Seminar | ‘From Classrooms to Careers: Understanding the School to Work Transition – State of Working India Report 2026,’ with Dr. Rosa Abraham | By CSSI
NAB-203, NLSIU
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Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5:10 pm
Open to the public with registration
The Centre for the Study of Social Inclusion (CSSI) at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru invites you to a public seminar on the topic, ‘From Classrooms to Careers: Understanding the School to Work Transition – State of Working India Report 2026,’ with labour economist Dr. Rosa Abraham. The session will be moderated by Dr. Shiuli Vanaja, Assistant Professor, Social Science, NLSIU.
- Day & date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Time: 5:10-6:40 PM
- Venue: NAB 203, NLSIU Campus
Open to the public. Register here
About the Seminar
India is nearing the peak of its demographic dividend, with the share of the working-age population expected to begin declining after 2030. On the one hand, higher education in the country has become increasingly democratised with a rapid increase in the number of institutions. Graduate salaried earnings exceed non-graduates both at the time of entry into employment and over their lifetime. On the other hand, financial barriers continue to restrict access, particularly in professional fields such as engineering and medicine. The transition from education to employment remains a major challenge. The rise in the number of graduates has not been matched by commensurate growth in graduate employment. This year’s State of Working India report traces the arc of a young worker’s transition from school or college into employment, and how this has changed in the last forty years. Click here for the SWI 2026 report.
About the Speaker
Dr. Rosa Abraham is an economist whose work focusses on India’s labour market, particularly informal work and women’s employment. She works at the Centre for the Study of Indian Economy (CSIE) at the Azim Premji University (APU) and is the lead author of the State of Working India 2026. Her research engages closely with labour statistics and the dynamics of women’s work, including the impact of major life events such as marriage and childbirth on employment trajectories. At the Centre, she has contributed to large-scale surveys such as the India Working Survey and the COVID-19 Livelihoods Survey. Prior to joining the APU, she worked at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and earlier as a Lecturer at the Madras School of Economics.