Administrator
06 August 2026
The Ministry of Labour & Employment claims to be implementing the National Employment Service to facilitate job seekers and employers,
To do so, it claims to provide employment assistance services such as registration of job seekers, collection of vacancies from enterprises, vocational & counselling guidance, etc.
The National Employment Service has been transformed into the National Career Service (NCS). The 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].
More than 6.64 crore jobseekers have registered on the NCS portal since inception, of which 2.89 crore are active jobseekers as on 15.07.2026. Also, more than 10.05 crore vacancies have been mobilized on the portal since inception, of which 17.68 lakh are active vacancies as on 15.07.2026. The State/UT-wise details of jobseekers and employers registered, and the number of vacancies mobilized on the NCS portal across the country may be seen at https://www.ncs.gov.in/_layouts/15/ncsp/ViewStaticReport.aspx
Improvement in the portal is a continuous and dynamic process. Changes/updates are planned as per the need of the hour using the latest available technology as and when required. The NCS Portal has been upgraded to a cloud-based, open-architecture platform, and its enhancement is a continuous and dynamic process. Improvements and updates are undertaken in line with evolving requirements, leveraging the latest available technologies. These upgrades include integration with various public and private job and skill portals, enhanced AI-powered features (including intelligent job matching, AI skill gap analysis, personalized job recommendations, AI interview coach, multilingual support through Bhasini, etc), cloud-based applications for jobseekers and employers, robust verification mechanisms, and the launch of a mobile application to improve accessibility and user experience.
The Government undertakes a systematic review and evaluation of all schemes and programmes before the commencement of each Finance Commission cycle to ensure their continued relevance, effectiveness, and alignment with evolving priorities.
Further, the Ministry has signed several MoUs with the private and public employers/ portals/ platforms to strengthen public-private partnerships for enhancing employment opportunities for all jobseekers. Till date, more than 40 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed, including MoUs with private partners such as APNA, Swiggy, Rapido, Zomato, Amazon, TCS iON, Quikr, FoundIt (Monster), etc., offering facilities such as job fairs listing, skill development programmes, career counselling, etc. available on the NCS Portal.
NCS portal is also integrated with various Government portals such as Udyam, eShram, Skill India Digital Hub, EPFO, ESIC, MHRD, DigiLocker, etc. and has linkages with Government recruitment bodies like the Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, Railway Recruitment Boards, etc.
The NCS project also, inter alia, envisaged setting up of Model Career Centres (MCCs) through transformation of Employment Exchanges in the country to deliver career-related services such as organizing online/ offline job fairs, mobilizing the employers, provide online/ offline career counselling at the local level, etc. in collaboration with State and other institutions to the jobseekers and employers through outreach activities. Till date, the Government has approved 407 Model Career Centres(MCCs), which also include 370 Employment Exchanges that have been upgraded as MCCs.
Further, as on date, 31 States/UTs have been integrated with the NCS portal, including 8 States/UTs which are directly using the NCS Portal.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 3rd August 2026.
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By Rini Choudhury/Anjelina Alexander
