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Whose job is it to make students employable?

A simple graduation was all that it took to get employed in the 80’s. With growing competition and the rise for skilled talent, that bar was raised to an engineering degree in the 90’s. Until recently, it was the MBA that was doing the popularity rounds. But with the dawn of the new millennium, even the reputed MBA (with exceptions of those from the pedigreed institutions) seems to be falling short in providing employment to the fresh graduates.

Why this trend? – One may ask. MNCs opine that up to 75 per cent of the graduates passing out every year are not employable. Whose job is it then to make students employable?

To begin with, let’s name the three stakeholders in this scenario – the student, the college administration (including the faculty) and the corporates hiring these students.

There is a constant confusion of sorts or rather a blame-game going on between the three stakeholders, with each one shirking off the responsibility from their shoulders. Students expect the educational institution from which they graduate to serve things to them on a platter.
Educational Institutions on the other hand cry foul stating that corporates are not playing their role in this process. And finally, corporates take turn blaming the student and the educational institutions for this dearth of talent.

It is a vicious circle indeed and each of the stakeholders has as much to lose in the process as the other.

Undoubtedly, the primary responsibility of making students employable lies with the students themselves. The primary beneficiary in the entire loop is to a large extent the student itself. The colleges and corporates can play the role and provide the resources but consumption of these resources ultimately depends on the students. Like they say, you can take the horse to the pond but you can’t make it drink.

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