Shillong, Nov 13: The Information Technology and Communications Department, Government of Meghalaya, will organise the State’s first AI Job Fair on 17 November 2026 at the State Convention Centre, Shillong, in partnership with Shamrock AI, an enterprise AI organisation with offices in San Francisco, Hyderabad and Shillong.
The Job Fair will facilitate the onboarding process for 125 prospective candidates—115 freshers and 10 experienced professionals—for technical roles associated with Shamrock AI’s Shillong office. The positions will provide opportunities to work on projects involving multinational companies and emerging artificial intelligence technologies.
The event is being organised in collaboration with the Department of Education, Government of Meghalaya, and the Meghalaya State Skill Development Society (MSSDS).
The participating organisations include, Shamrock AI: A US-based multinational company specialising in Enterprise AI Assurance. It develops AI solutions to help large organisations automate complex business operations while ensuring that outcomes are accurate, reliable and auditable. Its projects include automating testing for large ERP transformations, including SAP S/4HANA migrations.
A US multinational IT consulting and digital engineering company that helps businesses modernise technology infrastructure, develop software, adopt artificial intelligence and manage complex IT systems.
Around 500 students from educational institutions across the State are expected to attend the Job Fair. Institutions expected to be represented include IIM, NIT, NLU, MIT, USTM, MLCU and NEHU, among others.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad K. Sangma, will grace the occasion, address the gathering and interact with participants and heads of educational institutions. The event will also be attended by Dr Sarat Addanki, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr Mick Gallagher, Co-founder of Shamrock AI, as well as Mr Biju S. Nair, Global Chief Financial Officer of Prolifics and Head of UK Operations.
The industry representatives will address the participants along with Senior State Government officials, Heads of Educational Institutions and Industry partners.
Interested and eligible candidates may register at the exhibition stalls at the venue or pre-register using the registration link / QR code.
The AI Job Fair builds on the State Government’s ongoing efforts to expand technology-driven employment opportunities. On 23 September 2026, the Chief Minister inaugurated Phase 2 of the Shillong Tech Park, reaffirming the State’s commitment to generating more employment through technology parks.
Phase 1 of the IT Park is fully occupied and operational, hosting nine organisations: 24/7 Customer, HDFC Bank, Sirobilt Software Services, Shamrock AI, Tech Digital India, iMerit Technology Services, Pursuit Software Development, Magic Workshop, and the Meghalaya GIS & UAV Centre.
Phase 2 of the IT Park is fully booked, with the following developments, An agreement has been signed with M/s StaffFlex LLP, a Shillong-based company providing Business Process Management (BPM) services to UK-based clients.
An agreement has been signed with Shamrock AI to establish an expanded office at Tech Park Phase 2. US-based multinational company M/s Alorica will occupy two full floors in the new facility.
The State has also initiated key programmes to promote emerging technologies. With support from the IndiaAI Mission, steps have been initiated to establish one Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI-CoE) and three Data & AI Labs.
The proposed MATH T-Hub Centre of Excellence, a satellite incubation centre, already operational with 5 startups onboarded as mentees, is intended to support start-ups through technology, mentorship and innovation.
The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) has been completed, with video feeds set to be analysed through AI systems to support enhanced city surveillance and traffic management.
