Soon, Japanese job vistas to open for Indian students

In early August, a group of career placement professors from top Indian higher educational institutions visited Japan to explore new job vistas for skilled students at home. The result of the interaction is now starting to show. Come Autumn-Winter, 2025, and the internship component of new India-Japan Talent Bridge Programme initiative will kick start.

The programme seeks to move 50,000 individuals between India and Japan over the next five years via study-abroad opportunities and employment placements, with a focus on attracting Indian professionals in high-growth sectors such as semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing.

Designed to support Japan’s economic growth, drive technological innovation and build a sustainable, long-term partnership through continuous people-to-people connections, the programme will see the involvement of DU and top IITs. Sharing the details about the plan, Prof Ranjan Tripathi, Dean of Student Welfare, DU, told The Tribune that from August 4 to 7, Japanese institutions invited career placement professors from Indian counterparts to visit the country.

The tour included an orientation at Deloitte, visits to major companies such as Money Forward, Mitsui Fudosan, Toyota, OMRON, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, Rakuten, Station AI, NIDEC, IHI, Kyoto Fusioneering and Loglass.

“The purpose of our visit was to assess the employability of highly skilled Indian students from reputed institutions, including DU. We shared concerns about the need for more internships and explored opportunities with Japanese firms, many of which plan to visit us in September,” said Tripathi.

He said productive meetings with the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University and Waseda University were expected to yield significant benefits for Indian students.

The internship component of the programme, starting in Autumn-Winter 2025, will offer both on-site positions in Japan or India and online formats, giving students practical work experience in Japanese firms. Public relations events at platforms such as TechSparks and NASSCOM will promote Japanese career opportunities twice a year in India. For experienced professionals, three annual online career events will connect mid-career Indian talent with Japanese employers

“Our aim is to address Japan’s shrinking young workforce by placing 50,000 Indian students in internships and jobs. During our visit, we explored opportunities with top firms in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto and discussed how Indian youth can help sustain Japan’s industrial legacy,” said Prof Hena Singh, Joint Dean, Students’ Welfare, DU.

She said eight leading Indian institutions, including the DU, (Indian Institutes of Technology) IITs, (Indian Institute of Science) IISc and BITS Pilani, were identified for this collaboration, with seven already actively participating.

Participating companies include Dai-ichi Life Techno Cross, aiming to recruit bilingual IT engineers and expand in South India; NIDEC, seeking top engineering and software talent as part of its India expansion; Money Forward India, leveraging Indian IT talent to build a global financial platform; MEMBERS, which has hosted Indian interns and is expanding overseas recruitment; Musashi Seimitsu Industry, developing e-Axles for two-wheeled electric vehicles; and Beyond Next Ventures, investing in deep-tech startups and strengthening links with top Indian universities.