New Delhi, May 11 -- For more than 30 years, India's growth story has rested on the promise of a large workforce of young people - but whether that promise is being realised remains an open question. A new report published by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University - State of Working India 2026 - takes a comprehensive look at how young Indians move from education into the labour market - and asks whether India is successfully converting its demographic dividend into an economic one. The report documents a striking paradox: even as educational attainment has expanded dramatically, the transition to stable, gainful employment remains uncertain - with high graduate unemployment, limited job creation outside agriculture,...