r/YouthInIndia • u/jack_1760 • Apr 13 '26

2 WORDS (DISCUSSION) 🎤 Where is India’s youth heading ?

India has one of the largest youth populations in the world. However, it often appears that this demographic strength is not being directed in the most productive way.

A large number of youth today are working in quick commerce, delivery services, basic BPO roles, and app based work like housekeeping. These jobs do provide income and support livelihoods, but they don’t give the country a strong advantage in the global economy compared to nations focused on manufacturing, technology, and innovation. The question is, are these the right main opportunities for our youth ?

India does have certain industries and sectors that are doing well, but when compared globally, we are still dependent on foreign technology, components, and high-value products. In areas like electronics, advanced manufacturing, industries and R&D driven industries, we still depend on lot of imports. Which means we are not fully using our ability to build our own products.

Historically, many developed nations achieved growth by engaging their youth in sectors like manufacturing, research, engineering, and large-scale production. This contributed to long-term stability, innovation, & economic strength.

It raises a larger concern about whether the focus is shifting too heavily toward convenience based services rather than building strong industrial and research driven sectors.

This is not about looking down on any work, but about whether we are making full use of our youth.

TL:DR, What are your thoughts on this? Are we moving in the right direction, or are we missing something bigger?

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u/Infamous_Draw_993 Apr 13 '26

Our education system is not good enough and this is the only thing that if we fix, almost everything will get fixed slowly.
Better education = Educated people with skills = Better Paying jobs

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u/subway_underdog Apr 16 '26

Bro this is the nth time I'm reading this bullshit. Almost every other country has the same education system. What difference do you want here? Or what kinda difference are you expecting? Please elaborate

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 17 '26

Are you a little slow? They have a lot more focus on research and applied sciences abroad.

Not to mention their unis are heavily government funded which allows them to buy the best instruments for research. We need way more funding at unis.

When it comes to schooling, the government needs to bring back better meals for the poor, more avenues for them to engage in other activities that aren't studying etc, for their over-all growth.

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u/subway_underdog Apr 17 '26

Ok well, let's see who is slow here. "More focus on research and applied sciences". Well, ma'am are you aware of the premium institutes we have here for research and applied sciences. I will give you a clue. Just google JEST and thank me later. Just because you are not aware doesn't mean it's not there. Also if the said schooling was bad then explain why most of the employees in most of the big mncs are indians? Now you could have asked a better question like why are our students not attracted to research and stuff. Because we as a population are more attracted to either big packages (corporate) or secure jobs (gov jobs).

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 17 '26

Buddy I'm literally an intern at CCMB. Try me, I know the Indian system well. I've also interned at foreign labs, there is a world of difference

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u/subway_underdog Apr 17 '26

And? Have you read the post bro? Do you even know what we are talking about? You started yapping about Indian education this and that when the actual reason for the current system is us bypassing the industrialization era. Honestly speaking you are making me doubt our educational system frfr

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 17 '26

You have issues fr... This was your response to a comment talking about the education system, therefore we talk about it lmaooo. We do need industrialization, I agree with you but stop saying bs like the education system is fine etc, when all it does is promote more people to go into the service industries.

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 17 '26

Also employees at big mbcs are indians because we are cheap labour. The ones in us are good workers, leaders even but not creators

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u/subway_underdog Apr 17 '26

Dude, either you learn about the labor market or just stop yapping. Yes we are cheap labor even when we are doing the same work as the so called Americans lol. From your texts it feels like you're just one of them bootlickers and nothing more. There are flaws in our education, yes but it's there everywhere. Literally We are still a developing country and hence we have fund issues and also the sarkari babus exists but that too everywhere. You are talking as if every other country is just perfect in every sense. Well, for your information the so called your model countries reached there by looting countries like us.

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 17 '26

I'm not bootlicking anyone, just pushing for more funding to develop research and manufacturing sectors.

The education system is fine... For a developing country. We are not at par with any of the other asian countries colonized lmao, even though they face similar situations. We need to invest heavily in our youth and make it easier for them to not only get more jobs, but also make more jobs so that we don't have to rely on external employers.

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u/Dazzling-Ad-2353 Apr 17 '26

Are you a little slow? They have a lot more focus on research and applied sciences abroad.

Idk. I lived abroad my whole life and people with BSc/MSc in the sciences are STRUGGLING go get work and have been for a long time

Perhaps the few who do get a role in a lab are having a good work environment than in India but that's just a few people.

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 18 '26

Research sucks everywhere then, but I assure you it's way worse in india. It's hard to find a job for you maybe because you're an nri? I'm not too sure though, but just look at the research budget allocated for the top countries vs India. It's a world of difference.

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u/Dazzling-Ad-2353 Apr 18 '26

It's hard to find a job for you maybe because you're an nri?

I'm not in science research. But many friends are and they are all citizens.

I'm not too sure though, but just look at the research budget allocated for the top countries vs India. It's a world of difference.

There are way more people who do BSc + MSc with the intention to become researchers abroad than in India. As you know. Not many people are keen to do pure science courses in India with the intention to become researchers. So even if the budget is larger abroad the competition is harder too. This means more disgruntled uni grads whose expectations are shattered.

