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Infosys Layoffs: IT major gives pink slips to 400 campus recruits after they fail evaluation test
Infosys Layoffs: The IT major is reportedly in the process of laying off 400 recruits in Mysuru after new joiners fail evaluation tests. Infosys shares closed 0.69 per cent lower at ₹1,902.75 in Friday's trade, compared to ₹1,915.95 at the previous market close.
Infosys Layoffs: IT major Infosys Limited is in the process of laying off 400 trainees after they failed evaluation tests in three consecutive attempts, reported the news portal Moneycontrol, citing people aware of the development.
According to the report, these 400 trainees comprise approximately half of the new joiners onboarded in October 2024.
Infosys' Response
The IT major Infosys also commented on the freshers going through a rigorous hiring process where they are expected to clear the internal assessments within the set criteria.
“At Infosys, we have a rigorous hiring process where all freshers, after undergoing extensive foundational training at our Mysuru campus, are expected to clear internal assessments,” said the company in an official statement cited by the news portal.
The IT firm also said that the candidates get three attempts at clearing the test, failing which those prospective employees will no longer be able to continue in the company as per their signed contract.
“All freshers get three attempts to clear the assessment, failing which they will not be able to continue with the organisation, as is also mentioned in their contract. This process has been in existence for over two decades and ensures a high quality of talent availability for our clients,” said Infosys, as per the report.
Why did they fail the test?
The news portal cited a trainee who alleged that the test conducted was “very tough” and “made to fail.”
“This is unjustified because the tests were very tough and made to fail us, many trainees have fainted as the future looks bleak now,” the trainee who was terminated told the news portal.
The report also mentioned that Infosys was calling trainees in batches of nearly 50 people to sign the “mutual separation” letters, according to the sources cited in the report.
The Economic Times reported, citing Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), that Infosys has started layoffs of nearly 700 campus recruits who were onboarded in October.
“In a shocking and unethical move, Infosys has begun forcefully laying off around 700 campus recruits who were onboarded just a few months ago in October 2024,” Harpreet Singh Saluja, a lawyer and president of NITES, told ET.
Infosys claimed that the number of recruits being laid off is below 350, the news portal reported on Friday. Infosys shares closed 0.69 per cent lower at ₹1,902.75 in Friday's trade, compared to ₹1,915.95 at the previous market close.
(LiveMint couldn't independently verify the report.)
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First Published:7 Feb 2025, 03:19 PM IST
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