Udaan, a special
initiative for Jammu & Kashmir, today announced its largest recruitment
drive under the scheme that will take place in Jammu from 15th – 16th December,
2014. The drive will see over 25 large corporates heading to Jammu to recruit
over 2000 graduates and post-graduates across a wide range of sectors, which
include auto, retail, banking & finance, hospitality, education, IT/ITES
and security.
Some of India’s largest
corporations are participating in this massive recruitment drive. Corporates like Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy
Services, Genpact, IL&FS, Reliance HR Services, Accenture, Ratnakar Bank
and others will be in Jammu to recruit fresh talent during this drive.
Under Udaan, participating
corporates hire recruits, provide off-site training and upon successful
completion of the training make job offers. Since inception nearly 10,888 youth
of Jammu and Kashmir have been selected for Udaan.
The recent recruitment
drive in Srinagar saw huge response from the youth in the state. Nearly 5,500
candidates turned out for the two day recruitment drive on 18th and 19th
November, with 18 corporates making offers to nearly 2000 candidates. Overall,
it was a successful, satisfying and win-win situation for both corporates and
the youth of J&K.
Commenting on this
historic moment, Dilip Chenoy, MD and CEO, NSDC, said, “We were elated to see
the kind of response that we received from the youth of Srinagar during our
last recruitment drive. We are grateful to every single Udaan partner who is
extending their support to the youth of Jammu. Opportunities such as these will
help the youth of J&K in securing gainful employment across India.”
The recruitment drive
will take place at Jehlum Resorts, Ext Rail Head, Gandhinagar Jammu, Opposite
Bahu Plaza.
About Project Udaan
Under a Special Industry
Initiative, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Ministry of
Home Affairs has 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 J&K, graduates,
postgraduates and 3 years engineering diploma holders, who are seeking global
and local opportunities. Udaan aims to provide skills to 40,000 youth over a
period of 5 years in high growth sectors.
Udaan has two objectives:
• To provide exposure to
the graduates and post graduates of Jammu and Kashmir to the best of corporate
India
• To provide corporate
India with exposure to the rich talent pool available in the state
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