Automation breaks India's IT pyramid: 7 of top 10 firms restructure
Since FY27 began, seven of India's ten largest IT services firms have redrawn the classic employee pyramid that was long a fixed feature of the industry. The directions diverge: Cognizant, Tech Mahindra and Sonata are widening the entry-level base, while Wipro, LTIM and Coforge push into the middle, and TCS wants a skills-based structure over years-of-experience. The shake-up reflects a talent model where engineers now pair technical depth with sales and consulting. Freshers face more pressure to become productive sooner as automation compresses the old apprenticeship path.