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ETS through its India-based subsidiary Wheebox vunveiled the latest edition of the Global Employability Test (GET), signaling a renewed commitment to quantifying job readiness in an era where credentials alone no longer guarantee career success.

ETS, through its India-based subsidiary Wheebox, has announced the latest edition of its Global Employability Test (GET 2025), aimed at assessing workforce readiness through a multidimensional framework. The test is developed as part of ETS's broader strategy to extend its assessment capabilities beyond academia and into the employability and workforce domain.

ETS, through its Indian subsidiary Wheebox, has unveiled the latest version of its Global Employability Test (GET 2025), designed to assess workforce preparedness within a multidimensional framework. The exam is created as part of ETS's wider strategy to expand its evaluation abilities beyond education and into the employment and workforce sectors.

Wheebox - ETS Company has recently launched India Skills Report 2025 - a critical study that evaluates the employability of India's youth through the Global Employability Test (GET), conducted across more than 7,000 institutions in partnership with AICTE, CII, Taggd, and various state governments.

India is set to witness a sharp rise in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) professionals, with projections indicating a surge to 1 million by 2026, according to the latest India Skills Report 2025.

India is poised to see a massive surge in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) professionals, with projections estimating the need for one million skilled individuals by 2026, according to the report India's AI Revolution.

As the country aspires to become a $23-35 trillion economy by 2047, higher education is undergoing a fundamental transformation to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving job market shaped by AI.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment is not only enhancing the efficiency of human resources (HR) departments but also driving overall organizational productivity. By automating key aspects of the hiring process, AI is revolutionizing how companies identify and onboard top talent.

The New Code of Education Summit 2025 was hosted by ETS at IIT Delhi. It honoured the Top 25 impact studies by universities and higher education institutions which are pioneering AI-driven transformation.

Recruitment is undergoing a seismic shift. From Silicon Valley to Bengaluru, businesses are reimagining how they attract, evaluate, and retain talent in an age shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and remote work. As technology reshapes every facet of the hiring process, the talent landscape is evolving toward greater flexibility, speed, and inclusivity.

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes industries worldwide, India's higher education sector is stepping up to redefine digital learning, skill development, and academic innovation.

India stands on the cusp of an unprecedented economic transformation. With a median age of just 32 and a swelling pipeline of graduates, the country is uniquely positioned to fuel not only its own growth engine but also power a global economy starved for talent.

Nearly 55 per cent of Indian graduates are expected to be globally employable in 2025, up from 51.2 per cent in 2024, showing India's emerging role in addressing global workforce demand, the latest 'India Skills Report 2025' released on Tuesday said.

India's employability among graduates is expected to rise by 7 per cent, reaching 54.81 per cent in 2025, according to the "ETS Assessment Services India Skills Report 2025". This growth shows the country's emerging role in addressing global workforce demand, with its young, skilled talent pool positioned to meet the needs of various industries worldwide.

Labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday said India needs to redefine job to include self-employed people and link skill enhancement with industry need to reap the benefits of demographic dividend. India's youth is its strength and we need to tweak the definition of job to include even the self-employed as per our requirement, Mandaviya said at the CII Global Summit on Skill Development 2024.

The hunt for extraordinary talent has always been the backbone of any thriving organisation. Just a decade ago, companies relied on job boards and career fairs to fill its roles, their HR team spent hours sifting through stacks of resumes, only to find that most candidates didn't meet their needs. It was a frustrating and inefficient process hallmark of the traditional, reactive recruitment era.

Bridging India's skills gap in manufacturing and engineering is crucial for equipping the workforce with the necessary expertise in emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and automation.

The hunt for extraordinary talent has always been the backbone of any thriving organisation. Just a decade ago, companies relied on job boards and career fairs to fill its roles, their HR team spent hours sifting through stacks of resumes, only to find that most candidates didn't meet their needs. It was a frustrating and inefficient process hallmark of the traditional, reactive recruitment era.

At ETS Assessment Services, we don't just chase the latest tech trends, we focus on building fair, transparent, and inclusive AI-driven assessments that work for people says the company's CEO.

The world of work is in constant flux, driven by technological advancements, globalisation, and evolving business models. This dynamic environment presents both challenges and exciting opportunities. Individuals and organisations must proactively identify and cultivate crucial future skills to thrive. Aptitude and psychometric tests offer valuable tools for this, providing insights into individual potential and facilitating strategic talent management

With its working-age population peaking, the state has leveraged its demographic advantage to draw investments and channel funding towards cutting-edge infrastructure and high-value employment.

Remote assessment tests, and examinations have seen rising importance across the world. Post Covid, the trend has seen rapid surge. As organisations recruit staffers remotely to reduce cost, right selection of candidate becomes critical.

Centre is working on several initiatives including skilling to ensure that youth of the country can avail both domestic and international opportunities thrown open by India's fast growing economy, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.

In 2011, two ambitious minds, Nirmal Singh and Pawan Kumar, decided to shake up the talent assessment scene. Backed by angel investment, the duo started ETS Assessment Services, a company that later went on to rewrite the future of talent evaluation.

ETS Assessment Services, the world's largest non-profit educational testing and assessment organization, launched the relocation of its state of art India headquarters and 2nd Capability Centre in India.

ETS Assessment Services, a leading firm in remote proctored assessments and consulting services, on Dec 19 released the 'India Skills Report 2024', spotlighting the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the nation's workforce under the theme, "Impact of AI on the Future of Work, Skilling & Mobility."

ETS Assessment Services, a leading provider of talent assessment and remote proctoring services, presented 'India Skills Report' with the theme "Global Skills Mobility-India's Decade" at Association of Indian Universities (AIU) 98th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and National Seminar of Vice Chancellors.

Educational Testing Service (ETS) has acquired ETS Assessment Services, a subsidiary of PeopleStrong, in a move to expand its presence in India and globally. ETS Assessment Services will continue to operate independently as a subsidiary of ETS.

Overall young employability in India increased from the previous year to 50.03%. The resources in the top 10 cities with the highest employability were found to be between the ages of 22 and 25, with 59.7% of them being highly employable.

ETS Assessment Services National Employability Test (WNET) taken by 3.75 lakh candidates or freshers revealed women have higher employable percentage than men

PeopleStrong, a global HRTech organisation, announced today the acquisition of its subsidiary ETS Assessment Services, which specializes in assessment and remote proctoring tools, by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a global non-profit educational research and measurement organisation.

Technology development is shifting and significantly altering how test takers are evaluated. Move over educational institutions because even the corporate sector is aggressively looking for solutions that empowers them with data on talent management.

First and foremost, there is a strong correlation between test scores and job performance. If a candidate scores highly in a psychometric test, the chances are that s/he is going to perform well in the job. As an employer, this predictive quality makes Psychometric Assessments very attractive.

The report also points out that 89% of graduates were actively seeking internship opportunities. The survey indicates that candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi had the highest employability

The India Skills Report 2025 underscores a transformative shift in employability across key sectors, notably manufacturing, healthcare, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Assessment companies are clubbing their remote proctoring solutions with robust AI-based live proctoring by invigilators that provide an easy way to assess from the safety of home any time.

"Finally gender gap in employability is improving with Indian digital revolution. One great structural change that we found is that women participation is higher than the previous five years. Women consist of 36% of the workforce, while men comprise 64% of all workers," said Nirmal Singh, Founder & CEO, ETS Assessment Services.

Among the cities, Pune, Lucknow and Trivandrum have the most employable talent while the most preferred cities for work by graduates are Bangalore, Kochi and Chennai. "Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and West Bengal are employing the youth talent," according to the ISR.