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India's 'army of unemployables'

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Out of the millions of graduates churned out by Indian universities every year, a staggering 85% of them are unemployable. The country's education system fails to impart basic independent thinking and reasoning skills. Many graduates are even incapable of proper reading or comprehension.

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By Constantin SIMON / Vikram Singh
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