Amid ongoing market challenges and subdued demand, Indian IT major Infosys has reportedly laid off an additional 240 entry-level employees after they failed to clear internal assessments. The layoffs, reported by Moneycontrol, were communicated through company emails sent on April 18, 2025.
Internal Assessments Prompt Layoffs Amid Demand Uncertainty
This is the second round of performance-linked terminations this year, following the exit of over 300 trainees in February under similar circumstances. The impacted employees failed to qualify despite multiple attempts and additional support including mock tests and doubt-clearing sessions, the company noted in its communication.
Infosys’ email stated that the affected individuals would not proceed in the apprenticeship program but were being provided outplacement services and alternate career pathways.
Upskilling Support via NIIT and UpGrad
Infosys has partnered with NIIT and UpGrad to offer free external training to impacted trainees. BPM (Business Process Management) training will be delivered via UpGrad, while IT fundamentals training will be provided through NIIT. Infosys is also offering one month’s pay, accommodation, and travel allowance from the training hub in Mysuru to Bengaluru or the trainees’ hometowns.
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The same upskilling options are being extended to those who were let go in February, allowing them to explore alternative roles either within Infosys BPM or in the broader job market.
Final Assessment Numbers and Hiring Outlook
Approximately 730 trainees from the October 2024 batch appeared for their third and final internal assessment attempt on April 17. More results from another trainee batch are expected next week. In a previous incident on March 26, Infosys let go of 30–45 trainees at its Mysuru campus, who were offered a similar 12-week BPM training track.
Despite the layoffs, Infosys has reaffirmed its commitment to onboarding fresh talent. Speaking at the company’s Q4 FY25 earnings conference, the IT giant stated plans to onboard 20,000 freshers this fiscal year, up from over 15,000 in FY25. However, the firm also revised its FY26 revenue growth forecast down to 0–3% amid continuing demand pressure in key markets like the US and Europe.
