An Evaluation of Entrepreneurial Tendencies of State Universities' Students of North India: An Empirical Study

Purpose- The main objective of this study is to evaluate the entrepreneurial tendencies as well as entrepreneurial levels of the state universities’ students who are expected to be young entrepreneur applicants and the secondary objective of this study is to test the validity and reliability of entrepreneurship scale which is developed by YA±lmaz & Sunbul (2009), on the students of state universities of North India and also examine structure of its factors. Design/methodology/approach- The study based on quantitative tools as factor analysis and responses are collected on Likert five-point scale. Findings- Despite of number of factors which influence the entrepreneurial tendency of students, the most dominant factor which affects the entrepreneurial tendencies of students emerged as “Self Confidence” and further it was found that the entrepreneurship scale included in this study was valid and reliable. Moreover, it was compatible with the previous studies conducted with respect to the state universities’ students and resulted that these students have higher levels of entrepreneurial tendencies. Originality Value- Present study has been conducted with the students who are studying in graduation and post-graduation with specialization in commerce and management. The students are included from state universities of North India. Many universities and institutions have started entrepreneurship development programs to develop the interest of graduate and post-graduate students to become future entrepreneurs and results of this study reflect that entrepreneurship potentials of the participating students belonging to state universities in North India are sufficient.