Employability of Graduates in India—Hard Realities

Authors

  • Mona Khare

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10731

Keywords:

Employability skills, distortions, professional, higher education graduates, India

Abstract

In the massified Indian higher education sector, the number of graduates seeking jobs is rapidly rising, but they often fall short of employers’ expectations due to poor “employability skills.” There are several distortions in the higher education system that are responsible for youth not being able to obtain and keep employment.

Author Biography

Mona Khare

Professor, Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE), and head, Department of Educational Finance, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India.

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Published

2018-09-11

How to Cite

Khare, M. (2018). Employability of Graduates in India—Hard Realities. International Higher Education, (95), 29–31. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10731

Issue

No. 95: Fall 2018

Section

Focus on India

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