India's GCC model shifts from cost to capability as AI, talent strains biteIndia's dominance in global capability centres is evolving. These hubs are now integrated, managing complex functions beyond support. Risin...
27 May, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
28-year-old techie, claiming to be an IIT-ian, considers quitting Rs 70 LPA job for much lesser salary but AI-proof jobsA high-earning IIT graduate is grappling with impostor syndrome and anxiety, intensified by a short-lived startup experience and the AI boo...
14 Aug, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
In 2019, Rs 50K was gold and now it can't pay rent: CA explains why most are struggling, not 'surviving' in urban citiesChartered Accountant Nitin Kaushik has warned that in 2025, earning less than Rs 50,000 a month in metros like Bengaluru, Mumbai, or Pune m...
11 Aug, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
IIT degree doesn't guarantee crores: IIT-Roorkee alumni and IFS officer gives a reality check, busts placement mythsThe reality of IIT placements, revealed by IFS officer Gaurav Garg, showcases a wide salary range from ₹6-35 lakh, with CSE and ECE graduat...
03 Apr, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran pledges homes to raise funds for staff salariesTwo homes owned by the former billionaire’s family in Bengaluru, in southern India, and his under-construction villa in Epsilon — a plush g...
06 Dec, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
Tech majors may reduce pay hikes by half as slump hurtsOver the last three years, as per data by Xpheno, IT Service bellwethers have collectively increased compensation costs by 64%, while colle...
27 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Auto firms line up billions for EV capex; a look at regulatory penalties on Big TechIndian carmakers are lining up capex to the tune of billions as they shift gear to focus on electric vehicles. A capex outlay of Rs 80,000 ...
23 May, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
IT staff’s pay hike hopes down 40% in December as job market coolsAttrition has tapered from peak levels of 25-30% last year to about 20% in the December quarter and the consequent lag in salary hikes is l...
02 Mar, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Wipro to hike pay of 80% eligible staff in SeptemberThis is the second such exercise this year as the company looks to retain staff amid a battle for talent in the country’s tech sector.
19 Jun, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
RIL announces financial support for families of employees who died of CovidIn a letter to employees, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani and wife Neeta Ambani said that the company, India’s biggest by value, will honour the...
03 Jun, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Unicorns such as Paytm, Ola, Uber keep small firms out with big pay hikesAmong top unicorn firms, including Paytm, Ola, Uber, Byju’s, Swiggy, Dream11 and Rivigo, hiring talent is at a 50% salary hike while younge...
13 Mar, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
IIT placement season sees record number of Rs. 30 lakh-Rs. 1 cr offersThe current placement season at IITs is witnessing record salary offers from the likes of Google, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs. Annual pay pack...
03 Dec, 2019, 06.59 AM IST
Small global companies on India hiring spree‘Host of product firms have moved tech teams here to leverage cost arbitrage in last 8 months’
09 Sep, 2019, 08.12 AM IST
Emerging technology is keyword: Demand for experts in robotics & big data up 50%Hiring at top end of technology spectrum set to replace jobs that are repetitive in structure and content.
17 Feb, 2017, 12.21 AM IST
Gratuity & IIT courses to draw youth to forces"Moreover, they can easily undertake a higher course at government expenditure to acquire any other skill that will help them in their civi...
20 Nov, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Startups engineer salary hike for freshers, bring cheer to upcoming joineesStarting salaries for fresh engineering graduates stagnant in the Rs 3.5 to Rs 4.5 lakh band for 5-8 years are showing signs of going up.
24 Oct, 2014, 10.38 AM IST
- Indian tech cos loosen purse strings for staff
India’s top software companies are doling out mid-term salary hikes, promotions or guaranteeing larger variable pays to staff.
15 Aug, 2010, 03.11 AM IST