The National Career Service (NCS) Portal of the Uinon Ministry of Labour & Employment has registered more than one million active job vacancies on 28th August, 2023, according to an official statement issued today.
These job vacancies have been reported by various employers in the public sector as well as the private sector on the NCS portal which are still open for recruitment, the statement said.
Out of the one million active vacancies, about one-third vacancies are notified for the selection of freshers, which would facilitate many young candidates to get employment opportunity just after their education, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said.
The vacancies on NCS Portal are mobilized through direct reporting by the employers on the portal and API integration with various private job- portals.
A significant number of vacancies registered on NCS are related to the job roles of Technical Support Executives, Sales Executives, Data Entry Operators, Logistics Executives, Software Engineers, Maintenance Engineer etc, the statement explained.
The vacancies on NCS are spanning across diverse sectors indicating a boost in employment opportunities in the country across the sectors. As many as 51% of the active job vacancies have been reported in Finance & Insurance and 13% in the Transport and Storage sector.
Other sectors like Operations & Support, IT & Communication, Manufacturing etc. which altogether contributed approximately 12% of the vacancies, have also registered a surge during June-August, 2023.
The growth in employment opportunities may increase with the expected demand during the ensuing festival season taking the active vacancies in NCS portal to its new high.
Out of the total active vacancies, 38% of the vacancies were posted for the selection of candidates at all India basis whereas 18% vacancies for the requirement at multiple States. Remaining vacancies are for State specific requirements.
NCS has also achieved another milestone of registering more than 1.5 million employers in the NCS portal. A majority (68%) of the employers are from the service activities, which is followed by the manufacturing sector (26%).
NCS strives to provide a variety of career related like job search and matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses etc. to the job seekers and serving the employers in finding the right candidates with the required skill sets, the statement added.
