ARE SCHOOLS PRODUCING JOB SEEKERS, NOT JOB PROVIDERS? COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET OF BIHAR AND UTTAR PRADESH STATES’ SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ STUDENTS

The present study investigates whether educational institutions prioritise job-seeking skills over entrepreneurial mindsets that enable students to create jobs. This study examines the entrepreneurial mindset of 1,000 secondary schools’ students from 112 schools in Gaya, Bihar, and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The data show that many students in secondary schools in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh lack entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, and behaviours. Few students have been introduced to entrepreneurship through their schools or teachers. The survey found that Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) secondary schools’ students are more entrepreneurial than Bihar kids. Entrepreneurial skill and attitude in secondary schools’ students in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were likewise not statistically significant. The findings suggest a major education reform. Educational institutions should foster entrepreneurial mindsets, creativity, and innovation, and equip students with the skills needed for a changing workplace.