Last updated: 11 November 2026 · Version v1.0-2026-11-11
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of skillshort.com and every tool, page and service offered on it, including My Job Dashboard, the Current Vacancies job feed, the Resume Builder, the Personality (DISC) Test, the AI Mock Interview, the Job Portal Profile Kit, the Skillshort Autofill browser extension, the Refer a Friend programme and any related communication (together, the “Services”). The Services are provided by Skillshort Edulife Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, West Bengal, India (“Skillshort”, “we”, “us”, “our”). “You” or “Candidate” means any person who visits the website, creates a profile, signs in or uses the Services.
By ticking the box “I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy”, signing in, creating a profile or otherwise using the Services, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Services.
1. Who we are – a training institute, not a recruitment agency
1.1 Skillshort Edulife Pvt. Ltd. is a skill-training and education institute that teaches practical accounting, Tally, GST, SAP FICO and related subjects, and offers career guidance and placement support to its students.
1.2 Skillshort is not a recruitment agency, placement agency, staffing company, employment exchange or employer of the candidates who use the Services. We do not act as your agent, and we do not charge employers or candidates any placement fee for the free tools on this website.
1.3 Any placement support, interview preparation, CV sharing or job information we provide is an optional value-added service intended to help you in your own job search. The final decision to shortlist, interview, hire, pay or reject any candidate is taken solely by the employer.
2. No job guarantee
2.1 Skillshort does not guarantee any job, interview, shortlist, offer, salary, joining date, promotion or any other employment outcome, whether you use our free tools, take a course, complete a mock interview or refer friends.
2.2 Statements such as “placement support”, “hiring partners”, “matched jobs” or “recommended jobs” describe assistance we try to provide; they are not promises of employment. Results depend on your skills, preparation, performance, documents, market conditions and the independent decisions of employers.
2.3 Nothing on the website, in a counselling call, on WhatsApp or in any message from our staff creates a contract of employment or a guarantee of employment.
3. Job listings are third-party / public information
3.1 Vacancies shown on Current Vacancies, My Job Dashboard and in our messages are collected from public sources such as company career pages, government notifications, newspapers and public job portals, or are shared with us by third parties. They are provided for information only.
3.2 Skillshort does not verify every employer, recruiter or listing, and does not endorse any employer. Details such as salary, location, eligibility, last date and the employer’s identity may change or be inaccurate. Always confirm details on the employer’s official website or official notification before applying.
3.3 Links to third-party websites and job portals are provided for convenience. Those websites are governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and Skillshort is not responsible for their content, availability, practices or decisions.
4. Never pay any fee to any employer or recruiter
4.1 A genuine employer does not ask candidates for money. You must never pay any registration fee, security deposit, training fee, document charge, laptop/kit charge, interview fee or any other payment to any employer, recruiter or person in connection with a job you found through the Services.
4.2 If anyone asks you for money, an OTP, bank or card details, or original documents for a job, stop immediately and report it to us at info@skillshort.com or +91 98313 38563. You may also report fraud on the National Cyber Crime portal (cybercrime.gov.in) or helpline 1930.
4.3 Skillshort is not responsible for any payment you make to any third party, or for any loss resulting from fraud, impersonation or misrepresentation by any third party.
5. Eligibility, sign-in and your profile
5.1 You must be at least 18 years old to use the job-search tools on your own. If you are under 18, you may use the Services only with the consent and supervision of a parent or lawful guardian, who accepts these Terms on your behalf.
5.2 To use My Job Dashboard you must give your name, a valid 10-digit Indian mobile number, an email address and your city. You confirm that the mobile number and email belong to you. Your dashboard data (applications, portal checklist, preferences) is stored in your own browser and, as described in clause 7, a summary is sent to Skillshort.
5.3 There is no password for the dashboard on this website. Anyone using your device and browser may see your dashboard. Use a personal device and clear your browser data on shared devices. You are responsible for activity on your device.
6. You are responsible for the accuracy of your data
6.1 You are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness and truthfulness of the information you enter, including your resume, education, marks, experience, skills, certificates, references and contact details.
