TCS to Hit 600K: Indian IT Company Scales Fastest Hiring Since Layoffs

Tata Consultancy Services or TCS is the biggest IT service exporter of India. Mostly, it provides IT consulting services, business solutions, and engineering services. TCS is the flagship entity of the renowned Tata Group. The head office of TCS is situated in Mumbai and it has 50+ franchisees all over the world. TCS is considered one of the most valuable IT service brands. Currently, 593,798 employees are serving at TCS. As per the previous data, around 6 lakh employees were working in India's largest private-sector company till 2025. In the July-September quarter of 2025, the company downsized its manpower by 19,755 employees and in the October-December quarter of 2025, the number of layoffs was 11,151 employees. Now, the real question is why it is recruiting again. How many employees are there in Tata Consultancy Services? Let’s find out.

Why Is India's biggest IT Company Hiring ‘Humans’ Again?

The largest IT Company faced a challenging time in 2025. TCS had to downsize its workforce since the technological sector saw a major slowdown globally. TCS also got entangled in this situation. Due to running on a low budget, the company had to lay off its employees.

But now in 2026, India’s biggest IT giant is officially hiring again. In just 3 months, until June 30, 2026, TCS hired around 9,279 new staff members. This is the largest hiring influx of TCS in more than a year. 

In addition to that, fewer people are leaving the company. The “attrition rate", which simply means the number of people who leave the organisation, went down and stabilised at 13.6%.

So, why is TCS hiring human employees again? A few months back, we were all worried about the fact that AI would take our jobs away. However, TCS has proved that even the largest tech companies need real human beings to work. It is evident that while multinational corporations start their large technology projects, AI cannot handle them alone.

For Which Roles Tata Consultancy Services Is Hiring In 2026?

TCS has divided its primary hiring into dedicated career paths for entry-level and leadership roles. In light of their huge transformation towards becoming an AI-driven company, they are highly focused on recruiting talent in the following categories:

1. Technology & AI Innovators (TCS B.Sc Ignite Hiring)

TCS is looking out for science and computer application graduates under their unique “Science to Software” programme.

• Eligible Candidate Profiles: Those who have done their BCA or B.Sc degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Cyber Security, Physics, Chemistry, Electronics or Biochemistry and B.Voc (CS/IT).
• Core Positions to Be Offered: Software and IT jobs at entry level dealing with innovative technologies such as Generative AI, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Robotics and AR/VR.

2. Data & Business Analytics (TCS Atlas Hiring)

It is a high-end recruitment drive meticulously designed to recruit the next set of analytical brains.

• Candidate Profiles Eligible: Individuals who have advanced postgraduate qualifications such as an M.Sc. in Mathematics or Statistics, or an M.A. in Economics.
• Core Focus Positions: Impactful roles in the areas of Data Science, Advanced Analytics, and Business Consulting.

3. Corporate Strategy & Operations (TCS MBA Hiring)

TCS operates a separate recruitment portal for management graduates who want to join the highly advanced TCS IT services team for business transformation at an enterprise level.

• Eligible Profiles: Two-year full-time management postgraduate (MBA, MMS, PGDBA, or PGDM).
• Main Roles: Specialised management/consulting programmes focusing on Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Project Management, and Information Technology.

4. Regular Engineering & Professional Hiring

Aside from the above special institutional motives, TCS has been recruiting for its normal professional categories through the TCS NextStep Portal:

• Ninja & Digital Positions: Normal software engineering streams for B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech degree holders.
• Prime Positions: Advanced engineering positions for those who demonstrate excellent coding skills in national-level tests.

Note: All authorised institutional applications and tests are handled strictly through the official TCS NextStep Portal.