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India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world, blessed with huge percentage of youth that constitute India‘s population; India is bound to achieve endless possibilities. But, most of youth of India are not fully skilled as per the requirements of the industry; and this is a major hurdle in India‘s growth. Skills and knowledge are the key factors in order to overcome such hurdle and helping India to embark on road of endless growth. For this skill development is a necessity, as it not only helps in youth of the country to acquire necessary skills but also helps in economic development of a country. Initiatives like Skill India Make in India by our government boost the necessity of acquiring new skills and polishing existing skills and help youth of the country in acquiring skills and developing them. Skill development would also help in reducing the unemployment level in the country, as it would help youth to acquire the necessary skills for employment they seek for. In this research paper, we aim to do an in-depth study of skill development in India along with various challenges faced by it; also focusing on the key factors for successful skill development. The Study is Primary and secondary based with the help of Questionnaire and various journals and articles. Questionnaire was created for this research paper with which the required data was collected, analyzed and in-depth study was done.
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