Govt partners online learning platform UpGrad to train aspiring entrepreneurs

To train and teach the aspiring entrepreneurs, the government has appointed online learning platform UpGrad as the official education partner for its 'StartUp India' learning program.

With an objective to educate aspiring entrepreneurs about the challenges in the entrepreneurial journey and inform them of the key steps required to set up their venture, UpGrad, cofounded by Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar, Ravijot Chugh, and Prabhav Phalgun, will offer a four-week course.

The course will include case studies, insights from leading startups as well as structured interactive sessions for creating a vision, strategy, the size of the market, team building, business plans, etc.

The program also aims to introduce individuals to funding options beyond just private equity funds, venture capitalists, and seed-stage funding.

The course, which is available for aspiring entrepreneurs as well as those who are already two-three years into their startup journey, will begin in English and then will be launched in multiple vernacular languages within two months.

"In the first 2-3 years of an entrepreneur's journey, a structured approach, a checklist of dos and dont's as also learning from peers and live cases can be a great help to start your company, avoid many first time mistakes and also have the courage and conviction that you are not alone in this journey. And that's what we aim to do in this short and very interactive module," said Kumar, CEO of UpGrad.

To ensure maximum reach, the program will not have any selection process. UpGrad aims to reach 1-million people through this initiative.