The Economic Times13 March 2025
IT's fresher hiring set to double in FY26 with more than 150,000 additions
IT firms and GCCs are expanding in AI, cloud, and GenAI.
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The industry has changed. Has your syllabus?
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Careers36012 November 2025
India Skills Report 2026: CS, IT engineers most employable
Computer Science engineers stand at 80% employability and IT engineers at 78%, driven by “AI, data analytics, and automation-related roles.”
Read the full article ↗World Economic ForumJanuary 2025
Future of Jobs Report 2025: 78 million new job opportunities by 2030, but urgent upskilling needed
AI and big data top the list of fastest-growing skills, followed by networks and cybersecurity, and technological literacy.
Read the full article ↗SecurityInfoWatch15 December 2025
Cybersecurity skills gaps now outpace headcount shortages, ISC2 Workforce Study finds
95% of respondents reported at least one skills gap. AI skills were the most pressing need (41%), followed by cloud security (36%).
Read the full article ↗Dataquest5 April 2025
How DevSecOps is evolving in India and why it's one of the most in-demand roles in cybersecurity
DevSecOps means “embedding security into operations to predict, prevent, and respond to threats in real time.”
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