AICTE Approved Program

MBA in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Venture Development

A 2-year full-time program where your startup is your classroom. Designed for dreamers who do.

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Curated for builders ready to move now—weekly reviews until seats are gone.
MBA IEV Students
72% teams secured pilots by Sem 3
40+ investor interactions each year
Weekly founder juries + operator reviews

MBA IEV Programme

MBA IEV · Powered by KIIT-TBI

Programme leadership guiding curriculum, delivery, and student experience.

India's award-winning incubation engine behind your venture.

KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) has backed 423+ startups, created 10,000+ jobs, and enabled over ₹13B in funding since 2009.

Recognized as a Centre of Excellence by DST with national and international awards, KIIT-TBI surrounds you with labs, mentors, grants, and investor access so you can ship faster and scale smarter.

423+ startups supported
10,000+ jobs created
₹13B+ funding enabled
40+ investor interactions each year
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Mission

Equip ambitious founders with the skills, networks, and conviction to turn ideas into ventures—through a rigorous build-while-you-learn curriculum, hands-on venture labs, and strategic partnerships with operators, investors, and industry leaders.

Vision

Be the premier global launchpad for visionary entrepreneurs—shaping builders who drive transformative innovation with ventures that are viable, sustainable, and ready to scale.

KIIT-TBI Outcomes

Impact So Far

A decade of builders, operators, and investors compounding real results across startups, jobs, and capital.

489+
Startups Incubated
10,000+
Jobs Created
190+
Graduated
210+
Patents
₹1,800 Cr+
Investment Raised
8+
CSR Projects
180+
Women Leaders
155+
Commercialised
₹20,000 Cr+
Total Valuation
20+
Clusters
Studio-first MBA

Not just a degree. A launchpad.

Entrepreneurship is a contact sport. You ship, test, fail, and iterate in the real world—while founders, operators, and investors surround you with capital, critiques, and accountability.

Weekly venture studios
Boardroom-style critiques
Funding readiness, end to end

Founders' Journey

A designed path from 0 → 1 → 10: every 6 weeks you ship, review with mentors, and upgrade your venture’s readiness—product, traction, governance, capital.

Validation sprints
Launch labs
Traction dashboards
Investor governance
Validation sprints
2-week loops: problem/solution fit, user interviews, smoke tests, and decision logs.
Launch labs
Ship MVPs with mentor QA; set success metrics, onboarding flows, and pricing hypotheses.
Traction dashboards
Build live KPI boards (acquisition, activation, retention, revenue) reviewed in board-style check-ins.
Investor governance
Prep data rooms, term-sheet readiness, and quarterly updates discipline before Demo Day.
Ideation → Exit

Ideation → Exit

Frame the problem, validate, launch, build governance, and prep exits with mentor juries every sprint.

Capital & Counsel

Capital & Counsel

Warm access to seed grants, angels, and VC partners via KIIT-TBI—plus legal/IP clinics and data rooms.

Incubation Labs

Incubation Labs

Co-working, prototyping labs, GTM war rooms, and weekly operator reviews where you defend your roadmap.

Traction Playbooks

Traction Playbooks

Sector-specific growth, pricing, sales, and fundraising playbooks with KPIs and accountability cadences.

The 4-Semester Journey

A sequenced founder path with non-negotiable accountability. Every term ends with a jury, investor-grade checkpoints, and a clear go/no-go on your venture.

Studio juries every semester
Funding-ready by Semester 3
Demo Day + investor rooms
The 4-Semester Journey
Founder Path
1
Semester 1 Jury at end

Foundations: Market, Product, Leadership

Build market sense, product readiness, and leadership fundamentals while assembling the right talent.

  • Innovation Economics and Market Dynamics
  • Startup Ecosystem
  • Innovation Readiness and Product Development
  • Business Analytics
  • Enterprise Design and Leadership
  • Creative Interpretation
  • Talent Mapping and Management
  • Business Communication
2
Semester 2 Jury at end

Product-Market Fit & Venture Math

Move from insight to fit with venture-ready models, policy awareness, and crisp storytelling.

  • Customer Insight and Market Fit
  • Business Model Innovation
  • Finance and Accounting for Startups
  • Startup Policy
  • Crafting Consumer Value
  • Advanced Excel
  • Data-Driven Venture Strategy
  • Entrepreneurial Storytelling
3
Semester 3 Jury at end

Traction, Capital & Compliance

Commercialize tech, stay compliant, raise smart capital, and lead with resilient strategy.

  • Tech Commercialization Strategies
  • New Venture Planning and Compliance
  • Valuation and Finance for Startups
  • Innovation Ecosystem in India
  • Fundraising Strategies for Startups
  • Incubation Design and Management
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Management in Start-ups
  • Service-Based Business Management
  • Personal Branding
  • Learning from Failures
  • Data Visualization
4
Semester 4 Jury at end

Capstones, Ethics & India Context

Prove it in the real world with staged capstones, ethics, and a sharp view of India's operating landscape.

  • India – A Deep Dive
  • Business and Professional Ethics
  • Business Simulations
  • Capstone Project-1: Ideation to Proof-of-Concept
  • Capstone Project-2: Development of Innovation / Prototype
  • Capstone Project-3: Development of Business Model
  • Capstone Project-4: Real-time establishment and management in incubation / acceleration unit

Ready to Launch?

Join 60+ founders building transformative ventures. Go from idea to funding-ready in 4 semesters with mentorship from operators and access to capital.

Who is this for?

We don't look for high CAT scores. We look for high agency.

This program is for:

  • Aspiring Founders: You have an idea or a burning desire to solve a problem.
  • Next-Gen Family Business Leaders: You want to launch a new vertical or modernize your family business.
  • Intrapreneurs: You want to lead innovation teams in top corporates.

Admission Process

1

Application

Submit your academic details and a Statement of Purpose.

2

Entrance Test Score

CAT / XAT / MAT / GMAT / CMAT / KIITEE / KIITEEM score from 2025 onwards.

3

Personal Interview

Pitch yourself (and your idea, if you have one) to our panel.

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