6.2 You must not submit false, misleading, copied or exaggerated information or documents. Employers may verify your details and reject or terminate you for false information; Skillshort is not liable for any such consequence.
6.3 Resume suggestions, AI-generated text, profile text and interview feedback produced by our tools are suggestions only. You must review and edit them before using them, and you remain responsible for the final content.
7. Consent to store your data and share your profile
7.1 By ticking the consent box and using the Services, you give your free, specific and informed consent for Skillshort to collect, store and process your name, mobile number, email, city, resume/CV, education, skills, job preferences, application tracker summary, test and interview results and related information.
7.2 You consent to Skillshort sharing your profile and CV with its hiring partners, employers and recruiters for vacancies that may match your profile, and to those parties contacting you about opportunities. Skillshort shares only what is reasonably needed for this purpose.
7.3 Your data is used to provide the Services, give career counselling and placement support, recommend jobs and courses, improve our tools, maintain records and comply with law. We do not sell your personal data.
7.4 You may withdraw consent at any time by writing to info@skillshort.com. Withdrawal does not affect processing done before it, and some Services (such as My Job Dashboard sync and profile sharing) cannot be provided without consent. Data already shared with an employer before withdrawal is held by that employer under its own policies.
8. Calls, WhatsApp, SMS and email
8.1 You agree that Skillshort, its counsellors and its hiring partners may contact you by phone call, WhatsApp, SMS and email about jobs, interviews, career guidance, courses, events and your use of the Services, even if your number is registered on the National Customer Preference Register (DND), because you have requested this contact.
8.2 Opt-out: you can stop promotional messages at any time by replying “STOP” on WhatsApp/SMS, telling the caller, using the unsubscribe link in an email, or writing to info@skillshort.com. Service and safety messages (for example, about a fraud warning or your data request) may still be sent.
9. Refer a Friend – third-party data, rewards and conditions
9.1 My Job Dashboard lets you refer friends who may need a job, a course, or who may be an employer / hiring. You may refer only people you personally know, and only with their prior permission. By submitting a referral you confirm that the friend has agreed to share their name and mobile number with Skillshort and to receive a call or message from Skillshort about jobs, courses or hiring.
9.2 The “Pick from contacts” option (on supported phones) shares only the contacts you select. Skillshort never reads or uploads your full contact list. You can review and remove any entry before submitting.
9.3 Skillshort uses a friend’s details only to contact them once about the purpose you selected and to record the referral. A referred friend can opt out, or ask for their details to be corrected or deleted, at any time by writing to info@skillshort.com or telling the caller; we will then stop contacting them.
9.4 Referral reward: when you have made 5 valid referrals, you become eligible for (a) free access to the Skillshort AI Mock Interview and (b) 10 additional days of free Job Board access, counted from the date the reward is unlocked. A valid referral is a real friend with a unique 10-digit Indian mobile number who has given permission to be contacted; your own number, repeated numbers and entries already referred by you do not count.
9.5 Rewards are free, non-transferable, have no cash value and cannot be exchanged for money, fee discounts or any other benefit. Skillshort may verify referrals (for example, by calling the friend) and may refuse, suspend or withdraw a reward, and block further referrals, where entries are fake, duplicated, made without permission, self-referred, automated or otherwise abusive. Skillshort may change or end the referral programme or its rewards at any time; rewards already validly unlocked before a change will be honoured for their stated period.
9.6 You are responsible for any complaint arising from a referral you made without the friend’s permission, and clause 15 (Indemnity) applies.
10. Autofill, browser extension and job-portal tools – at your own risk
10.1 The Job Portal Profile Kit, ready-made profile text, the Skillshort Autofill extension and any apply-assistant feature are optional tools provided “as is” to save you typing. You use them at your own risk.
10.2 Each job portal (for example Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed, Apna, WorkIndia, foundit or Shine) has its own terms of use. You are responsible for following each portal’s terms, limits and rules, for checking every field before you submit, and for your account on that portal. Skillshort is not affiliated with these portals and is not responsible if a portal restricts, suspends or deletes your account, or if an application is filled or submitted incorrectly.
