Scores obtained by candidates in Indian government and state-owned enterprises’ recruitment examinations are to be shared with the private sector, the country’s prime minister Narendra Modi has announced. 

Speaking at the Bloomberg India Economic Forum on Monday, Modi said: “The government and public sector undertakings conduct a number of recruitment examinations. So far, the scores in these examinations have been retained by the government. Hereafter, we will make available the results and the candidate information openly to all employers, wherever consent is given by the candidate.”  

Modi said making the examination scores available would provide employers in the private sector with a valuable, ready made, objectively sourced and pre-screened database of candidates. 

"It will reduce search costs in the labour market for both employers and employees. It will enable better matching of candidates from labour surplus areas with jobs in other regions," he added.