Abstract:
This Study presents a new model of personal
demographic factors and entrepreneurial intention among
undergraduates. Quantitative approach was utilized in this
study; the survey instrument in the form of close-ended
questionnaire was developed for the purpose of collecting the
main data for the study. The study was limited to Management
undergraduates in Jaffna University, Sri Lanka. Therefore,
Stratified proportionate sampling method was adopted to select
respondents. Independent sample one-way Anova (f-test) and
independent sample t-test (t-test) were used to identify the
significant mean difference between the levels of Entrepreneurial
intention across the personal demographic factors. Based on the
finding, both male and female management undergraduates have
approximately same level of entrepreneurial intention
respectively 4.316 & 4.253. And also business experience holders
among management undergraduates have the highest level of
entrepreneurial intention than the management undergraduates
who have not the business experience as expected. In addition,
Undergraduates who are in second year; third year, first
semester; third year, second semester; final year have the same
level of entrepreneurial intention approximately. Finally, we
recommend to the government, non government organization,
financial institutions, educators, and policy makers to give the
motivations in terms of financial and marketing aids. And also,
industrial training should be given to the undergraduates to
enhance the practical knowledge in the industrial cultural
