The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, commenced a national-level Capacity Building Programme (CBP) for Young Social Sciences Faculty on Entrepreneurship and Startups, scheduled from June 9 to 20, 2025 at its Osmania University campus. There are about 30 participants who are faculty drawn from different parts of the country representing State Universities, Private Universities, Leading B-Schools, Government and Private Degree colleges, Research Institutes etc. This prestigious programme is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education, Government of India.

The inaugural address was delivered by the Chief Guest Prof B Sudhakar Reddy, Director, ICSSR Southern Region who shared his insights on the need for fostering entrepreneurial thinking and innovation-led academic initiatives in the social sciences.

Prof S Sreenivasa Murthy, Director, IPE, in his address emphasized the importance of training faculty members in this emerging topic which in turn helps them in nurturing entrepreneurial skills among young students to drive innovation and social impact. Prof Lakshmi Kumari, Dean – Research, highlighted the need for integrating entrepreneurship into social science research and teaching to make academia more relevant and forward-looking.  The programme is coordinated by Dr P V Vijay Kumar Reddy and Dr D Vasanthi senior faculty members of the Institute.