EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS-A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND THEIR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS IN INDIA

Abstract

This paper aims at studying the perception of Employers along with the employees regarding the employability skills required by the Entry level engineering graduates to possess for getting employed in the Multinational Software Companies. It seems to be an experimental study. For evaluating the perception of skill set required by the engineering graduates and their employers, two sets of questionnaires were developed by the researcher. The data was collected and its study revealed the significant differences between the opinion (perceptions) of the graduates and the employers. It is the disparity which makes the graduates prone to less likely to be employable to various MNCs requiring the software skills. The Indian Engineers’ Employability skills haven’t been into light in terms of its literature and research. The available study reveals the perception from the employers’ sides. This paper covers both the graduates’ as well as employers’ perception regarding the employability skills they have and the skills which are required.