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India’s Graduate Skill Index 2025

The Mercer | Mettl India’s Graduate Skill Index 2025 report underscores the impact of shifting industry demands and global trends on Indian graduates’ employability.

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Type: Report

Use case: Campus hiring

Target audience: Industries, academia, Indian graduates

Did you
know?

Soft skills are increasingly in demand and are necessary to interact with Gen AI at work.

Key findings from the report:

42.6% of Indian graduates who apply for jobs are overall employable.

41.7% of female graduates are overall ready to enter the workforce.

46.1% if Indian graduates are job-ready for AI & ML roles.

What’s inside

An overview

Mercer | Mettl analyzed the data from 2700+ campuses in India and assessed 1M+ students to dive deeper into how the talent landscape of young India is being transformed. The report provides foresight into the skill-readiness of graduates for the workplace of tomorrow. The insights delve deeper into tier-wise and state-wise analyses of the employability of Indian graduates.

 

What you will learn

The report is laden with key insights on the dynamic nature of the employability of Indian graduates and provides foresight to companies to enable workforce planning for an AI-augmented workplace.

Sneak peek

The report shares detailed insights on the employability landscape of Indian graduates that will help academia and organizations to identify and bridge the skill gap and build a skilled, job-ready workforce.

Insights

  • At 46% employability, Indian graduates are highly proficient in the technical skills required for AI and ML job roles.
  • Employers are increasingly focusing on graduates who possess soft skills like critical thinking, communication skills and learning agility.
  • Indian graduates demonstrate an employability of 46% in learning agility, as against the overall employability of 50% in soft skills.
  • Male graduates have marginally higher employability for most technical and non-technical roles.

 

Authors:

Niyaatii Swami | Vinita Rakheja

Written by

Niyaatii Swami is General Manager: Product and Solutions Marketing at Mercer | Mettl. She specializes in Product Marketing, Go-to-market strategies and strategic communications. She has worked in the HR solutions space for the most part of her career and has build a thorough understanding of the industry.

- Niyaatii Swami

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