A STUDY ON ENGINEERING STUDENT INTENT TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER IN CHENNAI

摘要

The present study is to examine the entrepreneurial propensity among engineering students in Chennai, (Tamil Nadu, India). Identifying and nurturing entrepreneurial potential among students can have long-term implications for Indian economic development. Statistics revealed that in the next ten years, 130-150 million Indian citizens will be searching for jobs, including 100- 120 million looking for their first jobs; that's seven times Australia's population. Engineering colleges are producing graduates in large numbers than they can manage to find placement for or industry can absorb. The educated unemployed will become revolutionaries, who will destroy social order because of their mounting frustration and the prevailing inequity and injustice. The paper examined the influences of entrepreneurial traits, (identified from literature review) among students especially, (technology). The paper also studied the significance of entrepreneurial support agencies in the development of entrepreneurship among technical students. The paper reveals the role of educational institutions in promoting entrepreneurial culture. The findings have important implication for the policy makers (Government and University) and the promotional agencies in the development of entrepreneurship.