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Centres

Centres

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion School Entrepreneurship

The Centre aims to bring about diversity, equity and inclusion to bear upon entrepreneurship The Centre for School Entrepreneurship (CSE) at EDII endeavours to transform the Indian
development work in India; curate resources of DEI experiences in the entrepreneurship space education system by introducing entrepreneurial aspirations among school children and by
and share such experiences with interested stakeholders and develop policy proposals, ideas for fostering an inclusive ecosystem supporting students entrepreneurship mindsets. The Centre
action and such other instruments to enhance DEI in the Indian entrepreneurship space. aims to cultivate innovative entrepreneurial skills among students in grades 6 to 12, spanning
Additionally, the Centre will also focus on undertaking policy advocacy to support state and STEM, arts and humanities disciplines.
central government through action-oriented research.

Primary Activities
Primary Activities
· Collaborate with educational experts to create a dynamic entrepreneurship curriculum.
· Hold entrepreneurship development/promotion programmes exclusively for the
regions/groups which are under-represented. · Incorporate project-based learning methodologies that encourage students to work on
real-life entrepreneurial projects.
· Monitor the diversity index of participation in ongoing, mixed entrepreneurship
programmes and formulate guidelines, to increase diversity. · Implement regular training sessions for teachers to equip them with the necessary skills
and knowledge to teach entrepreneurship effectively.
· Undertake specific post-EDP work to judge the incidence of inequity and devise ways to
promote equity. · Foster partnerships with local entrepreneurs and businesses to provide mentorship,
guest lectures, and student internship opportunities.
· Offer Programme on Diversity Equity & Inclusion to stakeholders and members at
various tiers of the ecosystem. · Establish structured mentorship programmes that connect students with experienced
entrepreneurs who can provide guidance and support.
· Undertake an across-the-scheme examination of policies pertaining to priority groups
and regions, in order to suggest a more effective policy set addressing DEI priorities. Organize competitions that challenge students to develop business ideas, encouraging
creativity and practical learning applications.
· Conduct study among selected startups to assess their efforts in building DEI levels in
their startups, and recommend actions for improvement.

Family-Managed Businesses

The Centre aims at strengthening the performance of family business in India through provision
of knowledge and experience sharing; enhancing the competitive strength, expansion,
diversification and modernisation prospects of family business and building a repository of
knowledge upon which family businesses can draw proactively.

Primary Activities
Build on the knowledge that EDII already possesses on family business dynamics,
succession planning, transition management governance issues, dispute resolution etc.
Train/counsel owners of family businesses on identifying future leaders, establishing a
decision making & a conflict resolution process
Offer programmes/forms of engagement focussed specially on women owners who are
active managers in family business.
Establish a cell to counsel/guide family business owners who participated in the January 28, 2026: The vision document on Centre for School Entrepreneurship was released by (3rd from R)
Institute's programmes. Shri Rahul Singh, IAS, Chairperson, CBSE, New Delhi; along with (2nd from R) Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director –
Training and Skill Education, CBSE, New Delhi; (Right) Dr. Manoj Srivastava, Director (Training), CBSE; (2nd
Probe the legal dimension of family business ownership and operation, and come out from L) Shri Vivek Kumar Singh, IRS, Chief Vigilance Officer, CBSE; (Left) Prof. Manish Jain, IIT Gandhinagar
with a publication focusing on the critical modalities, guidelines and best practices. and (3rd from L) Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII.

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