Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and 3D Printing are increasingly becoming mainstream, cutting across industries.

Top officials and ministers of the ministries held a meeting last week to draw up a plan for the programme, which will be jointly launched in the next few weeks.

According to India Skills Report, almost 64 per cent employers have a positive outlook on hiring.

The recently-released annual India Skill Report 2019 shows that MBA courses have lost some of their appeal with employability dropping 3 percentage points over the last year