90 Percent of Indian Engineers Lack Key Skills – 90 Percent of Indian Engineers Lack Key Skills

Published on: April 2, 2019 / Update from: April 2, 2019 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Indian software developers and other IT workers are in demand worldwide. report by talent assessment firm Aspiring Minds paints a bleaker picture of the performance of IT engineers in India. According to the report, only 10 percent have sufficient programming knowledge. Only between 3 and 4 percent are suitable for filling roles such as product engineer or startup engineer.

The report concludes that too few Indian engineering students take the time to complete internships or work on projects during their studies. Students gain very few practical skills and are not supported by their faculty to think about real-world applications of engineering, researchers say.

While the picture for Chinese graduates looks equally bleak, a much higher percentage are able to write compilable code, that is, code that can be translated from a programming language to a language read by machines.

The report also says that only 2.5 percent of Indian engineers have knowledge of artificial intelligence, only 4.5 percent have knowledge of data technology and only 5.3 percent have knowledge of mobile technology.

Indian software engineers and other IT workers are sought after around the globe. Now a report by talent assessment company Aspiring Minds shows a grim picture of the ability of IT engineering graduates in India. Only 10 percent, the report claims, have adequate coding skills. Only between 3 and 4 percent are fit to fill roles like product engineer or startup engineer.

The report concludes that too few engineering students in India take the time to do internships or work on projects during their studies. Students acquire very few real-life skills and are not supported by their faculty to think about real-world applications of engineering, according to the researchers.

While the picture looks equally grim for Chinese graduates, a much higher percentage are able to write compilable code, which is code that can be translated from a programming language into a language read by machines.

The report also states that only 2.5 percent of Indian engineers possess skills in the field of artificial intelligence, only 4.5 percent are skilled in data engineering and only 5.3 percent know their way around wireless technology.

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