Cognizant crosses 1-lakh employee mark

NEW DELHI: US-based IT and consulting firm Cognizant, which has a significant presence in India, on Thursday crossed the one-lakh employee mark, entering the league of technology giants like TCS, Infosys and IBM.

Out of one lakh employees, India accounts for over 75% of the workforce. In India, Cognizant is the fourth largest IT employer, after TCS, Infosys and Wipro. At present, across the globe TCS has a headcount of 1.74 lakh, followed by Infosys (1.22 lakh) and Wipro (1.15 lakh).

"We had 175 employees in 1994 and are proud to have grown to 1,00,000 in just 16 years," Cognizant president and chief executive officer Francisco D Souza said.

Asked about the hiring plans in the coming months, the company declined to comment.