22% of Indian College Students Have Started Businesses, 43% Aspire to: Survey

22% of Indian college students have started businesses, 43% aspire to: Survey

GUESSS India is part of the biennial Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS), launched by the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.

Over 20% Indian college students already started business: IIT Mandi survey

A survey conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi reveals 22 percent of Indian college students have started businesses. The proportion of students aiming to start after college has risen to 16.2 percent. The survey indicated that 31 percent of student businesses began in 2025 with regular sales. Furthermore, 41 percent of student founders previously closed earlier businesses before starting again.

1 in 5 Indian college students already runs a business, IIT Mandi finds

An IIT Mandi-led survey found that 22% of Indian college students have started businesses. The findings indicate growing entrepreneurial ambition as interest in government and large-company jobs declines.

One in 5 Indian college students is already an entrepreneur: Survey

While women expressed an interest in starting businesses at nearly the same rate as men, the transition from aspiration to action remained uneven.

More than 20% Indian college students have already started a business, on par with the world: IIT Mandi's GUESSS India 2025 report - Press Network of India

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh : More than one in five Indian college students (22%) has already started a business, on par with the global average (23%), according to the GUESSS India 2025 National Survey Report released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, in partnership with REVA University, Bangalore. The survey of 25,783 students from […]