Building the right team is fundamental for any organization, whether new or established. With increasing competition across industries and a growing talent pool, identifying the ideal candidate has become more challenging. Possessing the right skills alone is no longer sufficient, as thriving in today’s corporate landscape requires a combination of technical expertise, soft skills, agility, and the right attitude. Simplifying this process for recruiters, Gradious' Leap offers an AI-powered skill assessment platform that is scalable and customizable, catering to engineering colleges and IT companies.

Driven by its vision to transform engineering graduates into deployable professionals from day one, the company supports IT organizations in hiring the right talent, contributing to their overall growth. At the same time, it provides freshers with valuable opportunities, laying the foundation for a successful and fulfilling career.

Integrating Innovation in Skill Assessment
Differentiating itself in this domain, Gradious prioritizes innovation in skill assessment. The platform incorporates proprietary AI-driven evaluations for real-time skill analysis. Additionally, it offers adaptive learning paths that tailor training based on assessment performance. Students also gain hands-on experience through live industry projects, enhancing their practical knowledge. Its automated proctoring and plagiarism detection features uphold integrity, encouraging learners to maintain originality.

Further enriching its offerings, the platform includes coding challenges supporting multiple languages, including C, C++, Python, Java,PHP, and JavaScript. The built-in online IDE for web technologies, along with data

- driven reports for improved learning outcomes and seamless talent mapping, provides a well-rounded experience.

"We are on a mission to equip freshers with hands on experience through curated assignments on our LMS platform, validate their skills through rigorous assessments, and connect them with top recruiters”, shares Marakkannu M, Co-founder, Gradious Technologies.

With live support during assessments and dedicated technical assistance, companies and colleges can maximize the platform’s benefits. Gradious offers comprehensive skill assessments, coding bootcamps, and campus recruitment training to enhance learning and hiring outcomes.

Additionally, the Assessment-as-a-Service feature helps companies efficiently assess candidates. The Gradious Leap platform plays a key role in Gradious’ Center of Excellence (CoE) training program. The students, as part of their CoE undergo regular assessments after every module completion through the Leap platform, ensuring continuous skill evaluation and improvement.

Furthermore, the platform offers flexible test recovery options to handle unforeseen situations. If a student accidentally presses the Escape key, Alt+Tab, or encounters an issue that results in the test being auto submitted, the assessor has the ability to safely unlock the test and allow the student to resume from where they left off. Additionally, the platform provides options to restart the test with new questions, extend the test duration, or make other necessary adjustments based on the scenario. These advanced features ensure a seamless assessment experience, accommodating genuine cases while maintaining assessment integrity.

Additionally, its platform enables the issuance of digital certificates to learners upon successful completion of their training, providing them with verifiable proof of their achievements.

Expanding Strategically
A startup with a mission, Gradious has established its reliability and effectiveness through strategic measures. The firm stands out because of the close industry tie ups. In collaboration with colleges, the company is also proactively building Centers of Excellence for selective high-performing students from the third year of their engineering. Students are also placed in an environment with a record of high placement success rate, which helps motivate them to work harder, and gain confidence to achieve their dream jobs.

This approach has allowed Gradious to grow expertly, and it plans to continue on this growth trajectory. Currently operating in Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, the company aims to expand its presence across India. Over the next year, the firm plans to partner with 100+ colleges and establish a network of 500+ hiring partners. Additionally, the company is focused on strengthening its B2C training funnel and enhancing DSA training. Through these combined efforts, Gradious is set to redefine skill assessment, shaping highly deployable freshers who can contribute to organizational success from day one.