India produces one of the world's largest pools of engineering graduates. But employability assessments reveal significant gaps between graduate capabilities and industry expectations.

Engineering education can no longer rely on examination scores and academic performance. Employers now value problem solving and critical thinking skills, and universities need to rethink their curriculum. Photo credit: Zanyar Ibrahim/Unsplash

India produces one of the world’s largest pools of engineering graduates. But employability assessments reveal significant gaps between graduate capabilities and industry expectations.

For years, technical education has been built around the assumption that mastering programming languages would be the primary gateway to technology careers.

That assumption is now showing its limits.