The India Today Group is India's most respected and diversified media conglomerate that has created an enviable legacy of trust, leadership and admiration since the group's inception over four decades ago. The launch of the India Today magazine in 1975 set the beginning of the group's journey into a multi brand, multi-platform and multi vertical media group, with brands that command undisputed leadership across categories.
The group, through its years of consistent focus on journalistic and editorial excellence, has become the epitome for the Gold Standard of Journalism and has today become a barometer for trust, integrity and excellence in journalism across TV, Print and Digital.
The group publishes the nation's No.1 magazine - India Today, the nation's No.2 Magazine and No.1 Hindi Magazine - India Today Hindi, the No. 1 Business magazine - Business Today, besides Indian editions of leading international titles like Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Reader's Digest, all of which command leadership status. The group has four leading 24-hour news channels including Aaj Tak, the nation's undisputed No.1 Hindi News channel for 17 years in a row and India Today TV, the nation's leading English News Channel. The newspaper- Mail Today, a media institute - India Today Media Institute, that caters to industry-ready, skilled talent in broadcast journalism and the prestigious Thomson Press are also part of the diversified media group.
Indicative process.INDIA TODAY GROUP does not publish its hiring process. The stages below describe the pattern normally followed for this kind of role and employer – they are a general guide, not this company’s stated process, and they are not based on a published source. Rounds vary by role, experience level and year.
INDIA TODAY GROUP operates in Media - magazines, television news, radio and digital. Its hiring is not published, but recruitment for roles of this kind normally follows these stages:
Online assessment – Aptitude and logical reasoning plus a coding section (data structures, algorithms and one or two programming problems).
Technical interview – Programming fundamentals, core computer-science subjects and a walkthrough of your projects.
Second technical or design round – Deeper problem solving; system or low-level design for experienced candidates.
Managerial round – Role fit, ownership and how you approach problems.
HR round – Behavioural questions, compensation, location and notice period.
The number of rounds varies with seniority: entry-level hiring is usually shorter, while senior roles add further interviews. Confirm the actual process with the recruiter for the role you are applying to.
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹20 L – ₹38 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Manager
Experience: 5 - 9 years yrs
₹ 15.5 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹11 L – ₹20 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Senior Executive
Experience: 2 - 5 years yrs
₹ 8.5 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹6 L – ₹11 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Executive - Creative / Media
Experience: 0 - 2 years yrs
₹ 4.5 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹3 L – ₹6 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)