Rise of social impact startups in IIM-CIP & the North-East: in-conversation with chairman Ajay Jain

Rise of social impact startups in IIM-CIP & the North-East: in-conversation with chairman Ajay Jain

July 6, 2026 · 5 min

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Ajay Jain discusses the rise of social impact startups in the North-East of India and the role of IIMCIP in fostering this growth.

In this episode we talk with Chairman of the IIMCIP, Ajay Jain, who has been through forty years of entrepreneurship and is now paying it forward as a professor and startup mentor. He talks about how the North-East part of India is going to attract several startups in the years to come and why IIMCIP is playing a vital role in its growth. @iimcalcutta 00:00 - Introduction to the podcast 01:21 - Learning from the Corporate world 05:20 - Career in Kuwait and the stepping stone to ...

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