IT fresher hiring share falls to 24% from 32%, even as overall tech recruitment grows 10% annually: Foundit July Insights TrackerOverall technology demand grew ten percent year-on-year in July. Fresher hiring in the IT sector dropped to twenty-four percent from thirty...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
Not from IIT or any top college, woman lands ₹38 LPA job as fresher without campus placementIn a remarkable achievement, a woman secured a 38 LPA package as a fresher. Her journey to success was paved through dedicated internships ...
06 Aug, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Freshers offer first month's salary for job referrals amid tough hiring marketAmid fierce competition, new graduates are resorting to offering their first paycheck for job referrals. This strategy underscores the diff...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Pharmacist claims hospital offered her Rs 14,000 a month, while cleaner there earned Rs 16,000. Viral video sparks heated debate over healthcare salariesA pharmacist's viral Instagram post has reignited discussions about low entry-level salaries in India's healthcare sector. She claimed she ...
21 Jul, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
'First salary offer is never final': Ex-HR says freshers are too scared to try’ and reveals trick to negotiate for the best salaryA viral Reddit post claiming that most Indian freshers lose money by accepting the first salary offer without negotiating has triggered a m...
18 May, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Big tech, small cheques: A decade of déjà vu for India’s IT freshers while CEO salaries soarDespite India's IT sector booming with doubled exports and soaring executive salaries, entry-level engineers from non-premium colleges face...
29 Jul, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
82% of employers actively hired in March quarter of 2025: IndeedIndian employers actively recruited tech talent and freshers in Q1, with 82% of companies hiring for roles in data analytics, AI/ML, cybers...
29 Apr, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
From 3.2L in 2011 to just Rs 3.75L in 2024: Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai's shocking comparison between CEOs vs freshers' salariesIndia’s IT sector faces criticism over stark wage inequalities, with fresher salaries barely growing in over a decade while top executives ...
23 Dec, 2024, 01.11 PM IST
A fresh start: how outsourcing firms are attracting skilled freshers with higher pay packetsSoftware service providers are eyeing skilled talent in the space of cloud computing, AI/ML and cybersecurity, citing ongoing changes in pr...
03 Sep, 2024, 10.26 AM IST
Do techies get Rs 25 lakh per annum salary after 3-5 years of experience? A debate is raging on Twitter.Social media buzzed when a trader commented that a Rs 25 lakh salary is unimpressive for tech professionals in India. While some argued thi...
05 Aug, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Sharper differentiation for key talent amid drive towards a high performance cultureA recent survey by Deloitte showed that attrition for India Inc. dropped to 17% in 2023 compared with 19.7% in 2022. However, key talent at...
19 Jan, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Pay check: CXO-fresher salary gap widening in IT sectorThe average annual salaries of freshers remained at about $5,000 for over a decade till early 2020 before a couple of rounds of compensatio...
07 Oct, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
IT companies ganged up to keep freshers' salary low: Mohandas PaiAs against offers of Rs 2.25 lakh per annum that used to go out for freshers two decades ago, they have risen only to Rs 3.5 lakh now.
21 Feb, 2017, 04.29 PM IST
Freshers see 85% jump in Rs 6 lakh-plus pay in last 1 year: SurveyIn the survey, the range of salaries offered to the candidates (graduates with 0-2 years of experience) varied between Rs 1-30 lakh per ann...
03 Jan, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
No salary hike for freshers in IT space amid hiring bluesDespite marginal salary hikes offered by Cognizant — followed by TCS — last year, experts say that the range of salaries still largely rema...
28 Apr, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
Little change in salaries of entry-level IT jobs in IndiaSalaries of freshers have effectively gone down in the past 7 years if inflation is taken into account.
15 Apr, 2015, 06.25 AM IST
Number of tech graduates swells; salaries at IT firms stay stagnantWhile demand for IT,IT-enabled job remains high, placement coordinators and students say Indian IT firms have refused to hike fresher salar...
24 Nov, 2011, 01.26 PM IST