EDII is an entrepreneurship development institute established in 1983 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It provides various courses and programs to promote entrepreneurship in India. Some key details:
- It offers postgraduate programs in entrepreneurship as well as development studies, and an open learning entrepreneurship program.
- EDII has helped establish 12 state-level entrepreneurship centers and institutes. It also runs a research center for entrepreneurship education.
- Internationally, EDII has been tasked with setting up entrepreneurship centers in Uzbekistan and 5 African countries.
- EDII works on various startup initiatives, projects, and has regional offices across India to promote entrepreneurship nationwide
3. INTRODUCTION
• Established - Societies Registration Act on April 20, 1983
• HQ- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• EDII has helped set up 12 state-level exclusive Entrepreneurship
Development Centres and Institutes.
• EDII has established a Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship
Education and Development (CREED).
6. INTERNATIONAL CENTERS
• The Ministry of
External Affairs has
now assigned EDII
the task of setting
up such Centers in
Uzbekistan and five
African countries.
7. TIMELINE
The Govt. of Gujarat
launched Technician
Scheme to provide
100% finance without
collaterals to promote
business ventures
Need for training in
Entrepreneurship
established
Training cum counselling
intervention for
developing
entrepreneurs
conceptualized
Concept of
Entrepreneurship
Development
Programme (EDP)
evolved
1969 First EDP
conducted by
Late Shri Anil
Trivedi, the first
Entrepreneur
Trainer-
Motivator
1970 Ford Foundation
supported EDPs
in less
entrepreneurial
states of Assam,
Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh
1978
8. Background paper on the
Gujarat EDP model
prepared by the Industrial
Development Bank of India
(IDBI)
Increased demand for
EDPs led to the
establishment of a separate
body
Centre for Entrepreneurship
Development (CED), a
state-level ED organization,
set up in Gujarat
CED approached by other
states to conduct EDPs
1979
Need for a
national ED
organization to
promote the
concept of
Entrepreneurshi
p across the
country realized
1981
Idea of National
Centre for
Entrepreneurship
Development
(NACED) mooted
to all India
financial
institutions, viz.
IDBI, IFCI, ICICI &
SBI
1982
Entrepreneurshi
p Development
Institute of India
(EDII)
established
1983
14. COURSES
• Doctoral Level Prog. - FPM
• PGDM - BE
• PGDM - Development Studies
• Open Learning Programme in Entrepreneurship
15. DOCTORAL LEVEL PROGRAMME – FPM
• EDII launched the ‘Fellow Programme in Management’ with emphasis on
entrepreneurship in year 2014.
• Course Objective
To groom potential scholars and make them competent and innovative
researchers and educators in various facets of entrepreneurship;
To encourage inter-disciplinary high calibre research studies in
entrepreneurship with policy implications;
To investigate synergy between theory and practice of entrepreneurship as
relevant to the Indian context; and accordingly strengthen entrepreneurship
education and research ecosystem in the country.
To fulfil the gaps in availability of indigenously trained educators, researchers
and resource persons in entrepreneurship at higher learning institutions in
India; and
To motivate scholars to take up theoretical and empirical research work leading
16. Course Architecture
• Trimester I
– Entrepreneurship Theory &
Practice (3.0)
– Organization Behavior (3.0)
– Managerial Accounting and
Control-I (3.0)
– Principles of Management
(3.0)
– Quantitative Techniques
(3.0)
• Trimester II
– Entrepreneurial Lab (3.0)
– Marketing Management (3.0)
– Quantitative Techniques (3.0)
– Academic Writing (4.5)
• Trimester III
– Creativity, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
– Management Information
System (3.0)
– Research Methodology (1.5)
– Business Policy (3.0)
17. PGDM - BE
• Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship
• The PGDM–BE two-year, full-time, residential programme at the EDI.
• The course is offered through six trimesters over the two years period.
• Students are encouraged to bring their own business ideas with them to
the programme, along with a clear ambition and desire to take them
forward as an Enterprise Project.
• The methodology adopted at EDI varies according to various subject's
objectives and the skills, attitudes and behavioral patterns to be
fostered.
• Personalized mentor provided to each participant.
• Summer internship at the end of 1st year
18. Structure of Program
• Orientation
• Before the commencement of the course , a 2 week orientation program
is designed for the students which focuses at —
– Entrepreneur Interactions and Learning
– Entrepreneurial Career and Aspirations (Statement of Purpose)
– Optional Preparatory Courses: Mathematics/ Computer Applications
/ English/ Business Basics
19. Course Architecture
• Trimester I
– Entrepreneurship Theory &
Practice (3.0)
– Managerial Accounting and
Control-I (3.0)
– Business Economics (3.0)
– Management Concepts and
Organization Behavior (3.0)
– Marketing: A Primer for
Entrepreneurs (3.0)
– Exploring Business Opportunities
– Research Methodology (1.5)
• Trimester II
– Entrepreneurial Lab (3.0)
– Financial Management - I
– Human Resource Management
– Managerial Accounting & Control – II
– Quantitative Techniques (3.0)
– Entrepreneurial Marketing (1.5)
– Indian Economy: Government Policy
and SMEs (1.5)
– Communication Skills for
Entrepreneurial Leadership (1.5)
First Year Courses
20. Course Architecture
• Trimester III
– Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
– Doing Business with Government and
Public Sector
– Financial Management –II (1.5)
– Enterprise Information System (3.0)
– Operations Management (3.0)
– Legal Aspects of Business (3.0)
– Operations Research (1.5)
First Year Courses
21. Course Architecture
Second Year Courses
• Trimester VI
– Project/Growth Feasibility – II
(1.5)
– Pitching and Venture Funding
(1.5)
– Functional Electives – to be
selected from the list of Electives
(12.0)
• Trimester IV
– Strategic Management (1.5)
– Business Taxations (3.0)
– Stream Electives – to be selected
from the list of Electives (15.0)
• Trimester V
– Project/Growth Feasibility - I (3.0)
– Stream Electives – to be selected
from the list of Electives (9.0)
– Functional Electives – to be
selected from the list of Electives
(9.0)
22. PGDM – DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
• The Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies is open to all
individuals who are either considering embarking on entrepreneurial
career pathway with social motives or would like to lead and contribute
the change in society.
