Aspiring Minds

Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd.
Private
Industry Professional services
Founded 2007 (2007)
Founder
  • Himanshu Aggarwal
  • Varun Aggarwal
Headquarters Gurgaon, India
Number of locations
 PAN India (Operational Presence)
Area served
 India, Middle East, China, Philippines
Key people
 Himanshu Aggarwal
(CEO & Co-Founder)
Varun Aggarwal
(COO, CTO & Co-Founder)
Products AMCAT
Services Employment agencies, recruitment
Website www.aspiringminds.com

Aspiring Minds Assessment Private Limited is an Indian "employability evaluation and certification company", headquartered in Gurgaon with an office in Bangalore and a pan-Indian operational presence.[1]

Description and history

The company was founded by Himanshu Aggarwal and Varun Aggarwal in 2007 to enable equal opportunity for entry level talent, and to help companies hire the right candidate in a well scaled and consistent manner.[2] In 2011, Aspiring Minds raised funds led by Omidyar Network, to increase its services and offerings and to expand to new locations.[3][4] Aspiring Minds has been covered by various news portals including The Economic Times,[5] The Hindu,[6] Business Standard,[7] Hindustan Times,[8] The Financial Express[9] and One India.[10]

Products

Aspiring Minds developed the employability test – Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test or AMCAT.[11] Graduates and students can take this test to present a picture of their skills and abilities to the companies. Companies can hire the candidates directly from the database or from Aspiring Minds’ Assessment service.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Aspiring Minds
  2. ↑ Himanshu's and Varun's Aspiring Minds
  3. ↑ Omidyar Network Leads Series a Funding in Aspiring Minds
  4. ↑ Aspiring Minds Raises Series a Funding to Foster Labor Inclusion in India
  5. ↑ Himanshu's and Varun's Aspiring Minds
  6. ↑ Test Benchmarks Students for Employability
  7. ↑ Aspiring Minds on Business Standard
  8. ↑ 47% Indian Graduates are Unemployable
  9. ↑ Aspiring Minds, edX tie up
  10. ↑ Around 47% Indian Graduates are Unemployable
  11. ↑ Aspiring Minds' AMCAT is India's Largest Employability Test
  12. ↑ Aspiring Minds - Reinventing Corporate Recruitments

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