Senior Leaders’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, on 3rd August 2026.
Participants of the ‘Mid-Career Training Programme’ Phase I for Indian Revenue Service Officers (CBDT), along with the Programme Directors, Prof. M Jayadev and Prof. Anil B Suraj, on 3rd August 2026.
Participants of the ‘Mid-Career Training Programme’ Phase I for Indian Revenue Service Officers (CBDT), along with the Programme Directors, Prof. M Jayadev and Prof. Anil B Suraj, on 3rd August 2026.
On 3rd August 2026, CSITM hosted SIPS 2026, bringing together 21 finalist teams selected from over 600 applications to showcase innovative software products across AI, digital trust and tech for impact.
On 3rd August 2026, CSITM hosted SIPS 2026, bringing together 21 finalist teams selected from over 600 applications to showcase innovative software products across AI, digital trust and tech for impact.
On 3rd August 2026, Ravikiran Annaswamy, CEO & Co-founder, Numocity, and Sudip Paul, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy & Consulting, engaged with PGP and PGPEM participants for a session on, ‘ESG and Emerging Paradigms for Leadership’, as part of Prof. Gopal Mahapatra’s ‘Leadership in the Digital Era’ course.
On 3rd August 2026, Ravikiran Annaswamy, CEO & Co-founder, Numocity, and Sudip Paul, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy & Consulting, engaged with PGP and PGPEM participants for a session on, ‘ESG and Emerging Paradigms for Leadership’, as part of Prof. Gopal Mahapatra’s ‘Leadership in the Digital Era’ course.
Krishna Vilasini Bharadwaj, Strategic Advisor - Transformation, External Affairs & Industry Advocacy, L’Oréal, delivered a guest lecture as part of the ‘Strategic Business Communication’ course for PGP 1 students, offered by Prof. Swati Bandi, Chairperson, Centre for Management Communication, on 3rd August 2026.
Krishna Vilasini Bharadwaj, Strategic Advisor - Transformation, External Affairs & Industry Advocacy, L’Oréal, delivered a guest lecture as part of the ‘Strategic Business Communication’ course for PGP 1 students, offered by Prof. Swati Bandi, Chairperson, Centre for Management Communication, on 3rd August 2026.
Ganesan Ramachandran, MD & Lead - Supply Chain & Engineering, Industry and Process RE, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, delivered a session titled, ‘The Art of Strategic Leadership’, as part of the annual EPGP Seminar Series, on 3rd August 2026.
Ganesan Ramachandran, MD & Lead - Supply Chain & Engineering, Industry and Process RE, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, delivered a session titled, ‘The Art of Strategic Leadership’, as part of the annual EPGP Seminar Series, on 3rd August 2026.
Dr. Priyanka Sharma, ED & BU Head, Fujitsu Research of India, delivered a lecture titled, 'From Strategy to Innovation: Sovereign AI and the Indo-Japanese Partnership for R&D Excellence’, as part of the course, 'Strategic Business Communication' offered by Prof. Deepti Ganapathy, on 5th August 2026.
Dr. Priyanka Sharma, ED & BU Head, Fujitsu Research of India, delivered a lecture titled, 'From Strategy to Innovation: Sovereign AI and the Indo-Japanese Partnership for R&D Excellence’, as part of the course, 'Strategic Business Communication' offered by Prof. Deepti Ganapathy, on 5th August 2026.
The EPGP Class of 2021 celebrated their five-year reunion on campus, on 8th August 2026.
The EPGP Class of 2021 celebrated their five-year reunion on campus, on 8th August 2026.
VENIX 2026, the student fest held at IIMB from 7th to 9th August 2026, reimagined the future of business and entrepreneurship, with a host of workshops, competitions, fireside chats and keynotes.
VENIX 2026, the student fest held at IIMB from 7th to 9th August 2026, reimagined the future of business and entrepreneurship, with a host of workshops, competitions, fireside chats and keynotes.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Leading Businesses through Macroeconomic Uncertainty’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Chetan Subramanian and Prof. Vipul Mathur, on 10th August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Leading Businesses through Macroeconomic Uncertainty’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Chetan Subramanian and Prof. Vipul Mathur, on 10th August 2026.
Participants of the ‘Strategic Business Leadership Programme’ for TAFE, along with the Programme Director, Prof. R Srinivasan, on 10th August 2026.
Participants of the ‘Strategic Business Leadership Programme’ for TAFE, along with the Programme Director, Prof. R Srinivasan, on 10th August 2026.
Participants of Batch 5 of the ‘Generative AI and Agentic AI with Business Applications’ programme for Philips India, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Shankar Venkatagiri and Prof. Rahul Dé, on 12th August 2026.
Participants of Batch 5 of the ‘Generative AI and Agentic AI with Business Applications’ programme for Philips India, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Shankar Venkatagiri and Prof. Rahul Dé, on 12th August 2026.
IIMB commemorated Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s legacy with the launch of ‘Vividh’, reflections on equality, liberty and fraternity, and a Public Policy Club debate on India’s constitutional framework, on 13th August 2026.
