A shot at entrepreneurship

Right from day one, a sizeable population of PGPX students have been very actively pursuing entrepreneurship. A few very active special interest groups have already been formed and these groups are taking a serious shot at starting something on their own. Entrepreneurship is the hallmark of most successful MBA programs and IIMA PGPX has left no stone unturned to facilitate the same.

We have a very successful multi millionaire entrepreneur who has himself been a gold medallist at IIMA in the late seventies, taking personal interest in each and every one of us. Not only does he hold so called "brain washing" sessions to persuade students into taking up new ventures, he has personally been driving students with clear directives on entrepreneurship. Right from the day PGPX commenced, he has set base on campus. Even spouses of participants have not been spared. They are equally being involved in various activities such as training to set up schools and starting small ventures.

Students themselves are not far behind. We have among the students a few already successful entrepreneurs. One of them has already set up a successful chain of book stores, made successful commercial movies and so on. These students are doing their bit in motivating and helping others work in similar lines. With barely any breathing space between assignments and quizzes, we still had a bus load of students travelling as far as Baroda just to see how a real factory works. At the end of the course, I am sure we will have among us many who will make the others proud by setting their own trail.