Campus tech hiring hits slow lane

India's engineering talent is in a quandary as campuses struggle to get companies to hire them.

- SHIVANI SHINDE

This is true for campuses that are part of the mass recruitment of the IT services industry, as well as the elite institutes.

First the good part: Bulk hirers that represent the IT services sector are back at campuses to recruit from the graduating class of 2024. But these companies are not hiring with the same frenzy as they did a few years back.

Companies that have hit the campuses to hire include some of India's largest IT services players Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCLTech and global firms like Accenture, IBM, and Cognizant.

Wipro is yet to visit campuses. While Infosys has started the process, it has not shared any numbers with campuses on its hiring target.

Some of the campuses that confirmed the presence of the above firms include Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Anna University, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) and others.

Among those who have finished their placements process at VIT are TCS, Accenture, IBM, and HCLTech.

Cognizant's placement process is underway at the institute. While these companies are visiting campuses to recruit from the batch of 2024, typically this process begins in August-September of the preceding year in a normal cycle.