Kolkata: Post golden jubilee celebration, IIM Calcutta has spread its wings on various new initiatives, the latest one being the responsiveness towards society in developing unique and cost-effective devices for our daily needs. IIM Calcutta, in association with Tata Group conducted the first ever Tata Social Enterprise Challenge (TSEC), which was held at IIM Calcutta during February 20 – 24, 2013.

Tata Social Enterprise Challenge, organized jointly by IIM Calcutta and the TATA Group, aims to establish itself as a major event in the Indian social entrepreneurship space by bringing together social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and members from the academia, industry and business and the whole bunch of social entrepreneurs to identify and promote sustainable ideas that impact the social sector.

Greenway Grameen Infra (Mumbai) and Ottoclave (MIT, Boston) were the winners of this year’s event, winning prize money of Rs1.5 and Rs1 lakh respectively.

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