In recent years, almost every pre-poll survey, whether for general or state general, has jobs on top of the wishlist of voters. Yet, beyond token lip service, politicians have failed to find a solution for this electoral pain point.
Events over the last few months involving youth disaffection and student protests suggest that aspirations of India's youth can no longer be brushed aside with tokenism. At the least, they have exposed a structural challenge: how the sell-past-the-date education system is a gross mismatch with the job market requirements, especially in an era where AI is causing unprecedented disruption.
