The relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention is examined in this study. Understanding how self-efficacy affects people's intentions to become entrepreneurs is the goal. The study analyses the relationship between the variables and investigates underlying mechanisms using a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews.The study proposes including self-efficacy development in entrepreneurship education programmes and support initiatives since it contends that strengthening self-efficacy beliefs can improve entrepreneurial ambitions. This study emphasises the significance of self-efficacy in determining entrepreneurial inclinations and encourages additional investigation of the contextual variables and mechanisms influencing this relationship.