Infosys and other tech companies are adopting a skills-driven recruitment approach, focusing on specialized roles with higher salaries, replacing mass hiring and traditional entry-level positions.

Infosys is shifting its focus from mass hiring to skills-driven recruitment for its campus recruitment program. The company has revised its compensation structure for freshers in specialized roles, offering annual packages of Rs 21 lakh for specialist programmer trainee positions and Rs 6.25 lakh for digital specialist engineer trainee roles. IT companies are also offering significantly higher pay for roles in AI, data, digital engineering, cloud, and cybersecurity.