India Skills Report 2025

Why in News?

• Employability among Indian graduates increased to 54.81% as per the Wheebox ETS India Skills Report 2025.

Key Points:

• Employability among Indian graduates has seen a steady increase.
• Employability among Indian graduates was 51.25% in the last test.
• It was 33% a decade ago; this increase of 17% in a decade is growing rapidly.
• This could lead to a $500 billion increase in the global economy by 2030, with India playing a central role.
• The report is based on data from over 6.5 lakh candidates who appeared for GET across India.
• The employability of graduates for a year is calculated from the previous year's Global Employability Test (GET).

Reasons for rising employability among Indian graduates:

• Digitalisation and hybrid models of working have opened up unprecedented opportunities for Indian talent to contribute globally without geographical barriers.
• India has emerged as a global leader in sectors such as IT, engineering and healthcare.
  • There is also a rapid growth of expertise in green energy, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
• India is strategically positioning itself for the global talent revolution.
• Key initiatives such as the National Education Policy (NEP), Skill India Mission and Digital India are furthering its commitment to vocational training and skill development.

Human Resource Requirement:

• The global construction sector worth US$ 2.5 trillion needs engineers and planners for housing and infrastructure projects.
• The financial sector needs 4,00,000 professionals by 2030 for fintech and green finance roles.
• Europe's healthcare sector has a shortage of 1.6 million workers.
  • Its IT industry needs 20 million digitally skilled professionals.
• Manufacturing is expanding into green technologies and automation, creating opportunities for engineers and sustainability experts.