Career News & Insights

Women, early-career talent fuel 29% rise in job applications in 2025

Job applications in India surged 29% year-on-year in 2025, with over 9 crore applications recorded. This growth was fueled by increased participation from women and early-career professionals, alongside expanding service-led hiring and the mainstream adoption of digital recruitment tools. Women's applications saw a significant 36% rise, particularly in finance, administrative, customer experience, and healthcare support roles.

Hiring gains breadth as applications rise across India's cities and sectors

Job applications on Apna.co surged 29% year-on-year in 2025, driven by increased participation from women and early-career professionals. Service-led hiring expanded across all city tiers, with employers posting 1.4 million jobs. Women's applications jumped 36%, and median salaries rose 22%, indicating improved labor force participation and a shift towards formal employment.

Bharti Airtel appoints Shashwat Sharma as new CEO in top-level management changes

Bharti Airtel's management changes are effective from 1 January 2026 for a period of five years, subject to shareholder approval.

India streamlines visa processes for foreign professionals, engineers needed by domestic firms

The move is expected to help companies that import machinery from countries such as China

Insurance year-ender 2025: GST relief lifts demand, but cost pressures set the agenda for 2026

India’s insurance sector saw steady premium growth in 2025, driven by GST removal, digital onboarding, and regulatory reforms, but faces margin pressure from medical inflation and competition.

End of ‘right to work’? Critics warn VB-G RAM G dilutes employment guarantee framework

Opposition leaders and rights activists caution that the proposed VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces MGNREGA, could weaken India’s rural safety net by shifting funding responsibility to states and moving away from a legally enforceable, demand-driven employment guarantee, despite higher promised workdays.

SBI YONO 2.0 Launch: State Bank of India Reportedly Targets 20 Crore Users, Plans to Hire 6,500 Staff

SBI YONO 2.0 was launched in India on Monday by the State Bank of India (SBI). The new platform integrates the financial institution's mobile banking app and its internet banking portal into a single backend architecture, allowing it to share resources while offering seamless switching between the two. Additionally, it also has enhanced security features and simpler KYC and e-KYC processes. This comes nearly eight years after the launch of YONO, SBI's first banking platform.

Unemployment rate falls to 4.7% in November, lowest since April: Government survey

The PLFS stated that the overall Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 55.8% in November, the highest level recorded since April.

November unemployment rate drops to new low of 4.7%; MoSPI says job market strengthening

India Inc sees surge in professional CEOs earning million-dollar salaries

Amid growing global business uncertainty, Indian companies are increasingly appointing professional CEOs to lead growth, offering million-dollar salaries to navigate complex challenges. In BSE 200 firms, the number of professional CEOs earning over $1 million (₹8 crore) rose nearly 71% to 145 in FY25, while promoter-led CEOs remained largely stable at 65.

Delhi HC upholds CAT orders allowing B.Ed. (Special Education) candidates for TGT/PGT posts

The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with a series of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) orders that recognised candidates holding B.Ed. (Special Education) as eligible for appointment to Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) and Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) posts, noting that the recruitment advertisements never excluded them from consideration.

SPJIMR students bag highest offer of Rs 75 lakh per annum, average salary of Rs 33.75 lakh per annum

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's SPJIMR has announced impressive placement results for its Class of 2026. Students secured an average salary of Rs 33.75 lakh per annum. The institute reported 100% placements for its largest batch. Consulting emerged as the top recruiting domain. The highest salary offered was Rs 75 lakh per annum.