How to improve Indian graduate employability and outcomes: empirical comparisons with Australia

Depending on the rhetorician’s perspective, university graduate employability and outcomes in India might be described as the perfect storm or the opportune reclamation. India is experiencing a youth explosion and many of these young people are pursuing degrees (Gupta, 2014). Compared to Australia, India has 18 times the annual university graduates. The total number of graduates from tertiary education1 in India and Australia in 2014 were 7.7 million and 0.42 million respectively (UNESCO, 2017).2 However, whereas an overall average of 70 per cent of Australian youth secure full‐time discipline‐related careers four‐month post‐graduation (Australian Government Department of Education & Training, 2016), only 33.5 per cent of Indian youth secure the same outcomes (Thakur, 2016). One commonly cited explanatory factor is degree‐choice. In the contemporary knowledge economy, employability tends to be higher from degrees in the disciplinary areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) (Langdon, McKittrick, Beede, Khan, & Doms, 2011). Whereas 73% of Australian graduates enrol in these degrees, STEM disciplines are chosen by just over half (52%) of Indian graduates (MHRD, 2016; UNESCO, 2017). Thereby, one ameliorative active to improve employment outcomes in India would be to encourage students to enrol in STEM disciplines and then focus employability strategies and supports in these degrees

National research on the postgraduate student experience:Case presentation on postgraduate student diversity (Volume 2 of 3)

This is volume two of a set of three case studies that explore the postgraduate student experience. The theme of this case study is postgraduate student diversity and is based on experiences derived from student engagement breakfasts, interviews, and focus groups with 366 people across the stakeholder groups of postgraduate students, educators, and university executives from 26 institutions. The case studies constitute part of the output from the project, Engaging postgraduate students and supporting higher education to enhance the 21st century student experience

National research on the postgraduate student experience: Case presentation on the first year postgraduate student experience (volume 1 of 3)

Also titled: First year postgraduate student experience "This is volume one of three volumes of case studies to enhance the postgraduate student experience. The theme of this case study is: First year postgraduate student experience The other two case studies in this series are: Volume 2 - Postgraduate student diversity Volume 3 - Career development and employability This case presentation on the first year postgraduate student experience is based on experiences derived from student engagement breakfasts, interviews, and focus groups with 366 people across the stakeholder groups of postgraduate students, educators, and university executives from 26 institutions." - from p.