*Temporary Faculty, Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015
**Associate Professor, Department of Management, Karaikal Campus, Pondicherry University, Karaikal-609605
Online published on 25 March, 2015.
India is growing at a fast pace with developments in all fronts including Science and Technology, Economy, Education and so on.
Despite these advancements, ours is a country with a large rate of unemployability among our graduates. As India is one of the highly populated states, the number of graduates passing out every year including both engineers and non-engineers is very high. But, the graduates are found to possess the qualification and not the right set of skills expected by the employers who would like to recruit them. Though the need for skilled manpower is a serious issue faced by the corporate, the percentage of employment is always kept less. The educational institutions who desire to place all their students are unable to keep up their words. This problem of unemployability is a concern for the entire nation because if left unnoticed might lead to irrevocable consequences. This article discusses on the issues and implications of unemployability in India.
Employability, Employable skills, Graduates, Employment