Consider the following in respect of ‘National Career Service’:
1. National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
2. National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.

Both statements about the National Career Service (NCS) contain factual inaccuracies. Let us examine each statement carefully.

Statement 1: "National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India."

This statement is incorrect. The National Career Service (NCS) is an initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India — not the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The NCS Portal was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 20, 2015. The Ministry of Labour and Employment conceived and manages this platform as part of its mandate to promote employment and regulate labour markets in India. The DoPT, by contrast, deals with matters related to government employees, recruitment rules, and administrative reforms — it has no role in the NCS initiative.

Statement 2: "National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country."

This statement is incorrect on a key word. The NCS was indeed launched in a Mission Mode, but its target group is educated job seekers — particularly the youth of the country — not exclusively or specifically the "uneducated" youth. The platform aims to provide a wide range of employment-related services such as:

• Career counselling and guidance
• Job matching between job seekers and employers
• Internship opportunities
• Vocational guidance
• Information on skill development courses

The NCS Portal functions as a one-stop solution connecting job seekers, employers, skill providers, placement agencies, and career counsellors across India. Its focus is broadly on improving employment opportunities for the youth of the country — including educated, semi-educated, and skill-seeking individuals — rather than targeting only the uneducated.

Conclusion: Since Statement 1 incorrectly attributes the NCS to the Department of Personnel and Training (it actually belongs to the Ministry of Labour and Employment), and Statement 2 incorrectly characterizes the target group as "uneducated" youth, both statements are wrong. Therefore, the correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.