Entrepreneurship Development Institute Of India

EDII has pioneered impactful initiatives in education, research, and policy advocacy. Notable achievements include the AICTE-approved Fellow Programme in Management, innovative Post Graduate Diploma programmes, and the development of entrepreneurship course curricula. As a resource hub, it collaborated with UGC for curriculum design and created distance learning programmes. The institute actively engages in policy advocacy, spearheading influential research projects like the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Survey, India Chapter, and contributing to essential policies such as the AICTE Start-up Policy and MSME Policy. The Policy Brief Series serves to raise awareness of significant policy interventions.

EDII pioneered impactful training models, including the EDII-Entrepreneurship Development Programme and Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme (REDP). It played a crucial role in establishing Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) nationwide. Following the Gujarat earthquake, a Crises Management cum Rehabilitation Model for Economic Regeneration was implemented. The institute created models for Entrepreneur Trainer-Motivators, livelihood generation for the differently-abled, and sector-specific entrepreneurship development in areas like Food Processing, Tourism, and Textiles. EDII, recognized as the Nodal Institute for Start-ups by the Government of Gujarat, also hosts the Centre for Advancing and Launching Enterprises (CrAdLE), promoting technology-innovation-based new enterprises.