Inevitability of Entrepreneurial Skills in Technology Enabled Education among Engineering Students in Chennai

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is considered to be the cornerstone of the development of the economy of any nation in general and India, in particular. The Institutions and Universities which are running engineering courses are taking enormous efforts in educating their students by providing them all sorts of skill sets which are very much technologically advanced. The technology enabled education in the engineering institutions make the students to face the competitive job market in the best possible manner. In the light of that the engineering institutions are taking enormous efforts to improve the skill sets of the engineering students with the technology enabled education. In spite of that there is a gap in the engineering education with regard to honing the entrepreneurial skills of engineering students. The contribution of entrepreneurs is considered to be a vital aspect for the growth of our Indian economy. Developing the entrepreneurial skills of the engineering students will make the students to think about job creation rather than searching of jobs. The quality of engineering education will also pave way for the development of entrepreneurial skills among the engineering students. This will automatically enable the students to come out with innovative ideas and ultimately to go for startup ventures. The study aims at identifying the factors influencing the entrepreneurial skills in the technology enabled education among engineering students in Chennai.