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Incubate Selection Process

Business Incubate selection procedure 

There are two rounds in a year to select innovative business ideas for BIAEC. Students can appear in the business plan competition organized under the BIAEC or they can walk into the office to submit their application for consideration. 

Selection Criteria

  • The inventions/products/services generally fall in line with the vision of the MNSUAM and address the overall objectives of the strategic plan of the University 
  • The student who is applying for incubation must be enrolled in any degree program in the University and he/she must have a mentor for his/her business project preferably from within the University faculty. However, students from outside the MNSUAM may also participate if they appeared in Business Plan Competition at MNSUAM or they have a supervisor from MNSUAM 
  • If the faculty member incubates their business projects and they want to work with private partners from the outside company, they have to lead by following the SOPs and ensure to involve of a university student(s) in business development 
  • Incubate must possess valid CNIC

General Criteria 

 The following criteria will be taken into consideration for the selection of incubating companies:

  • The candidate has a good reputation and reasonable experience in the relevant sector
  • The candidate is not a defaulter of any financial institution or any government duties or taxes
  • The candidate has not been convicted in any civil or criminal case

 Graduation or Exit Policy:

  • Incubate would be graduated successfully as an SME in 24months. Incubation period may be extended to an additional 2-6 months as per the need.
  • Business plan and growth will be reviewed semi-annually by the Incubation Committee.
  • Incubation Committee in agreement of incubatee may recommend changes in business plan, early graduation or exit policy or extension in incubation period provided.
  • Incubate has achieved milestones agreed in the business plan. Specifically the company has transferred technology successfully and has a financially viable freestanding solid plan that will allow it to operate successfully outside the BIAEC.
  • Space requirement of the incubate company exceeds BIAEC capacity.

Incubate company will be de-notified if it fails to meet the quarterly targets twice in a calendar year, violates the agreement or if the review committee decided that the projects no longer viable