IIMB commemorated Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s legacy with the launch of ‘Vividh’, reflections on equality, liberty and fraternity, and a Public Policy Club debate on India’s constitutional framework, on 13th August 2026.
The IIMB Library team celebrated National Librarians’ Day on 12th August 2026.
The IIMB Library team celebrated National Librarians’ Day on 12th August 2026.
Gulshan Verma, Director, Amazon Ads, interacted with PGP and PGPBA students during a guest session, as part of the Marketing Management course, on 14th August 2026.
Gulshan Verma, Director, Amazon Ads, interacted with PGP and PGPBA students during a guest session, as part of the Marketing Management course, on 14th August 2026.
The PGP Class of 1991 celebrated their 35-year reunion on campus from 14th to 16th August 2026.
The PGP Class of 1991 celebrated their 35-year reunion on campus from 14th to 16th August 2026.
Vinay Chandra, COO of Deloitte India, delivered a guest lecture on 14th August 2026, as part of the ‘Communication for Leaders’ course offered by Prof. Rakesh Godhwani.
Vinay Chandra, COO of Deloitte India, delivered a guest lecture on 14th August 2026, as part of the ‘Communication for Leaders’ course offered by Prof. Rakesh Godhwani.
On Independence Day, members of the IIMB community were awarded for going beyond the call of duty.
On Independence Day, members of the IIMB community were awarded for going beyond the call of duty.
Endure, the student-led Running Club at IIMB, marked Independence Day with a screening of the documentary, ‘One Foot in Front of the Other’, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Basav Biradar and a few runners who feature in the film.
Endure, the student-led Running Club at IIMB, marked Independence Day with a screening of the documentary, ‘One Foot in Front of the Other’, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Basav Biradar and a few runners who feature in the film.
IIM Bangalore celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with a variety of programmes.
IIM Bangalore celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with a variety of programmes.
Suresh Baroth, Chief Executive Officer, DELOPT, addressed PGPEM students on 16th August 2026, on ‘Managing People and Performance in Organizations’, as part of the course offered by Prof. Gopal Mahapatra of the OBHRM area.
Suresh Baroth, Chief Executive Officer, DELOPT, addressed PGPEM students on 16th August 2026, on ‘Managing People and Performance in Organizations’, as part of the course offered by Prof. Gopal Mahapatra of the OBHRM area.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Strategic Leadership Development Programme For 3M’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, on 17th August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Strategic Leadership Development Programme For 3M’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, on 17th August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Leadership Development Programme to Build Resilient GCCs’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Srivardhini K. Jha and Dr. Anilesh Seth, on 20th August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Leadership Development Programme to Build Resilient GCCs’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Srivardhini K. Jha and Dr. Anilesh Seth, on 20th August 2026.
Participants of Batch 3 of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Capital Markets and Risk Management’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. M Jayadev, on 21st August 2026.
Participants of Batch 3 of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Capital Markets and Risk Management’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. M Jayadev, on 21st August 2026.
The PGP Class of 2011 celebrated their 15-year reunion on campus on 22nd August 2026.
The PGP Class of 2011 celebrated their 15-year reunion on campus on 22nd August 2026.
Supratik Bhattacharyya, Group CHRO, Adventz Industries, and Mahasweta Paul, Head of People and Culture, Machani Group, interacted with PGPEM participants as part of the ‘Managing People and Performance in Organisations’ course offered by Prof. Gopal Mahapatra, on 22nd August 2026.
Supratik Bhattacharyya, Group CHRO, Adventz Industries, and Mahasweta Paul, Head of People and Culture, Machani Group, interacted with PGPEM participants as part of the ‘Managing People and Performance in Organisations’ course offered by Prof. Gopal Mahapatra, on 22nd August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Artificial Intelligence Strategy’, along with the Programme Director, Vijay Venkataraman, on 24th August 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Artificial Intelligence Strategy’, along with the Programme Director, Vijay Venkataraman, on 24th August 2026.
Participants of Batch 2 of the ‘Mid-Career Training Programme for IRS Officers (CBDT)’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Sushanta K Mishra, Prof. Padmini Srinivasan and Prof. Rajalaxmi Kamath, on 24th August 2026.
Participants of Batch 2 of the ‘Mid-Career Training Programme for IRS Officers (CBDT)’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Sushanta K Mishra, Prof. Padmini Srinivasan and Prof. Rajalaxmi Kamath, on 24th August 2026.
NSRCEL hosts session in Chandigarh on nurturing ventures from idea to execution for women entrepreneurs and aspiring founders

