Nagaland University set to host Incubation Centres in North East under Central Govt Initiative

The 50 highest-performing beneficiaries will receive Startup Seed money grant of up to Rs 5 lakh under this collaborative project.

Nagaland University has been chosen to host one of the Four Incubation Centres in the North Eastern region under a Central Government Initiative. The 50 highest-performing beneficiaries will receive a startup seed money grant of up to Rs 5 lakh.

The university was chosen under the project ‘Establish, Develop, and Manage Entrepreneurship Development Centres and Incubation Centres in the Educational Institutes of the North Eastern Region’. This project is being sponsored by the North Eastern Council, Shillong, and implemented by the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati.

The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region, which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The IIE is an organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

Nagaland University’s Kohima campus has been designated as one of the four Incubation Centres in the North Eastern region. A total of 44 beneficiaries will be incubated in the first batch of incubatees. The 44 beneficiaries include 16 from Arunachal Pradesh, 6 from Assam, 4 from Manipur, with the remaining from Nagaland State. On-boarding of the incubatees will be done in July 2025.

Welcoming the role of the University in promoting entrepreneurship in the North East, Prof. Jagadish K Patnaik, Vice-Chancellor, Nagaland University, said, “It gives me immense pride and pleasure to announce that Nagaland University, the only Central University in the State, has been selected to host one of the four Incubation Centres in the North Eastern region under a prestigious Central Government initiative. This opportunity reaffirms the university’s commitment to academic excellence and Nation-building through innovation, research, and inclusive development. We look forward to collaborating with stakeholders across academia, industry, and Government to make this endeavour a resounding success”

Elaborating on the activities that will be taken up under this initiative, Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bordoloi, Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Development Centre and Incubation Centre, Nagaland University, said, “Industry experts and established entrepreneurs will provide mentorship to the incubates. Workshops, Ideathons, Bootcamps and Hackathons are contemplated for the forthcoming six months.”

A total of 145 beneficiaries were selected by the experts appointed by the nodal agency across the North Eastern region, with 44 beneficiaries assigned to the Nagaland University Incubation Centre. Among the recipients, 16 are from Arunachal Pradesh, 6 from Assam, 4 from Manipur, and the rest 18 are from Nagaland. The on-boarding of the incubates will occur in July 2025.