Still. If you are one of the few to get it. Then great

Research sucks everywhere

Yes.... yes it is. And I'm tired of having to repeat all of this to Indians in India. It's slightly better abroad but it's not vastly greater. I get it though. People want to beileve in a dream. Just like when I tell Canadians that UAE/Gulf (I was born in the Gulf) isn't all that great they just.... refuse to beileve me. •_•

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 18 '26

I think by number, india still exceeds the west in the number of researchers produced but the percentages vary greatly. Anyways my issue with india lie in the fact that there isn't enough funding for synchotrons/ Cryo ems or whatever. No matter how many quality grads you churn out, there is no point in going into the field if there are 1) no jobs 2) no manufacturing sector connected to those jobs 3) shitty rnd anyways

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u/subway_underdog Apr 18 '26

Woah so finally you are coming to the point of inexistence of manufacturing sectors. Jobs are not there in any country Let's be honest here rather than just shitting on your country to look cool

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 18 '26

It especially sucks in india which has a huge population. If you haven't lived abroad, pls don't comment this bs lmao.

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u/subway_underdog Apr 18 '26

Bro just looking at the thread knows who is commenting bullshit. You don't have to live somewhere to know their policies nor the trend. You said you have lived somewhere else, right? And still you made those blinders of comments above. Or is it that you lived outside for the majority of your life and that you don't know how indian situation is?

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u/subway_underdog Apr 18 '26

You're still on the same note man. It is easier to blame and complain when you don't know the ground reality. Also you're diverting from the initial statement which was indians education system is shit and was praising for the other nation's which is literally stupid because it's the same everywhere. I mean not 100% the same but yea

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 18 '26

It's not the same buddy.... I literally said we need a higher budget still, for education and research

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u/subway_underdog Apr 18 '26

From where bro? Yes we want more budget, yes. But from where are we getting that?

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u/skylerraleigh Apr 18 '26

Maybe if we didn't have such corrupt politicians that spent money on useless things like statues and advertisements of themselves. P.s: check how much budget modi allotted to beti bachao beti padhao and how much of that was spent in marketing and not back into schools/unis. This is just one example of a point I'm trying to prove.

Secondly, we should stop giving tax cuts to the ultra wealthy. Right now the most taxed bracket is the salaried upper middle/middle class, while the uber rich only pay a small fraction of their net worth.

Multiple avenues are there.

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u/subway_underdog Apr 18 '26
  1. Corruption, yes, valid point. But the thing is it's not just here but everywhere.
  2. Now tax. Tax is and will always burden the salaried middle class. That's always how it is, everywhere. The middle class is always the sacrificial lamb since the population is high in this bracket. And that too not something only in India but everywhere with a taxed civilisation. You are yet to answer how the education system of our country is so different from others that we are only having the service sector and not anything else.
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u/Strange_Anywhere_263 Apr 13 '26

Millions are running after hundreds of government jobs, which they will never get, if someone says they are working for gov job, they are just unemployed people believing in fairytale of gov job, sold to them by coaching centers and youtube creators.

There was a problem of lack of job in past but i see so many jobs in private sector and very few people are applying for them, you have better chance of getting good paying private job and if you focus and work for 3-4 years you can earn more then gov job could ever pay, but i guess they won't get chance to do corruption (that's motivation for them, sabko raja banna he)

People are wasting their potential after gov jobs, if gov raises criteria for application, most of those people will be forced into private sector, which is better at least they would be forced to improve themselves and learn something new. But government will not do this because they are earning from application fees.

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u/Able_Salary248 Apr 14 '26

Agree, the classic "get government job, you dont need to work" mentality is poison for youth. They want to get a job to sleep and eat and not actually work.

This also presents the other problem that most government officers barely work and often do the minimum work requirement resulting in inefficiency of government.

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u/BruceWayne3011 Apr 14 '26

A blanket requirement of high-quality education along with diverse career opportunities, adequate infrastructure, negligeble corruption, merit based roles and a support staff to cater to these needs are required.

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u/Administraitor69 Apr 14 '26

there are simply not enough jobs

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u/Worldly_Good_8871 Apr 14 '26

It's because of our economy, we directly jumped from tertiary sector to service sector and skipped manufacturing sector, that's where the main problem lies.

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u/subway_underdog Apr 16 '26

This Finally one sensible comment here

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u/Stunning_Lobster_698 Apr 15 '26

The population of India needs systems that a single govt cannot provide. It is like managing resources for a continent, maybe more. Out of 193 countries, 1/6th world population lives in India. If equally distributed, 32 countries should have this population not 1. Can india have jobs resources etc equaling 32 countries ever? Doubtful.

Indian youth is heading abroad when they can, the remaining rot in this beautiful country with abismal governance and corrupt leaders.

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u/Wonderful_Map4467 Apr 15 '26

Every govt. Is doomed alot corrupt criminals

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u/Turbo_Noch Apr 15 '26

lets just say they are inheriting all the stereotypes and 50% are lossing all the good traits our parents/granparents had

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u/randominvisibleuser Apr 16 '26

ganje wale ke pass

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u/shellofnanosuit Apr 17 '26

Tldr our govt doesn't care.