Govt to launch Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill Development Corporation.

Why is Apple an outlier amid mass layoffs by Big Tech companies Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives said that Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has taken a hefty salary cut by more than 40 per cent in 2023, didn't overhire during the pandemic, reported Yahoo Finance. Cook has already taken a huge pay cut of $35 million, or more…

Pre-Budget: Jobs remain elusive, quality jobs even more so As the economy slowly picks up after the pandemic-induced business meltdown, jobs are trickling into the market but their quality is often patchy, as most of them are in the informal sector. At the same time with population growth and more new entrants joini…

Physics Wallah to hire 2500 employees across verticals by March "The hiring spree is aligned with the brand's ambitious growth goals as it continues to provide top-of-the-line learning opportunities to students. The new positions opened up at PW cut across different roles and responsibilities," PW said…

Layoff season continues as 219 tech firms sack over 68,000 employees in January The layoff season continued to hit the tech world in 2023 with some big names like Microsoft and Google joining the list. More than 3,400 tech employees are being laid off per day on average in January globally.

A story of shattered hope behind every pink slip: Look up LinkedIn Harshita Jhavar, a data and applied scientist at Microsoft, who spent four years in the company in Washington, writes in her LinkedIn post, "Please help me find a suitable position to connect with a team where I can have a relevant role to play.…

Uncertainty, layoff fears raise tech pros' stress, anxiety levels Fatigue due to overworking, anxiety of getting laid off, worry about performance, pressure to perform, and overall career concerns in a tepid job market are a few of the stress triggers prevalent now across India Inc employees that rose significan…

India Post opens bumper recruitment for 41,000 vacancies: Here is how to apply, eligibility and all other details Interested candidates can submit their application on the India post's official recruitment website -- indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. The last date to complete the application process is February 16.

UPSC Engineering Services (Prelims) exam admit card released. Check details here "Union Public Service Commission will conduct the Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination – 2023 at various Centres/Venues all over India on 19th February, 2023 (Sunday). The Commission has uploaded the e-Admit Cards of the …

Cars24 plans to hire over 500 employees across verticals in the next quarter The company will be hiring for both tech and non-tech related roles and has opened positions in departments including technology, product, data sciences, engineering, business, customer success, human resources, finance, marketing and sales…

Union Bank of India invites application for 42 manager posts. Here are details Public sector bank, Union Bank of India (UBI) has announced a special recruitment drive for Manager (Credit Officer), and others in Specialized Segments for reserved categories under backlog vacancies. Interested candidates can apply thro…

Big Tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be? Tech companies are always in the news, usually touting the next big thing. However, the tech news cycle recently hasn't been dominated by the latest gadget or innovation. Instead, layoffs are in the headlines. In the last year, mor…

Formal jobs rise in November As per the provisional payroll data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation , net new subscriber addition under EPFO was 25.6% higher at 1.62 million in November against 1.29 million in October.

Every one in four Indians surveyed concerned about threat of job layoff, says survey In its second edition of India Union Budget survey, Kantar found that consumers expect an announcement in policy changes with respect to income tax, with increasing basic income tax exemption limit from current Rs 2.5 lakh being the…

Job creation across EPFO and ESIC on rebound after momentary dip in October Year-on-year comparison also shows an increase in formal jobs created in November compared to November 2021. Formal jobs created under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation in November 2022 were 16.5% higher compared to 1.39 million job…

Companies step up campus hiring of women Catching them early will not only help groom female talent and build a future pipeline, but also give the companies access to a larger, fresh pool of candidates to bring in out-of-the-box thinking and promote a more inclusive and innovative workplace culture, say industry exe…

Tally Solutions to hire 500 employees in 3 years The company is revamping its talent strategy to meet the extensive product and business roadmap with an overall plan to hire 500 employees in the next three years, it added.

First Covid, now layoffs: Indian professionals undergo tremendous stress, anxiety According to health experts, the last 2-3 years of Covid lockdowns, deaths, and fear of re-infection, and now massive layoffs, have resulted in extreme stress for Indian professionals. Dr Saumya Mudgal, Senior Consultant, Psychiatry, M…

BPSC announces exam dates for Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination. Check schedule here Candidate may take a note that the admit card for the exam will be released on January 28, 2023. They will be able to download the admit card from the official website at bpsc.bih.nic.in and onlinebpsc.bihar.gov.in. The…

BPSC announces exam dates for Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination. Check schedule here Candidate may take a note that the admit card for the exam will be released on January 28, 2023. They will be able to download the admit card from the official website at bpsc.bih.nic.in and onlinebpsc.bihar.gov.in. The…

About 3,000 tech employees now being fired a day on average in Jan In 2022, over 1,000 companies laid off 154,336 workers, as per the data by layoffs tracking site Layoffs.fyi. The mass tech layoffs of 2022 are continuing into the new year, and Indian companies and startups are also among the leaders in firing staff…

Campus blues: mass layoffs put IITians on edge Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Goldman Sachs have operations in India and also are regular recruiters at top Indian campuses including IITs. This year, both Microsoft and Amazon are hiring fewer numbers from the campuses, according to multiple placement sources.

Tech layoffs shock young workers, but not older ones Tech’s generational divide is representative of a broader phenomenon. The year someone is born has a big influence on views about work and money. Early personal experiences strongly determine a person’s appetite for financial risk, according to a 2011 study by eco…

EPFO adds 16.26 lakh net subscribers in November, 2022 Among the new members, the highest enrolment is registered in the age-group of 18-21 years with 2.77 lakh members, followed by age-group of 22-25 years with 2.32 lakh members.

HR industry expects roll out of labour codes, focus on formal job creation in Budget 2023 The Indian economy is on the road to recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic significantly affected the country's economic growth. Industry players are hoping that the ensuing budget will provide a much-needed boost to the HR…