XlRI inaugurated the fourth round of its Post Graduate Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM) at the newly-built campus of the institute’s Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC) within XITE, Gamharia.
The Post-Graduate Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM) is a full time 6-month programme in the domain of entrepreneurship management was designed and developed by Entrepreneurship Develop-ment Centre (EDC) of XlRI in 2010 to provide competency-based education to the eligible candidates with a view to promote entrepreneurship in the country.
Prabal K. Sen, chairperson, EDC, XlRI commented on the occasion, “Our objective in launching this programme is to generate a breed of entrepreneurs who are equipped with conceptual and operational skills required for running an entrepreneurial venture successfully. We would like the graduates of PGP-CEM not only to be informed of the bottlenecks likely to be faced by an entrepreneur, but also to be equipped adequately to get over these bottlenecks as and when they encounter the same”.
“The programme has been designed carefully in order to ensure that it helps meet the gaps identified in similar programmes currently being run elsewhere” he added. A total of 60 students, including 18 self employed and 12 female candidates, have been selected into the programme after detailed screening of around 200 applicants drawn from across the country.
Fr. E. Abraham, S.J, Director of XlRI said on the occasion, “In view of the need for an increased emphasis on promoting entrepreneurial talent in resource-rich but economically poor states like Jharkhand, the Institute has reserved 50% of seats in this programme for candidates of Jharkhand.” “This is also in conformity with a special agreement entered into between XlRI and the Government of Jharkhand, who have extended some support to the Institute for setting up the infrastructure for EDC,” he added.
“The composition of students is diverse not only from the point of view of their educational background and work exposure, but also the geographical areas they hail from” he added.