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Aditya Group of Engineering Colleges: Leaving No Stones Unturned To Enhance Students' Employability Skills

Employability of Indian engineering students has been a matter of concern for the industry for over a decade now. With an exponential increase in the number of substandard engineering colleges mushrooming in every corner of the country, the focus has unfortunately shifted from quality to quantity. In fact, the Annual Employability Survey 2019 by Aspiring Minds concluded that a whopping 80 percent of Indian engineers are not fit for any job in the knowledge economy. Falling way behind their American peers of whom 18.8 percent can code correctly, only 4.6 percent of Indian engineers possess the capability to write quality code. Needless to say, this raises pertinent questions about fresh engineering graduates getting hired by large organizations, which is a major point of concern for...