Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, this portal is open for both freshers and experienced candidates. So, if you are a fresher candidate and willing to register, you may do so.

Please refer to the Applicant Manual to understand and follow the step-by-step process for registering in the Karmo Bhumi platform.

Yes. Registration is free for applicants as well as prospective employers. Kindly Register here.

The Kormo Bhumi portal is developed by the Society for Natural Language Technology Research (SNLTR) under the aegis of the Department of Information Technology & Electronics, Government of West Bengal.

Kormo Bhumi does not guarantee a job; it intends to connect the desired skill-set with the available skilled resource. Hence, it is an electronic platform for capturing the skills of IT/ITeS professionals, provide opportunities for self-assessment and upskilling and facilitate in connecting them with potential employers.

One can add multiple skill-sets and subskills under specific skill-sets in the Kormo Bhumi. Please refer to the Applicant Manual to get the step-by-step process of updating your profile.

Kormo Bhumi currently has two key modules, namely, the Applicant module, Employer module, and one sub module namely, Job module. The Applicant module is created for the applicants willing to register their skill-sets and seeking employment opportunities in the IT/ITeS domain. The Employer module is prepared for representatives of IT/ITeS organizations, who are looking to recruit suitable candidates for different positions in their companies. In the job module, an applicant can search for relevant job(s) according to their preferred positions and locations (cities).

The LinkedIn or GitHub profile(s) are optional requirements to strengthen your profile. They are not mandatory.

No, the minimum age requirement for registering in the Karmo Bhumi portal is 18 years.

There is no fixed password for logging in to the Kormo Bhumi portal. One can log-in to the Kormo Bhumi portal by generating an One-Time-Password (OTP) in their registered mobile number. Please refer to the Applicant Manual to get the step-by-step process for registering in the Karmo Bhumi platform and other such details.

The applicant's current/last employment designation ( e.g., Software Development Engineer, Technical Analyst, Manager, etc.) is to be provided under the text-box for "Job Title."

There is no such maximum character limit in the Brief profile segment. Still, it is advisable to keep it short and to-the-point in order to help prospective employers evaluate the applicant?s candidature.

This field denotes the highest level of academic degree/ certification achieved by an applicant.

It denotes the applicant's expected yearly salary / Cost ? To ? Company (CTC).

There is no such age limit to register for the Kormo Bhumi portal. Anybody above the age of 18 years may register as an applicant in the Karmo Bhumi portal.

Please ensure that you complete and update your online profile with the correct details ( skills, qualifications, contact details, etc.). As and when an employer is looking for a candidate to fill up a vacancy in their organization and deems an applicant?s candidature suitable for the said vacant position, they would reach out to the applicant.

Please e-mail us the requisite skills / sub-skills / certifications proposed to be added to the Kormo Bhumi portal at karmobhumi@nltr.org. If deemed suitable, the same shall be added to the corresponding drop-down menu.

Self-assessment is an exercise conducted to gauge the competency/expertise/ skill of a candidate on a particular domain through an examination/test. In the Karmo Bhumi portal, an applicant with a profile completion of greater than or equal to 75%, would be eligible for a self-assessment test in the registered skill domain, at free of cost.

Please Use our Job module available at the top panel of the website. This option lets you filter the job adverts by location (city) and position. After selecting your preferences, click on the "Search" button.

The search results would be displayed according to the preferences provided by the applicant. One can apply by clicking on the desired opportunity listed in the search result and subsequently following the next steps.

In the IT/ITeS industry, the employees may not be required to come to the office in order to carry out their stipulated job responsibilities, as the work may be carried out remotely.

If a candidate has the required infrastructure ( internet connectivity, computer system, etc.) necessary for carrying out work from a remote location, and is willing to work remotely, s/he may denote such willingness by clicking on the checkbox provided to notify such willingness.

There are 30 main skills and more than 800 sub-skills listed in the Kormo Bhumi portal. Please refer to the drop-down menu provided under "My skills" heading to know more.
The said list is being continuously updated with new skills and sub-skills by the Kormo Bhumi team.

• "Matched" denotes the number of job postings by employers enrolled/registered in Kormo Bhumi on a particular skill-set / domain ( e.g., Blockchain, Cybersecurity, etc.). The said domains are essentially the ones entered by the particular applicant as their main-skill set
• "Applied" denotes the number of job postings that a particular applicant has applied to
• "Downloaded" denotes the number of times the applicant profile has been downloaded by the registered employer(s)

We are in the process of updating the portal on a regular basis with new features and offerings in terms of counseling, skill- assessment, skill upgradation, certifications, etc. Please keep checking the portal frequently for new updates, and please participate.