Factors Affecting Unemployment of Engineering Graduates – An Overview

Abstract

Today the problem of unemployment of engineering graduates has drastically been increasing in India. According to Aspiring Minds National Employability Report, which is based on a study of more than 1, 50,000 engineering students who graduated in 2015 from over 650 colleges, 80% of the them are unemployable. Several accrediting bodies for engineering qualifications have developed outcomes-based education as criteria for evaluating programmes. The employment for the graduates is the ultimate outcome of providing any course / programme for the student’s by the educational institutions which lacks at present. This article explores the various factors that contribute to unemployment of engineering graduates.