Programs
A program for every stage of the founder journey
Whether you're a student with a spark, a researcher with a thesis, or a graduate ready to go full-time — there's a structured, funded path here.
MS (Entrepreneurship)
Research degree · Startup as thesis
Build a deep-tech venture and earn a research degree for it — the programme that has produced founders since 1982.
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PhDPhD (Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Doctoral research · Deep-tech ecosystems
Rigorous, applied research on how innovation emerges, how startups scale, and how lab research reaches the market.
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UG-FIRUG Founder-in-Residence
Fellowship · Recent IITM graduates
A funded year to build your startup full-time, right after graduation — no job offer required, no excuses needed.
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PG-FIRPG Founder-in-Residence
K. Ganesh & Meena Ganesh Scholarship
Turn your thesis into a company — funded time for MS and PhD scholars to commercialise their research.
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CoursesEntrepreneurship Courses
ID-series electives · Open to IITM students
Structured entrepreneurship education inside your degree — from customer discovery to launching a venture.
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