Many of the country’s large corporates have participated in a massive recruitment drive for the youth in Jammu and Kashmir. Around 630 candidates were offered training under the mega recruitment drive in Jammu.
Tata Consultancy Services, Genpact, IL&FS, CMC, Reliance HR Services, Accenture, Safe Express, Ratnakar Bank, among others, recruited the youth for a wide range of services like IT/ITES, consulting, banking and security services.
Under a special industry initiative, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Ministry of Home Affairs have been mandated to work with the corporate sector in bringing about a positive change in the employment and skills space of Jammu and Kashmir.
The special industry initiative, known as `Udaan', targets the youth of Jammu & Kashmir, graduates, postgraduates and 3-year engineering diploma holders, who are seeking global and local opportunities. Udaan aims to provide skills to 40,000 youth over a period of five years in high growth sectors.
Several big corporates conducted interviews onsite, and more than 1,200 youth registered for the selection drive in Jammu, according to a statement from NSDC.
While few technical assessments are still on, going on, the initial estimate suggests that over 630 training offers have been made. The recruits would be trained by the respective corporates over three to six months, after which job offers would be made for placements across the country.
Bhawna Chopra, Head-Strategic Projects, NSDC noted in the statement that the registration numbers would be higher in the next recruitment drives. The overall response from the two drives held across Jammu and Kashmir had a total of 6,700 candidates registering.
Since the inception of the programme, nearly 10,500 youth of Jammu and Kashmir have been selected under Udaan. Under the programme, participating corporates hire recruits, provide off-site training and upon successful completion of the training, make job offers.
A commitment of 68,648 employments from 54 corporates has already been received by Udaan, across high growth sectors like retail, IT/ITES, manufacturing, telecom, sports, banking, auto, education and electronics.
The statement added that for the first time 50 of India’s largest employers have sent more than 100 of their senior managers to select candidates from Jammu & Kashmir. Till date, 448 selection drives have been organised in Jammu & Kashmir under Udaan.