Capgemini enters list of top 5 IT employers in India

Ranjani Ayyar & Shilpa Phadnis

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French multinational con sulting firm Capgemini has entered the big league of IT employers at No. 5, shaking up the pecking order of the largest IT-BPM employers for 2015-16 released by industry lobby Nasscom. Capgemini has displaced HCL Technologies in the top 5.Srinivas Kandula, CEO, Capgemini India, said, “India is today the delivery backbone of the group and will continue to play a significant role going forward. We have consolidated our training facilities in Pune and Mumbai and training and development will be a key focus on the people front in India going forward.“
TCS remained the largest employer for 2015-16 while the Teaneck, New-Jersey headqu artered Cognizant moved down to number three, making way for Sikka led Infosys, that stood second. Wipro remained the fourth largest employer, same as last year. The list also saw new entrants in Mumbaibased Intelenet Global Services that came in the 9th position while Canadian IT giant CGI sneaked into the top 20 list as the 20th largest employer.
These rankings come at a time when IT behemoths are reporting lacklustre numbers for the April-June quarter. Wipro announced a staid revenue growth with a 0-1% growth forecast for the next quarter. Infosys lowered guidance and TCS remained circumspect about the markets.

Source: Times of India, 26-07-2016