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Productivity of IT employees on rise even as firms apply brakes on hiring

The country's ten biggest listed IT companies that are part of the Nifty IT Index earned net sales of Rs 42.3 lakh per employee on average in FY24

GenAI as a service generates $5-10 mn revenue per project globally: study

Indian technology services providers had even lower revenue generation from GenAI at $1.5-2.2 mn

Cognizant saw 13,000 associates joining back, says CEO Ravi Kumar

AI is a unique technology and it will disrupt the knowledge worker

Are campuses ready to cater to tech industry's demand on specialised talent

Recent findings highlight that most colleges are taking steps to prepare for an AI-driven future. But many campuses lack qualified faculty for effective course delivery

IT company Mphasis's Q2 net profit rises 8% Y-o-Y, deal value falls

Company says most of its contracts are now for work in artificial intelligence

IT services' focus on building IP and platforms may trigger more lawsuits

While lawsuits are common in the US tech industry, analysts believe their nature is changing due to shifts in business models and growing organisational awareness of intellectual property infringement

TCS sets in motion FY26 campus hiring process; adds 11,000 employees in H1

In the first quarter of FY25, the firm had added 5,452 associates. The total headcount at the end of the first half of the financial year was 612,724

Indian IT services industry to deliver 4-6% revenue growth in FY25: ICRA

The Indian IT services industry is likely to register a second consecutive year of muted revenue growth, estimated at 4-6 per cent in FY2025, but the operating profit margin is expected to be healthy, according to ICRA. The persisting challenges and tepid topline growth notwithstanding, ICRA has forecast the industry's operating profit margin (OPM) at a healthy about 22 per cent in FY2025, with attrition levels having declined considerably and seen stabilising over the near term. Despite expectations of continued subdued growth, ICRA has maintained its "stable outlook" on the Indian IT services industry, led by a well-established business position, expectation of healthy earnings and cash flow generation, and strong balance sheets of sector players. "ICRA expects FY2025 to be the second consecutive year of muted revenue growth (for its sample set companies), estimated at 4-6 per cent, given the lower discretionary technological spends by clients amidst persistent macro-economic ...

IT revenue per head rises 6% in June quarter of FY25, says report

Revenue per employee or RPH is an important parameter in the industry as it is considered to be a proxy for pricing trends

TCS launches Pace Studio in Philippines to drive digital innovation

TCS Pace Studio in Manila, the fifth of its kind globally, is part of an extensive innovation ecosystem of TCS Pace spanning major global cities

Subdued discretionary spending to hit India's IT services growth: Report

The latest Fitch Ratings report says that the long-term growth of India's IT services sector will be supported by client spending on digital transformation, cloud migration, and AI

Wipro expands partnership with Google Cloud to adopt AI tech Gemini

Wipro integrates Gemini models within its FullStride Cloud Studio Platform, and enables its associates on Google Cloud's latest GenAI tools

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Wipro, Coforge among firms with highest paid IT CEOs in FY24: Check list

Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh's annual remuneration in FY24 stood at Rs 105.12 crore, positioning him at the second spot after Wipro's former CEO Thierry Delaporte

Telangana IT exports clock 11% growth rate to Rs 2.68 trn in FY24

Telangana's total exports in the Information Technology sector reached Rs 2,68,233 crore during the last financial year, reflecting an 11.2 per cent increase from the previous year. This growth rate significantly outpaces the national average growth of 3.3 per cent. An official release from the state government said the sector now supports over 9.46 lakh professionals with a net addition of over 40,000 jobs in FY24, representing a 4.5 per cent increase in employment, it said. Telangana is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation and wants to keep up this momentum by concentrating on high-value, cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor design, cybersecurity, and data science, it said. The state's strategic focus includes expanding its footprint of Global Capability Centres (GCCs), Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and Global Business Support Centres (GBSCs). With over 200 top GCCs already operating in Hyderabad, Telangana is on track to doubl

Back in biz: Equity investors turn aggressive on red-hot defensive stocks

Most of the rise in the defensive sector weightage in the index has so far been led by pharmaceutical manufacturers but FMCG and IT Services companies out-perform the broader market in July

TeamLease Q1 results: Net profit drops 21.3% to Rs 20.79 cr on weak demand

Revenue from its specialised IT staffing services business climbed 3.6 per cent, whereas that from its general staffing business rose 20 per cent

Mphasis Q1 FY25 results: Net profit rises 2.1% to Rs 404.5 crore

The revenue growth increased by 4.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 3,422.5 crore

US will be bigger growth engine than Europe for Persistent System, says CEO

Kalra is confident that North America will continue to be a growth engine for the company going forward

Infosys to hit campuses; total hiring target at 15,000-20,000 for FY25

IT major's Q1FY25 headcount dropped by 1,908 employees