Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Indian IT Firms Reduce Mass Hiring Due to AI
Indian IT companies are hiring fewer new graduates from engineering colleges.
This is because artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over many jobs that new graduates used to do.
Companies like Infosys, HCLTech, and Wipro are still hiring, but they want people with special skills in AI, machine learning, and other new technologies.
Experts say this is the new normal, and students need to learn these skills to get jobs.
Even though fewer offer letters are being given out, the number is still higher than last year.
The companies are also being more careful about how many employees they keep without giving them projects.
Indian IT firms are reducing mass hiring of engineering graduates due to AI adoption.
Companies are focusing on hiring candidates with skills in AI, machine learning, and data analytics.
Infosys plans to hire 20,000 freshers for FY26, while HCLTech and Wipro have also hired thousands recently.
Offer letters issued this year are likely to be more than those issued last year, despite the decline in mass hiring.
Bench strength norms are becoming more stringent as companies adjust to new technological demands.
- Who
- Indian IT services companies and engineering graduates
- What
- Decline in mass hiring due to AI adoption
- When
- Recent months, with changes expected to continue
- Where
- India, particularly in engineering colleges and IT firms
- Why
- AI automation of entry-level tasks and changing skill demands
- Industry Size
- $290 billion
- Infosys Hiring (FY26)
- 20,000 freshers
- HCLTech Hiring (Q2 FY26)
- 5,196 freshers
- Wipro Hiring (Q2 FY26)
- 2,900 freshers
- Key Skills in Demand
- AI, machine learning, cloud computing, data analytics