India’s employability landscape in 2026 reflects a clear trend that technology driven and professional degrees continue to dominate job readiness.
Computer Science leads with an employability rate of 80%, closely followed by Information Technology at 78%.
Traditional engineering degrees such as BE and BTech show a solid 70.15%, while management graduates also perform strongly at 72.76%, indicating sustained demand for tech-management skill sets.
Commerce and science streams occupy the middle band, with BCom graduates at 62.81% and non-IT science students at around 61%.
These fields benefit from the rising need for analytical, financial and research-oriented roles, though they lag behind tech disciplines due to slower adaptation to digital-first job requirements.
At the lower end, Arts graduates show about 55.55% employability, while vocational tracks such as ITI (45.95%) and Polytechnic (32.92%) face challenges related to skill gaps, outdated curricula and limited industry integration.
These figures highlight the growing divide between high-tech qualifications and traditional or vocational education, emphasizing the need for upskilling, practical training and industry-aligned learning pathways to improve employability across all sectors in the coming years.
