India's top 5 IT firms' hiring dips 79% in Apr-Sept, TCS sees largest-ever quarterly staff dip
Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HCLTech saw their net hiring in April-Sept 2025 drop by 79.25% YoY, Moneycontrol reported. The five companies added net total of just 2,686 employees in April-September, with TCS recording its largest-ever quarterly drop in employee headcount at 19,755 people. Infosys added 8,203 employees while HCLTech and Wipro added 3,489 and 2,260 employees respectively.