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India Career Ready
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entrepreneurship in their programmes, there are small signs that the employment market is driving
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attitude and an increase in entrepreneurialism in their graduates. Five years ago, only five out of
500 graduates would take up ‘non-conventional’ careers; now, at least 100 (20%) do so, by starting
their own businesses, or entering radically different forms of employment, despite being offered
well-paid jobs in the management sector. This shift may also be a consequence, as previously
mentioned, of the greater financial stability, and therefore more appetite for risk-taking, of the upper
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postgraduate degree programme demand. However, this has further distorted the labour market, says
Shveta Raina, CEO of Talerang, an organisation dedicated to matching high-potential Indian students
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work experience, making them “dirt cheap to hire”, she says. The best companies in India are therefore
accustomed to hiring postgraduates, which “perpetuates the cycle where undergraduates continue to
miss out on internship and work experience, and are underprepared for their first job after college.”
Skills- what are they, why do employers want them, how they make you stand out, and how to develop them at Exeter
UNDERSTANDING INDIA - THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Employers want: analytical thinking, problem-solving, critical reasoning, collaborative working, innovation, creativity and ICT skills. English was considered essential.
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single institution visited appeared to be offering these subjects, either as stand-alone modules or
embedded across the curriculum, but most identified this as a critical gap.
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To make university education more relevant for labour market needs, there is a need to inculcate
both the right job skills and train students to become lifelong learners
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