The centre aims to entrepreneuralize the mindset of students in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and place them on the path of the entrepreneurship; promote entrepreneurship among students pursuing skill-based and/or vocation-based programmes and institutionalize entrepreneurship education in the HEIs.
To entrepreneuralize the mindset of students in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and to put selected students on the path of the entrepreneurship.
To contexualize entrepreneurship education to domain-specialization of students.
To promote entrepreneurship among students pursuing skill-based and/or vocation-based programmes.
To institutionalize entrepreneurship education in the HEIs.
The Institute will develop a video-based module consisting of concepts, short cases, FAQs and answers and such other features to sensitise HEI students about entrepreneurship. It will be a short, imaginatively designed and interesting module. The Institute will encourage a large number of HEIs to screen the module.
There are HEIs, which now offer (higher-order) skill development programmes. There are several programmes in the field of biological sciences, e.g., genetics, marine biology. The students also specialize in a skill-set in a given branch of bioscience – investigative, research, analytics, communication. The Institute intends to choose a few branches, engage specialists in such branches and offer entrepreneurship development programmes to students. The programme would entail, among other things, identification of opportunities.
The Centre will design domain-specific models for sensitizing students and training them in entrepreneurship. The domains include: science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), humanities, business and art. The students belonging to these domains, generally, have distinct competencies and orientation. EDII plans to undertake necessary research and validation before launching domain-specific models of entrepreneurship development and organize delivery through partner HEIs.
Students of vernacular medium and HEIs located in mofussil areas have a disadvantage in the job market. Some of these students possess entrepreneurial aptitude. The Institute will develop special programme for such students.
The HEI faculty is the key resource for propagating entrepreneurship among students. EDII is keen to build a large and dynamic pool of resource persons. Selected faculty, accessible external mentors, local entrepreneurs (particularly alumni), dedicated physical space – all this will be mobilized to establish Entrepreneurship Resource Centre (ERC) at the HEI level. Some Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) already exist; the promising EDCs will be upgraded into ERCs.
