Established in 1983, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad is a leading autonomous and not-for-profit management institute located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. EDII has been set up by apex financial institutions – the IDBI Bank Ltd., IFCI Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., and the State Bank of India (SBI) under the aegis of the Government of Gujarat. EDII has been recognized by the UGC and AIU, and is approved by the AICTE and NBA. The Government of Gujarat pledged 23 acres of land on which stands the majestic and sprawling EDII campus. It has also been recognized as the ‘Center of Excellence’ by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.
EDII Ahmedabad offers a total of three courses - PGDM Entrepreneurship, PGDM Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development, and Fellow Programme in Management( FPM). For PGDM shortlisting, Candidates are selected based on CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/ATMA/ GMAT scores and performance in the PI round. Admission to the doctoral level FPM program is based on Entrepreneurship Aptitude Test (EAT) scores followed by a personal interview. Read More About EDII Ahmedabad Courses & Fees Structure
EDII PGDM programs encourage students to get into entrepreneurship roles and launch their own ventures. More than 25 startups launched by EDII students have already carved a niche and are leading their business organizations offering jobs to many others. Very few students at EDII participate in the placement process although 45-50 companies line up to make offers to the EDII students. So far, EDII has trained over 1000 entrepreneur trainers, motivators, 600 NGO functionaries for creating micro-enterprises, and over 1500 teachers teaching entrepreneurship courses in colleges and universities in India and abroad.
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Over the span of time, EDII has won many awards and rankings. It won the Business Leader of the Year Award for Best Academic & Industry Interface 2021 by the World Leadership Congress and Awards, CII MILCA AWARD 2020, Lilavati Award 2020, and Excellent Institute for Entrepreneurship Development in India Award during the 11th National Education Summit 2017. Some of its other ranking and achievements are:
Ranking Body | Ranking Parameter | Ranking |
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ARIIA 2021 | Non-Technical Category) | 1st |
ARIIA 2020 | Self Finance Institute | Top 25 |
Accreditation | National | NBA |
Accreditation | MBA Equivalence | AIU |
Accreditation | National | AICTE |
Course Name | Course Eligibility | Annual Fee | |
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Residential | Non-Residential | ||
PGDM Entrepreneurship | A 3-year University Degree in any stream or a 4-year degree(10+2+4) in Engineering/ Technology/ Medicine/Other recognized by the UGC/AIU/AICTE with a minimum of 50% marks Duration: 2 years Admission Criteria: CAT/MAT/ XAT/ATMA/ CMAT score+ Entrepreneurial Aptitude Test (EAT)+ PI Intake: 180 |
1st Year: INR 6,85,000 2nd Year: INR 6,85,000 |
1st Year: INR 5,95,000 2nd Year: INR 6,15,000 |
PGDM (IEV) | Eligibility: Graduation with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST/OBC Category) marks. Duration: 2 years Admission Criteria: CAT/MAT/XAT/ATMA/CMAT score+PI Intake: 30 |
1st Year: INR 3,41,230 2nd Year: INR 3,13,770 |
1st Year: INR 2,51,230 2nd Year: INR 2,43,770 |
FPM |
Eligibility: Master’s degree or equivalent in streams such as Engineering/ Technology/ Management/ Economics/ Social Science/ Biological Science/ Pure Science/ Commerce/ Humanities with first-division aggregate OR Those appearing for their final examination in the respective discipline can also apply. Such students if selected will be provisionally admitted provided they complete all requirements obtaining their master's degree before July 2024 (or a date communicated by the Institute) |
INR 2,08,500 (for students with fellowship support) INR 5,40,000 (for students without fellowship support) |
Candidates seeking admission to EDII Ahmedabad can apply by online mode. Detailed steps for both modes are as follows:
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Documents Required for FPM
EDII has trained over 1000 entrepreneur trainers, motivators, 600 NGO functionaries for creating micro-enterprises, and over 1500 teachers teaching entrepreneurship courses in colleges and universities in India and abroad. 78% of EDII’s PG Alumni have chosen entrepreneurial career paths. Of these, 54% have joined the family business, 23% have created new ventures and 1% have set up social enterprises (According to a survey conducted for PG Alumni)
EDII Ahmedabad offers numerous scholarships to its PGDM-E students on the basis of their merit and needs. The various scholarships that PGDM-E students can avail of are the Merit-based Scholarship Scheme, Merit cum means scholarship, and Full Tuition Fees Waiver (TFW) Scheme. Given below are the complete details of the EDII Ahmedabad Scholarships including the eligibility to avail of them and the amount:
Scholarship Name | Scholarship Eligibility | Scholarship Benefits |
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Merit-based Scholarship Scheme | The top 10 students will be awarded this scholarship based on their graduation percentage, score in the National Management Examination and performance in the personal interview conducted by EDII Ahmedabad. In the subsequent year, this award will be based on the academic performance (CGPA) obtained (without any supplementary attempts) during the previous year. | INR 50,000 per annum |
Merit cum means Scholarship (for meritorious students belonging to the lower economic strata) | 10 students whose parents’ total income is up to INR 4.5 Lakhs per annum | INR 50,000 per annum |
10 students whose parents’ total income is up to INR 8 Lakhs per annum | INR 40,000 per annum | |
Full Tuition Fees Waiver (TFW) Scheme | 3 students will be awarded full tuition fee waiver on merit and means basis | 100% tuition fee waiver |
Note: Minimum 5 girl candidates qualifying for the Merit cum means and TFW scholarship will be awarded additional INR 25,000 per annum.
