Skilling the Indian population faces a 3E challenge - Education, Employment and Employability. Discuss. Also suggest interventions required to effectively manage this challenge.

The ASER 2020 report by NGO Pratham highlights that Indian students have a poor learning indicator. Co-class B students are not being able to solve class D and E another problem. There is a gender disparity between girls and boys where more girls are enrolled in government schools and more boys in private schools. India faces a high dropout rate in the wake of COVID-19 it was seen that a digital divide also existed.

pointed where about 70% students in West Bengal didn't have means to attend online class. EMPLOYMENT: Indian industry faces a mismatch of the courses/skills offered in priorities and required in industries. India has been witnessing a jobless growth. Most of high quality jobs are in services sector which is now showing signs of saturation. Automation and AI has reduced jobs in manufacturing sectors. EMPLOYABILITY: The industries are now transitioning into the 4th industrial evolution which requires skills that our education system

don't offer. INTERVENTIONS REQUIRED: EDUCATION: Credit based course, flexibility in choosing and changing careers, reducing dropout below 10% GER, EMPLOYMENT: Boost to MSME, self employment and entrepreneurship, establishing vocational training modules, Reskilling and Upskilling, bridge courses, institution for enhancing skills like Skill Development Institution of Kampus, Ahmedabad. EMPLOYABILITY: New Education Policy 2020 is in line with the solutions that are needed to revamp our educational institutions.