Category: Talent Ecosystem

AICTE Partners with TECHADEMY to Bridge Technology Skill Gaps

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has partnered with TECHADEMY, a digital learning solution company based out of Bangalore. Over 2600 courses from TECHADEMY’s content library will be made available to aspirants, accessible through AICTE’s NEAT 2.0 portal. The Honourable Education Minister of India, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal speaking at the launch of NEAT 2.0…

Cognizant to hire 23,000 Indians from campuses

Cognizant, a multinational IT company, plans to hire over 23,000 freshers from campuses in India in 2021, informed Chairman and Managing Director – Rajesh Nambiar. With more than 2,00,000 employees, Cognizant India has on-boarded over 17,000 people via campus placement drives previous year. Rajesh Nambiar, CMD of Cognizant India, said, “These new hirings will complement…

FarEye plans to hire 100 techies this year, appoints Arun Kumar as SVP of Engineering

Leading logistics platform FarEye has announced that it will further strengthen its global technology team. In order to completely capitalize on unprecedented demand from Retailers, Manufacturers, and Logistics & Transportation companies for the company’s industry-leading platform, the emerging SaaS unicorn will hire 100 techies globally this year. As an active employer and one of the…

TCS to hire 1,500 technology employees across the UK in 2021

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has announced that it will recruit 1,500 technology employees across the UK over the next year.  The announcement followed Monday’s meeting in Mumbai between visiting UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss and TCS CEO, Rajesh Gopinathan, where they discussed the company’s commitment to…

Intellipaat & NASSCOM FutureSkills® join hands to train professionals

Intellipaat, India’s executive online education platform, in partnership with NASSCOM FutureSkills®, has announced the launch of 3 digital skills programme for training young professionals on the FutureSkills enterprise platform. The programme includes courses offered on digital technologies like AWS, DevOps and web development. These courses will be available to learners on both Intellipaat as well…

French IT firm Capgemini has 19,000 open positions in India

Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services, has 19,000 open positions this year in India, signalling a positive hiring forecast, according to the Times News Network report. The funnel would have a mix of freshers and mid-level hires. And there will be hiring for both operational and technology roles, with the…

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions to hire 2,500 people in India this year

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI), the largest offshore development centre for Bosch globally, plans to hire 2,500 people this year to further strengthen its growth momentum and cater to the demand for niche solutions across industries, according to PTI report. RBEI, which currently employs over 20,000 employees in the country, will recruit 1,000…

HCL Technologies announces plans to hire 1,000 people in Andhra Pradesh

HCL Technologies’ said in a press statement that its global IT development centre is organising a virtual “Mega Recruitment Drive” in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada to hire around 1,000 freshers and experienced professionals. The hiring drive will be held on February 12 and 13, the company said in a press note on Thursday. Located in Gannavaram…

Sai Life Sciences to double headcount and expand capabilities in Manchester, UK

Sai Life Sciences, one of India’s fastest growing Contract Research, Development & Manufacturing Organizations (CRDMOs), announced plans to double its headcount and expand its suite of technical capabilities at its Manchester site, a centre of excellence for API process and analytical development serving an expanding list of global clients. Making the announcement, Krishna Kanumuri, CEO…

SMEClabs Launches SkillUp to Elevate Skill Levels

NSDC direct training partner SMEClabs has recently announced the launch of its intensive skill development program “SkillUp”. The intention behind launching SkillUp is to provide intensive skill development training to enhance the skillset of learners in the industrial, marine, technical and fintech companies through job-oriented training and boost their employability. “Through the newly set up…

TikTok owner Bytedance slashes jobs in India after permanent ban

TikTok owner Bytedance has decided to lay off more than 2000 jobs in India after prolonged ban by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The short-video platform has also decided to wrap up business in India amid the permanent ban. “We continually strive to make our apps comply with local laws and regulations and…

Instamojo hires 50% new recruits from Tier 2 and 3 towns

In recent hiring, Instamojo has hired 50% new recruits from Tier 2 and 3 cities. The full-stack transactional platform aimed at bringing small business online conducted the hiring across tech, marketing and product teams. Along with this, the company also announced a permanent work from home flexi option, under which the employees can choose to…

Top 4 Indian IT companies may hire 91,000 freshers for 2021-22

As the world shows signs of recovery from the year-long pandemic, top Indian IT companies are geared up to boost the economy with its robust hiring plans for 2021-22. TCS, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Wipro — collectively plan to hire 91,000 from campuses, a little higher than last year, according to media reports. Milind Lakkad,…

HCL Tech to hire 20,000 people in next quarters: CEO Vijayakumar

HCL Technologies (HCL) is planning to onboard 20,000 people in the next four to six months in-order to meet the demand. With 1,59,682 employees at the end of December 31, 2020, the IT services major help empower global enterprises with technology for the next decade today. “There was a net hiring of over 6,500 people…