IT firm TCS adds over 5,000 employees in the first quarter of FY25

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest information-technology services company, on Thursday announced a net headcount addition of 5,452 employees in the first quarter of 2024-25 (FY25).

This is happening after three quarters of decline.

At the end of the first quarter of FY25, TCS reported a headcount of 606,998. In the first quarter it took on board 11,000 freshers. Chief Human Resource Officer Milind Lakkad said a small part of this 11,000 included the freshers whose joining was delayed last financial year. “We do not have any backlog from last year.