Nikhil Kamath to Azhar Iqubal: Indian Entrepreneurs Who Are School and College Dropouts

Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Manuj Yadav

From Nikhil Kamath to Azhar Iqubal, here's a look at some Indian entrepreneurs who have proved that not having an educational degree doesn't mean failure.

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Nikhil Kamath

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Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder of Zerodha. He left school post 10th standard and started working at a call center. During this time, he explored stock trading and developed a deep interest in it which led him to co-found Zerodha.

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Azhar Iqubal

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Azhar Iqubal is the co-founder and CEO of Inshorts. Iqubal studied mathematics and computer science at IIT Delhi (2009-12) before dropping out to start Inshorts. He did not complete his graduation.

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Ritesh Agarwal

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Ritesh Agarwal is the man behind Oyo Rooms. He initially went to college after attending St. John's Senior Secondary School. Agarwal dropped out of college with a dream to become an entrepreneur.

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Kunal Shah

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Kunal Shah is the founder of CRED. He completed his Bachelor's in Philosophy from Wilson College and enrolled for an MBA at the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies in 2003. After a year of studying, he chose to drop out.

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Rahul Yadav

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

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