Infosys Breaks 10-Year Drought, Offers Freshers Up To ₹21 Lakh Package for Tech Roles

• Infosys announced up to ₹21 lakh per annum (LPA) packages for freshers in specialized technical roles, ending a decade of stagnant entry-level IT salaries.
• The company plans to hire 20,000 freshers by end of FY2026, having already recruited 12,000 in the first half.
• Salaries range from ₹7 lakh for Digital Specialist Engineer (Trainee) to ₹21 lakh for Specialist Programmer L3 (Trainee), targeting graduates with complex coding and modern tech skills.
• This significant hike, driven by Infosys's "AI-first" strategy, aims to attract top talent for AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computing demands.
• Competitors like TCS and HCLTech are also introducing special hiring tracks with higher packages, intensifying the 'talent war' in the IT sector.

Why It Matters: Infosys's ₹21 lakh fresher package signals a new era of skill-based pay and intense talent war in Indian IT.