Lok Sabha Question No. 2409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: National Career Service (NCS) Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2409 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE (NCS) PORTAL

2409.   SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has updated the National Career Service (NCS) portal  to  make  it  more  user  friendly  and  accessible  to  job  aspiring candidates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the list of all such updations;
- (c) the  number  of  job  aspiring  candidates  received  career  counselling  and guidance through NCS portal along with the status with regard to SC/ST candidates, year and skill-wise;
- (d) the details of the number of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between private and public partners for bringing improvements in service offering of NCS;
- (e) the  details  of  progress  of  employers  onboard  at  NCS  portal  since  its launch, year-wise;
- (f) whether the NCS portal make use of the advance technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Meta data to effectively match the demand and supply of jobs; and
- (g) whether the Government is contemplating to launch NCS 2.0 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a)  to  (g):  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Portal  is  a  one-stop  solution  for providing career related services including information on jobs from private and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search &  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  information  on  skill development courses, employability enhancement programmes etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].

Improvements in the portal is a continuous and dynamic process. Changes/updations  are  planned  as  per  the  need  of  the  hour  using  latest available  technology  as  and  when  required.  The  updations  of  NCS  portal includes features like AI-based resume building, sharing of vacancies/resume,  feedback  mechanism,  robust  verification  mechanism, multilingual support etc. NCS Portal provides online/offline career counselling and vocational guidance services to its registered users including SC/ST candidates. More than 1182 Career Counsellors have been on boarded on NCS portal. Till date more  than  41  lakh  online/  offline  career  guidance  sessions  have  been conducted. Signing MoUs with the private and public employers/ portals/Platforms is part of  the  Ministry's  strategy  to  strengthen  public -private  partnerships  for enhancing employment opportunities. Till date more than 25 Memorandums of  Understanding  (MoUs)  with  Companies  like  TCS  iON,  Quikr,  FoundIt (Monster), APNA, Swiggy, Rapido, Amazon, Cygnus Ujala Group of Hospitals etc., have been signed to enhance service offerings on the NCS portal, such as integrating job listings, providing skill development programs, and offering additional career counselling. As on 10 th  July, 2025, more than 48 lakh employers have been registered on NCS portal. The year-wise details are available at https://www.ncs.gov.in/\_layouts/15/ncsp/ViewStaticReport.aspx

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