<b>TCS Q3</b>: Adds 5,562 employees, 88 clients

Tata Consultancy Services added 5,562 employees (gross addition of 7,835 employees) during the quarter ended December 31, 2006.

At the end of Q3, the total employee strength of the company was 83,500 with staff coming from 60 nationalities. Non-Indian nationals formed 8.8% of the total employee base.

TCS won five large deals in the quarter under review. The company won two deals for $100 million and three deals of $50 million each.

The company added 88 clients in the third quarter and the number of active clients stood at 766.