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Resume and CV format for freshers in India

A fresher's resume in India is one page: a two-line career objective, education with CGPA near the top, then internships, projects, skills, certifications and a declaration. Without work experience, your projects and internships do the work. The builder has fresher templates ready.

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Fresher resume format at a glance

Length
One page.
Order
Contact, career objective, education, internships, projects, skills, certifications and achievements, extra-curriculars, personal details, declaration.
Education
Degree with CGPA and scale, college and year; Class XII and X with board and percentage.
Experience
Internships, apprenticeships, NSS/NCC, freelance work and part-time jobs all count. Give dates and a result.
Projects
Two or three, each with the tools used and one outcome (users, accuracy, time saved).
Photo and DOB
Optional; add them if the college placement cell or the employer's form asks.
Declaration
Common for freshers in India, and expected by many campus recruiters and government employers.
Where you apply
Campus placement portals, Naukri, LinkedIn, Internshala, Foundit, and company career pages.

Resume sample for India

A made-up person, in the layout described on this page. Build yours with any CVEmber template and download it as a PDF.

Fresher resume sample (B.Tech, campus placement)

Ananya Iyer

B.Tech Computer Science graduate · Java, SQL, React

Pune, Maharashtra · +91 98xxx xxxxx · ananya.iyer@example.com

Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil · Available to join: immediately

Career objective

  • Computer Science graduate looking for a software developer role where I can build and test web applications, starting with the Java and React work from my final-year project.

Education

  • B.Tech, Computer Science, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune · 2022–2026 · CGPA 8.4/10
  • Class XII (CBSE), Delhi Public School, Pune · 2022 · 91.2%
  • Class X (CBSE), Delhi Public School, Pune · 2020 · 94.6%

Internship

  • Software Intern, Northwind Technologies, Pune · Jan–Jun 2026 · Built three REST APIs in Spring Boot for an internal leave tool; cut page load from 4 s to 1.5 s by adding pagination.

Projects

  • Campus placement tracker (React, Node.js, MySQL): used by 600 students in the 2025 placement season.
  • Final-year project: crop disease detection from leaf photos (Python, TensorFlow), 89% accuracy on the test set.

Skills

  • Java, Python, SQL, JavaScript, React, Spring Boot, Git, Linux

Certifications and achievements

  • NPTEL: Programming in Java (Elite) · 2025
  • Smart India Hackathon 2025, finalist

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge. Place: Pune · Date: 28/09/2026 · Ananya Iyer

CV format for freshers: is it different?

No. In India a fresher's CV and a fresher's resume are the same one-page document, and recruiters use the words interchangeably. Use the format on this page whichever word the job advert uses; only academic and research jobs expect a longer CV with publications.

Writing the career objective

Two lines, specific to the job: the degree you have, the role you want and one thing you bring. “Commerce graduate looking for an accounts executive role, with Tally and GST filing practice from a six-month articleship” beats “To work in a challenging environment”. More examples: career objective for a resume.

No work experience? Use these instead

  • Internships, even short or unpaid ones, with what you delivered.
  • Final-year and mini projects, with the tools and a result.
  • Hackathons, competitions and certifications (NPTEL, Oracle, Google, AWS, NISM, Tally).
  • College roles: placement coordinator, club lead, fest organiser, NSS or NCC.
  • Part-time or family-business work: counter sales, tuition, accounts help.

What to lead with, by degree

  • B.Tech / BE / BCA / MCA: projects and skills first, then internships; link GitHub.
  • B.Com / BBA / MBA: internships, Excel and Tally, any articleship or live project.
  • BA / B.Sc: the subject skills the job needs, research or field projects, languages.
  • Diploma and ITI: trade, apprenticeship, machines and tools you have used.

IT freshers: skills and projects before education

For IT roles the first question is “can this person write code we can use?”. A grouped skills block (languages, frameworks, databases, tools: only what you can answer interview questions on) and two or three projects answer it in seconds; keep education with CGPA below them.

  • Project line: name, stack, what it does and one result, for example “Expense tracker (React, Node.js): deployed on Render; 40 classmates used it for a semester.” Link the repository. A project someone used beats three tutorial clones.
  • B.Tech / BE (CSE, IT, ECE): DSA and core subjects count; add competitive-programming ratings if good.
  • BCA / MCA / B.Sc IT: projects and internships carry more weight; deployed apps help.
  • Non-CS graduates moving into IT: a short course plus projects; say so plainly in the objective.
  • Avoid: skill-level bars, a dead GitHub link or empty repositories, and a list of everything you touched once.

For campus placement drives

Use the format your placement cell gives if there is one. Otherwise keep it to one page, put CGPA and backlogs (if the company asks) exactly as your marksheet shows, and bring printed copies to the drive. Mass recruiters read these resumes through hiring software, so a single-column layout is safest.

Fresher mistakes to avoid

  • A generic objective copied from the internet.
  • Listing every subject you studied. Name the ones the job uses.
  • Hobbies that fill space (“listening to music”). Keep one or two that show something.
  • Spelling mistakes in your own email address or college name.

Sources

Checked on 28 September 2026. Employers and portals change what they ask for, so always follow the job advert first.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is the best resume format for freshers in India?

One page, reverse-chronological, with a career objective, education (CGPA, Class XII and X), internships, projects, skills, certifications and a declaration.

How do I write a resume with no experience?

Lead with education and projects, then internships, certifications, competitions and college roles. Give each a result: users, marks, rank or time saved.

Should a fresher put Class X and XII marks?

Yes. Many campus recruiters set minimum Class X and XII percentages in their eligibility rules. Give the board, year and percentage.

Is a career objective needed for freshers?

It helps when it's specific: the role you want and what you bring, in two lines. Skip it if it would be generic.

Can a fresher's resume be two pages?

Keep it to one. If you have more, cut school activities and repeated skills before going to a second page.

Should I add a photo to my fresher resume?

Only if the placement cell or the employer asks for one.

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