BridgeIT India

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Employability is the first of its
kind in the industry where we
have committed to make a real
and measurable impact on
employability in the Indian IT
industry by bridging the gap
between engineering students
and the corporate world.
Junior Achievement India
(A Member of Junior Achievement Worldwide)
INSIDE INDUSTRY
(A Program for the Young Leaders of Today)
- An Insight
Session I
- Understanding Business
Session II
- Deconstructing Business
Session III & IV
- Globalization
Session V
- Being Employable
Session VI
- Talk by CEO
Session VII
India - Macro-Economic Perspectives
GDP and per capita parameters
Services and Manufacturing split
IT and Non-IT
Role of IT in the industry and its contributes to the
Indian economy
lndusLrv's Challenaes
An Employee perspective on employability
Question Time
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The Indian Economy
1odav's India
The result of decades of hard work.
Indian Economy at a glance
Ever increasing growth curve
8-9 per cent annual growth
Averaging 8.8 % over 4 years
Broad-based
Rising foreign exchange reserves
Services Sector growth highest at 11.18%
Industrial Sector growth at 10.63%
Infotech and Biotech growing around 30%
India is 5
th
largest steel producer in the world
ro[ect|ons that 5erv|ces sector w||| speed up Ind|a's growth
Indian Economy Information
GDP (PPP) US$5.21 trillion (PPP) (2008 est.)
GDP growth 9.6% (2006/07)
GDP per capita $1,089 (nominal); $4,543 (PPP)
GDP by sector
Agriculture: 19.9%,
Industry: 19.3%,
Services: 60.7% (2006 est.)
India is a mixed (capitalist/socialist) economy leaning of late toward capitalism
GDP Growth
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GDP
Billion USD
Year
Nominal GDP
Cu CrowLh forecasL .
Source: Goldman Sachs
India is nearing the inflexion point.
Public/Private Sector Employee strength
2003 data for
organized sector
(272 M)
187 M
85 M
The Public sector is a much larger employer than private sector
A significantly
large unorganized
sector exists.
Estimated size of
2006 labor force 510
M
Unemployment
(2006) 7.8%
Relative Share of each sector
Relative Size of sectors in GDP
19%
28%
53%
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Sector-wise Employee strength
60%
17%
23%
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Leading Indian Companies
Share of Indian IT
The total Indian IT business is US$ 64 Billion
Share of IT market in the Indian GDP is 4.7%
Global IT market is 1700 US$ Billion
lndla's share of Lhe Clobal l1 markeL ls 3.76 %
After almost 30 years of existence
Does this make India an IT superpower? What is the shift required?
Indian IT Business Truths
Exports US$ 40.3 Billion
Domestic US$ 23 Billion
Total US$ 64 Billion
Custom App Development 43%
Application Management 15.4%
IS outsourcing 14.3%
Other outsourcing 10.4%
Rest
Software Testing
Education and Training
Hardware and Network consulting
IT consulting
Source:
Some hard truths
Cn|y a handfu| of Ind|a's 1400 Lng|neer|ng Inst|tutes create
world-class employable graduates
Fierce competition from countries like China, Thailand,
Singapore and Malaysia for IT services in terms of
Employable graduates
Cost Structures
Road, Port, Air, Telecom, and Internet Infrastructure
Government assistance
Confessions of an IT professional
What I neglected during my academic years !
Employee availability
Desired technical skills
Development
Developmental Technologies
Documentation and Communication
Product and Human Interface Design
Human Interface
Interpersonal interaction
Support Management
Development Support
Process Design and Deployment
Statistical Analysis
Infrastructure Management and Change Management
How many of these skills have you focused on?
Professional Skills
Communication - Verbal and written
Presentation skills
Team work - Conflict management
Transaction analysis
Technical writing - Writing SRS, Review reports, Users' Manual, Project Reports, Memos
& Technical papers
Time management
Money management
Clean and healthy living
Ethics, Values and Attitudes
Indian Culture and Heritage
A true professional has far more than technical skills.
Conclusion
1he lndlan l1 buslness ls vasL buL bv no means Lhe world's laraesL.
Not all technical graduates are ready to be IT professionals.
Non-technical skills provide the competitive edge.
Acknowledgment
Junior Achievement (JA) - India is a not-for-profit Company, Integrating India
Intelligently through educating students about work readiness, financial
literacy and entrepreneurship, through experiential, hands-on programs.
Cognizant pioneers in conducting this Junior Achievement BridgeIT through
their Cognizant Outreach (CSR wing of Cognizant) volunteers. As of Mar 2011
this team in partnership with Junior Achievement India have ignited minds of
23000+ students through various JA programs.
EMC in association with Junior Achievement-India, created and provided this
well structured, highly impactful content.
THANK YOU.