Silent layoffs are on the rise in Indian tech sector
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Changes in workload and project assignments
Communication patterns
Performance reviews
Team dynamics
External signals
The silence before the storm
The Indian tech industry is experiencing a wave of workforce changes in 2025 that is reshaping employment in the sector. Over 50,000 tech jobs are projected to be at risk this year, said Neeti Sharma, CEO of Teamlease Digital, in an interaction with ET. This figure is more than double the estimated 25,000 affected in 2023–24.Major Indian IT companies, including TCS Infosys , Tech Mahindra, and Wipro , have begun restructuring their teams, quietly reducing staff as part of broader operational and technological shifts.
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