Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services firm, has terminated 195 trainees after they failed to clear internal assessments, according to company emails, as per a Business Standard report. This marks the third round of trainee layoffs by the company in 2025. In February, Infosys let go of 320 trainees under similar circumstances, followed by another 240 earlier this month.
During the second round of layoffs, the company had offered support through sponsored training programs at NIIT and UpGrad. Around 250 trainees enrolled in the courses, while an additional 150 registered for outplacement assistance.
The reason for the latest dismissals remains the same. “Further to assessment of the results of your final assessment attempt, please be informed that you have not met the qualifying criteria in the ‘generic foundation training programme’ despite the additional preparation time, doubt-clearing sessions, several mock assessments and three attempts,” the company stated in its email, as per the report.
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Infosys Offers Support To Laid-Off Trainees
Infosys is offering severance support to the trainees affected by its latest round of layoffs, including one month’s salary, access to outplacement services, and optional reskilling programs. These include a 12-week training course aimed at roles in the business process management (BPM) sector, and a 24-week programme focused on foundational information technology skills.
The impacted individuals were part of the 15,000 trainees hired by Infosys in FY25, specifically those recruited in 2022 and onboarded in October 2024.
These layoffs come as the broader IT sector grapples with a challenging macroeconomic environment. Infosys has projected modest revenue growth of 0–3 per cent for FY26 and announced plans to hire approximately 20,000 employees in the current fiscal year, signaling a cautious yet forward-looking hiring strategy.
