IILM University, Gurugram · BBA (Honours)

Build India's Next
Breakthrough Venture
with a Degree.

BBA VenturX is India's first undergraduate degree built around a system of real mentors, real capital, a Makers' Space, and a Japan-India corridor — so you actually build a venture.

VC-Backed STEM-Enabled Japan-Connected Maker's Space Live Venture Fund Cohort of 100
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Graduate with a company, not just a degree ◆ India's first VC-integrated BBA ◆ Real capital. Real mentors. Real milestones. ◆ Japan-India deeptech corridor ◆ Cohort of 100 — merit-based admissions ◆ Graduate with a company, not just a degree ◆ India's first VC-integrated BBA ◆ Real capital. Real mentors. Real milestones. ◆ Japan-India deeptech corridor ◆ Cohort of 100 — merit-based admissions ◆
1% of startups raise
a Series A
0.1% overall success rate without structure
$300M+ financing by Beyond Next Ventures
90+ portfolio companies via BRAVE accelerator
100 seats per cohort — merit-based
Global Immersion

Japan-India Partnership for Venture Building & Immersion

BBA VenturX bridges India's strengths in frugal innovation with Japan's precision and quality, through IILM's partnership with Beyond Next Ventures Inc.

IILM's partnership with Beyond Next Ventures Inc. will unlock the following for those undertaking BBA VenturX:

  • A structured 4-year venture creation track is built into every semester of the degree.
  • Merit-based Access to prototyping, incubation, and funding under IILM Foundry One.
  • Merit-based exchange opportunities with leading Japanese entrepreneurial and research universities, with exposure to frontier-tech labs and global venture ecosystems.
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Strategic VC Partner

Beyond Next Ventures Inc.

Beyond Next Ventures is one of Japan's leading deeptech venture firms — the team behind BRAVE, Japan's largest deep-tech accelerator, with over $300M in financing enabled across 90+ portfolio companies.

$300M+ Financing enabled
90+ Portfolio companies
#1 Japan deep-tech VC

"As an entrepreneur, your biggest asset is the ability to build, fail, and iterate rapidly. BBA VenturX gives students the exact ecosystem—capital, maker spaces, and cross-border networks—that usually takes founders years to unlock. I am incredibly excited to partner with IILM to help these young founders go from idea to global impact."

Jay Krishnan
Partner & Head of Investments, Beyond Next Ventures India
What Sets This Degree Apart

5 Tenets of IILM's BBA VenturX

The structure and journey of the BBA VenturX degree are based on the following philosophies and expectations:

01

Venture-first, with strong basics

Leads with venture creation milestones every semester, built on strong foundations.

02

Technology immersion, via infra access

Access to build and test across different levels of technology validation.

03

Exposure to IILM and Open Ecosystem

Multiple opportunities to benchmark your venture against peers within IILM, across India, and in Japan.

04

Unicorn opportunity, via India's only VC Integration for BBA

Build and graduate with a unicorn-potential company in sectors critical to India's future.

05

Global immersion, with Japan and beyond

University exchange with leading entrepreneurial universities in Japan and beyond — alongside Silicon Valley veterans as mentors.

How We Compare

The only undergraduate degree in India
built with the entrepreneur at the center of it

IILM BBA VenturX Other BBA / MBA Programs
Integrated venture fund with investment path ✔ Only program in India ✗
Japan deeptech corridor via Beyond Next Ventures ✔ Via VC partner ✗
Semester-by-semester venture milestones, not case studies ✔ Every semester ✗
Maker Space + Capital + VC + Global stack in one degree ✔ Full capability Usually, partial
Silicon Valley veterans as mentors and backers of maker space ✔ Via VC partner ✗
Deeptech sector focus (semiconductors, defence, AI, health, etc.) ✔ Built in ✗
"BBA VenturX is designed for students who do not just want to study business, but want to build it. Instead of completing degree only through theory, students work on business models, customer discovery, finance, branding, digital business, innovation, and execution. The program combines core business learning with hands-on venture creation, industry projects, mentoring, and incubation exposure. It is a future-ready business degree for builders, innovators, family business, and next-generation enterprise leaders. Mentors and faculty are the best brains and leaders from India, Japan, USA, France, Singapore and other countries."
Prof Rahul Singh
Director – UG Programs
Your 4-Year Path

Your Journey with BBA VenturX

Every semester has a deliverable. Every year builds on the last. By Year 4, you graduate with a company, not just a degree.