NSRCEL hosts session in Chandigarh on nurturing ventures from idea to execution for women entrepreneurs and aspiring founders

As part of the 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 powered by 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐤 𝐁𝐢𝐳𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬, NSRCEL brought together 60 women entrepreneurs and aspiring founders in Chandigarh for the event, ‘The Entrepreneurial Mindset: From Idea to Execution’, in partnership with Innovation Mission Punjab.

The session explored what it takes to move from an idea to execution, with conversations around building and growing ventures, navigating the early stages of entrepreneurship, and leveraging the right mentorship, networks and ecosystem support.

The panel featured Somveer Anand – CEO & Mission Director, Innovation Mission Punjab; Nitika Mishra Khurana – Investor, Chandigarh Angel’s Network (CAN); Anubhi Khandelwal – Founder, Terafac Technologies, and Kartik Kumar Choudhary – Program Manager, Women Startup Program, NSRCEL.

With more than 50 participants in the room, the conversation saw founders and aspiring entrepreneurs exchanging ideas, learning from the ecosystem, and exploring what it takes to turn a vision into a venture.

Launch of Cohort 2 of Incubating Incubators Initiative sees 3 new incubation centres being welcomed

Launch of Cohort 2 of Incubating Incubators Initiative sees 3 new incubation centres being welcomed

NSRCEL and SBI Foundation’s Innovators for Bharat came together to launch Cohort 2 of the Incubating Incubators Initiative (iCube), strengthening incubation capacity in India’s Northeast, hilly regions, and Tier 2/3 cities. The launch took place in Delhi in August.

The new cohort welcomed three new incubation centres, namely, AIC MAGIC Business Incubator SME Accelerator, Incubation Centre IIT Patna (IC IITP) and Tripura Institution For Transformation.

The day featured a keynote from Dr. Anish John Paul M, Program Lead at Atal Innovation Mission Official, a fireside chat on building incubators across India, a mentorship panel, talks by Dr. Rijesh, PhD and Dr. Saishyam Narayanan of IIT Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF), a Cohort 1 incubator, on their journey through the iCube program, a reminder of the real, on-ground impact this initiative is building.

