Ask a hundred families across India what career they want for their children, and a striking number will still say the same thing: a sarkari naukri — a government job. Decades of economic liberalisation and a booming private sector haven’t dented that appeal much. If anything, the numbers in 2026 show the competition is as…
India’s employment landscape is going through one of its most interesting phases in years. On paper, the numbers look strong — hiring is up, new sectors are booming, and employability among graduates is rising. But underneath that headline growth, the market is also being reshaped by AI, changing city preferences, and a widening gap between…
Talk to enough recruiters and salary trackers in 2026 and a familiar pattern emerges: the biggest paychecks in India are increasingly concentrated at the intersection of technology, finance, and deep specialisation. But traditional high-earners — doctors, corporate lawyers, senior executives — haven’t gone anywhere either. Here’s what the data actually shows. AI and machine learning…
Remote work in India has gone from a pandemic-era stopgap to a genuine, permanent slice of the job market — though how big that slice actually is depends a lot on which corner of it you’re looking at. The overall numbers are healthy, if modest. Around 23% of India’s active white-collar job listings currently offer…
