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India’s students score just 57 out of 100 on readiness for work. Their professors think they are fine

Research April 1, 2026

There is a number in NIIT’s 2026 India Skills Gap Report that should unsettle every vice-chancellor, HR director and policymaker in the country. Students rate their own readiness for the next career step at 57 out of 100. Academic leaders,…

TOP HEADLINES

MPS appoints Deepti Singh as CPO

Movement April 1, 2026

Steel plant to create 1 lakh jobs

Uncategorized April 1, 2026

Vedanta expands transgender workforce to 75 employees across businesses

News March 31, 2026

Birlasoft appoints Arun Rao as CHRO as Priti Kataria steps down

Movement March 31, 2026

Editorial

The certainty tax: Why uncertainty makes bad decisions inevitable

The conflict in West Asia has introduced real uncertainty into global markets. Oil supply routes…

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

India’s students score just 57 out of 100 on readiness for work. Their professors think they are fine

Research April 1, 2026

How DS Group is rewiring talent for a future it can’t fully predict

Exclusive Features March 31, 2026

Lily padding: When career loyalty means hopping, not staying

HR Pops March 31, 2026

HRForecast 2026: HR must own AI’s human consequences – Udbhav Ganjoo, Head of HR, global operations, Viatris

HR Forecast 2026 March 30, 2026

AI is being deployed across organisations at speed. But its success will…

POV: Is constant upskilling empowering employees—or quietly exhausting them?

Point Of View March 30, 2026

There was a time when learning had a rhythm. You studied, you…

HRForecast 2026: Skills will rise, but degrees will remain relevant – Vinod Nair, CHRO, Aadhar Housing Finance

HR Forecast 2026 March 30, 2026

The future of work is often framed in extremes. Skills versus degrees.…

The certainty tax: Why uncertainty makes bad decisions inevitable

Editorial March 30, 2026

The conflict in West Asia has introduced real uncertainty into global markets.…

MOVEMENT

MPS appoints Deepti Singh as CPO

Movement April 1, 2026

Birlasoft appoints Arun Rao as CHRO as Priti Kataria steps down

Movement March 31, 2026

Birlasoft has announced a key leadership transition with the appointment of Arun…

Pooja Minocha is CHRO & SVP-HR, Lumax Auto Technologies

Movement March 31, 2026

Naveen Narayanan to be CHRO, Biocon

Movement March 31, 2026

Suraj Rajappan will be MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Prime

Movement March 31, 2026

Ruma Kishore of Unilever to join Titan as CDIO

Movement March 31, 2026

HR CONNECT

AI and job loss: Why HR leaders must prepare for a smaller workforce

By Invitation February 26, 2026

For many months we have been hearing one reassuring line: AI will…

As AI transforms work, happiness quietly becomes a business metric

HR Connect February 6, 2026

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how work gets done, a quieter but…

From referrals to reinvention: Lessons from 13 years of hiring

HR Connect November 21, 2025

Thirteen years in, one lesson will continue to hold in 2026: outcomes…

Beyond the bonus: Why financial literacy matters more than pay rises

Employee Financial Wellness Hub October 24, 2025

A Rs 10,000 disappears with alarming speed in urban India: transport, meals,…

GLOBAL HR NEWS

Microsoft halts hiring in key units

Global HR News March 30, 2026

Microsoft has paused hiring in some of its biggest divisions, including its cloud business and North American sales teams, according to a report from…

Why is the US planning steep H-1B pay hike?

March 30, 2026

Why is Salesforce skipping pay hikes for senior staff this year?

March 27, 2026

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW

India’s students score just 57 out of 100 on readiness for work. Their professors think they are fine

Research April 1, 2026

There is a number in NIIT’s 2026 India Skills Gap Report that should unsettle every vice-chancellor, HR director and policymaker in the country. Students…

Vedanta expands transgender workforce to 75 employees across businesses

March 31, 2026

Samsung Biologics workers back strike as governance concerns intensify

March 31, 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

Intellias bags ‘Happiest Places to Work in India’ certification

March 30, 2026

ekincare appoints Rupal Kumar as head of corporate sales

March 10, 2026

When chai meets HR tech: A greytHR–Chai Point collaboration sparks conversations about workplace culture

November 28, 2025

Neeraj Taneja joins AuthBridge as president – India sales

October 29, 2025

Rest, rejuvenate, repeat: Farmley announces week-long Diwali break for employees

October 14, 2025

Ideabaaz appoints Mudit Kumar as Co-Founder & COO to drive startup ecosystem expansion

September 4, 2025

COVER STORY

“The agility of a startup with the legacy of a giant: Haleon’s formula for success,” Priyank Parakh, Director-HR, Haleon

Cover Story June 27, 2025

A seasoned HR leader with extensive experience across MNCs and Indian conglomerates, Priyank Parakh brings a wealth of expertise in consumer goods, durables, and healthcare. As Director-HR at Haleon, he’s passionate about creating workplaces where people…

The Great Displacement: How automation is reshaping India’s workforce

June 20, 2025

“We’re a sustainability organisation—we’ve been green since when green was just a colour in the crayon box,” Sanjeeb Lahiri, CHRO, GRP

June 12, 2025

“Managers of the future will need to be ‘super managers’—experts in both technology and people,” Richard Lobo, CPO, Tech Mahindra

May 23, 2025

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