Year 1

Ideate & Prototype

Problem Identification & Ideation Financial Modelling & Unit Economics Early Prototype & MVP Business Fundamentals Technology Fundamentals (AI, Data)
Milestone

A validated problem that real customers are willing to pay to solve, and a first working prototype of the solution.

Year 2

Go-to-Market & Traction

Go-To-Market & Customer Acquisition Product Iterations Technology Validation Brand Building & Communication Product Management & UX
Milestone

A venture with early customer feedback, initial traction, and a go-to-market plan (a repeatable and scalable early sales pipeline).

Year 3

Customers & Early Funding

Venture Pivots Based on Customer Feedback Technology Improvement Fundraising Finance Investment Readiness
Milestone

Early-stage venture that has initial paying customers and initial funding.

Year 4

Scale & Graduate

Venture Scaling Technology Scaling External Funding & Spin Off Growth Hacking / Scaling Law, IP & Regulations
Milestone

Graduate with a company or choose one of the other graduation pathways.

After You Graduate

Multiple Graduation Pathways & Outcomes

1

Build & Scale Your Venture

For those who graduate with a company ready to grow. The strongest capstone teams get a merit-based pathway to pitch the IILM Venture Creation Fund for live investment.

2

Transform Your Family Business

Use your learning and skills you gain to help take your family business to the next level as a future generation promoter. Enable competitive advantages and diversification that can help your family business thrive for generations to come.

3

Join the Startup & Venture Ecosystem

Work at an early-stage startup, join a VC firm as an analyst, or plug into a venture studio. You will leave with the language, network, and credibility to operate in high-growth environments from day one.

4

Corporate Innovation & Consulting

Some of the most valuable founders never start their own company. Innovation leads, strategy consultants, and product managers at large enterprises increasingly need the exact skills this degree builds — the ability to identify problems, move fast, and build under uncertainty.

What You Get Access To

What You’ll Have Access To

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Venture Milestone Checks

Enabled by top-tier faculty and mentors across the years.

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IILM Maker's Space & Incubator

To build and improve prototypes, scale and validate technology. Focused on semiconductors, defence tech, clean energy, health, and robotics — India's priority sectors, backed by Silicon Valley veterans.

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IILM Venture Creation Fund

To get initial funding and access to investors and corporates. A venture studio with shared services, stage-gate discipline, and a direct capital pathway.

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IILM Innovation Lab

Cross-campus multi-disciplinary avenues for ideathons, hackathons, workshops, and specialized credits.

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Internships & Projects

Enabled by collaborations with leading startups and corporates.

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University Exchange

Opportunities for exchange with leading entrepreneurship-focused international and Indian universities.

Leadership

Advisory Board

Leaders from VC, innovation, and academia

Tsuyoshi Ito

CEO & Founding Partner
Beyond Next Ventures Inc.
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Dr Nikhil Agarwal

Managing Director
FITT – IIT New Delhi
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Anjali Rai

Pro Chancellor
IILM University
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Srinivas Mahankali Rao

Former CEO
T-Hub
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Academic Leadership

Chief Mentor — Undergraduate Programs

Prof Rajendra Srivastava

Chief Mentor — Undergraduate Programs, IILM University

Prof Srivastava is Novartis Professor of Marketing Strategy and Innovation, and Executive Director – Centre for Business Innovation (CBI), and former Dean of Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, India. He has been Provost of Singapore Management University and Professor at Texas Tech Austin, USA.

