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“Indian academia has started focussing on entrepreneurship as one of the
key disciplines. Strategic initiatives and highly focussed courses on the
subject are allowing students to develop a distinct entrepreneurial mindset
“EDII empowered-entrepreneurs can dream to enter international markets
and compete successfully. They capture opportunities and win roadblocks to
and behaviour. They are stepping forth to benefit from the ecosystem that
achieve their goals. It is great to see how the country has come to be
has been erected to promote start-ups among students. Just one success has
recognized for its high degree of entrepreneurship, technical competence
an extremely high spill-over effect. Students just need a little thrust get
and the risk-taking propensity among the youths of India and abroad. EDII
inspired to float their own business.”
has made 'Entrepreneurship' a 'Movement, which is also now followed by
- Dr. Neerja A Gupta, Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat University
various 'Developing Economies.”
- Dr. Sailendra Narain, EDII Governing Board Member, Former Chairman &
Managing Director Small Industries Development Bank of India
“Entrepreneurship is on a rise not only among the youth but also among
technocrats who are increasingly showing an inclination towards
entrepreneurship on account of conducive policies and favourable
ecosystem. The last couple of years have especially witnessed high levels of
innovation and setting up of tech-based enterprises. Even our villages and
small towns are witnessing an influx of new enterprises. That is certainly a
positive change for the country and GenX.”
- Dr. Rajul K Gajjar, Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University
“With every decade, entrepreneurship has undergone a shift. The tasks of
conceptualizing, envisioning, launching and running a business has
acquired new meanings with changing times. Today we have around 1000
incubation centers in the country; startups are emerging every day; the
environment is charged and there are favorable schemes and policies. All in
all, entrepreneurship is getting highly prioritized at the Center and State
levels, and that is truly heartening. We are happy to have removed the
apprehensions associated with entrepreneurship and to establish it as a
development tool.”
- Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, Entrepreneurship Development
Institute of India
Since 1983, EDII have come quite far. It has broken myths, inspired people and raised
confidence in entrepreneurship as a winning career avenue. Today, EDII is partnering
with several national and state government ministries & departments as well as
corporates to partner with them in ensuring economic growth on the premise of new
enterprise creation and livelihood generation, across sectors, regions of the country
and sections of people.
“EDII empowered-entrepreneurs can dream to enter international markets and 4
compete successfully. They capture opportunities and win roadblocks to achieve their
goals. It is great to see how the country has come to be recognized for its high degree of
entrepreneurship, technical competence and the risk-taking propensity among the youths of
India and abroad. EDII has made 'Entrepreneurship' a 'Movement, which is also now followed
by various 'Developing Economies.”
- Dr. Sailendra Narain, EDII Governing Board Member, Former Chairman &
Managing Director Small Industries Development Bank of India
“Indian academia has started focussing on entrepreneurship as one of the key
disciplines. Strategic initiatives and highly focussed courses on the subject are
allowing students to develop a distinct entrepreneurial mindset and behaviour. They are
stepping forth to benefit from the ecosystem that has been erected to promote start-ups among
students. Just one success has an extremely high spill-over effect. Students just need a little thrust
get inspired to float their own business.”
- Dr. Neerja A Gupta, Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat University
“Entrepreneurship is on a rise not only among the youth but also among technocrats
who are increasingly showing an inclination towards entrepreneurship on account of
conducive policies and favourable ecosystem. The last couple of years have especially
witnessed high levels of innovation and setting up of tech-based enterprises. Even our villages and
small towns are witnessing an influx of new enterprises. That is certainly a positive change for the
country and GenX.”
- Dr. Rajul K Gajjar, Vice-Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University

“With every decade, entrepreneurship has undergone a shift. The tasks of
conceptualizing, envisioning, launching and running a business has acquired new
meanings with changing times. Today we have around 1000 incubation centers in the
country; startups are emerging every day; the environment is charged and there are
favorable schemes and policies. All in all, entrepreneurship is getting highly prioritized at the
Center and State levels, and that is truly heartening. We are happy to have removed the
apprehensions associated with entrepreneurship and to establish it as a development tool.”
- Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

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