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SBI hires 505 probationary officers to boost delivery across India

SBI recruits 505 probationary officers as part of its 18,000-person hiring drive to enhance process and delivery nationwide, with a focus on skill development and service

Recruiters shift hiring with focus on skill than degrees: LinkedIn

The LinkedIn survey noted that this shift of skills-first was being led by global capability centers (GCCs) (85 per cent) and IT firms (71 per cent)

SBI hires 13,455 junior associates to boost branch services across country

State Bank of India on Wednesday said it has hired 13,455 junior associates to enhance customer experience at bank's branches across the country. The recruitment aimed to fill vacancies across 35 states and Union Territories, making it one of the significant hiring efforts in the industry, SBI said in a statement. The selection process commenced with preliminary examinations held in February and March 2025 and the main examinations conducted in April 2025, it said. Following a rigorous and transparent evaluation, 13,455 candidates have been selected for appointment, it said. Speaking on the announcement, SBI Chairman C S Setty said the bank's total recruitment across categories is about 18,000 people, out of which around 13,500 will be clerical recruitment, 3,000 will be probationary officers and local-based officers. "As we onboard this new talent pool, we further aim to strengthen our human resource capabilities by implementing structured skill development programmes aligned wit

Shalarth 'scam': Over 500 teachers recruited fraudulently, says SIT

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged 'Shalarth ID' scam in Maharashtra has found that more than 500 teachers were recruited without following laid down procedures, a senior official said on Sunday. Shalarth is a centralised portal of the Maharashtra government to manage payroll and service records of employees at government and government-aided schools, including teachers. Shalarth ID refers to the teacher identification number allotted to such staffers. "The SIT has found that of the 622 teachers appointed, only 75 had been hired following proper procedures. The remaining 547 were appointed using fake IDs after paying Rs 20-30 lakh each. This means the scam may be worth more than Rs 100 crore," the police official said. SIT in charge and assistant commissioner of police Sunita Meshram said the probe, apart from deputy directors in the education department, is now focusing on education officers and teachers. More arrests are likely in this case, Meshram added.

HR introspects cautiously as AI automates work of talent management

HR professionals will have fewer people to manage and that work too will involve automation. As a result, they will have to change their skillsets and job profiles

Geopolitical tensions to slow FY25 semiconductor design GCCs hiring: Report

India's semiconductor design Global Capability Centers (GCCs) witnessed a 15 per cent decline in job openings in 2024-25, mainly due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and global supply chain disruptions, according to a report. The report by talent solutions provider Careernet revealed open positions peaked in May 2024 with 3,760 jobs before gradually tapering off to 3,040 by January 2025 and closing the year at 3,181 in March 2025. This reflects a measured slowdown of nearly 15 per cent year-on-year decline in active roles across India's top 50 semiconductor design GCCs. Despite this moderation, the overall demand for niche skills in VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration), embedded systems, and RF/analogue design remained resilient, with mid-sized GCCs demonstrating greater hiring agility, it added. Semiconductor design is a niche area with inherently less headcount compared to other tech functions, so fluctuations in hiring sentiment - especially from two or three major industry

Telecom sector sees strong fresher hiring intent for 1st half of 2025: Rpt

The Indian telecom sector is seeing stable workforce demand, with 45 per cent of companies surveyed indicating fresher hiring intent for the first half of 2025, according to a latest report. The TeamLease EdTech Career Outlook Report (January-June 2025), which surveyed 649 companies across India, revealed that telecom remains a significant employment generator as the sector transitions to 5G networks, cloud-native architecture, and enhanced cyber resilience. The telecom roles are blending with IT and data functions, creating hybrid job profiles that didn't exist a few years ago, the report noted. While the sector witnessed a marginal decline from the 48 per cent freshers hiring intent reported in the previous half-year (July-December 2024), the momentum remains robust, driven by demand for specialised roles. "As the world marks World Telecom Day, the Indian telecom sector continues its stable trajectory in workforce demand, with 45 per cent freshers hiring intent projected for the

Fintech giant Paytm set to go slow on hiring replacements for exiting staff

Paytm's non-sales employee cost dropped 35.6 per cent in Q4FY25 as the company opted not to backfill roles, leaning on AI to enhance productivity and trim expenses

Indian employers willing to pay more to candidates with micro credentials

With fast changing roles and rising demands, Indian employers are looking at graduates to be job-ready from day one

Hiring artificial intelligence talent is work in slow progress in India

Companies are willing to pay lavishly, but India has a small pool of experienced engineers

Rerating for LTIMindtree hinges on revenue rampup and margin uptick

Reported deal-booking stood at $1.6 billion versus $1.68 billion in Q3FY25. The headcount fell by 2,493, bringing the total to 84,307 employees

Databricks to hire hundreds, invest $250 mn in India to boost AI push

The San Francisco-based firm, one of the world's most valuable privately held tech companies, will increase its India headcount by more than 50 per cent to about 750 by the end of the fiscal year

IT major Wipro to remain cautious on fresher hiring in this fiscal

Voluntary attrition rose to 15 per cent from 14.2 per cent a year earlier

IT major Infosys to hire 20,000 fresh engineering graduates in FY26

It remains to be seen how this hiring will pan out, which will largely depend on project ramp-ups and more deal inflows. Any further deterioration may force the companies to proceed with caution

India tops AI hiring charts, but is it enough to compete with US and China?

India recorded the world's highest Y-o-Y growth in AI hiring and became the second-largest contributor to AI-related GitHub projects in 2024, but still lags behind in private investments

TCS appoints Aarthi Subramanian as executive director-president & COO

The appointment is for a term of five years, commencing from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2030

AI solutions company Tredence plans to hire 1,700 people in 2025

Tredence, which is backed by Advent International and Chicago Pacific Founders, has raised $205 million since its inception in 2013

Law to finance: Companies in a fix as applicants game job market with AI

More than 80 per cent of companies use AI somewhere in hiring, and one in four use it for the entire recruitment process

Infosys lays off another 40-45 trainees out of 1,200 it hired in Oct-Nov

India's second-largest IT services company assessed these engineers on March 18, after indefinitely postponing the assessment last month

India is Nielsen's biggest engineering base, says CEO Karthik Rao

The company has recruited about 2,500 people in the last 12 months in India