XLRI Jamshedpur Establishes Rural Business Incubation Centre “XCITE” with NABARD Support to Promote Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship
JAMSHEDPUR, India – December 20, 2025 – XLRI Jamshedpur, India’s oldest management school, today announced the establishment of a dedicated Rural Business Incubation Centre—the XLRI Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (XCITE). The Centre has been set up with a significant grant from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and is aimed at catalysing sustainable, high-impact entrepreneurship in rural and semi-rural regions of the country.XCITE is envisioned as a platform to nurture early-stage, innovation-led enterprises in agribusiness and allied non-farm sectors with strong potential for growth, employment generation, and regional transformation. The Centre will focus on supporting entrepreneurs from 12 states including Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, ...










