As AI reshapes entry-level jobs, India's IT industry grapples with developing future talent
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-10-26 22:27
India's biggest IT firms are hiring far fewer fresh graduates, as AI changes the skills employers seek. Industry experts tell CNA this could create a shortage of experienced workers in the future unless companies and universities do more to develop young talent. NEW DELHI: Arpita Dayama, 22, a final-year engineering student, is preparing for campus recruitment knowing that strong grades from a premier institute like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay may no longer be enough to stand out. Dayama - who hopes to work in product management or analytics - says she is now expected to demonstrate practical skills, from data science projects to work involving agentic artificial intelligence. "You have to show what you have actually worked on, explain it in simple terms and still be able to go into the technical details when they (recruiters) ask questions," she said. AI is resha...
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