Abstract: IT sector has brought about drastic changes in the Indian job market. It offers immense career opportunities to a large number of young people. Since employment in IT sector is often considered as much prestigious and highly remunerative, the socio-economic profile of professionals is worth considering. In this article, an attempt has been made to analyze the socio-economic background of IT professionals in Thiruvananthapuram district. For this analysis, the researcher collected relevant information from 300 IT professionals working in Thiruvananthapuram district with the help of a structured interview schedule. The study revealed many facts which are contrary to the popular believes. This study brought out the fact that majority of IT professionals belong to a very young age group of 20-30 and most of them are from rural areas. Even though, majority of them are highly qualified, they are found in all categories of work in the job hierarchy and they are working on contract basis. This study also pointed out that almost half of the professionals are getting only a meagre monthly salary.
Keywords: IT Professionals, socio-economic background, Public and private sector.
Title: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF IT PROFESSIONALS IN KERALA
Author: Sheeja S R, Dhanya M
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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