The document proposes establishing the Indian Society of Graduates (ISG) to improve the employability of university graduates in India. It notes that while India produces 3 million graduates annually, most lack the skills required by employers. ISG would offer communicative English courses, technical skills training, and specialized courses through university chapters to bridge this skills gap. It outlines the organizational structure from national to college levels and proposes funding the initiative through government and sponsorships. The goals are to enhance soft skills, standardize curricula, and promote skills development through training programs, multimedia learning resources, and an annual national competition among ISG university chapters.

1. Boosting Skillsets of Youth
in Universities
Manthan Topic: Increasing the
employability of youth
Team: StudentsForChange

2. 75% of technical graduates and 85% of general
graduates in India are unemployable
Issue: 1.India produces 3 million graduates every year yet most of them are
unemployable in the knowledge economy.
2. According to a survey by the International Labor Organization, 48% of Indian
employers face difficulties in filling vacancies.
Reasons:Around 90% do not have the required English proficiency to be employed
in services sector which contributes to 57.5%of GDP.
Academic standards are low in vast majority of the educational institutes.
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urban areas, 2009-
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3. Conclusions:
1. Unemployability increas with education. Even after aquiring higher
education, the graduates do not have the skills required to be
employed in th eknowledge economy.
2. Sub-paracademic standards lead to low quality graduates.
Thus, we need to bridge the gap between education and employibility of
graduating students.
Solutions:
1. Setting up of a students’ society where speciality courses
and communicative English is taught for free.
2.Professor Training
3.Standard modules for all graduation courses equipped
with multimedia support

4. Boosting skillsets via students for the students
AIM: A youth society across all universities in the nation offering communicative
English and super speciality courses.
Model-INDIAN SOCIETY FOR GRADUATES will offer free and optional
courses to all its members. Each University will have an ISG chapter aimed at
enabling youth with markettable and speciality skills.
• SENIORS WILL CONDUCT CLASSES FOR JUNIORS
• FREE WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS WILL BE ORGANIZED .
SoftSkills
Communicative
English
Group Discussions
Debates
Current affairs
discussions
Technicalclasses
Software used in different
industries . Example:
CAD,TALLY,QDA software,
java ,C, C++
Specialized courses such
as embedded systems ,
web development,
computerized accounting,
E-filing ,E commerce
Classes to update students
about latest technologies
and science behind them .
OtherSpecial
courses
Foreign and Indian
language courses
Classes for discussions on
current international
policies
entrepreneurship skills to
promote self employment
Classes on ways of
implementing sustainable
development via their field
of study

5. Organisational Structure
NATIONAL LEVEL : A new body in Department of Higher Studies will
manage Indian Society Of Graduates
Regional level: A new body , under the direct control of department of higher
studies will be formed at state level. It will cater to the needs of universities
,and act as a link between universities heads and the central board.5 region
(north, south, east ,west ,centre ) will have 5 regional boards .
COLLEGE LEVEL : At the University level, every chapter of ISG will
comprise of Professor Heads who will select experts and ensure weekly
classes of all courses. These courses will be taught after the college
timings and on weekends.
Course experts
Present Students of the
University (seniors) who
have expertise in a field
will provide free courses
to their juniors or fellow
students.
Selection of Experts:
These experts will be
selected after passing a
test and interview by the
Professor heads of the
ISG chapter in the
university.
Reward System: All
student experts will be
awarded extra credit in
Academic performance
at college.

6. THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL
• The ISG will conduct an annual festival at national level ,which will
conduct competitions among students on national level .
• The topics of the competitions would be decided by the national level board
of ISG . Competitions would be of a vast variety giving students of all fields
to be a part of them .
• Prior to the national level competition ,there would be sub levels ,which are
mandatory to qualify before being a part for national level competition.
Intra college
competition
This will be conducted
by the respective ISG
chapter in every college
,and the college is
required to send their
best students for every
competition.
Inter college
competition
The best students from
every college will
compete among each
other on state level. The
best among these
would form the
respective state teams .
These competitions
would be conducted by
the state level board of
ISG .
NATIONAL LEVEL
COMPETITON
The state teams would
now compete among
each other for being the
national champions.

7. Implementation Model
Soft skills Development
• Communicative English: This program will
majorly aim at students from vernacular
medium schools.
• Discussions and Debates: This program
will be aimed at promoting healthy
discussion in youth and improving their
public speaking skills.
• Course Duration: 1 year
• Schedule: twice a week
• Timings- 1 hour after the college gets
over
• Shifts- the course would be taught in 2
shifts,( 1 hour before and 1 hour after the
college )
Specialty Courses
• These will be designed according to the
needs of a university.
• In an Engineering college course of
Embedded Systems will be taught where
as in a Business studies course, case
studies and Business Plan strategizing
will be taught.
• ISG panel at Department of Higher
education will provide funds for setting up
of infrastructure and materials required
for the courses.
• Course Duration: 1/2-1 year
• Schedule: twice a week

8. Faculty Training, Course standardisation and
Multimedia support
AIM: Raise the level of education in universities across the nation by standard
modules for each course and giving multimedia support to all children for better
understanding
Implementation Model: Department of Higher Studies will drive this
initiative through all universities offering graduation courses. Around 413
universities across the nation offer Technical, Medical, Commerce, Arts and
hybrid courses but the quality of education varies a lot.
Training
Compulsory
Professor Training
once every year
by experts .
CourseModule
Development of all
graduation course
modules by experts.
Professors from
respective universities
can amend these
according to their
courses and get them
checked during the
training period
Multimedia
Support
Free access by
students to Multimedia
and interactive course
modules online and in
college libraries.
These will contain not
only lecture note and
reference materials, but
also informative videos
and interactive
presentations

9. Before the Training
A Panel from
Department of Higher
Education will select
best professors from
universities across the
nation
These experts will be
from all the current
graduation courses.
They will prepare
standard course
modules and prepare
training slides.
During the Training
Faculty teachers,
associate professors
and Professors will
come together in North
or South Training based
on where the university
campus is.
All teachers of a
particular course will sit
together and get trained
on student psychology,
upcoming research and
innovation in the field.
Each faculty member
will get standard course
material from the
trainers comprising of:
Lecture Notes
Multimedia
assignments
After the Training
The Department heads
of each course at each
university will modify the
material according to
their syllabus.
All the course material
will be put on the online
website of the university
and easily accessible to
all students.
A national online
feedback forum will be
set, where students
from can voice their
queries/complaints
regarding current
curriculum in their
university.

10. • A total of nearly RS 4 crore would be spent per annum for
this project
• A part of the funds would be procured by central
government ,while the rest would raised via sponsorship at
university,state as well as central level
BOARD
MEMBERS
Central level –
5 members
(5 FTE)
COST- 5*5
LACK PER
ANNUM
Regional
members. 5
members in
every region
5 *5*5 lack per
annum
TRAINING
Nearly 50 lack
would be spent as
a sum of
1. Transportaion
2. Venue
3. Experts fees
4. Technology
requirement
5 .Material
required for
distribution
THE ANNUAL
FESTIVAL
Only the
national level
competition
would be
funded by the
ISG board
Estimated cost
– 1 cr per
annum
SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS
A sum of
nearly 1 cr
spent for free
and regular
workshops in
every college

11. References
• National Unemployability report, NSSO
• Economic Times Reports
• Reports on Unemployed youth in India By ILO
• Educational Skill development report by NSDC