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Ajit Ranade: India must free its youth from a degree trap to brighten their employment prospects

Ajit Ranade: India must free its youth from a degree trap to brighten their employment prospects

Ajit Ranade: India must free its youth from a degree trap to brighten their employment prospects


In 2011, a young male graduate earned about 21,800 a month; a non-graduate 9,000. By 2023, the graduate earned 19,573 while the non-graduate 10,507. Graduate earnings have fallen in nominal terms over 12 years. Adjusted for inflation, they have collapsed. This data, buried in Azim Premji University’s fifth State of Working India report (2026), tells a stark story.

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