How to answer “expected CTC” on a job application

Expected CTC is the yearly cost to company you are asking for in the new job: your total annual package, not your monthly take-home pay.

Forms ask it as: What is your expected CTC?

How forms ask it

• A number box for a yearly amount, sometimes with a separate currency choice.
• A text box, where you can write a figure such as 12,00,000 or 12 LPA.
• Boxes that add commas as you type, Indian style (12,00,000).

How to answer it

• Write a yearly figure in rupees unless the form says otherwise. LPA means lakh per annum: 12 LPA is ₹12,00,000 a year.
• Choose a figure you can explain from the role, your experience and the offers you have seen, not a number picked to look ambitious.
• If the box takes numbers only, leave out words such as LPA or negotiable.
• Keep it consistent with what you tell the recruiter later.

How Ezy Agent answers it

Ezy Agent fills expected CTC from the salary expectation you saved in your profile, as you wrote it. If you have not saved one, the question comes to you.

More on what Ezy Agent fills and when it asks you is on How it works; packs and prices are on Pricing.

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