Amid tech layoffs, Ronnie Screwvala's upGrad reports uptick in upskilling

upGrad works with over 400 global companies to upskill their talent

Ronnie Screwvala-led edtech unicorn upGrad is witnessing an uptick in the number of working professionals upskilling themselves amid massive layoffs in the tech sector. 

In the past two years, working professionals' intent towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has increased by 54 per cent at upGrad, thereby also highlighting the job market trends. upGrad said that placements grew over 190 per cent since last financial year. 

“Jobs that are being (cut) are mainly the roles where the skill levels are much lower. Some of them include manual testing, quality analysts, and project management,” said Mayank Kumar, managing director and co-founder