India Skills Report 2026 — employability climbs, women surpass men
India's national employability score rose to 56.35% (from 54.81% in 2025, up from 46% in 2020), based on Global Employability Test results from over 100,000 candidates. For the first time in five years, women's employability (54%) overtook men's (51.5%), and hiring intent for FY26-27 rose to 40% from 29%.
Why it matters
Read at ETS/CII/AICTE/AIU/Taggd A non-Western data point for capability builders: as WEF projects an 85-million global skilled-labor shortfall by 2030, India's report frames itself as a surplus-talent exporter — worth watching for organizations building global delivery or offshore capability strategies.
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