Governmental jobs in India are the most desirable choice that demand effective and transparent public administration for better government–citizen relationships. This study integrates technology acceptance model and theory of planned behaviour as conceptual framework to explain the adoption of online job application system in Indian e-government context. Website’s ability provides accurate information to facilitate job application online and more specifically the degree of fit applicants perceive between online behaviour and traditional behaviour is notable in influencing acceptance of such systems. Data were collected personally from usable response of 443 respondents in Gujarat, India, using intercept survey. The data were analysed through structural equation modelling. Findings revealed that combined TPB–TAM model with website informativeness and compatibility provided an empirical confirmation in explaining online job application system.

在印度，政府工作是要求有效和透明的公共管理以改善政府与公民关系的最理想选择。本研究将技术接受模型和计划行为理论作为概念框架进行了整合，以解释印度电子政务环境中在线职位申请系统的采用。网站的能力提供了准确的信息，以促进在线求职，更具体地说，应聘者对在线行为与传统行为之间的适应程度在影响此类系统的接受度方面值得注意。使用拦截调查，从印度古吉拉特邦443位受访者的可用回复中收集了个人数据。通过结构方程建模分析数据。