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AI boom, hiring bust: Indian IT firms add just 17 net employees in nine months

Summary by Computerworld
The era of large-scale hiring at Indian IT services firms is giving way to a more measured approach, as companies reduce staff through automating routine work while still struggling to hire AI specialists, despite a surge in client demand for AI. “Top five Indian IT firms added only 17 net employees in the first nine months of FY26 versus 17,764 in the same period last year,” said Chirag Mehta, vice president and principal analyst at Constellati…
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Computerworld broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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