Over 32.5% Indian college students are nascent entrepreneurs: Report

More than 32.5 per cent of Indian students in Indian universities are "nascent entrepreneurs" and actively engaged in starting their businesses, a statement from IIT Mandi said on Monday. As per the key findings of the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS) India 2023 Report, entrepreneurs actively are likely to be spurred by various policy initiatives in India, a statement issued here by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Monday said. The report highlighting the rising entrepreneurial aspirations, career shifts to entrepreneurship and positive university entrepreneurship climate in India was led by Associate Professor, School of Management, (IIT Mandi) Dr Puran Singh and co-authored by Dharmender K Yadav, National Team Member and Doctoral Candidate, School of Management at IIT Mandi. The statement said that the GUESSS is the largest global research project that involves a comprehensive survey on student entrepreneurs worldwide covering 57