About Graduate Certificate Programme in
Entrepreneurship (GCPE)

GCPE’s target audience

The GCPE is a curated offering targeted at bright undergraduates and fresh graduates (from any discipline) who possess an entrepreneurial mindset. If you keep track of and are excited by the idea of being a part of the startup ecosystem or even contributing to innovations within corporate India, then the GCPE is the programme you are looking for!

Why GCPE?

• It will allow you to explore the entrepreneurship space in India at a young age or even get a headstart in India’s start-up ecosystem and unleash a new “you”.
• It will allow you to be a part of India’s premier B-School and Build networks with like-minded individuals and the community of entrepreneurs associated with SPJIMR’s CFBE
• Opportunity to network with entrepreneurs from the start-up ecosystem and family business ecosystem and participate in seminars and  workshops.
• It acts as a Summer School Programme which catalyses the opportunity to build your profile and help you differentiate your CV for better career prospects
• It provides an opportunity to explore participants’ internship plans into real-life startup idea-generation experiences
• It offers you an opportunity to upskill yourself through cultivating a wide range of essential skills required for entrepreneurial endeavours, academic and professional pursuits
• It provides you with the convenience of learning over the weekend, and at a price which can only be called a “steal deal”
• You receive a Certificate of Participation from SPJIMR’s CFBE
• Access to incubation facilities post-programme with Sardar Patel Technology Business Incubator SP-TBI (sptbi.com), located within the Bhavan’s campus. Andheri. Incubation facilities are subject to terms & conditions of SP-TBI

Salient features of SPJIMR’s entrepreneurship programme

• Led by top practitioner faculty of SPJIMR with hands-on experience in entrepreneurship
• Curriculum and pedagogy designed to foster and nurture an entrepreneurial mindset and a business creation intent.
• Conducted over one month during weekends on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings
• Deliver at the end of 1 month: “The most terrific business idea” to solve “The wickedest problems that India faces” with mentoring hours for the Final Presentation
• A SPark Tank to evaluate the in-house ‘sparks’ on the business ideas
• Conducted in a Hybrid mode ( Online / Offline) over weekends
• Opportunity to receive mentoring from SPJIMR faculty even after the programme
• Opportunity to meet and build networks with like-minded individuals and the community of entrepreneurs associated with SPJIMR.
• On completion of the programme, refund of a partial fee to successful participants (see details in the Programme Structure section)

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SPJIMR advantage

• SPJIMR, a top ten B-School in India, has pioneered the MBA programme for Family Managed Businesses for over 25 years.
• SPJIMR is among five founding members of the National Entrepreneurship Network initiated by the US-based Wadhwani Foundation to promote entrepreneurship in India.
• SPJIMR’s faculty is a mix of accomplished academicians with extensive industry exposure and includes teaching entrepreneurs from small and medium enterprises.
• SPJIMR has been consistently ranked amongst India’s Top 5 B-schools by various reputed international and national B-school surveys. It is recognised by Financial Times Masters in Management (FT MiM) Rankings 2024 as the #1 B-school in India and #35 in the world.

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