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So many graduates, so few skilled Almost half of India's 5m fresh degree holders each year are unemployable - See more at: http://www.stasiareport.com/the-big-story/...h.GVE7Yl0b.dpuf GIVEN his first-class degree in accountancy, young Kunal Gurab appears over-qualified for his current job as a data-entry executive at a leading Indian outsourcing firm. "I took up this job because I failed to find a job of my choice in finance," said the 24-year-old employee at a call centre run by Tech Mahindra just outside New Delhi. "In all job interviews, I was told my course did not teach me the skills needed for accounting or banking." Mr Gurab's disconcerting discovery reflects the experience of almost half of the five million Indians who receive college degrees every year but are unemployable in an economy left thirsting for skilled hands. Poor-quality education is largely responsible for the problem, alongside a lack of vocational training to develop job-relevant skills. A mismatch between students' aspirations and the job market is also to blame for the growing army of unemployable graduates in India. Last month, in a first-of-its- kind employability audit among Indian graduates, hiring solutions company Aspiring Minds found that 47 per cent of the respondents were not worth recruiting because they lacked English fluency and skills such as problem solving or use of computer software. "There is a mismatch in what our education system is producing and what industry is looking for," said Mr R.V. Kanoria, former head of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), one of India's top industry lobbies. India has a workforce of about 480 million but, according to an FICCI estimate, only 5 per cent of that pool have "marketable skills", compared to 50-60 per cent in countries such as Japan and Germany. Agriculture still employs over half of India's workforce in low-wage, low-productivity jobs even as labour needs shift from farming to industry. This has massive implications for the country's young. More than half of India's 1.2 billion people are under the age of 30, and some 12 million Indians are expected to join the workforce every year over the next decade. "We don't want a glut of educated unemployed in a skills-driven job market," said Mr Dilip Chenoy, CEO of the government-backed National Skill Development Corporation. When India liberalised its economy in the 1990s, it helped improve living standards for millions, but its socialist-era education system remained heavily regulated, churning out a greater number of literates grown on a culture of rote learning and white-collar dreams. Millions of educated Indians still lack fluency in English, the language of business in the former British colony. In the growth years, that mattered less. Hundreds of technical schools opened overnight, producing graduates who were snapped up and then trained on the job. But as the economy slows, employers are getting pickier. Experts said India must improve the quality of courses and teachers. It must also overcome a culture that values conventional education more than job-oriented vocational training. The government is responding with an ambitious plan that aims to arm 500 million youth with employable skills by 2022. This includes building more skills training centres, developing curricula and training teachers. Such is the talent crunch that some of India's famed information technology firms now fund skills development programmes in engineering schools. "Of half a million engineers graduating every year, not more than a quarter are employable," said Mr Vinay Shirsat, founder of hiring firm Vindsor. - See more at: http://www.stasiareport.com/the-big-story/...h.GVE7Yl0b.dpuf

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Guys... I went to C&C today accompanying my frien to rest drive Kia Picanto... in the end I am the one to bought a Kia Rio 1.5A... I still feel that i did it on impulse cos i have the slightest idea on hows the car and did not do much research . However is the only model tat i can afford : $0 driveaway and mthly payment is $540. Can all Rio 1.5A care to provide info of this car and hows the FC... seems tat the engine noise is loud for tis veh izit true? Since I have already ordered, will juz ve to accept it... here are some info which i need bros out there to comment : 1) how much is the rear spoiler including paintwork and can go where to do it? 2) How the diff in power for 14" and 15" sport rims? 3) is there any nice body kit for Rio? If yes waz the cost like and where can i do it? 4) Where can i get fog lamp for my rio? and roughly how much it cost? 5) izit illegal to install those white head light? 6) any gadgets out there to recomment that can improve power and reduce FC... really need info on this for those who gas tried and tested on their RIO. 7) ... EEeerr i think tats all and shld anything came to my mind will seek advise again... or any bros out there pls voice ur suggestion ... will def listen attentively.... Thanks anyway...

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