These are 16 finalists who are contending for EY Entrepreneur of the Year award

• Rashesh Shah, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edelweiss Group

• Uday Shankar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Star India

• Samprada Singh, Chairman Emeritus and Basudeo Narain Singh, Executive Chairman, Alkem Laboratories

• Chandubhai Virani, Whole time Director, Balaji Wafers

• Vikas Oberoi, Chairman and Managing Director, Oberoi Realty

• Darshan Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, Vini Cosmetics

• M. P. Ramachandran, Chairman and Managing Director, Jyothy Laboratories

• Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Chairman, Motherson Sumi Systems

• Dr Abhay Firodia, Chairman, Force Motors

• Ajit Isaac, Chairman and Managing Director, Quess Corp

• Girish Mathrubootham, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Freshdesk

• Ravi Modi, Chairman and Managing Director, Vedant Fashions (Manyavar)

• Ram Gopal Agarwal, Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech

• Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, RBL Bank

• Hari Mohan Bangur, Managing Director, Shree Cement

• R Dinesh, Managing Director, TVS Logistics Services