IIMB hosted a Chair of Excellence Seminar titled ‘Strategic Choices in Digital Operating Models: Cloud Procurement and 3D Printing-as-a-Service’, delivered by Dr. Tarun Jain of the Production & Operations Management area, who held the IIMB Chair of Excellence position from June 2023 to May 2026. The seminar was held on 29 October 2026.

The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) will host the Winter Research Methodology Workshop 2026 from 7^th to 12^th December 2026, at the Institute’s campus. The workshop, which will be hosted in recognition of the importance of research in today’s academic world, is aimed at benefiting academic researchers, specifically PhD students and early-career faculty at management institutes/business schools, in the area of research and publication. The six-day winter workshop, which follows successful editions of the Winter and Summer Research Methodology Workshops held in December 2024, May 2025, December 2025 and April 2026, will be anchored by IIMB faculty. The Programme Directors are Dr. Sushanta Kumar Mishra of the OBHRM area, R&P Committe Member, and Dr. Deepak Chandrashekar of the Strategy area.

The Centre for Software and IT Management (CSITM) at IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the Association for Information Systems (AIS) India Chapter, has announced a two-day Scholarly Advancement Mentorship Workshop titled ‘The India Lens: Building Theory from Indian Phenomena’. The workshop will be held on 1 and 2 December 2026 at the Institute campus. The last date for paper submission is 30 October 2026.

The Summer Placement process for the PGP and PGPBA 2026-28 cohorts at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore successfully concluded with all 608 participating students securing offers from 128 organizations during the placement week from October 26-29, 2026. The process saw strong recruiter participation across Consulting, Finance, Product Management, Sales and Marketing, General Management, and Analytics domains, with Consulting accounting for 50.7% of all offers.

N S Vishwanathan, Former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore, has been appointed as a Member of the Government of India’s newly constituted High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat.

Announced by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs in the Union Budget 2026-27, the six-member committee will undertake a comprehensive review of India’s banking sector and recommend structural, institutional, regulatory and legislative reforms to strengthen the sector in alignment with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

NSRCEL brought together its mentors in Mumbai for an evening of conversations, reflections and connections. The meet-up featured mentors Brijnandan Mundhra, Manas Rath, Mridul Mehta, Ankkush Agarwal, Girish Mehta and Rasesh Shah.

Also joining were Mahima Dani and Jinal Gala, Co-founders, Synergy, India, that aims to build a patient-care ecosystem bringing together experts across disciplines to deliver personalized care beyond symptomatic relief. The meet also included Kuldeep Pawar, Founder, Saventh, a start-up of NSRCEL focused on building a personal finance platform for employees across India, making financial literacy and informed money decisions simpler and more accessible.

At the Fintech Clinic as part of the FinTech Centre of Excellence, an initiative of NSRCEL in partnership with the Government of Karnataka, founders engaged with regulators, industry experts, CIOs and CDOs through focused, one-on-one closed-door discussions to explore challenges, gain actionable insights as well as discover opportunities for growth. The clinic featured 13 start-ups, 15 experts and over 50 meetings.

Sahil Kini, CEO, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH), shared insights from his entrepreneurial journey – the importance of market timing and building strong teams, and emerging opportunities in India’s digital public infrastructure, AI-driven financial services as well as digital lending.

Pramod Rao, Former Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), offered perspectives on how fintech founders can engage with regulators, navigate compliance requirements, build partnerships with financial institutions and bring innovative solutions to market.

From navigating regulatory complexities to unlocking enterprise partnerships, the clinic brought founders closer to the insights, expertise and connections.

IIT Kanpur and NSRCEL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the development and commercialization of deep-tech ventures, with an initial focus on defence, aerospace and allied sectors.

The collaboration will support IIT Kanpur’s SCALE Catapult initiative, combining technical expertise and research infrastructure with venture development, market validation and business-building support. The partnership will also explore joint incubation and acceleration programmes, co-incubation opportunities and industry engagement.

As part of the Velocity – Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme, a CSR initiative by Kotak Mahindra Bank in partnership with NSRCEL, the Centre hosted the ‘From Lab to Venture Scale: Building and Scaling Hardware Startups’ event.

Featuring Kaustubh Patekar, Founder, ProdZen and Head of Products, Biome, the session explored how hardware start-ups can translate complex technologies into commercially viable solutions and build pathways to scale.

The discussion also covered channel partnerships, market-led pivots, access to labs and manufacturing facilities, and incubator networks as enablers of customer adoption and business growth.

NSRCEL has partnered with the District Administration, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, as Knowledge and Advisory Partner for the Nalanda Project, run under the Nalanda Prabandhan Sewa Samiti, Chhattisgarh. The MoU was signed at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore by Mayank Chaturvedi, District Magistrate, Raigarh and Rasika Prashant, CEO, NSRCEL, marking the launch of the collaboration.

The Nalanda Project will be built around four initiatives, namely, the Startup Incubation Centre, AI and Makers Lab, STEM Lab and Career Counselling Centres.

The signing was also a chance for start-ups from NSRCEL’s programs to meet the Raigarh team and discuss how they could engage with the district.