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- 1. Unemployed vs. Unemployable Therehave been countless reports published in leading media outlets regarding unemployed and unemployable Indian graduates. If we review the statement itself then there are two separate things which come out very clearly: unemployed gradates and unemployable graduates. Unemployed graduates are probably the ones who are unemployed temporarily but the other lot are the ones who aren’t capable enough to be employed by firms. What’s the reason behind this on-going disaster and is there any solution? After a lot of research, it is clear that the culprit is poor quality education. Engineering and management colleges are every nook and corner of India has result in disastrous quality education which ultimately takes candidate absolute nowhere apart from just giving them a piece of paper – so called degree! At the moment, almost all companies spend ton of their revenue on training the new hires. The training lasts anywhere from three to six months. It has been said that almost 90% of the candidates are far from being industry ready. Most of them can’t even write a basic programming code, forget anything complicated than that. As if this wasn’t enough, the research also indicates that most of them are also unemployable because they have absolutely zero communication and other soft skills. The idea is not to simply blame on educational institutions but we really need to have a good look at all the things and then make strategies to tackle problems one by one. A lot of companies have started coming forward and advising extensively to various colleges on curriculum, skills development etc. But this is just the beginning and these measures can be a little hard to find at the moment. However, my recent visit to Nashik on a talk helped me in changing my perspective. Nashik can very well boast top engineering and management colleges in India. Apart from these, the top polytechnic institutes with absolutely modern, eco-friendly buildings sprawling over 200+ acres of lush green campus with fast Wi-Fi, ultra modern lecture theaters, laboratories and well furnished hi-tech residences for boys and girls took me on a sci-fi ride. The cafeteria with sumptuous meals, faculties with master and doctorate degrees, heavy focus on industry-institute interactions, tons of guest lectures are some of the goodies being offered. This is essentially changing the way engineering education has always been thought. The focus on learning by doing, learning from peers as well as from professors obviously is the prime area. Apart from this, huge focus on team-work, leading the team understanding team dynamics is being done to make the graduates industry ready. Industry heavy weights sit with curriculum designers to provide their inputs on knowledge and skills required for tomorrow. It can be inferred with a lot of confidence that paradigm shift in technical education design and delivery has begun and while no one is watching and realizing, a power, dynamic India is emerging which will be ready with appropriate knowledge and skills to‘re-engineer’ the 21st century which belongs to Asia in which India will be playing a major role. Welcome aboard. About Author Kaushik Kumar is a dynamic and enthusiastic educationist who loves to spend a lot of the time designing and developing strategic content for various audiences. And when not writing content, he loves to travel to top engineering colleges in India and talk to students regarding their experiences and expectations. He frequently talks about careers in IT, importance of soft skills, team dynamics, motivation and leadership.