• Chinmay
• July 31, 2025
• India, News
• AI and data jobs for freshers, college industry gap India, Graduate employability report India 2025, graduate hiring in AI era, Indian graduates job ready stats, Mercer Mettl Graduate Skill Index, non-tech job employability decline, skills over degrees hiring trend, soft skills demand India, why graduates are not employable
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India is producing millions of graduates every year. But are they job-ready?   According to the Graduate Skill Index 2025 by Mercer-Mettl, only 42.6% of Indian graduates are employable — down from 44.3% in 2023. Despite the explosion in job demand in AI, data science, and digital roles, graduates are struggling to match industry needs.   The biggest gap? Skills. …