Future skills and education in India: A policy framework for generic skills, digital skills, life skills, AI readiness, employability, and entrepreneurship
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Author: Dr. Harshvardhan Singh
Series: Education for Viksit Bharat 2047: Policy Monograph Series
Volume: V
Publisher: Scholars Choice Press, Educators Plus
Place of Publication: New Delhi, India
Year of Publication: 2026
ISBN: 978-81-686513-4-0
Copyright © 2026 Dr. Harshvardhan Singh
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This policy monograph is published by Educators Plus, New Delhi, India, as part of the Education for Viksit Bharat 2047: Policy Monograph Series.
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This monograph is intended for academic, policy, planning, institutional development, and research purposes. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of any government department, statutory body, regulatory authority, university, school system, skill-development agency, or funding organisation.
The policy suggestions, frameworks, implementation models, checklists, matrices, and recommendations presented in this monograph are intended to support informed discussion and institutional planning. They should be adapted to local administrative, legal, curricular, financial, and socio-cultural contexts before implementation. While care has been taken to use credible policy sources and avoid unsupported claims, the author and publisher shall not be responsible for any direct or indirect consequences arising from the use of this publication without appropriate professional, institutional, or policy-level review.
Suggested Citation
Singh, H. (2026). Education and skills for the future: A policy framework for generic skills, digital skills, life skills, AI readiness, employability, and entrepreneurship in Indian education. Educators Plus.
Series Citation
Singh, H. (2026). Education and skills for the future: A policy framework for generic skills, digital skills, life skills, AI readiness, employability, and entrepreneurship in Indian education (Education for Viksit Bharat 2047: Policy Monograph Series, Vol. V). Educators Plus.
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About the author
Dr. Harshvardhan Singh is an education researcher, psychometrician, and curriculum-evaluation professional working in the areas of educational measurement, teacher education, inclusive education, employability skills, research tool development, digital readiness, and policy-relevant educational research. His work focuses on evidence-based reform, learner diversity, teacher capacity, skill development, educational assessment, and future-ready education systems.
His academic and professional interests include competency-based education, assessment reform, teacher professional development, inclusive learning environments, educational technology, future skills, psychometric tool construction, skill-based curriculum planning, and policy frameworks for educational transformation. He has contributed to the development of research tools, educational resources, academic publications, and policy-oriented writing in areas related to school education, higher education, teacher education, inclusive education, employability, and learner development.
Through his policy monograph work, Dr. Singh seeks to bridge the gap between educational policy intent and practical implementation. His writing emphasises structured frameworks, implementable models, institutional planning tools, assessment rubrics, monitoring indicators, and evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, education departments, curriculum bodies, teacher education institutions, researchers, and educational leaders.
In the present monograph, Education and Skills for the Future, he proposes the FUTURE-SKILLS India Framework: Future-Ready Skill Integration and Learning Systems Framework as an integrated model for strengthening generic skills, life skills, socio-emotional learning, digital skills, AI readiness, employability, entrepreneurship, green skills, ethics, citizenship, curriculum reform, assessment reform, and teacher capacity in Indian education.
