FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF INDIA SKILLS REPORT-2017
(Coverage- 5, 60,000
students across 29 states& 7 Union Territories and 125+ Employers)
Objective of the
report:
To create standard reporting guidelines on potential skill
supply-demand gap, that can provide insights into the hiring trends of the
market while understanding the needs of the job seekers and organizations.
Preamble: With “ PeopleStrong” as Knowledge
Partner , “AICTE” as Academic Partner and “ CII” as India Partner with support
from “ Wheebox” ( Online Talent Assessment Company of India) has come up with
this report.
Technical Education growth has been phenomenal in the recent
past. Total No. of Engineering (UG) and Polytechnics approved by AICTE till the
AY 2016-17 are 3285 & 3925 respectively with sanctioned intake of 1553360
and 1244778.
Making this talent pool employable is really a task. The
India Skill Report 2017 brought up by CII, People strong, Wheebox, UNDP &
AICTE is a step in strengthening the skill landscape through Quantitative and
Qualitative assessment of the demand and supply sides of the labor market. It
brings on surface, a no. of eye-opening facts which we all should understand
thoroughly.
The report highlights the employability factor of the youth
from across the country with different educational backgrounds and also
highlights needs and expectations of the employers’ thereby facilitating better
match.
Facts: Despite large cross section of
population being eligible to work, a no. of jobs simply remain unfilled in the
absence of right candidate. India Skills Report 2017 is an effort that aims to
take stock of the talent landscape of India-its challenges and impact on
economy growth. It captures the skill levels of the supply side, the
employability skill assessment test and needs of the demand side of the Talent
Supply Chain as captured by India Hiring Intent Survey.
The survey was carried out across 29
states and 7 Union Territories, 3000 educational campuses all over the country
and about 5.6 lakh candidates were assessed on Parameters such as Knowledge,
skill aptitude and behavioral components. Skill gaps that emerged out depicted
an overall picture of how the students rank in terms of skills that would be
imperative to gauge the employability in the coming years.
The other side approached close to 125
employers from 11 major sectors (Manufacturing, IT, ITES, BFSI etc.)
A
Brief Snapshot :
The report indicates skill
expectations from industry in general. It is interesting to see that domain
expertise alone is playing a small role. Other attributes such as Learning
ability, performance focus (result orientation), adaptability, interpersonal
skills, integrity and values, communication, numerical and logical ability,
cultural fitment occupy more space.
The employers have underlined following
requirement of skills-
·
Learning Ability (12.78%)
·
Domain expertise (19.30%)
·
Integrity & Values (15.29%)
·
Communication (13.78%)
·
Numerical & logical ability (9.77%)
·
Cultural fitment (10.28%)
·
Adaptability (6%)
·
Result orientation (8.52%)
·
Interpersonal skills (3.76%)
The industry is also clear on its sourcing channels-
Source
|
Percent
|
Referrals
|
23.83%
|
Job Portals
|
21.6%
|
Consultants
|
20.35%
|
Social Media
|
13.76%
|
Campus
|
12.75%
|
Job Fairs
|
2.7%
|
Others
|
5.02%
|
The report also tries to bring couple of interesting facts.
When it comes to capturing best performers in skills, the picture that emerges
out is something like this-
English
|
Numerical
Abilities
|
Critical
Thinking
|
Computer
Skills
|
W.B.
|
W.B.
|
Delhi
|
Rajasthan
|
Maharashtra
|
Delhi
|
W.B.
|
Delhi
|
Rajasthan
|
Maharashtra
|
Rajasthan
|
Maharashtra
|
Telangana
|
Bihar
|
Maharashtra
|
W.B.
|
U.P.
|
Haryana
|
Karnataka
|
Karnataka
|
Karnataka
|
U.P.
|
Kerala
|
U.P.
|
Haryana
|
A.P.
|
H.P.
|
A.P.
|
A.P.
|
Kerala
|
A.P.
|
T.N.
|
T.N.
|
H.P.
|
Haryana
|
Telangana
|
Gujarat
|
Rajasthan
|
M.P.
|
Gujarat
|
It is interesting to note that states like Maharashtra,
Delhi, W.B. and A. P. are there in all the lists, three states (Maharashtra,
W.B. and A.P.)have featured in top 10 states based on overall scores. These
states therefore are attractive hiring destinations.
AGE WISE EMPLOYABILITY ANALYSIS
Age
Group
|
States
having most employable candidates
|
18-21
|
W.B. Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, U.P. A.P., Haryana,
Telangana, Gujarat, T.N.
|
22-25
|
Delhi, U. P. Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, A.P. T.N.
Kerala, W.B.
|
26-29
|
Delhi, W.B. Haryana, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, U.P.
A.P. T.N.
|
STATES WITH MAX. MALE & FEMALE EMPLOYABLE CANDIDATES
MALE
FEMALE
W.B.
Rajasthan
Maharashtra A.P.
Haryana Karnataka
U.P. Telangana
Karnataka Maharashtra
Gujarat W.B.
Rajasthan U.P.
Telangana Haryana
A.P. T.N.
T.N. Gujarat
The report further indicates expected salary ranges, which
can direct the employers to those states for their hiring requirements-
Salary expected up to 2 L
|
Salary range 2- 2.6 L
|
Salary > 2 L
|
T.N.
U.P.
Maharashtra
A.P.
Gujarat
|
T.N.
Maharashtra
U.P.
A.P.
Karnataka
|
Maharashtra
T.N.
U.P.
A.P.
Rajasthan
|
Conclusion: The Skills Report has created an
interesting repository from Industry and Academia on one platform. Some facts
that the report has highlighted are- No. of employable candidates has
marginally improved over last year. Hiring sentiments are positive with approximate
10% increase in hiring from last year’s numbers. The report has a special
segment on female skilling and job market participation which can be discussed
separately in near future.
Dr. N. H. DESHPANDE
(SOURCE- INDIA SKILLS REPORT 2017)
Note:- For more
details please refer the report.
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