A Study on Enhancing Employability Skills among the Youth Engaged in Higher Education Institutions in India

Abstract

This paper is about the topic – “enhancing employability skills among youth”. It provides a brief outlook on the topic of employability, skills required for enhancement, Government initiatives taken etc. Firstly, an introduction on the topic is given, where the key words such as Higher Education, Growth, Employability skills and various initiatives taken have been addressed, continued by a brief study on the Indian education system and the growth of higher education in India, with the issues concerned and the problems concerned with the growth is considered. In continuation, employability issues are concerned with, the present scenario of work environment in
India is seen, including the worker population ratio and the male-female work ratio in the current work environment. Considering all the above points, the various initiatives taken by the Government and the start-up programmes initiated are contemplated. The
process concerned with such initiatives and the success rate of such initiatives are reviewed. In conclusion, considering all the points covered above, the required suggestions are mentioned.