Over 5.60 lakh students in Punjab to gain entrepreneurial skills, announces Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains
Chandigarh, November 27, 2025
In a landmark move to nurture innovation and self-reliance among the youth, the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has finalized a dedicated Entrepreneurship curriculum for Class 12, completing a two-year structured pathway aimed at turning students into job creators.
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Bains announced the development today, terming it a game-changer for school education in the state. “With this, more than 5.60 lakh students studying in Class 12 across Punjab will acquire practical entrepreneurial knowledge and skills starting from the 2026-27 academic session,” he said.
The new curriculum builds on the highly successful Business Blaster programme introduced for Class 11 in the 2022-23 session. The minister praised PSEB for its swift execution: Entrepreneurship has been made a compulsory subject in all 3,692 senior secondary schools, backed by extensive teacher training — 10,382 teachers and 231 master trainers were upskilled through 104 dedicated training programmes.
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Textbooks and detailed course material for Class 12 are already complete and will be rolled out seamlessly. The syllabus covers the entire startup journey — from idea generation and market research to legal formalities, funding options, financial planning, budgeting, and scaling ventures.
“This is not just a subject; it is a mindset shift,” Bains emphasised. “We are preparing Punjab’s youth to become employers rather than job seekers, equipping them to drive the state’s economy forward.”
The initiative fulfills a major commitment of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led government to empower students in government and government-aided schools with real-world entrepreneurial capabilities and foster a culture of startups and self-employment across Punjab.
