Entrepreneurship may generate economic growth and prosperity. Developing nations such as Malaysia encourage young people to engage in business and regard it as a career option. It is widely accepted that undergraduates will be a significant source of new entrepreneurial activity. This study aims to gain insight into the behaviour of Islamic Finance (Muamalat) graduates in Malaysia regarding establishing their own businesses. Specifically, this study investigates the factor of Attitude, Entrepreneurial knowledge, Perceived self-efficacy, and Subjective norm in predicting Entrepreneurial intention. One hundred fifty-three (153) undergraduates from a university participated in the research. They are from the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Malaysia. The participants were selected using a purposeful sampling strategy since they were specified groups of undergraduates who enrolled in the Islamic Finance (Muamalat) program. In order to obtain statistically meaningful findings, the research uses a non-parametric quantitative technique in conjunction with a PLS-SEM method. This approach has been applied in verifying the constructed theoretical framework, with the goal of identifying significant elements and effects. The finding demonstrated that Attitude, Entrepreneurial knowledge, and Perceived self-efficacy significantly positively affect entrepreneurial intentions. Future research in this area could consider risk-taking propensity and digital competence as factors to assess graduates' intentions to become entrepreneurs.
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