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India’s Degree Scam: How Our Education System Trains You to Stay Unemployed 🔥 Every year, India produces over 1 crore graduates, and yet, we’re staring at a youth unemployment rate of 45.4% (for graduates under 25 as of 2023, CMIE data). That’s not a statistic—it’s a systemic betrayal. Let’s stop sugarcoating it. Our education system is not broken. It’s functioning exactly as designed to extract fees, mass-produce certificates, and sell the illusion of opportunity. 1. Degrees Over Skills - Over 80% of Indian engineering graduates are “unemployable”, says a report by Aspiring Minds. Not because they're dumb but because they’re taught how to memorize, not how to solve problems. - Outdated syllabi, rote learning, no real exposure to tech, creativity, or real-world applications. You graduate with a B.Tech, but you can’t debug a basic code or write an email without Grammarly. 2. Colleges Are Businesses - Hundreds of private colleges pop up every year, each charging ₹5 to ₹20 lakh for degrees that aren’t even worth the paper they’re printed on. - They promise placements, but 60% of students graduate without a job offer. - The placement cells? Usually Excel sheets and fake brochures. 3. The Loan Trap - Parents take education loans. Students graduate with no job and EMIs of ₹10,000+ a month. - Some start delivering for Zomato or Swiggy to make ends meet, despite having a professional degree. - Others keep pouring money into government exam coaching, stuck in a loop of hope and humiliation. 4. Mismatch of Expectations - We’re told: Study hard → Get a degree → Get a job. - But here’s what really happens: Study outdated theory → Get a generic degree → Compete with lakhs for the same ₹15k job. 5. Where’s the Fix? No mandatory internships. No entrepreneurial mindset building. No investment in soft skills, financial literacy, or real-life application. India celebrates IITs and IIMs but forgets that over 90% of students never enter a top-tier college. They’re left behind with no skills, no network, and no support. This is why today, India has: - Educated gig workers who deliver your food, - Postgraduate cab drivers who navigate your city, - Engineers learning sales on YouTube because college didn’t teach them how to pitch. The Harsh Truth: We don’t have a jobs problem. We have a credibility crisis in education. And until we redesign the system to teach real skills, not just subjects, Until we value learning, not marks, We’ll keep failing millions every single year.