Karnataka job fair: Out of 44,000 candidates, only 9,000 were given offer letters at Yuva Samriddhi Sammelana
A total of 86,451 candidates registered for the Karnataka job fair out of which 53,915 were men and 32,494 were women.
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According to the corporation, over 23,000 candidates who registered were undergraduates, 11,809 had finished their postgraduate degrees, 10,080 had completed their PUC/Intermediate levels and a whopping 19,721 candidates were B Tech/BE students. (Express Photo)
According to the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation, out of the 44,527 candidates who attended the Bruhat Udyoga Mela-Yuva Samriddhi Sammelana, 2024 at Bengaluru’s Palace Ground, only 9,654 candidates were given offer letters at the end of the two-day job fair.
Meanwhile, 16,865 candidates have been shortlisted for the next round of interview, 2,547 candidates were rejected and over 15,000 candidates are awaiting confirmation of their jobs from the employers.
A total of 86,451 candidates registered for the job fair out of which 53,915 were men and 32,494 were women. Of the 86,000 registrations, a major chunk of candidates hailed from Bengaluru Urban (18,644), followed by Dharwad (5802), Ballary (5229), Kalaburgi (3396) and Tumkur (3385). The least number of registrations came from districts like Yadgiri (866), Udupi (1129) and Chamarajanagara (1214).
According to the corporation, over 23,000 candidates who registered were undergraduates, 11,809 had finished their postgraduate degrees, 10,080 had completed their PUC/Intermediate levels and a whopping 19,721 candidates were B Tech/BE students.
Out of the 598 companies who participated 26 companies were from aerospace and aviation sectors, 80 from IT-ITES section, 91 from Banking Financial Services and Insurance Sector, 59 from the manufacturing sector and 74 from the automotive sector.
Sharanprakash Patil, minister of skill development, entrepreneurship and livelihood said, “The preparations are underway to conduct job fairs in Kalaburagi, Belagavi and Mysuru. We will also set up skill education centres for job aspirants at Koppal in Kalyana Karnataka region and Mysuru. Our department is taking steps to provide jobs to over 25,000 youths who have completed job-oriented courses.”
Inspired by the Kerala government’s initiative to promote employment, the minister stated that Karnataka would start a company on the lines of Overseas Development and Employment Promotion Consultants Ltd. (ODEPC) a Government of Kerala undertaking.
“State government will start an overseas employment promotion company like the Kerala model to facilitate multi-national companies to find required human resources. This firm would provide information to those who have completed engineering, diploma, ITI and other job-oriented courses and 49 companies have already shown interest. The IBM has come forward to provide training to over 5,000 job aspirants. The proposed overseas company would act as a communication channel and provide information on the available human resources in the state and this would also make job searching a hassle-free exercise,” Dr Patil said.
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