Indian IT companies — the backbone of our workforce — have reduced hiring by 67% in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024. Shockingly, only 42.6% of Indian graduates are considered employable today.

This means that even with a bachelor’s degree, your chance of getting a job is less than 50%. Welcome to the Indian graduate crisis.

If you have a degree in Computer Science, your unemployment rate is between 6.5% to 7.5%. Even graduates from prestigious institutes like IITs and NITs are struggling to find jobs. And if they do get one, it’s often not aligned with their skills or offers very low pay.

The situation is even worse for students from Tier-3 colleges — almost 50% remain unemployed even three months after graduation.

But AI alone is not to blame. Our education system and multiple misconceptions have worsened the problem.
What we study in colleges is completely misaligned with industry needs.
We’re still being trained on things that AI automated two years ago.

By the time we start looking for jobs, the knowledge we gained is already 5 to 10 years outdated.
There are no proper internships, and no on-the-job training systems.

Freelancing is neither encouraged nor supported.
75% attendance is mandatory, yet classes lack practical knowledge.
The entire focus is on exams and marks — Get ranks, score high — but what’s the real value of those ranks? No one knows.

Our education system is completely disconnected from industry requirements.

Imagine studying engineering for four years and learning a few basic concepts — but never applying them practically.
There’s no exposure to new technologies or current best practices.
Then you join a company that uses all those things daily — to them, it’s normal.

So what exactly are we learning in four years?
If we had just done a one-year unpaid internship, we might have learned a lot more.

Now, AI is gradually taking over jobs.
LLM-based AI models are performing tasks that used to require three people — and now one person with a $20 AI tool subscription can do it.

These systems don’t get tired, don’t have emotions, don’t take vacations, and don’t need work-life balance.
For $20 to $200 a month, they work 24/7, need no training, and require no maintenance.

AI is affecting every industry, especially entry-level jobs.
Even companies like Microsoft are laying off staff in their AI departments because machines are doing the job faster, cheaper, and better.

And the biggest misconception:
People think they know AI, but their knowledge is limited to ChatGPT.
They don’t realize that AI is silently taking over every industry.

Take video editing for example:
ChatGPT doesn’t directly help, but there are many AI tools that can create backgrounds, characters, movements, and effects in videos.
They can generate new videos, clone your voice, change your facial expressions — all in real-time.

The same is happening across sectors — healthcare, sales, content writing.
AI now helps with interview preparation, sales pitches, data analysis, and more.
It can tell you what’s missing in your leads, their history, budget, and how your product fits in.

But people don’t know how to use these tools — because no one taught them in college.
And on top of that, students don’t want to put in the effort.
Math has made them lazy. Their learning has become completely dependent on ChatGPT.
They’ve stopped using their brains.

We spend entire days watching Instagram Reels, Netflix, and Hotstar.
While technology and systems are getting faster, we are getting lazier.

Many believe that if they don’t change, nothing will happen.
But the truth is — this change is permanent, and it can take your job.

And if you think your job is safe, you’re living in an illusion.
Very soon, you’ll realize this blog or message was true.

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So, what’s the solution?

No matter what degree you have or where you live, with just internet and a smartphone, you can access the knowledge of the entire world.

Currently, around 400,000 AI and Machine Learning jobs are vacant in India.
These jobs are growing at a rate of 25% per year.
The salaries are also attractive:

• Freshers earn ₹5 to ₹12 LPA
• Mid-level professionals earn ₹12 to ₹25 LPA
• Senior-level roles can go above ₹1 crore annually

And these jobs aren’t just in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, or Hyderabad —
Cities like Jaipur, Chandigarh, and Coimbatore are seeing 27–30% annual growth too.

The best part is — this field is still new and growing.
It’s not going away for at least the next 2–3 years.

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What should you do?

• Don’t quit your current job — it gives you financial stability.
• Learn AI in your free time — evenings, weekends, or spare hours.
• There are free and affordable courses available on YouTube and online platforms.
• After your course, take up freelancing or internships to gain real-world experience.
• Within 3 to 6 months, you can build both a portfolio and experience.

Then, whether you choose a full-time AI role or start your own business, you’ll be ready.

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Not all jobs will vanish.

Jobs requiring human connection — like mental health, doctors, therapists — can’t be replaced by machines.
PR, events, enterprise roles need human intervention.
Physical jobs like plumbing, electrical, household technical work — are also safe for now.

People assume government jobs are safe — that’s partly true, but AI is slowly entering there as well.

The change has already arrived, and it’s not temporary.
It’s long-term.
If you don’t act now, you will be left behind.

India’s young population (18–30 years) has the opportunity to embrace AI and serve the world.
We’ve done it before — we can do it again.

But the real question is:

Are you ready to take action?