You got the degree. Where’s the job?

Name: You got the degree. Where’s the job?
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Description: 40% of young graduates in India are unemployed. A new report shows a growing gap between education and jobs. If degrees don’t guarantee employment anymore, what’s going wrong?

40% of young graduates in India are unemployed. A new report shows a growing gap between education and jobs. If degrees don’t guarantee employment anymore, what’s going wrong? We break it down in this week’s Shortcut.

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India is producing more graduates than ever before, but jobs aren’t keeping up. A new report by Azim Premji University shows nearly 40% of young graduates are unemployed, and the number hasn’t improved for decades. So where is the gap? And why isn’t education translating into employment? In this week’s shortcut.

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