Skill Development

Only 22% of candidates trained under PMKVY secured employment, shows data

Government data show that only 22% of candidates certified under PMKVY 1.0 to 3.0 secured jobs, with placements for SC and ST candidates at about 25%, even as PMKVY 4.0 delinks training from targets

Rajasthan govt to set up ₹2,000 crore fund for school infrastructure

Rajasthan to create ₹2,000-crore school infrastructure fund, build 1,500 classrooms and AI labs in 1,000 schools as part of wider Budget push on education, jobs, and rural infrastructure

Internship, apprenticeship and skilling schemes face a reality check

PMIS, ELI and NAPS show promise but face low uptake, funding gaps and weak industry linkages, raising concerns over scale and job outcomes

NITI Aayog seeks major overhaul of India's apprenticeship ecosystem

NITI Aayog has proposed a unified apprenticeship mission, stronger industry participation and targeted incentives to address fragmentation, low completion rates and uneven engagement across India

MSDE may launch new entrepreneurship scheme for students: Budget documents

Budget documents say the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is developing a national entrepreneurship scheme for students across schools and colleges

NSDC International plans to widen Japan skilling through six states

Skill ministry arm explores partnerships with six states to expand Japanese language training and prepare youth from smaller towns for overseas employment

Align skills to reality: Adult Skills Survey 2026 will inform policy

This exercise is timely, given that nearly three-fourths of India's workforce has only basic schooling, and graduate employability is just around 55 per cent

Govt seeks industry partners via EoIs to upgrade ITIs, NSTIs under PM-SETU

MSDE has invited EoIs to onboard anchor industry partners for the Rs 60,000 crore PM-SETU scheme, under which the Centre plans to upgrade 1,000 ITIs and five NSTIs

Swiggy signs MoU with upGrad for skill development of delivery partners

The delivery partners can enrol for the courses via the Swiggy Partner app

Over 40% of India's IT, gig workforce adopt AI; employability rises

According to the India Skills Report 2026, India now contributes 16 per cent of the world's AI talent, projected to grow to 1.25 million professionals by 2027

Corporate affairs ministry reworking PM internship scheme guidelines

This comes as MCA is placing first batch of interns as it races for full roll out

Winning with AI: It's not AI, but users of AI, who'll take your job

The authors' calm and confident approach makes AI seem less monstrous than it is made out to be

SPVs with anchor partners to be set up under ₹60,000 cr PM-SETU scheme

Special purpose vehicles with credible anchor industry partners will be set up under the Rs 60,000-crore PM-SETU scheme to manage clusters and ensure outcome-based training, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said. Under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, new, demand-driven courses will be introduced in a bid to transform 1,000 government ITIs across India into modern, industry-aligned training institutions. Besides, existing courses will be revamped in collaboration with industries. The scheme will also help create pathways for long-term diplomas, short-term courses, and executive programmes. PM-SETU will follow a hub-and-spoke model, with 200 hub ITIs linked to 800 spoke ITIs. Each hub will be equipped with advanced infrastructure, innovation and incubation centres, production units, training of trainer facilities, and placement services, while the

PM Modi launches schemes worth ₹62k crore with poll-bound Bihar in focus

The schemes include a major national initiative to upgrade Industrial Training Institutes and several youth-focused programmes in Bihar

PM Modi unveils initiatives worth over ₹62,000 cr for youth; Bihar in focus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled various youth-focused initiatives worth more than Rs 62,000 crore, with a special emphasis on poll-bound Bihar. Modi launched PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a centrally sponsored scheme with an investment of Rs 60,000 crore. It envisages the upgradation of 1,000 government ITIs in a hub-and-spoke model comprising 200 hub ITIs and 800 spoke ITIs. "Collectively, PM-SETU will redefine India's ITI ecosystem, making it government-owned but industry-managed, with global co-financing support from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank," a PMO statement earlier said. In the first phase of the scheme implementation, there will be a special focus on ITIs in Patna and Darbhanga in Bihar. A special emphasis of the programme will be on transformative projects in Bihar, reflecting the state's rich legacy and youthful demographic, the statement said. Modi launched Bihar's revamped ...

Skilling failure: Govt must streamline delivery models for better outcomes

With the launch of the Skill India Mission, NSDC became nodal implementing agency for myriad skills under this umbrella, a function that demands a significantly different set of managerial abilities

PM internship scheme pilot likely to be extended for two months

The launch of the full fledged scheme would be based on the feedback received from the stakeholder consultations and evaluation of outcomes during the implementation of the Pilot Project

India emerging GCC hub for life sciences companies, says EY report

The report, titled Reimagining Life Sciences Global Capability Centres (GCCs), said that life sciences GCCs in India now handle 70 per cent of finance, 75 per cent of HR, 62 per cent of supply chain

KPMG India Skills Head on Consulting in the Age of AI

Narayanan Ramaswamy, National Leader - Education & Skill Development at KPMG India, shares transition from B-school to corporate tips, the skills global MBAs need, and how to stay ahead in an AI world

Decriminalising offences under Apprenticeship Act to boost skilling

Under the amended section 30, there will be advisory for first-time offenders and censure for subsequent offences, and thereafter, leading to penalties, if any