India, Sept. 24 -- The job market is no longer changing over decades; it is evolving within months. Constant changes in technology, business models and consumer behavior, redefine the positions and the abilities necessary for those jobs. However, if students keep studying with textbooks and conventional exams, there is no guarantee that we are preparing them for a world that is different even before they graduate.

The growing gap between what students learn and what employers expect is already a reflection of this disconnect. A HirePro report highlights this clearly: around 68% of students believe they are job-ready from Day 1, while only 9% of corporates agree that fresh hires are ready to contribute immediately upon onboarding. In fact...