The day closed with MoU exchanges formalizing the next chapter of collaboration with the Cohort 2 partners.

Promising solutions shaping India’s renewable energy future: A dialogue

Promising solutions shaping India’s renewable energy future: A dialogue

NSRCEL hosted an interaction where 18 founders took the stage, pitching technologies and solutions built to address some of the challenges shaping India’s renewable energy future.

These pitches were heard by Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd, Government of Karnataka, Foundation for Science Innovation and Development, IISc Bangalore, UNSW Sydney, and experts from the energy ecosystem, opening conversations around technology, validation, deployment and what it takes to move promising solutions forward.

This was held as part of the Renewable Energy Incubation Centre – an initiative by NSRCEL, in partnership with KREDL, FSID (IISc), and UNSW Sydney.

For more details about this program, please click here: https://nsrcel.org/renewable-energy-incubation-centre/

Cohort 13 of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women launched

Cohort 13 of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women launched

Cohort 13 of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women came together for a networking dinner that brought together 60 women entrepreneurs for an evening filled with meaningful conversations – setting the tone for their journey ahead.

Joining the interaction were Sandeep Bhardwaj, Managing Director – Head of Wealth Management, Bengaluru, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management; Ramasubramanian Ramachandran, HR & People Strategy Head; Smita Modi, Vice President – Office of Corporate Engagement, Goldman Sachs, and Rasika Prashant, CEO, NSRCEL. These experts spent the evening in conversation with the newest cohort, alongside mentors and the NSRCEL team.

Tickle Your Art

Tickle Your Art

Tickle Your Art was recognized in the ‘Trading’ category at the Nari Vandan Awards 2026, presented by Smt Smriti Irani in association with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

This start-up of NSRCEL from the Women Startup Program, powered by Kotak BizLabs, helps develop artwork created by artists with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities into thoughtfully designed lifestyle products – creating opportunities for artists while bringing their work to wider audiences.

Dreamfly Innovations

Dreamfly Innovations

Dreamfly Innovations, led by Kajal Shah from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, has been recognized as one of the 50 winners of the NASSCOM Deeptech Emerge Award.

This start-up of NSRCEL is dedicated to advance aviation electrification through high-power-density battery solutions for drones, e-aviation and aerospace – with in-house capabilities spanning battery cell design, electronics, software as well as integration.

TERAFAC

TERAFAC

TERAFAC, a start-up of NSRCEL from Cohort 4 of the 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, powered by 𝗞𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗸 𝗕𝗶𝘇𝗟𝗮𝗯, has been recognized among the NASSCOM Emerge 50 Winners 2026, announced at the NASSCOM Deeptech Future Forge in Bengaluru.

TERAFAC aims to redefine manufacturing with an AI and vision-enabled intelligence platform for robots and industrial systems, enabling machines to perceive, adapt, integrate and coordinate – starting with welding robots.

CSITM hosted a one-day Cybersecurity Awareness Workshop for working professionals

CSITM hosted a one-day Cybersecurity Awareness Workshop for working professionals

The Centre for Software & Information Technology Management (CSITM) hosted a one-day Cybersecurity Awareness Workshop on 28 August 2026.

The workshop was led by Samir Khare, a cybersecurity and IT operations leader who has held leadership roles in the Indian Army, Capgemini, Mphasis and Network Security Solutions (I) Ltd., and Prathima Kasagar, who leads Cybersecurity Transformation at Accenture India and brings over two decades of experience in cybersecurity, IT infrastructure management and large-scale transformation programmes.

21 student teams pitched products at IIM Bangalore’s Student Innovation & Product Summit

21 student teams pitched products at IIM Bangalore’s Student Innovation & Product Summit

The Centre for Software & Information Technology Management (CSITM) concluded the Student Innovation & Product Summit (SIPS) 2026 on 30th July, with 21 undergraduate teams from across the country presenting software products before a panel of academic and industry judges.

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