Vedanta Group is strengthening its focus on young professionals as India’s resource and industrial sectors adopt new technologies and move towards more advanced and sustainable operations. With an average employee age of 31 and 65% of its workforce below 35, Vedanta Aluminium Metal has one of the youngest workforces among India’s industrial employers. The company said young professionals are increasingly contributing to areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, automation, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and sustainability.
The demand for new-age skills is growing across metals, mining, oil and gas, power and critical minerals. Vedanta is therefore focusing on professionals with expertise in digital technologies, data science and analytics, structural engineering, mechatronics, sustainability, environmental sciences, geology and geosciences.
During the latest campus recruitment season, Vedanta engaged with more than 15,000 students through leadership interactions, competitions, career sessions and other campus programmes. These initiatives provided students with an opportunity to understand the company’s businesses while helping Vedanta identify candidates suited to an increasingly technology-driven workplace.n building a strong pipeline of young talent.
Neha Sharma, Chief Human Resources Officer, Vedanta Group, said young professionals are bringing new skills and perspectives to industries that have traditionally relied on technical and operational expertise. She added that the combination of domain knowledge, digital capabilities, data-based decision-making and innovation will be important as the resource and energy sectors evolve.
This year, Vedanta onboarded more than 1,500 young professionals through full-time and internship opportunities from over 150 institutions across India, including IITs, IIMs and NITs. The campus intake recorded 50% gender diversity, while 15% of fresh hires came from regions including the North-East, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Vedanta is also strengthening its employee proposition for young professionals through compensation programmes aligned with industry standards. The company has enhanced compensation for participants in the Vedanta Leadership Development Program and academic rank holders, while ESOPs and joining bonuses are offered to eligible entry-level talent.
The group’s youth development efforts extend beyond recruitment. Through its skilling initiatives, Vedanta has empowered nearly 20 lakh people over the past six years through vocational and technical training, women-led entrepreneurship, agriculture and farmer development, sports-based programmes and youth empowerment initiatives.
The company also runs internal talent development programmes designed to help young employees progress into leadership and specialist roles. External programmes provide vocational and digital skills to young people in communities around its operations. Vedanta said these initiatives are aimed at creating a workforce equipped with industry knowledge, technology skills and practical experience as India moves towards its next phase of industrial and economic growth.
