Centre For Biotechnology Management (CBM)

GLF Business School is the pioneer B-School in MBA Biotechnology. The Centre aims at translational research in biotechnology and engaged in developing entrepreneurs for the Biotech Industry in areas of health, agriculture, energy, environment, industrial biotech etc . The Centre offers training and courses on management of biotech companies which need professionals who have the knowledge of both biotechnology as well as business management.

Centre For Business Analytics, Data Science & AI (CBADA)

The Centre ranks amongst Top–10 Business Analytics Institutions in India (Higher Education Review, Bangalore, 2018). The objectives of the centre includes:
  • Developing courses on analytics.
  • Providing thought leadership and mentoring in Analytics to various sectors.
  • Conducting Applied Research in the cutting edge areas of the entire gamut of soft computing, text mining, data mining, machine learning in the paradigm of analytics and apply the outcome to solve industry problems.
  • Develop Proof of Concepts in big data analytics.
  • Disseminating knowledge through training programs on new and frontier areas of analytics as applied to different industries.
  • To carry out projects funded by external agencies.
  • To develop frameworks of analytics in different areas.

Centre For Valuation Studies (CVS)

GLF Business School is the first B-School in India that offers courses on Valuation since 2016 embrace all three asset classes: Real Estate, Plant & Machinery, and Business Valuation. Centre for Valuation Studies (CVS) at GLFBS was inaugurated by Dr. M S Sahoo, Chairman IBBI, Government of India in a ceremonial event held on 9th June 2018 at GLF Business School, Kolkata. The objective of the Centre is to act as a competency and capability centre in the Valuation Studies for all classes of assets to meet the need of time. The Centre of Excellence is aimed at providing research, support, guidance, training and oversight to the peer professional groups and students, Registered Valuer Organizations (RVOs), and industry to build leadership in the valuation profession under different asset categories.

Technology Innovation, Skill & Entrepreneurship Centre (TISEC)

GLF Business School focuses on the backward integration of R&D by developing a state–of–the–art Research & Technology Innovation Centre as well as a forward integration for the potential entrepreneurs by incubation centre affiliated to MoMSME, Govt of India. GLFBS is a member institute of FITT-IIT Delhi and an enabler of Startup India. Along with the common facilities for research, production, and marketing; the innovators and start-up MSMEs are given opportunity to leverage from emerging technologies such as 3D Printing Technology, Smart Sensors, IoT, AI & Robotics, Biotechnology, and Data Science etc.
In 2020, GLF Business School Kolkata launched “Nation Ahead” Program which aims to be a catalyst of building a robust ecosystem placing academia at the centre of innovation and startups to accelerate regional economic growth through collaborations, cooperations and partnerships. It runs Innovation Studio, Start-up Launchpad, and WISH programs under its Innovation & Entrepreneurship initiatives. It aims at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship and speedy development of an ecosystem in a particular region conducive to the economic growth. It facilitates the start-ups in different thrust areas with the access of physical and intellectual resources as well as access to market. It also aims at make a network with academia, research institutions, industry, financiers, legal experts and other professionals, as well as government agencies. Since 2020, GLFBS organizes National Conference in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Startup Summit (NCIESS) at New Delhi.
The main objective of the innovation and start-up program is four-folded:
  • Addressing Local Problems in thrust areas: Healthcare, Food & Agriculture (Primary and Secondary), Education, Water, Transport Road Safety, Alternative Energy, Environment, and Disaster Management which may expand further in phases.
  • Providing smart solutions using Cutting-edge Technology.
  • Implementation strategy involving local government and other stakeholders.
  • Employment generation and contribution to local economy.
The program provides following facilities:
  • Establishing linkages and strategic collaboration with technology providers, research institutions, industry bodies, financial institutions, and government organizations.
  • Arranging seed-fund and grants from different sources and bank loans.
  • Providing technical and business handholding support and building a common platform of getting advisory services from the mentors and industry experts through Business Clinics as well as opportunities to have meeting with the investors and prospective customers on the other hand. Monitoring and evaluation of the start-up projects is an integral part of it.
  • Offering training programs in different areas to build necessary competence in technical and managerial fields and to ensure team cohesiveness in commercialization of business ideas.
  • Providing necessary physical infrastructure and resources necessary for innovation and start-ups.
Women Innovation Start-up Hub (WISH) is a platform of developing and implementing programs for promotion of entrepreneurship and incubating women owned start-ups across India. WISH mission is to create its own micro-ecosystem at different places across India and provide a platform for women start-ups that can solve the local problems using breakthrough technologies. This platform would contribute to job creation, and enhancing the socio-economic health to the region. While innovation can provide a smooth route to create opportunity for women, there is a very less presence of women-led start-ups in India. WISH aims to stimulate the establishments for the growth of technology-based start-ups and other compatible businesses that are women owned. WISH tends to facilitate the micro eco-system at different locations for technology-driven start-ups.
GLF Business School Kolkata intends to promote Smart Manufacturing with the following objectives:
  • To demonstrate advanced manufacturing technologies through development of Prototypes/Import Substitute/ Export Oriented Products for new Start Ups & Entrepreneurs and existing MSMEs.
  • To organize various Skill Development Programs for employees of MSMEs and High End Management Programmes for Entrepreneurs & Working Professionals.
  • To organise training programmes for Engineering Students to expose them with Real Time Projects and to enhance their Employability in Core areas.