Lok Sabha Question No. 4959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Performance of NCS Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2026 PERFORMANCE OF NCS PORTAL

## 4959.     SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA:

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

- (a) the details of job seekers shortlisted through the National Career Service (NCS) Portal since its inception in the country, gender and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  Online  and  Offline  job  fairs  organised  through  the said Portal in the country;
- (c) the  details  of  overall  placement  rate  achieved  and  the  total number of candidates placed through the said job fairs since its inception in the country, gender and State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  total  number  of  vacancies  mobilized  through  the NCS portal during the said period in the country, gender, State/UT and functional area-wise;
- (e) the  details  of  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to promote the adoption of the NCS Portal at the State level; and
- (f) whether  all  the  employment  exchanges/State  Career  Services have  been  digitized  and  integrated  with  the  NCS  Portal  in  the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

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

Notifying final hiring figures is not a mandatory requirement on NCS Portal.  However,  as  on  28.02.2026,  more  than  2.25  crore  jobseekers have been shortlisted through NCS Portal since inception. Gender and at

State/UT-wise details of shortlisted jobseekers may be seen Annexure-I.

Since  inception  more  than  65,000  job  fairs  (Online/Offline)  have been  organized  through  NCS  Portal  across  the  country  and  more  than 8.94 crore vacancies have been mobilized on NCS portal.  State/UT-wise and sector-wise details of vacancy mobilized on NCS Portal may be seen at https://www.ncs.gov.in/\_layouts/15/ncsp/ViewStaticReport.aspx.

Further, as on date, 23 States/UTs have been integrated with the NCS portal and 8 States/UTs are directly using NCS Portal.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4959 DUE FOR REPLY ON 23-03-2026 BY SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA REGARDING " PERFORMANCE OF NCS PORTAL"

| State Name                  | Details of shortlisted jobseekers through NCS Portal   | Details of shortlisted jobseekers through NCS Portal   | Details of shortlisted jobseekers through NCS Portal   | Details of shortlisted jobseekers through NCS Portal   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                             | Female                                                 | Male                                                   | Others*                                                | Total                                                  |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 657                                                    | 1,873                                                  | -                                                      | 2,530                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 1,40,524                                               | 2,33,850                                               | 34                                                     | 3,74,408                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2,502                                                  | 4,206                                                  | -                                                      | 6,708                                                  |
| Assam                       | 50,460                                                 | 2,01,656                                               | 288                                                    | 2,52,404                                               |
| Bihar                       | 5,29,247                                               | 35,03,948                                              | 439                                                    | 40,33,634                                              |
| Chandigarh                  | 7,259                                                  | 9,608                                                  | -                                                      | 16,867                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                | 19,454                                                 | 92,118                                                 | 33                                                     | 1,11,605                                               |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 615                                                    | 1,306                                                  | -                                                      | 1,921                                                  |
| Daman and Diu               | 170                                                    | 381                                                    | -                                                      | 551                                                    |
| Delhi                       | 97,284                                                 | 2,15,721                                               | 15                                                     | 3,13,020                                               |
| Goa                         | 4,420                                                  | 3,842                                                  | 3                                                      | 8,265                                                  |
| Gujarat                     | 57,857                                                 | 1,45,695                                               | 39                                                     | 2,03,591                                               |
| Haryana                     | 54,117                                                 | 1,55,172                                               | 86                                                     | 2,09,375                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 10,486                                                 | 26,764                                                 | 32                                                     | 37,282                                                 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 10,610                                                 | 41,447                                                 | 2                                                      | 52,059                                                 |
| Jharkhand                   | 1,03,148                                               | 4,75,060                                               | 263                                                    | 5,78,471                                               |
| Karnataka                   | 74,056                                                 | 1,15,712                                               | 78                                                     | 1,89,846                                               |
| Kerala                      | 86,761                                                 | 94,861                                                 | 36                                                     | 1,81,658                                               |
| Ladakh                      | 1,056                                                  | 539                                                    | -                                                      | 1,595                                                  |
| Lakshadweep                 | 441                                                    | 388                                                    | -                                                      | 829                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 65,347                                                 | 2,51,863                                               | 22                                                     | 3,17,232                                               |
| Maharashtra                 | 1,75,882                                               | 4,05,239                                               | 64                                                     | 5,81,185                                               |
| Manipur                     | 3,365                                                  | 12,628                                                 | 14                                                     | 16,007                                                 |
| Meghalaya                   | 4,162                                                  | 10,012                                                 | -                                                      | 14,174                                                 |
| Mizoram                     | 683                                                    | 674                                                    | -                                                      | 1,357                                                  |
| Nagaland                    | 1,732                                                  | 3,317                                                  | -                                                      | 5,049                                                  |
| Odisha                      | 1,11,584                                               | 3,52,814                                               | 112                                                    | 4,64,510                                               |
| Puducherry                  | 5,328                                                  | 5,501                                                  | -                                                      | 10,829                                                 |
| Punjab                      | 55,116                                                 | 76,288                                                 | 24                                                     | 1,31,428                                               |
| Rajasthan                   | 40,487                                                 | 2,45,641                                               | 54                                                     | 2,86,182                                               |
| Sikkim                      | 7,602                                                  | 10,943                                                 | -                                                      | 18,545                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 2,03,444                                               | 2,10,918                                               | 459                                                    | 4,14,821                                               |
| Telangana                   | 63,220                                                 | 1,43,038                                               | 24                                                     | 2,06,282                                               |
| Tripura                     | 91,867                                                 | 2,30,713                                               | 5                                                      | 3,22,585                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2,10,716                                               | 11,14,313                                              | 297                                                    | 13,25,326                                              |
| Uttarakhand                 | 19,791                                                 | 57,315                                                 | 9                                                      | 77,115                                                 |
| West Bengal                 | 23,84,504                                              | 93,75,306                                              | 1,156                                                  | 1,17,60,966                                            |
| State Not Specified         | 93                                                     | 291                                                    | -                                                      | 384                                                    |
| Grand Total                 | 46,96,047                                              | 1,78,30,961                                            | 3,588                                                  | 2,25,30,596                                            |