The Entrepreneurship Special Track at Krea University is a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary pathway housed within the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS). The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) plays a central role in the training, mentoring, and support of students enrolled in the track. Open to students from all disciplines, the programme complements majors in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and technology by fostering entrepreneurial thinking across diverse career paths—whether as venture founders, innovators within established organisations, or leaders in the social sector.
The track equips students with the mindset, skills, and hands-on experience required to identify opportunities, design innovative solutions, and build scalable ventures. Students receive training in opportunity recognition, customer discovery, business modelling, entrepreneurial finance, legal frameworks, government regulations, and venture execution. The programme also emphasises working under uncertainty, ethical decision-making, teamwork, and real-world problem-solving.
Courses are taught by faculty drawn from both academia and industry, with a strong focus on applied learning and venture development. A distinctive feature of the track is the capstone Startup Launch Project, which enables students to conceptualise, validate, and launch a venture or venture-ready prototype. Through this project, students often engage with external mentors, investors, and industry partners, gaining first-hand experience in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
A distinctive feature of the major is the Entrepreneurship Track, open to students across the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS). The track introduces the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and innovation, while providing mentoring and access to financial and institutional resources to support the design, launch, and growth of entrepreneurial projects.
Courses are led by faculty from the IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB), who bring extensive experience in finance and management, as well as by SIAS faculty, who contribute an interdisciplinary perspective. Together, this draws on a strong legacy of teaching, research, and industry engagement in management and finance. This integration ensures that students benefit from both academic rigour and real-world relevance.
Total Courses: 6
Credits per Course: 4
Total Credits: 24
Mandatory Experiential Component: 8-credit Startup Launch Project
Concentration in Entrepreneurship: Upon completion of the four courses, students will be eligible to earn a concentration in Entrepreneurship.
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The Entrepreneurship Track equips undergraduates with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to ideate, launch, and scale ventures in the Indian context.
The curriculum blends foundational courses, applied projects, and incubation opportunities through Catalyst.
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A two-course, year-long immersive project in which students launch a startup or venture-ready initiative individually or in teams. Students are mentored by faculty and external entrepreneurs, and assessment is based on process, learning, execution, and reflection rather than commercial success alone.
Course 5 – Startup Project 1
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Course 6 – Startup Project 2
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On successful completion of the Entrepreneurship Special Track, students will be able to:
