“I never thought a live-internship could be like this. You literally have no classroom.”
“Will I get to sit with the real employees and do the real work? That’s amazing.”
“Oh, now I see what the hype is about! Academic Mantra Services is the real deal.”
These were the exact words of three freshers who walked into Academic Mantra’s office for the first time.
What began as a casual internship search for these students quickly became a moment of realisation. They soon understood what a genuine training programme looks like. There was no classroom, whiteboard, desks, or dull curriculum to follow, only live mentors engaging with interns on real projects. Interns worked on actual, in-house projects from day one. They were treated and guided as employees.
The internship responds to the demand for skilled workers in the job market. Today, companies seek freshers who are well-prepared to deliver results from the first day. In this fast-paced environment, students must acquire skills to sustain and develop within their respective industries. However, the college curriculum often does not provide students with practical industry skills and tends to focus more on theoretical knowledge.
To bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge in colleges and practical job skills, students opt for paid internship courses.
The following article discusses the need for paid training courses and how Academic Mantra Services is redefining training courses in Northern India.
The Graduate Job Crisis in India:
In 2024, approximately 1.2 crore graduates entered the Indian job market, amounting to 1 Lakh Graduates every month and 30,000 people every day. Yet, India doesn’t have enough jobs to absorb all of them. Only one in every twenty graduates gets a job suitable to their field of education.
The disparity is even greater in the Northern part of the country, which produces more than 50 per cent of graduates, but still lacks industrial hubs to absorb the local talent. Most of these graduates from tier 3 and tier 4 cities migrate to Delhi, Noida, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Mumbai in search of a better lifestyle. However, due to brimming competition, a lack of practical skills, and inadequate career orientation, they are forced to accept jobs that pay as low as 5000 INR to 6000 INR.
The Indian Economy is growing, so why are companies paying so little?
The official data from the Indian government shows that the Indian GDP grew by 7.5 per cent from January to March 2025, surpassing the expected growth rate of 7 per cent. JP Morgan, a leading investment firm, confirms that the Indian economy is growing faster than most of the developed countries around the world. The growth is fuelled by the ‘Make In India’ initiative, foreign capital investments, and hefty investments in the overall infrastructure development of the nation.
These initiatives generate jobs and attract foreign investors to the country. Recent examples include Apple and Tesla, two tech giants, which have recently started their operations in India. The entry of these companies should lower unemployment rates and raise the living standards of current employees. However, that is not the case.
With the rise in graduates and unskilled freshers, companies are facing increasing difficulties in hiring skilled employees. They are hesitant to employ unskilled freshers who do not contribute value to the company.
Skilled training courses offer a solution:
The companies are not ready to invest in training freshers while also paying them. This is why students are turning towards skills training courses. These training courses are paid training programs designed to upskill freshers and make them job-ready.
There are more than 10,000 training institutes in the country, with more than 100 located in the Tricity alone.
Why choose Academic Mantra Services?
There are more than a hundred training courses in Chandigarh alone, so why should you opt for a Live training course at Academic Mantra Services?
We understand the plight of students and employers. While hiring for our own company, we faced the same difficulty of skill gap among the youth and decided to change the narrative that ‘freshers don’t have the skills’. Academic Mantra Services has launched its revolutionary training courses, featuring Live Internship programs that transform the way students learn industry skills.
Through Academic Mantra’s Live Training Courses and industrial training programmes, we assist students in acquiring essential, practical skills. Our courses are crafted to equip you with advanced abilities that enable you to succeed in every job interview.
Theoretical knowledge gained during college years doesn’t guarantee you a job, but we do. With our live training course, we offer 100% job placement support that has helped more than 10,000 students secure positions in the industry.
Academic Mantra Services provides both basic and professional internship programmes. The basic training is a certification course, while the professional training is a comprehensive nine-month programme, equipping you with industry-ready skills. Additionally, we offer access to over 250 modules and 80 AI tools through our advanced courses.
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