1) By 2025, India's average population age will be 29 years, making it the youngest country in the world, compared to ages of 40, 46, and 47 in the US, Europe, and Japan respectively. 2) Only 10-20% of Indian engineering graduates are employable due to a lack of professional and life skills like English proficiency, communication abilities, and interpersonal skills needed for the job market. 3) To become an "employable engineer," students must develop professional and life skills during their undergraduate studies through activities, computer training, foreign language learning, reading newspapers, and developing strong relationships and commitments.

1. Professional & Life Skills
Dr. Anand Wadadekar, Ph.D.
Founder
Discovering Careers India

3. AVERAGE AGE of the population in India by 2025 will be
29 years as against 40 years in USA, 46 years in Europe and
47 years in Japan...
“INDIA WILL BE YOUNGEST POPULATION
COUNTRY BY 2025”
(जगात सर्ाात तरुण देश = भारत @ २०२५)
What does this mean for you?
INCREASED COMPETITION!

5. Job Market Facts
• “Only 10% candidates are employable”, says a Survey
• 90% of engineers in the country cannot
speak English, required for high-end jobs - The
National Spoken English Skills of Engineers
Report 2015
• Only 20% engineering grads are employable - Report,
Engineering Graduates

6. Why does this happen?
Where do you lack?
आपण कु ठे आणण कशात कमी पडतो?

7. Lack of
‘Professional
& Life Skills’

10. ACTIVITY

11.  Be in good attire (complete uniform)
 Learn Mannerism
 Reach before time – Time Management
 Attend lectures mentally & physically
 Have good relations with Faculty & class-
mates

12. A Company hires a Human,
not a Robot!
• Are you suitable to them as an ‘Employee’
• Are you able to communicate your thoughts in
understandable language?
• Are you committed towards what you do?
• Are you a team player?
• Are you a solution provider rather than problem provider?

13. What do you need to become
‘Employable’ Engineer?
‘Employability’ in simple terms means the skills
& education qualifications which helps a person
to remain in demand, industry relevant, be
capable, be adaptable, be flexible with the
right behavioral, communication, inter-personal
skills required for facing the challenges of the
real practical world
– Dr. Anand Wadadekar

14. Utilise your 3 years of UG for…
Learning Computer Skills (MS Office, Internet)
Learning a Foreign Language (French, Spanish,
German)
Learning Communication Skills along with
English
Making ‘real’ friends & long lasting friendships
Reading Newspapers
Watching motivational videos (Sandeep Maheshwari,

15. Don’t Compare Yourself
with Others

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