From e-commerce, education, entertainment, health and fitness, business, social media and much more, the revolution of mobile application has taken over the world by the storm and led to a big shifted of focus from the laptops and PCs to mobile applications. latest example being the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) latest mobile application E-CBSE for providing e-learning material for students and teachers.
“The usage of mobile has become so high that every entertainment, lifestyle, education, telecom, and many industries are developing mobile and game apps. Due to this, the accessibility becomes easier and the demand of such products and technology increase. As a result, career opportunities are gearing up in the field of app development, design, testing, monetisation, programming, software analytics and so on. This has seen an increasing rush for skilled developers as well as innumerable IT institutes offering special courses for Android, Windows and iOS application development,” Subhash Agarwal, managing director, Cheers Devices says.
According to the IAMAI report direct employment in the app industry is estimated to range between 1,51,230 and 1,59,010 by 2016 that account for 75,000 jobs in India at present. The study estimated mobile app industry in the country to be around `1,964 crore in 2016.
Rajat Kathuria, director and chief executive, ICRIER, says: “The increase in start-ups coupled with an enhanced ecosystem could create employment opportunities. At present, the app economy has created about 75,000 direct jobs, and has the potential to reach 600,000 over a period of time due to indirect and induced impacts of app development.”
According to the report, the country is experiencing 100 million downloads per month even though smartphone penetration is estimated at less than 20 per cent currently. Despite this, India is among the top five regions for Google Play, the official Android app store.
“In 2016, we’ll see many new age career options such as specialised application developers, sustainability expert, advertising professionals, e-commerce personnels, language translators etc. These new opportunities not only promise a brighter future, but also a steady growth along with attractive remunerations,” Gaurav Gupta, director, Clickjobs.com, tells you.