Entrepreneurship Courses: All You Need to Know

Innovation, creativity, critical thinking, risk-taking, turning ideas into action are some of the skills entrepreneurs possess! But are these entrepreneurship skills important for school students too? If yes, then why? What are the entrepreneurship courses in India after 12^th? Or What are some of the online entrepreneurship courses?

Before moving on further let’s first understand what entrepreneurship is and who are entrepreneurs? Do you really need to study it, like in a college?

Yes. There are numerous colleges offering courses on entrepreneurship. You have online programs too as well some hybrid ones offering industry capstone projects (imitating real-life working scenarios).

Such courses definitely add to your knowledge and zeal of creating world-class products & business offerings.

What is entrepreneurship and who is an entrepreneur?

“Entrepreneurship is a systematic innovation, which consists in the purposeful and organized search for changes, and it is the systematic analysis of the opportunities such changes might offer for economic and social innovation.” 

Peter Drucker

An entrepreneur can be defined as an individual who organizes or operates a business or businesses, a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.

In entrepreneurship courses, you are taught the skills needed to run a business in an effective way. Some required skills are – problem-solving skills, reasoning skills, better understanding of business & market economics, creativity, good communication skills, self-confidence and facing risks without fear, etc.

Entrepreneurship courses in India

Entrepreneurship courses focus on learning and teaching about developing various skills in organizing and running a business so that the business remains profitable. Such courses help students to learn the concepts of planning, launching, and starting a new business.

10 most sought-after courses are listed below.

1. Entrepreneurship and business life coach certification: Udemy
   • Duration: Approx. 11 hours
   • Offered by: Udemy
2. Certificate in Entrepreneurship and business
   • Duration: 1 year
   • Offered by: YMCA New Delhi
   • Course Fees: Rs. 30000-40000

1. Start-up readiness, growth, and execution (SURGE): An Entrepreneurship programme
   • Duration: 9 months
   • Offered by: IIM Calcutta
   • Course Fees: Rs. 240000-300000
2. Certificate in Start Your Business (SYB)
   • Duration: 18 days
   • Offered by: SP Jain (SPJIMR)
   • Course Fees: Rs. 60000-70000
3. Diploma in BPO Finance and Accounting            
   • Duration: 1 year
   • Offered by: IGNOU
   • Course Fees: Rs. 15000-20000
4. Diploma in Computer Operations Management
   • Duration: 3 months
   • Offered by: Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management
   • Course Fees: Rs. 20000-25000
5. Diploma in Office Management and Business Communication
   • Duration: 2 years
   • Offered by: Rajiv Gandhi South Campus Banaras Hindi University
   • Course Fees: Rs. 20000-25000
6. BBA in Entrepreneurship
   • Duration: 3 years
   • Offered by: Many institutes/universities
   • Course Fees: Rs.50000-200000
7. MBA Entrepreneurship
   • Duration: 1 year
   • Offered by: Many institutes/universities
   • Course Fees: Rs. 100000-1000000
8. PG Diploma courses in Entrepreneurship
   • Duration: 1 year
   • Offered by: Many institutes/universities
   • Course Fees: Rs. 100000-2000000

Top online entrepreneurship courses

Entrepreneurship courses after 12^th

Points to Remember

• Course Types: Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate degree, and Postgraduate degree
• Duration: Few Hours to 2/3 years
• Mode of Classes: Online, Offline, Hybrid/Blended or Distance
• Eligibility Criteria: Class 12 with 50% marks from any recognized board
• Average Course Fees: Free to Paid [Rs. 5,000 – 23 Lakhs (depending on the course)]

Some of the most sought courses are:

• Diploma in Entrepreneurship
• Certificate course in Women Entrepreneurs
• Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Management,
• Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship
• BBA in Entrepreneurship
• MA in Social Entrepreneurship
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Entrepreneurship
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Family Business & Entrepreneurship

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Useful links:

• 3 mins of Entrepreneurship Concepts & Aligned Theories
• The Anatomy of An Entrepreneur: Your 1st Must-Have Thoughts
• Entrepreneurship Skills
• Be Your Own Boss! Become an Entrepreneur

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