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Employability and Skill Set of Newly Graduated Engineers in India

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dc.contributor.authorBlom, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorSaeki, Hiroshi
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:01:52Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:01:52Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-01
dc.description.abstractSkill shortage remains one of the major constraints to continued growth of the Indian economy. This employer survey seeks to address this knowledge-gap by answering three questions: (i) Which skills do employers consider important when hiring new engineering graduates? (ii) How satisfied are employers with the skills of engineering graduates? and (iii) In which important skills are the engineers falling short? The results confirm a widespread dissatisfaction with the current graduates -- 64 percent of employers hiring fresh engineering graduates are only somewhat satisfied with the quality of the new hires or worse. After classifying all skills by factor analysis, the authors find that employers perceive Soft Skills (Core Employability Skills and Communication Skills) to be very important. Skill gaps are particularly severe in the higher-order thinking skills ranked according to Bloom's taxonomy. In contrast, communication in English has the smallest skill gap, but remains one of the most demanded skills by the employers. Although employers across India asks for the same set of soft skills, their skill demands differ for Professional Skills across economic sectors, company sizes, and regions. These findings suggest that engineering education institutions should: (i) seek to improve the skill set of graduates; (ii) recognize the importance of Soft Skills, (iii) refocus the assessments, teaching-learning process, and curricula away from lower-order thinking skills, such as remembering and understanding, toward higher-order skills, such as analyzing and solving engineering problems, as well as creativity; and (iv) interact more with employers to understand the particular demand for skills in that region and sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110425112950
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5640
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3404
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5640
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCREDITATION
dc.subjectANALYTICAL TOOLS
dc.subjectASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectASSESSMENT METHODS
dc.subjectATTENTION
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS
dc.subjectCALL
dc.subjectCATEGORIZATION
dc.subjectCHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMPETENCE
dc.subjectCOMPETENCIES
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY
dc.subjectCOMPUTER SCIENCE
dc.subjectCOMPUTER SKILLS
dc.subjectCONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectCREATIVE EXPLORATION
dc.subjectCREATIVE THINKING
dc.subjectCREATIVITY
dc.subjectCRITICAL THINKING
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDISCUSSION
dc.subjectDISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectDOMAINS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL GOALS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectEMPATHY
dc.subjectENGINEERING EDUCATION
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectETHICS
dc.subjectEXAMS
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectHIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectIDEA
dc.subjectIDEAS
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectIMAGINATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERRELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectLANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING DESIGN
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEARNING PROCESS
dc.subjectLEARNING SKILLS
dc.subjectLET
dc.subjectLEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectMEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectMEMORY
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMODELING
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPEDAGOGY
dc.subjectPERCEPTION
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPERSONALITY TRAITS
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROFESSIONS
dc.subjectPROGRAMMING
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREPETITION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL CURRICULUM
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL COLLEGES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectVERBAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectWILLING TO LEARN
dc.subjectWORD PROCESSING
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.titleEmployability and Skill Set of Newly Graduated Engineers in Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titleEmployability and Skill Set of Newly Graduated Engineers in India
okr.date.disclosure2011-04-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:28:30.653247Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5640
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110425112950
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14103800
okr.identifier.reportWPS5640
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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