The report reveals that women’s participation in campus hiring exams stands at 34% and suggests that the highest proportion of women being recruited by organisations in India is among freshers. In 2023, 40% of the fresh talent hired from college campuses were women, a 5% jump from the previous year, when the figure stood at 35%. An in-depth analysis of the report reveals that most of the women’s participation in campus hiring exams in the fiscal year 2023 was for sectors such as IT, BFSI, and R&D.
The report also highlights female participation in campus hiring exams across five different zones (Central, East, North, South, and West) for the academic year 2022-23. It reveals that South India exhibited the highest share of female participation at 39%, while East India recorded the lowest participation at 24% for campus hiring. Following South India, West India stands at 34%, Central India at 28%, and North India at 27%, signalling efforts to enhance gender diversity.