Kohima: Nagaland University, the only Central University in the state, has been chosen to host one of the four incubation centres in the Northeastern 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 initiative is sponsored by the North Eastern Council, Shillong and implemented by the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati.
Nagaland University has been chosen as part of the initiative to promote entrepreneurship in educational institutions across the Northeast.
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’.
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.
A total of 44 beneficiaries will be incubated in the first batch of incubatees. The 44 beneficiaries include 16 from Arunachal Pradesh, six from Assam, four from Manipur, with the remaining from Nagaland State. Onboarding of the incubatees will be done in July 2025.
Nagaland University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jagadish K Patnaik expressed pride over the university’s selection, calling it a recognition of the university’s commitment to innovation and inclusive development.
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Incubation Centre Coordinator, Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bordoloi, said activities will include mentorship, workshops, ideathons, bootcamps, and hackathons over the next six months.
