Fresher Hiring

Wipro trims FY26 fresher hiring target to 8,000 from 10,000

Wipro CHRO Saurabh Govil said the company has already hired over 5,000 freshers so far this fiscal

HCLTech hikes fresher salaries; offers up to Rs 22 lakhs per annum for ‘elite’ engineers

The Noida-headquartered IT major is looking for specialised talent in data and AI, digital engineering practice, cybersecurity practice, enterprise skills.

Four out of India’s top five IT firms add staff in FY25, total workforce grows by 12,718

From the management commentary so far, 80,000-84,000 IT jobs are up for grabs in the current financial year. However, the actual figure can vary widely, as pointed out by company executives.

Wipro’s headcount increases by 978 in Q2FY25

This comes at a time when Wipro is reassessing its lateral and campus hiring models to focus on improving utilisation rate of existing employees amidst lowering attrition, to grow margins.

Infosys adds 2,456 employees in Q2, reverses trend of past six quarters

The total headcount for Q2 stood at 317,788, down from 328,764 in in the year-ago period

Tech firms, startups back on talent hunt after mass layoffs, hiring freeze for months

After more than a year of muted job market, IT companies and startups in India have started hiring again especially for tech jobs, driving up salary expectations

Women earn 22-30% less than their male colleagues in popular tech jobs: TeamLease report

Even at the fresher levels, women are earning around 15.38 percent lower salaries as compared to men

Wipro is back hiring, plans to add 10,000 - 12,000 employees in FY25

In the June quarter, Wipro onboarded over 3,000 freshers, returning for campus hiring after a year.

Wipro’s headcount increases by 337 in Q1, reverses decline after six quarters

Wipro has on boarded over 3,000 freshers in Q1 and plans to hire around 10,000-12,000 people in FY25 including on and off campus.

Infosys recruited 11,900 college graduates in FY24, plunging 76% YoY

Infosys had recruited over 50,000 college graduates in FY23.

HCLTech to add over 10,000 freshers in FY25

HCLTech added around 12,141 freshers in FY24.

Tech Mahindra to hire 6000 freshers this year

Tech Mahindra is steadily adding fresh graduates and we are continuing on our path of absorbing 1500 plus fresh graduates every quarter, said CEO Mohit Joshi.

Freshers’ hiring declines by 12%, demand for tech roles steady, says foundit report

Geographically, Delhi-NCR maintained its lead position with a 19 percent share of job postings, followed by Bangalore (13 percent) and Mumbai (10 percent)

Over 80% employers in India grapple with talent shortage: Report

Industries such as Transport, Logistics, and Automotive (88 percent), followed closely by the Information Technology sector (87 percent), are among the most affected by talent shortages.

Infosys skips college campuses, HCLTech hiring on track

Companies maintain that they hired ahead of time, and are only hiring from campuses as required.

Actual hiring of new talent to remain subdued in 2023 even as hiring intent remains strong: Report

The TeamLease EdTech study says the top three industries with the highest hiring intent for freshers are e-commerce and technology startups (59 percent), telecommunications (53 percent), and engineering and infrastructure (50 percent).