Indian Institute of Management IIM Jammu, on behalf of the National Commission for Women NCW , is conducting a Certificate Program in General Management for aspiring Women Entrepreneurs CPGMAWE . The programme is aimed to fulfill the needs of aspiring women entrepreneurs who want to gain knowledge about introductory Business Management, which could enable them to start and run their Venture. IIM Jammu has designed, developed, and will be delivering this training program on behalf of the National Commission for Women NCW for potential women entrepreneurs on general management covering all the functional areas of business.The inaugural ceremony for the program was held on 18th June 2022, with an inaugural address by Prof. B.S. Sahay, Director, IIM Jammu, Ms. Meeta Rajivlochan, Member Secretary, NCW, Shri A. Asholi Chalai, Joint Secretary, NCW, Dr. Pankaj Agarwal, Chairperson Executive Education, and Associate Professor, IIM Jammu, Dr. Prateek Jain, Co Programme Director, CPGMAWE, and Associate Professor, IIM Jammu, and Dr. Parvathy B., Co Programme Director, CPGMAWE and Assistant Professor, IIM Jammu.The unique highlight of this programme is that it has been sponsored by National Commission for Women NCW , and the programme has been designed and delivered in Hindi Language for aspiring women entrepreneurs belonging to tier 2 and tier 3 locations.
A total of 1375 candidates had applied for this Program on the MyGov portal. After the shortlisting process by IIM Jammu, 125 candidates have been selected for the first batch. More batches are planned to be rolled out after this batch.Speaking on the occasion, Prof. B.S. Sahay, Director, IIM Jammu, said, Entrepreneurship has always been a gendered phenomenon, with a far lesser number of women choosing it as a road to empowerment. IIM Jammu has always been a pioneer in gender diversity, and we strongly believe that collaborations like these will change the status quo and unleash the untapped potential of women entrepreneurs, . In a knowledge economy, access to knowledge is crucial. Through this collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management, the National Commission for Women aims to facilitate such access to knowledge; to empower women entrepreneurs, and pave the way for a happy, balanced, and prosperous India, says Ms. Meeta Rajivlochan, Member Secretary, National Commission for Women NCW .