Entry level engineers for these roles can be paid between Rs 4 lakh to Rs 8 lakh annually, which can go beyond Rs 30 lakhs for people with more than eight years of experience.
The low-profile CEO started his new innings with the new year.
Som Mittal talks about the industry challenges, the next big disruption for the IT industry.
Information Technology sector grew by 19 per cent in 2011, clocking revenue of $76 billion
"We are looking for acquisitions," Infosys chief executive officer and managing director Kris Gopalakrishnan told reporters in Mumbai on the sidelines of the Nasscom India Leadership Forum on Thursday.
Kapil Sibal says there is a need to look at IT differently and not just as a cash cow.
Paul Hermelin, group chief executive officer of Europe's largest IT services firm, Capgemini, is one of the earliest proponents of the offshoring model.
The IT-BPO industry in India has achieved impressive growth rates over the past decade and stood at $71.6 billion in 2009, said the report prepared by KPMG and Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation.
IT major, Hexaware Technologies, plans to hire 400-500 fresh engineers in the current calendar year, a top company official said.
India's celebrated IT outsourcing industry, which contributes about 25 per cent of the country's total exports, is feeling the pinch as it struggles to deal with the avalanche effects of the global financial crisis.
Nasscom, India 's information technology industry lobby, played down concerns about outsourcing ahead of the US presidential elections when the issue of job losses usually becomes a prominent issue.
Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of the market share. Chennai, India's SAAS centre, alone generates $1 billion in annual revenue. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth.
The government has given an 'in-principle' approval to the special incentive package prepared by the department of information technology for semiconductor manufacturing and other high-tech industries.
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, A Raja on Wednesday assured that the Indian IT sector that the ministry was doing its best to convince the government that the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme should be extended beyond 2009.
Indian investment bank Avendus Advisors on Thursday said that it is in the process of floating a $200 million India specific fund for investing in diversified sectors.
High attrition, poor infrastructure and lack of data protection laws could derail India's booming outsourcing industry, the CEO of Indian software giant Infosys Technologies said on Wednesday.
The centre has cleared a Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) state-wide area network project under the national e-governance plan in government-to-business and government to citizens domains, Rajeeva Ratna Shah, member secretary, Planning Commission said
According to Nasscom, India must make its R&D significantly more robust to realise the 'Make in India' dream
'Indian companies has a responsibility to create jobs for Americans, too'
In October, the company had announced that it will hire 35,000 freshers.
'We are on a whole different level of complexities and fundamental change is happening in the industry. There is a need for organisations to design themselves to deal with such complexities.'
Nasscom said growth for the current financial year (2016-17) was expected to be 8.6%
A RBI constituted panel on financial inclusion headed by Nachiket Mor had recommended the setting up of the payments banks in order to deepen access to finance.
Ginni Rometty, who is on Donald Trump's advisory committee, discusses the importance of an open workforce, work visas, and why India is a microcosm of all of IBM.
Job cuts in Indian IT companies will be 1.75 -2 lakh per year in next 3 years, due to under- preparedness in adapting newer technologies, says Head Hunters MD
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