| | | | | | Hey, it's your friendly AI Human, Amit Raja Naik! I am back from the Bay Area and ready to bring you brand-new insights and information from our new office in Namma Bengaluru. Today, we’ll talk about India’s current state of affairs in producing software engineers. | | | | | | | | “I’m about to graduate with a CS degree and have never used a "library", "framework", or "API", and not really sure what they are,” read a Reddit thread, which took everyone by surprise, highlighting the sad state of CS degrees worldwide. But, in India, it is far worse than in their counterparts. | | | | | | | Indian freshers lack hunger | | | | | Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case, but a mere symptom of a larger issue plaguing the Indian education system. Despite holding degrees, many graduates here find themselves unprepared for the practical demands of the industry, making them less competitive on the global stage. We’ve often heard that a large section of the Indian youth is basically willing to go abroad and study. “The hate for India scares me,” said a user on Reddit, starting a discussion about how soon, India wouldn’t be left with skilled young people. This, honestly, is kind of scary. “India IT talent is going down and Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines are taking up jobs as they have the hunger to succeed with hard work which India’s new college graduates don’t,” the user added. No idea about real-world applications According to a recent report, India barely has about 2000 senior AI software engineers. Once hailed as a global hub for IT talent, the country is now facing a potential crisis in the availability of skilled software engineers. The issue is not just about the numbers, but also the quality and aspirations of the youth. The sentiment that education in India is not preparing students for real-world applications adequately is echoed widely. A recent video by a Delhi-based coaching institute, Drishti IAS, was making rounds across social media platforms about a BCA graduate who had no idea about the programming languages to use. He had never built anything on any language, since he was never given any knowledge about it during his course, he said. | | | | | | | America and Canada attracts the best of the best talent | | Universities like Stanford, Harvard, or any other major institutions in the US, offer a much more hands-on approach towards teaching, while also opening up major possibilities when it comes to jobs with great paychecks. This disillusionment is driving many young Indians to seek education and career opportunities abroad, exacerbating the “brain drain” as many put it on social media. The comment underscores a growing trend: an increasing number of young Indians are keen to leave the country in search of better prospects. The frustration among students is palpable. Many feel a sense of helplessness and disillusionment with the system. “Why are students more focused on going to America or Canada instead of making India better?” a user questioned. This sentiment points to a lack of faith in the country’s ability to provide the necessary opportunities and support for young talent. The narratives on social media also highlight systemic issues that push students away. The lack of infrastructure is a recurrent theme. While there are several great institutions in India, such as IITs and NIITs, only a handful of top students are able to get into them. The rest, with big pockets, find it useful to study abroad and settle there. | | | | | | | According to a recent report, freshers’ salaries from the university were an average of INR 50 lakhs per annum. “Gen-Z is killing it,” said a user on X. “However, this requires a fundamental shift from coaching and academia to a change in mindset from parents, and founders to investors.” The sad truth is that this is actually a standard for CS graduates in the country, unless they are from IITs. | | | | | | | | | | | “In the next decade, we will see several $100m software businesses built from India for India. They will follow an entirely different playbook to US SaaS startups,” said Haptik AI founder Aakrit Vaish, adding that an entire industry is waiting to be disrupted. 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