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EDII Ahmedabad has a team talented and experienced faculty. There are a total of 35 faculty memebers at the institute. Given below are the EDII Ahmedabad Faculty 2024:
Faculty Name | Designation | Department | Qualification |
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Sunil Shukla |
Director General |
NA |
Ph.D. (Psychology) |
Pravir Krishna IAS (Retd.) |
Senior Adviser |
NA |
MA ( Economics) |
Harkesh Mittal |
Senior Adviser |
NA |
B.Sc Dairy Technology, PGDMA |
Raman Gujral |
Professor & Director |
Dept. of Projects |
Corporate & Regional Director- Southern Regional Office |
Satya Ranjan Acharya |
Professor & Director |
Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education |
Ph.D. (Economics), MBA, MFC |
Amit Kumar Dwivedi |
Associate Professor and In-Charge (Government) & Northern Regional Office |
Dept.of Projects |
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Pankaj Bharti |
Associate Professor |
NA |
Ph.D. (Psychology) |
Prakash Solanki |
Associate Professor and In-Charge-Western Regional Office |
NA |
Ph.D. (Sociology), M.A. (Sociology), LL.M. (Labour Law), B.Sc. (Chem), PGD PPT, PGD BM, PGD RD. |
Reshmi Manna |
Associate Professor |
NA |
PhD (Psychology), Calcutta University SFR Fellow, IIT Delhi |
Rajesh Gupta |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
Ph.D. (Management) |
Baishali Mitra |
Assistant Professor & Coordinator |
Dept. of Policy Advocacy, Knowledge & Research |
Ph.D. (English) M.A. (English), M.A. (Linguistics) |
Rajeev Sharma |
Assistant Professor & Coordinator |
Dept. of Business Development Services & National Outreach |
Ph.D. (Industrial Economics) |
A. L. N. Prasad |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
M.B.A, PG Dip PMIR&LW |
Anjani K Singh |
NA |
NA |
Ph.D. (Social Entrepreneurship) |
Samit Kumar |
NA |
NA |
BSc (Agriculture); MBA (Agribusiness Management) |
Suneel Sharma |
NA |
NA |
PhD (FinTech), Post Doctorate Certificate in Academic Practice (CAP), PG Entrepreneurship, MSc(Tech) IT, Engineering, Humanities |
P N Srivastava |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
M.Com |
Sivan Ambattu |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PGDRD, MSW |
Raman Jee |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
Master of Public Systems Management (Energy), |
Lalit Arora |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
Ph.D. (Finance); MBA (Finance) |
Abdul Razak |
Associate Faculty |
NA |
Post Doc (Entrepreneurship), Ph.D. (Management) MBA (Finance), PGDIPR, PGDTIL, PGDCL, UGC-NET (2 Times), AP-SET, BBM |
Ananthavalli Ramesh |
Associate Faculty |
NA |
Ph. D., (Technology Management), M.S. (by Research) (IITM), B.E., (NITT). |
Sheetal Thomas |
Associate Faculty |
NA |
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Ongoing) Ph.D. (Financial Behaviour) Executive Program (Financial Analytics) MBA (Finance) B.Com (Accounting & Auditing) |
Bishnu Prasad Panda |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
M.A. (Economics), LLB, MBA (Financial Management), CSWA (TISS) |
T.A. Nikita |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
C.A., M.Phil (Commerce) |
Gopal Kumar Roy |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Executive MBA |
Zahoor Ahmad Paray |
Assistant Faculty |
NA |
Fellowship Programme in Management, M. Phil. (Economics) |
Bhaskar Jyoti Saud |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PhD (Zoology), MPhil (Zoology), M.Sc. PG Diploma in Computer Application, Certificate course in GIS Application (ArcGIS 9.3) |
Eesha Singh |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
Ph.D - Finance (pursuing),MBA. LLB, M.Com, B. Com. Faculty Development Course Professional Competency Course (ICAI) |
Esrafil Ali |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PhD (Management), Master in Personnel Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, BBA (Human Resource Management) |
Kirtika Chetia |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PhD (Marketing), PGDM (Business Entrepreneurship), BBA |
Anju Karna Pandey |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PhD (Advertising) MPhil (Management), MBA, BSc (Chemistry) |
Reshmi Banerjee |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PhD (Management), MBA – Finance, B.com (Hons.) |
Ritesh Shahi |
Assistant Professor |
NA |
PhD (Pursuing), M. Phil (Management & Labour Studies), M.A. (Social Entrepreneurship) |
Ganapathi Batthini |
Senior Librarian |
NA |
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EDII Ahmedabad provides several top-notch failities to its students. Given below are the details of EDII Ahmedabad facilities:
Name | Occupation |
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Dharmendra Jena | Manager–Blind People's Association- Bareja Eye and General Hospital Navalbhai & Hiraba Eye Hospital |
Krishna Thacker | Asia Regional Director - Metlife Foundation |
Kuldeep Arora | Director - Kuldhara Group of Companies Indian Institute of Rural Development |
Shalabh Mittal | CEO, School of Social Entrepreneurs |
Sujata Goswami | Executive Director- Sarba Shanti Ayog |
Nikhil Talreja | Digital Upstarts, Clever Buds & Digital Marketing |
Laval Bhatt | HoneyBee Infomedia |
Nimesh Pithava | Qualimark Machines |
Sonkee Shah | Arch Development Foundation |
Satyavir Chakrapani | Shikhar Microfinance |
Hareesh Belawadi | Zonar Enterprises |
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1st Yr Fees
₹ 6,85,000Total Fees
₹ 2,08,5001st Yr Fees
₹ 3,41,230Professor & Director, Department of Projects- Corporate and Regional Director
Professor & Director - Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education
Associate Professor
Associate Professor and In-Charge, Department of Policy Advocacy, Knowledge & Research
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor and In-Charge-Western Regional Office
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor & Coordinator - Dept. of Policy Advocacy, Knowledge & Research