Research & Intelligence
Career Intelligence White Papers
Evidence-based research on India's career landscape, psychometric science, future-of-work disruption, and education-to-employment transition. Free to download.
The RAPD Framework: Technical Manual
The definitive technical reference for Dheya's RAPD psychometric model. Covers instrument development, factorial structure, normative data from 6,500+ Indian professionals, reliability coefficients, and predictive validity across 15 career domains.
India Career Intelligence Report 2026
Comprehensive annual review of India's career landscape: salary benchmarks across 80 occupations, sector-wise hiring trends, demand-supply gaps, and emerging career opportunities for the 2026–27 cycle.
The Hidden Cost of Wrong Career Choices in India
Economic and psychological analysis of career misfit in India: lifetime earnings impact, mental health costs, productivity losses, and the compounding effect of delayed course-correction. Includes a framework for calculating personal career cost.
School Career Guidance: A Principal's Implementation Guide
A practical implementation manual for school leaders: how to design a semester-long career guidance programme, train counsellors, engage parents, and measure outcomes. Includes assessment calendars and template materials.
Corporate L&D Alignment Using Psychometric Role Mapping
How to use RAPD-based role-skill mapping to redesign L&D curricula, reduce training dropout, and improve skills-to-behaviour transfer. Includes a four-track learning design framework and ROI measurement methodology.
The Women in STEM Retention Playbook for Indian Corporates
Evidence-based strategies for Indian technology and engineering companies to improve women's retention and progression in STEM roles. Covers hiring bias, mentoring programme design, and leadership pipeline development.
Building a Career Mentoring Program for Universities
Step-by-step guide for universities and colleges to design, staff, and measure a structured career mentoring programme — from RAPD assessment integration to placement season support and employer feedback loops.
Future of Work India 2030: Employer Preparation Guide
Workforce planning guide for Indian employers: automation impact by role category, skills that will be scarce by 2030, reskilling investment frameworks, and how to build an organisation that attracts the next generation of talent.
NRI Talent Return: A Recruitment Strategy Guide
How Indian organisations can attract, evaluate, and retain professionals returning from the diaspora. Covers compensation calibration, cultural onboarding, role design, and building an employer brand that resonates with NRI candidates.
Vocational Guidance at Scale: A State Government Implementation Blueprint
A policy-to-implementation guide for state governments deploying aptitude-based vocational pathway matching across ITI networks — covering assessment design, counsellor certification, data systems, and outcome measurement.
The Automation Risk Register for Indian Occupations
Occupation-level automation risk scores for 220 Indian roles, derived from task-taxonomy analysis and India-specific employment data. Includes a 5-year career pivot guide for professionals in high-risk occupations.
Green Economy Talent Pipeline: Sector Report
Analysis of India's green economy talent gap across renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, clean manufacturing, and climate finance. Includes emerging role profiles, required skills, and a 10-year demand forecast.
Mental Health Workforce Gap: India's Career Opportunity
India has one psychiatrist per 400,000 people. This report maps the full mental health workforce gap, covers every role in the ecosystem, and provides a career entry guide for students considering psychology, counselling, and allied mental health roles.
Career Counselling ROI: Measuring Impact in Educational Institutions
A measurement framework for schools, colleges, and universities to quantify the return on investment of structured career guidance programmes. Covers placement rate attribution, salary outcomes, dropout reduction, and long-term student satisfaction metrics.
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