• Vision: Empowering people with entrepreneurial mindset to create great
economic and social value
• Mission: To build a cadre of young professionals with knowledge,
critical perspectives, competencies and skill set by creating a
transformational learning environment which inspires, prepares, and
supports social entrepreneurial leaders and scholars to turn knowledge
into action in pursuing innovative solutions to world's most pressing
problems.
23. Course Architecture
• The programme spreads over six trimesters of 12-15 weeks each. The
content of the programme is designed in such a way that students get
exposure to various facets of development work.
• PREPARATORY INDUCTION MODULE- 3 WEEKS
• FIELD WORK SEGMENT – 4 WEEKS
• SUMMER INTERNSHIP – 8 WEEKS
• FIELD RESEARCH SEGMENT – 3 WEEK
24. OPEN LEARNING PROGRAMME IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• The EDI, Ahmedabad has conceptualized and launched an innovative
Entrepreneurship Development Programme through distance learning
and personal counseling titled "Open Learning Programme in
Entrepreneurship".
• This course is sponsored by Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung (FNSt), a
foundation of International repute from Germany.
• The duration of the course is one year.
25. • The Course begins in the months of January, April, July & October,
every year.
• Learners can apply either online or can download application form from
the web site.
• Degree/Diploma holders in any discipline and those who are in the final
year of their degree, are eligible to join the course.
• Fee for this one year Open Learning Programme in Entrepreneurship is
Rs. 12,500/-+2250/- (18% GST) for all categories to be paid at the time
of registration.
26. • SALIENT FEATURES
– Flexibility in terms of enrolment
– Skill & Knowledge Building Programmes through two Contact
Sessions
– One-to-one counseling throughout the course by "expert counselors"
and EDI faculty members
– Web-based software (MIS) for monitoring the progress, sharing
resources, conducting quizzes and assessment
– Access to library resources
• The Award of the Certificate is based on assessment of the
assignments, project report submitted by the learner and performance in
the final examination.
27. STARTUP INITIATIVES
• Alumni Association – Network and Interaction
• EDII Launchpad
• Association with Incubators and Accelerators
– Innovify Incubation Lab and Espark Viridian
• Empresario
– Empresario Startup Summit
28. PROJECTS
• Ongoing Major Projects
– DST - NIMAT
– Accenture - Skills to Succeed 2020 Goals
– Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme
– Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd
– Udyamita - MOSDE
– Food Processing Project
– Karnali Project
29. LANDMARKS: NATIONAL &
INTERNATIONAL
• Trained 1286 students under its Post-Graduate Programmes, with 65%
startup rate, 716 Corporate Executives in Management Development
Programmes (MDPs) and 12620 students under the Distance Learning
Programme in Entrepreneurship
• Implementation, Monitoring and Technical Support to 343 Industrial and
Artisanal Clusters, across the country
• EDI-European union project for rehabilitation of earthquake affected
areas of Kuchchh & Saurashtra.
30. • Implemented projects with support from the World Bank, Common
wealth Secretariat, UNIDO, ILO, FNSt, British Council, Ford Foundation,
European Union, ASEAN Secretariat, etc.
• Student exposure visits to leading universities such as those in China
and South East Asia.
• Student exchange program with Yunnan University of Finance and
Economics, Kunming, China and University of West of Scotland.
LANDMARKS: NATIONAL &
INTERNATIONAL
31. REGIONAL OFFICES
• North : Lucknow
• North-East : Guwahati
• East : Bhubaneswar
• South : Bengaluru
Thrissur
• Central : Bhopal
32. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
• EDII has been ranked among the top 50 management institutions as per
the National Institutional Ranking Framework .
• Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the
Pacific (ADFIAP) Award for Local Economic Development for its Startup
Village Entrepreneurship Project (SVEP).
• IFC – Times Network Strategy Award 2017
33. • International Mercury Award 2016-17
• ADFIAP Development Award for Human Capital Development 2012
• United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
(USASBE) Outstanding Entrepreneurship Program Abroad Award
34. UPDATES
• MoU signing between EDII and DICCI
• Facebook, in collaboration with EDII, launches the national project
‘Boost Your Business’
• Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg acknowledges EDII as one of its key
partners in providing digital training in India.
