A Study on Challenges Faced by Tribal Students in Employability

Abstract

Employability is a wide range of abilities, experience, and characteristics that help people find and keep fulfilling jobs. It encompasses more than just securing a job; it also includes having the flexibility to adjust to shifting labor markets, make valuable contributions at work, and take advantage of possibilities for professional growth.Tribal populations, who frequently inhabit particular geographic areas, have unique cultural identities. They usually preserve strong ties to their ancestral areas and natural resources while having their own languages, customs, and social systems. These communities are essential to the preservation of traditional knowledge and biodiversity because they frequently depend on traditional means of subsistence like farming, hunting, and gathering. The purpose of conducting this research is to explore the challenges faced by tribal students in employability. One-sample t-test was used in the study. The outcome of this analysis indicated that the challenges faced by tribal students in employability are Limited access to Quality Education, Language Proficiency, Insufficient infrastructure in Tribal schools, Limited Networking, Lack of Confidence, Unfamiliarity with Interview Etiquette, Interviewer's stereotypical view of Tribal Communities, lackof placement support, Lacks Digital Literacy, lacks soft skills, Outdated Curriculum and Limited Access to Higher Education.