Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, commonly known as EDII, is an autonomous, not-for-profit institution headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Established in 1983 with support from the Government of Gujarat and several major Indian financial institutions, it was created to strengthen entrepreneurship as an area of education, professional development, and economic policy. Its founding institutional supporters included IDBI Bank, IFCI, ICICI Bank, and State Bank of India. The Government of Gujarat made available the 23-acre site on which the institute is located. EDII's original mandate was to help prospective and existing entrepreneurs acquire the knowledge, capabilities, and support needed to establish and develop enterprises. Over time, its work expanded beyond direct entrepreneurship training. The institute also developed programmes for trainers and faculty members, helping entrepreneurship education become part of the curriculum in colleges, schools, science and technology institutions, and management schools in several Indian states. It has also been associated with the creation of entrepreneurship development centres in 12 states across India. The institute's academic activities include postgraduate and doctoral-level offerings as well as shorter development and training programmes. Its reported academic portfolio includes a two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Business Entrepreneurship, a two-year programme in Development Studies, and a four-year full-time Fellow Programme in Management. The postgraduate programmes are described as having intakes of 120 students in each discipline. The Business Entrepreneurship programme has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and the relevant higher-education authorities, and is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. In addition to formal education, EDII provides entrepreneurship development training, capacity building, and programmes intended for entrepreneurs, educators, institutions, and other stakeholders in the enterprise ecosystem. Its institutional role therefore combines business education with applied entrepreneurship development and the diffusion of entrepreneurship curricula. The institute has also received an AICTE award for supporting start-ups. EDII is distinct from a commercial consumer brand: its identity is associated with a public-interest educational and development mission rather than with mass-market products. Its principal value proposition is the creation and dissemination of entrepreneurship knowledge, the preparation of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship educators, and the strengthening of institutional support for enterprise formation in India. Publicly available reference material identifies V. G. Patel as the institute's founding director. Information about its current leadership, ownership structure, financial results, and present programme portfolio is not established in the supplied sources.

EDII was established in 1983 in Ahmedabad with the active support of the Government of Gujarat and a consortium of prominent Indian financial institutions: IDBI Bank, IFCI, ICICI Bank, and State Bank of India. The Gujarat government pledged the 23-acre site occupied by the institute. The institution was conceived as an autonomous, not-for-profit body intended to encourage entrepreneurship and assist both potential and established entrepreneurs. Its early work centred on entrepreneurship development and training. The institute subsequently broadened its scope by preparing trainers and faculty members who could replicate entrepreneurship education in other institutions. This expansion helped move entrepreneurship from a specialist development activity into a subject taught in colleges, schools, science and technology institutions, and management schools across several Indian states. EDII also contributed to the establishment of entrepreneurship development centres in 12 states of India. As its academic role developed, the institute introduced longer-form programmes alongside its training activities. Its reported portfolio includes a four-year full-time Fellow Programme in Management, a two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Business Entrepreneurship, and a programme in Development Studies. The two postgraduate disciplines are described as having an intake of 120 students each. The Business Entrepreneurship programme has been approved by AICTE and the relevant higher-education authorities and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. The institute's work has continued to span formal education, entrepreneurship training, faculty development, and institutional capacity building. This combination gives EDII a role both as an educational provider and as an entrepreneurship-development organisation. It has also received an AICTE award for supporting start-ups. V. G. Patel is identified in reference material as the institute's founding director. The supplied sources do not establish the identities of subsequent directors or current senior executives, nor do they provide detailed information on budgets, enrolment trends, revenue, or current operating performance.

• 1983

  Institute established in Ahmedabad

  [1]Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Indiaen.wikipedia.org

  EDII was founded as an autonomous, not-for-profit institution with support from the Government of Gujarat, IDBI Bank, IFCI, ICICI, and State Bank of India.

• Entrepreneurship education expanded into wider institutions

  [1]Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Indiaen.wikipedia.org

  EDII helped introduce entrepreneurship into curricula at colleges, schools, science and technology institutions, and management schools in several Indian states.

• Entrepreneurship development centres established across states

  [1]Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Indiaen.wikipedia.org

  The institute was associated with the establishment of entrepreneurship development centres in 12 states across India.

• AICTE recognition for start-up support

  [1]Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Indiaen.wikipedia.org

  EDII received an AICTE award recognising its support for start-ups.

A specialist Indian institution combining entrepreneurship education, enterprise-development training, research, and capacity building for entrepreneurs, educators, and supporting institutions.

• Postgraduate education

  Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Business Entrepreneurship

  A two-year postgraduate management programme focused on business entrepreneurship. The programme is described as approved by AICTE and the relevant higher-education authorities and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. It forms part of EDII's core academic offering for students seeking structured preparation in entrepreneurship and enterprise management.

• Postgraduate education

  Development Studies programme

  A two-year academic programme in Development Studies within EDII's postgraduate portfolio. The programme reflects the institute's broader interest in enterprise development, socioeconomic development, and the institutional conditions that support entrepreneurship.

• Fellowship and doctoral-level education

  Fellow Programme in Management

  A four-year, full-time Fellow Programme in Management. It represents EDII's advanced academic and research pathway and extends the institute's work beyond practitioner training into management and entrepreneurship scholarship.

• Professional training

  Entrepreneurship development and training programmes

  A range of entrepreneurship training and development activities for potential and existing entrepreneurs, trainers, faculty members, and institutional stakeholders. These programmes are central to EDII's original mission and support its role in spreading entrepreneurship capabilities beyond its campus.

1. 1Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Indiaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India official websiteediindia.org