TCS hires 12,500 US employees in 5 years; biggest IT services job creator

Creates more than half the jobs by global IT firms in US, says study, ahead of Modi's US trip

India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services has hired 12,500 people in the five years to 2016 in the US, creating more than half of the jobs by global IT services firms in America, according to a study by The Cambridge Report.

The Indian software major has spent over $3 billion (Rs 19,360 crore) on employment, educational and academic partnerships over the past three years in the US. TCS had posted consolidated revenue of US $17.6 billion (Rs. 1,13,572 crore) in fiscal 2017.

"Our industry leading US recruitment, advanced digital training of employees, and academic and STEM partnership programs act as a