India’s logistics sector is expanding rapidly, yet many employers struggle to find graduates who can contribute from the first day. As classrooms and corridors of commerce drift apart, the cost is felt by students, universities and companies alike. This article examines the employability gap, the soft skills that quietly shape hiring decisions and how closer industry-academia partnerships can turn willing graduates into industry-ready professionals.
A Sector Racing Ahead
According to a Press Information Bureau explainer from August 2025, India’s logistics sector was valued at $215 billion in 2021, is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 10.7 per cent till 2026 and employs over 22 million people. The World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023 ranks India 38th among 139 countries. Readiness, however, lags. The India Skills Report 2026 puts overall employability at 56.35 per cent, while Mercer Mettl found that only 42.6 per cent of graduates were employable in 2024, down from 44.3 per cent, mainly because of gaps in non-technical skills.
The distance between what classrooms teach and what logistics demands is the problem Yogya Setu was created to solve.
Where Classroom Meets Cargo
Institutes have students ready to learn, yet the curriculum rarely matches daily industry work and there is no direct route from classroom to hiring. Companies, meanwhile, hire for roles and then spend months training people on the job, and skill gaps slow operations and raise costs. Yogya Setu, a skills training platform focused on India’s logistics and supply chain industry, sits between the two. Its name joins Yogya, meaning capable or worthy, and Setu, meaning bridge. Its vision is a bridge between India’s young talent and meaningful careers in the sector, while its mission is to bring classroom learning closer to the needs of the industry. How it does so begins inside the institution.
Built With Faculty, Taught by Practitioners
Every programme is developed with the institution’s faculty and aligned to its curriculum and academic calendar. The teaching then comes from practising professionals and industry veterans, who cover what the job actually demands, not just what the textbook says. Delivered live, online or on campus, the approach suits institutions of every size and location. Yet good teaching matters most when it leads somewhere.
Training That Leads to Careers
That is why placement support is built into each programme rather than added afterwards. Career preparation, industry exposure and hiring introductions sit alongside the learning, and a network of more than 1,000 recruiters and companies across logistics and supply chain connects training directly to hiring. Learners step into an industry where roles can lead to ports, trade fairs and partner offices across the world.
One Platform, Three Programmes
Because needs differ, Yogya Setu offers three formats. Institute programmes are curricula designed for a single institution and offered exclusively to its students. General programmes are live online and in-classroom courses open to students, graduates and early-career professionals, ending in a certificate. Bespoke programmes are custom training shaped around a company’s own roles and skill gaps and delivered to its employees.
A Partnership, Not a Workshop
Across all three, the commitment is continuity. Yogya Setu stays with each institution to refine programmes and build lasting links with industry. Institutes gain programmes built with their own faculty. Companies gain trained, job-ready candidates and corporate training for existing teams. Students gain a clearer path into the sector. Together, they give education and industry a stronger foundation for the future.
Sources
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India: Logistics: India’s growth engine, explainer posted 16 August 2025. Source for the $215 billion valuation (2021), the 10.7 per cent CAGR till 2026 and the 22 million employed.
- World Bank Logistics Performance Index 2023 (Connecting to Compete 2023), as reported by ThePrint: India jumps six spots to 38 in World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023, April 2023.
- India Skills Report 2026 (ETS in collaboration with CII, AICTE, AIU and Taggd), released November 2025, as reported by Careers360.
- Mercer Mettl, India’s Graduate Skill Index 2025, as reported by ThePrint: Only 42.6% Indian graduates are employable; non-technical skills, creativity low, 19 February 2025.
