Lok Sabha Question No. 2517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Educational Curriculum for Employability
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.  2517 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## Educational Curriculum for Employability

2517. Shri P V Midhun Reddy :

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government is  aware of the  India Employment Report 2024 of the  International Labour Organisation which states that 83% of youth are unemployed in India despite rising levels of educated youth;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken any step to improve the educational programmes aligning the demands of market jobs; and

(d) the measures taken to reform educational curricula in collaboration with industrial bodies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) to (d): The official data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force  Survey (PLFS), which  is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics  and  Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June every year. The Annual PLFS Reports along with States/UTs wise are available at the website of MoSPI, and can be accessed at:https://www.mospi.gov.in/downloadreports?main\_cat=ODU5&cat=All&sub\_category=All

Government  of  India  launched  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  with  an  aim  for  holistic development of students. NEP aims to transform and enhance the quality of education across the country with an objective to establish an education system that is inclusive, equitable, and of high quality, empowering learners to meet future challenges and contribute to national development.

NEP  lays  emphasis  on  integrating  skill  development  with  mainstream  education  by  embedding vocational  and  practical  skills  across  school  and  higher  education,  removing  hard  separations between vocational and academic streams.

To enhance employability of the students and achieve the objectives of NEP 2020, University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the National Credit Framework (NCrF), enabling integration of Skill Education into academia. It also enables credit accumulation through diversified domains such as Skill  Enhancement  Courses,  Value  Addition  Courses,  Ability  Enhancement  Courses  alongwith Internships and Projects. The NCrF also has a provision for the accumulation of a maximum of 50% of  the  total  credit  required  through  skill-based  courses.  These  provisions  have  enabled  Higher Educational  Institutions  to  provide  multidisciplinary  knowledge  to  the  students,  making  them industry ready.

Further, UGC has formulated guidelines for the introduction of Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programmes to be offered by Higher Education Institutions to provide practical exposure during the course of study expected with the aim to enhanced competencies of the graduates and the employment thereof.

To achieve the objectives of NEP 2020 and ensure availability of industry relevant knowledge to students All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has taken several steps including:

-  Model  Curriculum  in  areas  such  as  Artificial  Intelligence,  Data  Science,  Space Technology, Electronic Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology), Robotics and Artificial Intelligence etc. Due representation of Industry stakeholders is ensured in the curriculum revision committees.
-  Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with leading industries and organisations have been signed to  facilitate  internship,  skilling  and  upskilling  of  students  and  faculty members.
-  Issued  model  internship  guidelines  for  technical  courses.  Internship  is  mandatory component  of  Model  Curriculum  issued  by  AICTE  for  different  courses.  These guidelines provide internship in full-time or part-time.
-  Industry  Academia  Mobility  framework  launched  by  AICTE  to  facilitate  connect between  theoretical  knowledge  and  practical  application,  facilitating  collaboration between academia and industry.

The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with IIT Madras and eminent Industry Partners, have launched the SWAYAM Plus platform on 27th February 2024. The platform offers high-quality learning and  certification  programs  in  partnership  with  leading  industry  and  academic  experts  to students/  learners,  helping  them  reskill,  upskill,  and  become  employment-ready.  The  Ministry  of Education and IIT Madras have signed more than 65 MoUs with the leading industry partners. As of 25th July 2025, more than 400 Courses in 16 different sectors are available on the platform, and more than 3 lakh learners have enrolled for their Skill augmentation.

The Ministry of Education has implemented National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) to impart on-the-job training and enhance the employability of youth. In the last 5 financial years, i.e. from FY 2020-21 to 2024-25, the NATS scheme has engaged 12.94 lakh apprentices. For FY 202425, over 5.23 lakh apprentices have been engaged.