The present study is a modest attempt to examine whether the students pursuing postgraduation in entrepreneurship education perceive their entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) to be significantly different from those pursuing postgraduate management education in other disciplines. It explores the ESE on 53 different tasks involved in searching, planning, marshalling, implementation phase of venture creation and general ESE measurement through a 5-point Likert scale self-administered questionnaire. The sample for the study includes 250 entrepreneurship graduates and 217 management graduates from different institutes in western India. The overall ESE of entrepreneurship graduates was found to be significantly higher than management graduates, but task specific ESE was significantly different for 22 out of 53 tasks. The results of the study, thus, are able to suggest the areas for further development to enhance the efficacy of entrepreneurship education programmes.
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