At a time when IT firms globally are trimming headcount, HCL Technologies Ltd is doing just the opposite. The company hired nearly 5,200 freshers in the September 2025 quarter — its highest intake in three years.

Even attrition is easing — it fell to a seven-quarter low of 12.6%, suggesting that not everything looks bleak in a sector that employs the largest number of people in India’s private sector.

Interestingly, fresher hiring in the first half of FY26 has already surpassed 90% of last year’s total intake. Of this, about 18% came from the elite category. So far this year, HCL Tech has hired 7,180 people, compared to 7,829 in all of FY25, according to data compiled by CNBC-TV18 .

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