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Yamini Chandra

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University, Gujarat University, GLS University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7860-9559
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Dr. Yamini Chandra is an organizational psychologist, entrepreneurship educator, and government grant-in-aid project lead with over 13 years of experience in entrepreneurship teaching & development in higher educational institutions. She is associated with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), where she leads the project on implementation of the Student Entrepreneurship Policy (SEP) — a state-level grassroots entrepreneurship intervention under the aegis of the Commissionerate of Higher Education, Education Department, Government of Gujarat.

She is also Co-Principal Investigator for an ICSSR-funded research project implemented at Ahmedabad University, focusing on the impact of Niti Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on networking and mentoring of women entrepreneurs in Gujarat.

A quiet and observant professional, Dr. Chandra closely mentors student entrepreneurs through the pre-incubation stage, helping them from idea conceptualization to product development. She teaches at premier business schools and has developed a learner-centric pedagogy built on a teaching-learning framework integrating Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes (KSA), and Human Values. She has published extensively with national and international publishers and received the Emerald Literati Award (2022) for outstanding research.

Employment

  • Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Advisor, Hastakala Setu Yojna Project, Directorate of Cottage Industries, Govt. of Gujarat
    2023 - Present
  • SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University Assistant Professor (HROB, Business Studies)
    2020 - 2023
  • Gujarat University Visiting Faculty (Subjects: Work Psychology, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development)
    2015 - 2018
  • Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Academics and Research
    2013 - 2019

Education

  • Gujarat University PhD (Psychology and Entrepreneurship)
    2014 - 2018
  • Gujarat University M.Phil (Organizational Psychology)
    2012 - 2013
  • GLS University Diploma in Human Resource Management
    2007 - 2008
  • Gujarat University MA (Clinical Psychology)
    2006 - 2008
  • Gujarat University BA (Psychology)
    2003 - 2006

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (30)