Only 1 in 2 youth in India are employable, leaving over 443 million young people lacking the skills needed for today’s workforce, according to the 2024 Economic Survey. But why is that the case of an economy that remains one of the fastest-growing at a rapid clip of 8.2%? In this edition of The Core Report, Financial Journalist Govindraj Ethiraj gets a bird’s eye view of the many challenges of skilling India’s next generation. Siddharth Sahani, Co-Founder & Executive President of ATLAS SkillTech University, discusses the importance of soft skills and why IIT graduates may excel in hard skills but struggle professionally. Arindham Lahiri, CEO of the Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) talks about the intertwining of AI and data analytics with automotive systems and its impact in spearheading data-centric innovation in the industry. Shantanu Rooj, Founder & CEO of TeamLease EdTech, shares his insights on the "earn while you learn" model and the growing opportunities in entrepreneurship and global freelancing that are making conventional job opportunities less attractive to the youth. Know how industries can collaborate with academicians and universities to better equip India’s graduates for the workforce. Learn all about the most sought-after academic disciplines (AL, ML, design, and cybersecurity to name a few) in 2025 that can help you make the right career moves. Understand why corporate mentorship will be huge in the coming years. ⁠⁠⁠Listeners! We await your feedback....⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Core and The Core Report is ad supported and FREE for all readers and listeners. Write in to shiva@thecore.in for sponsorships and brand studio requirements. For more of our coverage check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠thecore.in⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join and Interact anonymously on our whatsapp channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube