The Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE will conduct the 18th edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024 on 21 January. The test will be conducted in 20 languages in 135 cities all over the country. CBSE will soon release exam city information slips and admit cards on the website ctet.nic.in. All questions […]
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) PG 2024 notification has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The registration link has been activated as well. Registration for the CUET PG 2024 began on December 26. One can find the active link on the official website — cuet.nta.nic.in. January 24, 2024 is the deadline to […]
NIACL AO recruitment 2024: PSU general insurance major, the National Insurance Company, announced NIACL AO Recruitment 2024. The insurance company has invited applications for 274 vacancies for Administrative Officers (Generalists & Specialists, Scale-I). As per the official notification, the registration process for NIACL AO Recruitment 2024 will start on January 2, 2024. The date to […]
Senior C-suite executives moving to rival companies is common. As are non-compete clauses as part of employment contracts by employers while making top management employee appointments. Yet lawsuits against employees for contract violation are not a frequent phenomenon in India. What happened? Unlock Leadership Excellence with a Range of CXO Courses Offering College Course Website […]
SSC GD Recruitment registration for 2024 is scheduled to end today (December 31). The registration is for these posts: Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles. Registration can be done at the official website of Staff Selection Commission — ssc.nic.in. Candidates can pay the application fee till […]
Mumbai | New Delhi: A final year economics student from the Class of 2024 at Delhi University’s Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) has landed a job with an annual salary of ₹48.9 lakh offered by a global bank for a domestic role. That’s a record for the college, and possibly the university, coming […]
New Delhi: It is an unequal world when it comes to white-collar gig jobs. While women take up white-collar freelance roles primarily to enable them to stay in the workforce, men choose independent roles to build their professional brand, according to research into work patterns carried out by the white-collar gig platform Flexing It. The […]
TeamLease EdTech, IIT Patna and NSDC have signed a MoU to mark their partnership and accelerate the development of employability-focused large-scale innovative learning programs. This collaboration intends to provide the option of work-linked hybrid degree programmes. The MOU between TeamLease EdTech, IIT Patna and NSDC will strengthen joint advocacy and support efforts to create an […]
Employees and employers geared up to adopt artificial intelligence at the workplace, with 59 per cent of employees are very confident in their ability to adapt and utilise AI tools, says a survey. According to an Indeed survey, going ahead, diversity and inclusion will take centre stage, as 47 per cent of employers indicate a […]
Attrition levels across India Inc dropped to 17% in 2023 from 19.7% in 2022 on the back of a subdued job market, macroeconomic headwinds, layoffs across sectors, and an uncertain future environment. As the tech industry faced a global downturn and employees hunkered down to hold on to their jobs, the biggest drop in attrition […]
Assam has issued an advertisement for recruitment of 14,223 school teachers across the state, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said on Wednesday. In a series of posts on X, Pegu said the Directorate of Secondary Education has released the advertisement for 1,424 post-graduate and 7,249 graduate teachers. The graduate teachers will be recruited from different streams […]
The Xavier School of Management (XLRI) has released the admit card for the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2024. Aspirants can download the admit card from the official website www.xatonline.in, using their XAT ID and Date of Birth. Scheduled for January 7, 2024, XAT 2024 is organized by XLRI on behalf of XAMI. With a legacy […]
Back in 2022, we heard about the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting as people got ready for back to office norms post COVID. 2023, with its return to office and hybrid work shifts on one hand and the ongoing technology shifts and layoffs on the other hand, saw a new series of terms emerge about […]
In the spirit of Albert Einstein, who once remarked, ‘Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving,’ HR Heads and Job Seekers are finding new grooves to create alignment. 2023 job market was extremely dynamic – the domestic tailwinds slowed marginally by global headwinds created an interesting environment for […]
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has announced the admission date for its free coaching program for the Civil Services Examination 2023-24. The admission process for the free UPSC coaching is scheduled for December 30, from 9 am to 5 pm. Around 300 students are anticipated to participate in the admission counseling, and interested candidates can find […]
At least half a dozen sectoral bigwigs are leading from the front in hiring in 2024. Top companies like L&T, Tata Steel, PepsiCo, Airtel, ITC, among others, told ET that their hiring plans are on track for the coming year mostly due to expansion of existing operations, bringing cheer to the otherwise muted job market. […]
New subscribers to the government’s three social security schemes declined in October, showing further stress in the formal job market, data released Friday showed. The number of new subscribers to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme declined for the third consecutive month to 772,084 in October compared with 926,934 in the previous month, recording its […]
Mumbai: CEO and CXO searches have gotten unusually longer – sometimes extending up to 6-9 months or more from 3-4 months earlier – as many seasoned pros are dropping off at the fag end of the notice period even after accepting an offer, said at least half a dozen leadership search companies. This is leaving […]
New Delhi: Corporate India has intensified hiring for leadership roles despite a slowdown in entry-level recruitment, according to search firms, which expect a possible shortage of senior executives to meet the demand in the new year. Executives at search firms ET spoke with said they expect at least a 20-25% increase in search mandates for […]
MUMBAI: White-collar hiring in the country declined 6% on year in 2023, pulled down by sectors such as IT services, BPO/ITeS, retail, FMCG, education, and healthcare, show data put together by online jobs platform Naukri.com exclusively for ET. Companies in several sectors tightened their hiring funnel amid global macroeconomic headwinds and prolonged geopolitical uncertainties even […]
Class of 2024 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has bagged around 1,050 job offers, including pre-placement offers (PPOs), after conclusion of phase 1 of campus placement for the academic year this month, the institute has said. Out of the total, more than 50 students are offered international postings by around 20 international […]
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow today announced the release of the CAT 2023 scorecard. Candidates who have appeared for the Common Admission Test can now access their scorecards on the official website of IIM CAT at iimcat.ac.in. To check their results, candidates will need to use their login credentials. Notably, 14 candidates have achieved […]
The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2023 results, conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, has been released and is available on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. Following the past year’s timeline, where results were disclosed on December 22, the CAT 2023 results are projected to follow suit, potentially surfacing within the upcoming week. Earlier […]
Non-metro cities and towns were ahead of metros in the race to add white-collar jobs in 2023, driven mostly by the manufacturing and financial services sectors, according to a study by a recruitment startup. Tier-II, III and IV cities and towns accounted for 1.7 million new job opportunities this year compared with 1.5 million by […]
The staffing industry witnessed a sharp 5.9% growth in July-September 2023 (Q2 FY24) in comparison to April-June 2023 (Q1 FY2024), recording a robust demand for the flexi (contract) workforce, finds the flexi staffing industry employment growth report for Q2 FY2024 (July-September 2023). The report by Indian Staffing Federation, the apex industry body representing the manpower […]
Hiring of freshers is likely to decline in the current fiscal as major IT companies look to freeze intake of freshers, according to a report. In its hiring outlook for fresh IT/engineering graduates in the fiscal year 2023-24, TeamLease Digital said that 1.55 lakh freshers are likely to be hired in the IT/Tech sector this […]
In a global labour market where there is still record low unemployment, 28% of workers — whether actively or passively looking for a new job — say they do not see themselves with their current employer within a year, finds a new survey, making it more critical than ever for employers to prioritise and invest […]
While Salesforce’s top leadership recognises the transformative power of generative AI (artificial intelligence), it believes that cannot succeed without trust and ethics at its core. ET Online caught up with the company’s executive vice-president, Global Government Affairs, Eric Loeb in New Delhi on the sidelines of Carnegie India’s Global Technology Summit this month. Loeb is […]
Salaries in India’s tech industry is finally beginning to cool as retention in startups improve and more and more employees hold on to their jobs. In a recent survey conducted by VC firm Elevation Capital, insights from over 250 founders across various stages and sectors reveal a notable shift in the dynamics of the startup […]
Mumbai: Nearly two dozen senior executives from technology firms have joined the ‘big four’ professional services firms – Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG – as partners in the past year, amid continuing global headwinds for the technology industry, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Tech firms such as Accenture, IBM and Genpact have […]
India Inc is facing a fierce battle for AI talent, with companies from diverse sectors scrambling for mid- and senior-level professionals who can spearhead their artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. Demand stems from sectors ranging from IT, goods, retail, automotive and healthcare to banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), manufacturing and telecom. The growing recognition of […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are the biggest areas of focus for IT leaders, though 43% rate their teams’ AI and ML skillsets as low, according to Skillsoft’s 2023 IT Skills and Salary report. The survey found that one in three IT leaders are struggling most with finding qualified AI and ML talent. […]
In response to mounting criticism of the Haryana government regarding rising unemployment, the Haryana Kaushal Rojgar Nigam (HKRN), a state public sector company, announced the recruitment of 10,000 skilled workers for Israel, addressing a severe shortage of manpower in the construction sector due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas. As per the job vacancies listed […]