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title: "5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees"  
description: "Kunal Shah (FreeCharge): Founded FreeCharge, a digital payments platform, which was later acquired by Snapdeal."  
author: "Baishakhi Ghosh"  
published: 2024-04-21  
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category: "education"  
tags: ["Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees

![5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9acc3bcf-8d19-4e4b-bd8c-ca1f30c38c9d/images/3cbff0bf-0bfe-4422-ad27-cf74b433919c.jpeg) 5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees ![5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9acc3bcf-8d19-4e4b-bd8c-ca1f30c38c9d/images/54a3ff6b-b34f-4dbe-8060-330b4827a756.jpeg) Karsanbhai Patel (Nirma): Started Nirma, a detergent company, from a small shed, now a leading brand in India. ![5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9acc3bcf-8d19-4e4b-bd8c-ca1f30c38c9d/images/0ecc4300-f57c-4e17-b057-4ec2a8c1de4d.jpeg) Dhirubhai Ambani (Reliance Industries): Built Reliance Industries, one of India's largest conglomerates, from humble beginnings. ![5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9acc3bcf-8d19-4e4b-bd8c-ca1f30c38c9d/images/165c1466-4cb0-4c9f-84dc-d137b97e41df.jpeg) Radhakishan Damani (DMart): Founded DMart, a retail chain, without a formal business education. ![5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9acc3bcf-8d19-4e4b-bd8c-ca1f30c38c9d/images/95c0d2c0-0075-472c-a351-96c5ddbee559.jpeg) Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm): Established Paytm, a leading digital payments and financial services platform, without an IIT or IIM degree. ![5 Indian entrepreneurs who became successful without IIT or IIM degrees](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9acc3bcf-8d19-4e4b-bd8c-ca1f30c38c9d/images/fa97fa7f-2ebe-4400-b7ec-8b76042da110.jpeg) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon): Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke barriers, founding Biocon and rising as one of India's most successful businesswomen.

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