Employability
Employability is a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy. Employability, therefore, is not just about getting a job, it is about a broader set of skills and attributes that will enable a graduate to be successful throughout their working life.
India Skills Report - It is a joint initiative by Wheebox, PeopleStrong in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) along with partners like UNDP, AICTE, and AIU. The report consists of an in-depth study of employability amongst the fresh candidates joining the workforce.
Employability is a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy. Employability, therefore, is not just about getting a job, it is about a broader set of skills and attributes that will enable a graduate to be successful throughout their working life.
India Skills Report - It is a joint initiative by Wheebox, PeopleStrong in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) along with partners like UNDP, AICTE, and AIU. The report consists of an in-depth study of employability amongst the fresh candidates joining the workforce.
SUBJECT Variables
WORKFORCE EMPLOYABILITY
- In 2024, 52.3% of fresh graduates were considered employable by the industry, a 2% increase from a year ago.
- Employability within the highest employable talent pool in the 22-25 age group is only 63.6%.
GENDER-WISE EMPLOYABILITY
- In 2024, 51.8%of the male workforce were considered employable and only 50.9% of females were employable.
- While only approx 37% of the employable females in India are currently employed or seeking employment (based on their labour force participation rate), their employability within the available workforce is just 50.9%.
EDUCATION-WISE EMPLOYABILITY
- MBA degree holders were the most employable cohorts with 71.2% employability in 2024, followed by those holding B.E./B.Tech degrees at 64.7% employability.
- For those pursuing engineering courses in 2024, IT engineers were the most employable at 68.4% followed by those pursuing computer science at 66% employability. Civil engineers were considered the least employable at 54.3%.
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