Placements
With only 40-45% engineering graduates employable, India must shift from degree-focused to skill-based education, writes TeamLease Edtech CEO
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While even top IITs see few international offers, several engineering colleges fear increased H-1B visa fees to hit IT careers within India
Enrolment in BSc agriculture, allied courses has doubled but NIRF 2025 data show jobs remain stagnant; graduates either study further or wait for the few government posts
Even as the placement-tracking mechanism has been 'delinked' under the PMKVY 4.0, the government continues to disburse large sums under the credit-based employment schemes.
Many unregistered agencies offer fake job offers to youth via social media. It is advised to check the authorised license of any agency.
Presidency Foundation's third mega job fair aims to help youth aged 18 to 35 from economically weaker section of the society.
In the five-year period, 26,83,161 jobseekers and 83,913 employers participated in the job fairs.
The decision, confirmed by members of multiple IIT placement cells, was taken to curb the extremely high expectations and pressure generated by news reports every year.
A new IIT Delhi graduate writes about his difficulties with IIT placements 2024; how losing ‘self belief’ and hope cost him the most and regaining them landed him a job.
IIIT Bangalore’s placement dropped by 10 points; NIT Delhi’s BTech CSE students had offers revoked; NIT Puducherry’s average package fell over 50%.
