AI-based test to play key role in recruitments, help rural students
- Recruiters will no longer be restricted by the geographical boundaries or reputation of the institutions to identify the best students for their companies. The students who want to get placed in IT companies need to clear artificial-intelligence based auto-proctoring tests in the future.
- The test, which will gain prominence in future recruitment drives, was conducted for the first time by Cognizant along with Anna University in January.
- “So far, auto-proctoring test was only used by IT product companies for jobs with higher packages. Now, Cognizant has successfully used it for mass recruitment. We expect all the IT service companies to follow suit,” said T Kalaiselvan, additional director, Centre for University-Industry Collaboration (CUIC), Anna University.
- “The entire process went without any glitch. Only 22 of 10,017 students who took the test were disqualified for violations, which shows that the students have adapted to the new test,” Kalaiselvan added.
- Companies like TCS are already conducting national level tests for recruitment. “The competition will be a national level. But, students from rural areas and those with limitations in language skills will also get an opportunity with this test. But they still have to clear the interview to get job offers,” a principal said.
- “The web-based test will help complete the recruitment process within a month compared to the three or four months it takes in a conventional way. It also gives us an opportunity to look for talent across institutions,” an official from the Cognizant said.
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