Top 7 successful Indian entrepreneurs who were college dropped out

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Mar 04, 2024

Dropout Entrepreneurs in India

The success stories of these entrepreneurs is evidence enough that not having an educational degree doesn't always mean failure

Ritesh Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal, 30, youngest judge on Shark Tank 3, founded Oyo Rooms. He dropped out of college after studying from St John's School in Odisha

Nikhil Kamath

Nikhil Kamath, Zerodha co-founder, dropped out after 10th grade. As per Forbes, he started selling phones & worked at a call centre to make money

Azhar Iqubal

Azhar Iqubal, CEO of Inshorts and a Shark Tank India 3 judge, attended IIT Delhi but dropped out before getting his degree

Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah, CRED's founder, left his MBA studies at Narsee Monjee Institute in Mumbai after completing a Bachelor's at Wilson College, Mumbai

Rahul Yadav

Rahul Yadav, co-founder of Housing.com, pursued his education at IIT Bombay but dropped out before completing his degree

Ankit Oberoi

Ankit Oberoi, co-founder of AdPushup, a revenue optimization startup founded in 2013, left Delhi's Maharaja Agrasen College during his first semester

Kailash Katkar

Born in Rahimatpur, Maharashtra, Kailash Katkar is the chairman/CEO of Quick Heal Technologies. He dropped out after 10th grade for family reasons