Understanding from India Skills Report

Ranjan K Baruah *

We have been mentioning the importance of skills for getting employed or even becoming self employed. the recent India Skills Report ( ISR) 2024 reveals many new things and it has shown how Artificial Intelligence ( AI) shall be an impotent domain in the country .

Wheebox National Employability Test (WNET) across academic institutions in India was carried out and which could help in the compilation of the ISR.

The report has found that in India, the overall young employability has improved to 51.25% over the previous year. This is to state that more than 51.25% of test takers across all domains scored 60% or above on the WNET proctored survey.

In terms of large talent availability, youth from the states of Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana were deemed states with the largest concentration of highly employable resources.

Haryana has the highest employable youth concentration with 76.47% of test takers in this region scoring 60% and above on the WNET. The age range with the highest employability was found to be between 22 and 25 years old, with 63.58% of the test takers across top 10 cities in this age range being found highly employable.

MBA degree holders are the top demographic for highly employable resources in terms of domain across all states, with applicants with an MBA comprising 71.16% of candidates scoring above 60% on the WNET.

Percentage of B.Pharma test takers who scored above 60% on the WNET test increased from last year to 54% found highly employable across all states. Percentage of candidates from the Information Technology domain were found to be highly employable with 68.44% scoring above 60% on the WNET test across all regions. Computer science graduates were second most employable with 66% in this domain found highly skilled.

This is a promising statistic for India’s IT industry’s demands entering 2024. 64.67% of graduates in BE/BTech test takers were found highly employable while 64.63 MCA candidates were also found highly employable, identifying the talent availability of qualified engineering and computer applications talent among India’s youth.

The consistent rise in women’s employability over the past ten years is a positive sign of radical changes in India’s developing labor market. Increased participation of women at work will give industries an edge with key roles already being occupied by women as we go into 2024.

We are aware that there has been much progress in machine learning or artificial learning and this will have a direct impact on our career. India has much potential to lead in the domain of AI which brings many career opportunities for the youths of India.

ISR gives us many updates to plan and cope up with the time. ISR 2024 extends beyond skilling initiatives to assess the employability of India's youth, emphasizing industry readiness for an AI-powered future.

The situation is different in different states and regions. The North Eastern region is yet to be a desired destination for others when it comes to employment. We have the opportunity to grow and prove our credibility and make our region the next destination when it comes to skills. Aspirants may explore the ISR 2024 and get themselves updated which would help them when they apply for jobs in different cities of the country.

When we look at recent employability trends then we would get that the north eastern region is lacking behind and the government and other agencies must take more initiatives to develop the region through skilling.

Interested may read the ISR 2024 at www.wheebox.com