Priyank Narayan, Director, Entrepreneurship Programs, Ashoka University, on India's Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

1. Now and the Future of
Entrepreneurship Education &
Entrepreneurship Eco-systems in
India
Priyank Narayan
Ashoka University, India
Daegu, South Korea
25th August 2016

2. The Dimensions of the Indian
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

7. City-based Ecosystems

9. Funding

11. Sector Focus / Verticals

17. Incubators and Accelerators

19. Talent

22. Government Policy

23. Source : NASSCOM Start Up India Report, 2015
Now and the Future of
Entrepreneurship Eco-systems in India

24. Key Trends in Entrepreneurship
Education in India
• Focus on building the Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Focus on Creative Problem Solving
• Being more than a Cheerleader
• Deep Integration in Mainstream
• Start at primary level
– Lemonade Day Programme

25. • Integrate and network with larger ecosystem
• Flexibility in access to courses
• Technology integrated Flip Classroom
• More Inclusion
– Special Interest Groups
• Women Entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurs with special skills
• Entrepreneurs with special needs
• Regional hubs
Key Trends in Entrepreneurship
Education in India

26. Challenges
• Who is the right person to teach
entrepreneurship ?
• How do assess the in-class learning ?
• How do you measure or evaluate the impact
of entrepreneurship education ?
• Lack of PhD level programmes for
Entrepreneurship

27. Stay Connected
Priyank Narayan
priyank@indiapreneurship.org
+91 9810480974