Not STEM, Indian teens want to study financial planning, how to recover from failure: Report

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Teenagers also showed interest in learning new-age skills including game design, confidence in making good decisions, technology and software, marketing, the report stated.

The study was conducted across 1400 students, 60 per cent of whom were in metros and tier-I cities. Forty per cent of the respondents were from tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Respondents were aged between 12-18 and studied across IB, ICSE, and CBSE schools.

Commenting on the results of the study Sriram Subramanian, CEO of Callido Learning, said “It is no surprise that entrepreneurship ranks number one on their list. The last five years have shown us that India has the talent, infrastructure, and market available to grow global giants. Entrepreneurship is thus naturally on top of students’ minds as a way of making breakthrough successes. The level of self-awareness in wanting to develop social-emotional skills is amazing for kids as young as 13.”