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Top 10 Promising Colleges for Entrepreneurship Programs - 2025
In an era where innovation drives economies and ideas evolve into global enterprises overnight, the demand for high-quality entrepreneurship education has never been more critical. Today’s aspiring founders are looking far beyond traditional business degrees; they seek institutions that offer immersive, hands-on learning environments where creativity thrives, risks are encouraged, and real-world problem-solving becomes second nature. Colleges offering entrepreneurship programs now play a transformative role in shaping the next generation of builders, disruptors, and change-makers across industries.
These institutions are redefining how entrepreneurship is taught - moving past textbook theory to embrace mentorship-driven ecosystems, incubators, accelerators, pitch labs, and venture studios embedded within their campuses. Students gain access to industry leaders, investor networks, global exchange opportunities, and cutting-edge technologies that help them validate ideas and scale solutions quickly. The best programs nurture multidisciplinary thinking, allowing engineers, designers, marketers, and strategists to collaborate in dynamic, startup-like settings.
Beyond fostering enterprise creation, these colleges emphasize resilience, ethical leadership, sustainability, and social impact - hallmarks of the modern entrepreneurial mindset. Whether launching a high-growth tech startup, building a bootstrapped venture, or leading innovation within established companies, graduates emerge with the agility and confidence to navigate rapidly shifting markets.
This issue of Higher Education Review talks about some of the professionally managed colleges in the country, which has been nurtured with best technical and professional infrastructure and assistance from efficient and skilled faculties ensuring delivery of quality higher education and research. This issue spotlights a list of ‘Top 10 Promising Colleges for Entrepreneurship Programs - 2025’, the list has been crafted by a team of Industry veterans, CEOs, VCs and the Higher Education Review editorial team.
Top 10 Promising Colleges for Entrepreneurship Programs - 2025
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College |
Management |
Description |
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Dr G. R. Damodaran College of Science
Coimbatore
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Dr G R Damodaran, Founder | The institute provides entrepreneurship-focused education with incubation support, research opportunities, global collaborations, and handson learning, enabling students to build ventures, explore opportunities, and address societal needs across disciplines |
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GD Goenka University School of Management
Gurugram
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Smitha Viswanathan, Dean | Offers management education that integrates industry interaction, experiential pedagogy, technology-based instruction, sustainability consciousness, and active campus engagement to foster students’ career readiness and professional development |
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GIBS Business School
Bangalore
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Ritesh Goyal, Founder | Providing programs that prepare students for leadership roles, support academic growth, strengthen learning practices, and encourage contributions to national and global development through structured education and guidance |
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GITAM School of Business
Hyderabad
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Sribharat Mathukumilli, President | Offering engineering, management, and law programs across multiple campuses, providing undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education while supporting research, professional development, sports, cultural activities, and student growth |
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IFIM School of Management
Bangalore
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Prof. Sridevi Varanasi, Director | Offers higher education programs that integrate industry collaboration, practice-based learning, professional certifications and continuous development, supporting students in building skills, gaining exposure and preparing for long-term career growth |
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Indira College of Commerce & Science
Pune
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Shardul Gangal , Vice President | Delivering higher education that promotes entrepreneurial attitudes, life skills, research practices, value-based learning, student development, social awareness, and access to learning opportunities for diverse learner groups |
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Jaipur School of Business
Jaipur
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Renu Pareek, Dean | Specializes in providing interdisciplinary business education through industry-linked learning, research, practical training, mentoring, and skill development to prepare students for professional roles across diverse sectors |
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Maharishi School of Business Management
Gautam Budh Nagar
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Azad Singh, Dean | Providing management and commerce education, the school develops corporate leaders through concept building, skill training, industry exposure, and offers BCom, BBA, and MBA programs with practical application |
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Martin Luther Christian University
Shillong
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Glenn C Kharkongor, Chairperson | Offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in management, allied health sciences, social work, and tourism, the university delivers experiential learning across its campuses in Shillong, Tura, Nongtalang, and Jowai |
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Our Lady of Fatima University
Quezon City
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Dr Rodehlia Macaspac, Assistant Dean | The institute delivers entrepreneurship education through global exposure, industry links, and experiential, multidisciplinary learning, preparing students for business creation and career growth across sectors |