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India's educational system fails to provide skills needed for employability

The big problem is that even those who stay back in school are not learning basic foundational skills

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Shyamal Majumdar
India has moved up on a global index of talent competitiveness to the 81st position from 92nd last year. The index, released by Adecco, Insead and Tata Communications on the first day of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, measures how countries grow, attract and retain talent. The good news, however, ends here, as India’s ranking was the worst among the five BRICS countries in 2017. China has moved up to 43rd; Russia to 53rd, South Africa to 63rd and Brazil to 73rd position.

One of the main components of the index is diversity, which is required for
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