Established in 2001, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu in INDIA is an apex organisation in the field of entrepreneurship education and self-employment promotion in the State of Tamil Nadu.

EDI was constituted by Government of Tamil Nadu as a not-for- profit society and is administered by Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department. Headed by a Principal Secretary who is the Director of the Institute, EDI is managed under the superintendence of a Governing Council, appointed by the Government of Tamil Nadu.