Lok Sabha Question No. 4684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Number of Graduates
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4684 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Number of Graduates

## 4684. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a)    the  number  of  individuals  who  have  graduated  during  the  last  three  years  including engineers, doctors, lawyers and other streams, year-wise and stream-wise;
- (b)    the  number  of  those  graduates  who  are  currently  unemployed  and  the  number  of  those graduates who are now employed in other countries; and
- (c)   the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that a greater number of individuals with higher education degrees are gainfully employed in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a):    The  number  of  individuals  who  have  graduated  during  the  last  three  years  including engineers,  doctors,  lawyers  and  other  streams  as  per  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education (AISHE), 2016-17 to 2018-19 is as follows:-

| Year    |   Engineering &Technology |   Medical Science |   Law |   Others |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------|----------|
| 2018-19 |                    831504 |            226234 | 81153 |  5335824 |
| 2017-18 |                    873406 |            203814 | 72486 |  5269933 |
| 2016-17 |                    894437 |            186832 | 67973 |  5307144 |

(b):  No  specific  data  is  available  for  those  graduates  who  are  currently  unemployed  and  the number of those graduates who are now employed in other countries.

(c):    To  increase  the  employability  of  graduates  in  the  country,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development  is working  along with Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) under National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  to  undertake  Apprenticeship/Internship  embedded  degree programmes with core focus on development of knowledge, skills, aptitude and on-job training. In addition, to boost the vocational education in the country, three schemes  are  being implemented  by  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  under  National  Skills  Qualifications Framework (NSQF) which are Community Colleges (since 2013-14), B.Voc Degree Programme (since 2014-15) and Deen Dayal Upadhayay (DDU) Kaushal Kendra (since 2015-16). Also, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced the Vocational Degree/Diploma Programs  under  NSQF  for  AICTE  approved  Institutions.  Also,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development and  Entrepreneurship  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

Also, a committee was constituted in 2018 for preparing short term and medium term perspective plan,  with  a  view  to  improve  employability  of  Engineering  graduates  in  India.  The  Committee recommended that:

- (a) Courses  on  nine  emerging  technologies  like  AI,  DATA  Science,  IOT,  Cyber  Security Robotics, Design, Quantum Computing, AR/VR, Block Chain and 3d Printing and should be introduced in UG Engineering Courses.
- (b) Greater focus on multi-discipline course by reducing seats in conventional disciplines and converting existing seats into these courses.
- (c) A Model Curriculum has been prepared in association with NITTTR Chandigarh in the above 9 (nine) Technologies.

The  quality  measures  being  taken  by  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  to increase the employability of graduates in the country, particularly engineering graduates are as follows:

- (i) Preparation  of  outcome  based  model  curriculum  for  Diploma,  Undergraduate  (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) courses in Engineering and PGDM/MBA Courses.
- (ii) Introduction  of  3  week  induction  program  for  students  to  be  offered  right  at  the commencement of the 1styear at UG level in Engineering.
- (iii) Setting up of Induction Cell at AICTE to monitor the induction activities and National Level Coordination Committee to coordinate training of Faculty members on 'Student induction Program'.
- (iv) Exam  reforms  and  formulation  of  comprehensive  teacher's  training.  8  modules  are proposed for incumbent as well as in service teachers.
- (v) Mandatory internship, Revision of model curriculum, and Industry readiness accreditation.
- (vi) Wheebox Employability Skill Test (WEST) being held for all pre-final and final year graduates of AICTE approved institutions to identify the core strengths of students and certify the same.

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