As TCS headcount falls by 23,000-plus, HR head ‘clarifies’: Entire decline cannot be attributed to last year’s restructuring and we are on track to …
India’s largest IT services company Tata consultancy Services (TCS) saw its headcount fall by nearly 24,000 in fiscal year 2026 (FY2026). The company ended the fourth quarter with 584,519 employees, down 23,460 from a year ago. Commenting on the same, CHRO Sudeep Kunnumal said that the entire decline cannot be attributed to last year’s restructuring. He added that the company has already made 25,000 campus offers and remains on track to hire around 40,000 freshers annually. “Last year, we onboarded 44,000 trainees. We have already made 25,000 campus offers in India and will continue to be among the largest recruiters across universities and the market,” Kunnumal told TOI. TCS also added 2,356 employees sequentially with lateral and fresher hiring. However, the company did not give any target for FY27 hiring.
