"I haven't even started repaying my education loan," said Gurav, referring to the nearly $4,000 he'd borrowed for his undergraduate study. The manufacturing boom that helped China in the past 40 years will not wash up on India's shores. Its surveys show over 80 percent of the engineers India produces are not employable. Many came from rural areas where they studied in regional languages, and lacked strong English skills – another gap that recruiters say India's education system needs to address. "I could find work at a call centre, but it's not what I want to do," he said.

Source: bd News24 March 12, 2019 05:26 UTC