10.3 You sign in to every portal yourself. Never share your portal passwords or OTPs with anyone, including Skillshort staff.
11. Acceptable use
You agree not to: (a) give false identity, contact or referral details, or use another person’s details without permission; (b) upload unlawful, defamatory, obscene or infringing content, or malware; (c) scrape, copy, resell or commercially exploit our job feed, tools, question banks or content; (d) attempt to break, overload, probe or bypass security or access controls of the website; (e) use automated scripts or bots against the Services except the official Skillshort tools as designed; (f) harass, spam or defraud any employer, candidate or Skillshort staff; or (g) use the Services in breach of any law. We may suspend or block access for any breach.
12. Intellectual property
All content on the website – including text, course material, notes, question banks, tools, software, designs, logos, the Skillshort name and trademarks – is owned by or licensed to Skillshort Edulife Pvt. Ltd. and protected by Indian and international law. You receive a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Services for your own career and learning. You keep ownership of your resume and personal content, and grant Skillshort a licence to store, format, process and share it as described in these Terms.
13. Disclaimer
The Services, job listings, scores, reports, recommendations and AI-generated feedback are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty of accuracy, completeness, suitability, availability or uninterrupted, error-free operation. Test results, DISC profiles and mock interview scores are indicative practice tools and are not professional, psychological or legal assessments.
14. Limitation of liability
14.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Skillshort, its directors, employees, trainers and partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive loss, or for loss of job, income, opportunity, data, reputation or time, arising from or related to: your use of or inability to use the Services; any job listing, employer, recruiter, portal or other third party; any hiring decision; any fraud or demand for money by a third party; data stored in your browser being lost or cleared; or any act or omission of a third party.
14.2 Because the tools on this website are provided free of charge, Skillshort’s total aggregate liability for any claim relating to them, if any, shall be limited to the minimum extent permitted by applicable law.
14.3 Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable Indian law.
15. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Skillshort Edulife Pvt. Ltd., its directors, employees and partners from any claim, demand, loss, penalty or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms, false or inaccurate information you provide, a referral made without permission, your use of any third-party portal, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
16. Privacy and data protection – IT Act 2000 and DPDP Act 2023
16.1 We process personal data in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it (including the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011), and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and rules notified under it, to the extent applicable.
16.2 Our Privacy Policy forms part of these Terms and explains what data we collect, why, how long we keep it and your rights as a Data Principal. We use reasonable security safeguards, but no online system is completely secure.
17. Data retention, correction and deletion
17.1 We retain candidate and referral data for as long as needed to provide the Services and placement support and generally not longer than 2 years after our last contact with you, unless a longer period is required by law. After that, data is deleted or anonymised.
17.2 You (or a referred friend) may request access to a summary of your data, correction, completion, updating or erasure, or withdraw consent, by emailing info@skillshort.com from your registered email or by giving your registered mobile number. We may verify your identity before acting. Data stored only in your browser can be removed by you at any time by clearing your browser’s site data.
18. Grievance redressal
For any complaint about the Services or your personal data, contact the Grievance Officer, Skillshort Edulife Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, West Bengal – Email: info@skillshort.com, Phone / WhatsApp: +91 98313 38563. We will acknowledge your complaint and try to resolve it within the time required by applicable law. If your data-protection grievance is not resolved, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
19. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date and version number. Where changes are material, we may ask you to accept the new Terms again before you continue using My Job Dashboard. Continued use after the update means you accept the updated Terms.
20. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to applicable law, the courts at Kolkata, West Bengal shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Services.
21. General
21.1 Severability: if any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, it shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force.
21.2 No waiver: our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.
21.3 Entire agreement: these Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any course-specific terms you accept on enrolment, form the entire agreement between you and Skillshort about the Services.
21.4 Force majeure: we are not responsible for delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including outages of hosting, internet, third-party portals or messaging services.
21.5 Language: if these Terms are translated, the English version prevails.
Questions about these Terms? Write to info@skillshort.com or call +91 98313 38563.