# India’s top IT firms cut net 9,100 staff in June quarter

2026-08-07T11:43:03+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk

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The four biggest IT firms, TCS, Infosys, HCLTech and Wipro, removed a net 9,100 employees in the April-June quarter this year, reports NDTV.com. A year earlier, in the same quarter, they had added 22,622 people. The sharp reversal points to a structural shift in hiring by India’s flagship tech sector, beyond simple cost-cutting.

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- ndtv.com <https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/the-age-of-the-pink-slip-visa-to-microsoft-why-indias-it-layoffs-should-scare-even-those-who-still-have-jobs-11879209#publisher=newsstand>

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