Wipro to Hire 10,000-12,000 Freshers in FY26, Focuses on AI Hiring

Wipro, a leading IT services provider, announced plans to recruit 10,000-12,000 fresh graduates from campuses during the financial year 2025-26. This update follows the company’s Q3FY25 financial results, shared on Friday.

Saurabh Govil, Wipro’s Chief Human Resources Officer, stated, “While there might be slight quarterly variations, the overall target remains between 10,000-12,000 freshers each fiscal.” For the current fiscal year, Wipro aims to hire approximately 10,000 fresh graduates, with about 7,000 already onboarded by the end of the third quarter. The remaining 2,500-3,000 will join in the final quarter.

This announcement comes a day after Infosys, another IT giant, revealed plans to onboard over 20,000 freshers in FY26, indicating a recovery in demand and a resurgence in discretionary spending across industries.

Govil highlighted Wipro’s cautious yet steady approach to hiring. “We aim to avoid overextending our commitments. Our focus is on maintaining a balance between demand and absorption capacity,” he said.

Wipro has been reassessing its recruitment strategies, particularly for lateral and campus hiring, to optimize employee utilization and improve profit margins. The company plans to continue onboarding 2,500-3,000 freshers every quarter. Govil noted that Wipro has resumed consistent campus hiring after a period of irregular recruitment over the past two years. “We have honored all pending offers and are now engaging in regular hiring cycles,” he added.

The company has also integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into its recruitment process for entry-level positions. “AI now plays a role in conducting Level 1 hiring, supported by human oversight,” Govil explained, describing this as a significant shift in their hiring methodology.

Responding to questions about the withdrawal of offers extended to 2022 engineering graduates, Govil attributed the decision to delays between offer issuance and candidate onboarding. Amid challenging macroeconomic conditions and reduced discretionary spending, many IT firms, including Wipro, deferred the onboarding of 2022 and 2023 graduates. In some cases, freshers were offered the option to join earlier at reduced pay or were later released after failing internal assessments.

To address concerns about candidate readiness, Wipro introduced skilling initiatives via online platforms, followed by assessments in technical and communication skills. “This process ensures that new hires are equipped to meet the current demands of the IT sector,” Govil explained.

The reassessment strategy was implemented to uphold quality standards and evaluate whether candidates were prepared to adapt to the evolving industry landscape. “Given the gap between graduation and onboarding, we wanted to ensure that new hires were capable of meeting present-day requirements,” Govil said.

Wipro did not disclose specific data on the acceptance and rejection rates during the reassessment process.