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It�s certainly a difficult task to recognize, apprehend and evaluate the employability of a person. Employability is the ability of a man or woman to gain and maintain the work which he attained due to his/her capabilities. It is the competence of person to shift within the market work force and understand the capacity that is available in them. The key objective of the study is to identify the strategies or approaches to bridge the employability skill gap in higher education. The paper also highlighted the benefits of bridging the employability gap in Indian economy. The paper is based on the conceptual study. And the data has been collected from the secondary sources of information. On the contrary Education is the prime goal in 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identified by UNO. Education immensely contributes to individual, societal, national or global happiness and prosperity that are expressed in terms of remaining 16 SDGs. Relevant training during the process of education plays a key role. Physical and mental skills are, therefore, the essential outcomes of education. Training, internship and apprenticeship are some of the ways to train the students. This paper discusses feature of these tools, takes an overview of the practice, various approaches developed by regulatory bodies like AICTE, UGC, ACAR, MCI, etc., and presents challenges before the Higher Education Institutes in India. A few recommendations such as better collaboration among the regulatory bodies, faculty training, student log-book for in-plant training, etc., have been made so as to optimally utilize training facility for enhancing employability of graduates. It is believed the paper is of interest to all concerned.