Kalaburagi, July 29 -- To address the growing employability gap among graduates in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, the Karnataka government will launch a structured, assessment-led model to evaluate and develop job readiness among youth.

Addressing a press conference at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Kalaburagi on Tuesday, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Kalaburagi district In-charge Priyank Kharge said the first phase of this initiative under the Nipuna Karnataka, our flagship reskilling and upskilling programme, will be held in Kalaburagi on August 9 and 10, targeting 2,500 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students.

This is the first phase of what will become a state-wide rollout. The model w...