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Our Ecosystem

Partners & Ecosystem

BBA VenturX students gain access to a global network of universities, research institutions, and venture partners across four continents.

Strategic VC Partner

Beyond Next Ventures Inc.

🇯🇵 Japan
Research Partner

FITT – IIT New Delhi

🇮🇳 India
Maker's Space

Foundry One

🇮🇳 India

STPI

🇮🇳 India

Michigan State University

🇺🇸 USA
msu.edu ↗

Aivancity School of Technology, Business & Society

🇫🇷 France
aivancity.ai ↗

UMass Dartmouth

🇺🇸 USA
umassd.edu ↗

E-Group ICT Software Corporation

🇭🇺 Hungary
egroup.hu ↗

Lincoln University Oakland

🇺🇸 USA
lincolnuca.edu ↗

Woosong University

🇰🇷 South Korea
wsu.ac.kr ↗

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

🇩🇪 Germany
frankfurt-school.de ↗

Westcliff University

🇺🇸 USA
westcliff.edu ↗

University of Liverpool

🇬🇧 UK
liverpool.ac.uk ↗

Montpellier Business School

🇫🇷 France
mbs-education.com ↗

Utrecht Summer School

🇳🇱 Netherlands
utrechtsummerschool.nl ↗

Oxford Summer Courses

🇬🇧 UK
oxfordsummercourses.com ↗

Universidad Maria Auxiliadora

🇵🇪 Peru
uma.edu.pe ↗
How to Get In

Selection Process

Cohort size is capped at 100. The process is designed to find founder-mindset, not academic perfection.

01

Apply

Complete the BBA VenturX application. Along with standard academic details, you will be asked to share one problem you've noticed in the world around you and what you've done — or thought about doing — about it. There are no right answers. We are looking for how you think.

Eligibility: 10+2 from a recognised board with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks. No prior STEM or coding background required.
02

Entrepreneurial Aptitude Interview

Shortlisted candidates are invited for a structured interview evaluated jointly by IILM faculty and the Beyond Next Ventures Inc. team. We are not testing your business knowledge — we are assessing founder-mindset: how you identify problems, how you respond to ambiguity, and what you've already tried to build or create, however small.

03

Offer & Cohort Confirmation

Successful candidates receive an admission offer. Cohort size is capped at 100. Once confirmed, you are onboarded into the BBA VenturX ecosystem before the semester begins, including an introduction to your Startup Lab framework and the Foundry One space.

Who This Is For

For Students. For Parents. For India.

If You're a Student

You want to build something — not just study about it.

You don't need a prior startup idea. You don't need a coding background. You need drive, curiosity, and the willingness to commit to building something real over four years.

BBA VenturX gives you the Maker's Space, the mentors, the fund, and the Japan corridor. What you bring is the ambition.

  • ● No STEM background required — technology is taught from scratch
  • ● Work on a real venture every semester — not case studies
  • ● Graduate with a company, or multiple other high-value pathways
  • ● Access to real capital through the IILM Venture Creation Fund
If You're a Parent

A degree with structure, credibility, and a direct path to impact.

IILM is a recognised university backed by 30+ years of academic excellence. BBA VenturX adds something new — a venture-first track backed by Beyond Next Ventures, one of Japan's leading deeptech VC firms.

Your child won't just get a degree. They'll graduate with the skills, network, and — for the strongest cohort members — a funded company.

  • ● Recognised BBA (Honours) degree from IILM University, Gurugram
  • ● Industry-backed curriculum with VC partner oversight
  • ● Global exposure through Japan exchange and 16 international partners
  • ● Multiple graduation pathways — entrepreneurship, corporate, or family business
Applications Open — 2026 Cohort

Your venture starts here.
Will you build it?

100 seats. Merit-based. India's first undergraduate degree where you graduate with a company.

Eligibility 10+2 · 55% aggregate · Any stream
Programme BBA (Honours) · 4 Years · IILM University, Gurugram
Cohort Size Capped at 100 — rolling admissions
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