Nasscom to launch test for BPO jobs in Nov
The Nasscom Assessment of Competence (NAC) - a capability assessment programme for potential employees in the BPO industry, is all set for a nationwide rollout from November this year.
Nasscom expects over 1 lakh young job aspirants to appear for NAC in the first year of its national rollout, Kiran Karnik, president of Nasscom, said.
About eight states - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar and Sikkim are expected to launch NAC by end-November.
The NAC is aimed at addressing the talent shortage faced by the industry, he said. "The aim is to create a continuous pipeline of talent by 'transforming' the workforce into an 'employable' workforce".
Gold Hallmarking!
The pilot project for NAC was completed in June this year and about 6,000 candidates took the test in the select states, Karnik said.
According to NASSCOM, only 25 per cent of technical graduates and 10-15 per cent of college students are suitable for employment in the IT and BPO industry.
It is estimated that by 2010, India could have a manpower shortfall of 5,00,000 people by 2010. Of this, the BPO gap would be around 3.5 lakh.
NAC will be an online test for assessing aptitude of a candidate on seven different skill sets including listening and keyboard skills, verbal ability, spoken English, comprehension and writing ability, office software usage, numerical and analytical skills, and concentration and accuracy.
Hey people this is going to be a tough deal for sure...but with an Organization like this, there is no excuse!
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That is awesome. It was about time something like this came across.
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