AICTE’s start-up exchange programme

The Canada India Acceleration Programme (CIAP), an international start-up exchange programme between All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Carleton University, a leading comprehensive university in Canada, will support 100 women-led tech start-ups from both countries over a period of five years. It involves a two-week intensive boot camp and acceleration programme comprising of start-up ecosystem exposure, industry visits, and meetings with Canadian ecosystem enablers like investors, government officials, and business mentors. The first batch of  Indian  entrepreneurs reached Ottawa recently as part of the scheme. The entrepreneurs were from wide range of fields including agri-tech, life science, medical technologies, and energy. The opportunities provided by the CIAP would enable them to explore emerging market opportunities in Canada while accessing business acceleration facilities at Carleton University. In addition to CIAP, Carleton and AICTE will collaborate to support open innovation, technology-based start-ups, faculty training, capacity building of incubators, and other related endeavours in innovation and entrepreneurship.