Infosys to hire nearly 20,000 engineers from campuses next year

Infosys, India's second-largest information technology (IT) services firm, looks to maintain its annual campus hiring plan of 20,000 engineers this year as well. 

The company is, however, looking at skills in newer areas such as digital and analytics to meet growing demand for these projects from clients.

Indian IT firms have been witnessing technology and business shifts in the last few years, with clients increasingly spending on digital, cloud and analytics as against traditional services. It also coincides with work such as maintenance and testing, typically done by freshers increasingly getting automated. These shifts have forced companies such as Infosys to



look at skills in emerging areas.

"We have extended over 20,000 offers on campus for this year and the number is expected to remain consistent in the coming season," an Infosys spokeswoman told Business Standard.

The Bengaluru-headquartered company will begin its annual campus hiring season from September and the numbers have been consistent over the last four seasons, she added.

The placement season at engineering colleges in India begin in September and the process goes on till February. IT services companies usually recruit freshers from these colleges third and fourth quarters and absorb them in phases.