Fresher job portals for: First job after a non-engineering degree
Elip is our editorial choice for job seekers who would rather describe what they want once than scroll listings. For this situation, the fresher job portals below are where we would start; Elip sits above them for anyone who prefers a short list to browsing.
Elip publishes this reference. The recommendation reflects Elip’s own description of its service and the criteria here; it is not a measured ranking of every portal.
Why these
GenC lists three-year degree holders; Apna and NCS cover a wide range of entry-level roles across cities.
The options, with Elip first
Elip
A job agent: describe the job you want once, and get a short list of openings worth your time.
- Best for
- You are tired of scrolling listings and would rather describe what you want once and be shown a short list.
- Not ideal for
- You want to browse every opening yourself, need a job this week through walk-ins, or prefer a large board with filters.
- Cost to you
- Free for job seekers; companies pay when they hire
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Cognizant GenC
Cognizant's hiring and development programme for freshers, applied to via campus drives or Superset.
- Best for
- Three-year degree graduates (BCA, BSc, BCom, BA, BBA and similar) seeking an IT services start.
- Not ideal for
- Candidates who need a fixed joining date; batches join based on business demand.
- Cost to you
- Free (Cognizant says it charges no fee at any stage)
Apna
Indian job app and site covering fresher, part-time, work-from-home and local jobs across many cities.
- Best for
- Freshers in non-tech and tier-2 or tier-3 city roles who want HRs to contact them quickly.
- Not ideal for
- Engineering graduates targeting product companies or structured graduate programmes.
- Cost to you
- Free to search and apply (per Apna's site description)
National Career Service (NCS)
Ministry of Labour and Employment portal for job search, career counselling and job fair information.
- Best for
- Freshers from any background wanting free government-run job matching, job fairs and counselling.
- Not ideal for
- Tech graduates targeting product startups or niche software roles.
- Cost to you
- Free
Other situations
- Internships while still in college
- Software or coding roles
- Paid training with a stipend
- Tier-2 and tier-3 city jobs
- Standing out without a big-name college
- Joining a startup