If there’s one thing India’s graduating class is certain about in 2025, it’s this: they want internships, and lots of them. According to the India Skills Report 2025 by Wheebox, a staggering 93.22% of students surveyed expressed strong interest in internships before taking up full-time roles.

That’s nearly every student in the country seeing internships as a vital first step into the workforce.

Students were definitely not this aware about building the right skills or getting industry experience even two decades before. And with the majority expecting a starting salary in the range of Rs 26-33 lakhs a year, they expect to be paid well for their skills too.

This signals a major shift in how young Indians perceive work readiness.

TAMIL NADU, UTTAR PRADESH AND KERALA LEAD INTERNSHIP INTER

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