Enhancing employability skills of educated unemployed through vedic mathematics

In today’s world, the workforce has become morechallenging with the concept of globalization and theincorporation of technologies. More organizations are competing against themselves with the technologies advancement and as well as the performance. Other than technological advancement, education and workforce competencies will be the competitive advantage for the 21st century.While the number of technical schools, including engineering colleges, had grown three-fold in India, there remained a shortage of trained and skilled personnel to occupy several positions in the job market.The employability of Indian graduates and post graduates remains a big concern. Employability skills like communication, decision making, Problem Solving, Computational Speed, Numerical Ability, Creativity, Logical Thinking, Reasoning, time management through experts should be part of the course curriculum. Team building activities need to be organised, including outbound interventions. Focus on improving English, Cognitive skills, preparing for interview, group discussion etc. will be of immense help to the students. The present study highlights the effectiveness of the applications of Indian intellectual traditions of Vedic Mathematics in enhancing select employability skills of educated unemployed youths.