Infosys has fired 600 freshers after they failed in the company’s internal fresher assessment (FA) test. The sacked employees said that most of those laid off were employed after July 2022.
A fresher employed in August 2022 told the media that he received training for the SAP ABAP stream when he joined the company in August last year. He said that of the 150 members of his staff who took the FA exam, only 60 passed and the remaining 120 were fired two weeks ago.
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He claimed that out of 150 freshers in the last batch (appointed in July 2022), around 85 were fired after failing the test.
This comes at a time when hundreds of recent graduates are waiting for Infosys joining dates despite having received offer letters months back. According to reports, the corporation has not given any information about the onboarding schedule.
Talking to media, Infosys spokesperson claimed that internal assessment is always done after termination.
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In the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY23), the corporation reportedly hired 6,000 new employees, as per its quarterly results. The corporation had a target of recruiting 50,000 personnel in FY23. Of these, 40,000 have already got employment. Nilanjan Roy, chief financial officer of the business, had said the company would reach its recruitment target by the end of the year.
Besides this, another IT behemoth, Wipro, also reportedly sacked hundreds of freshers in January after they failed the internal assessment test. While Wipro said that only 452 employees were sacked, media reports alleged that 800 were laid off.
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