India’s second largest IT services company, Infosyshired 8,203 employees in the second quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. This is the fifth consecutive quarter in which the company’s headcount has increased. Infosys’ headcount increased by 14,203 year-on-year. The Bengaluru-headquartered company announced these numbers while announcing its second quarter financials. In comparison, Infosys had hired just 210 people in the previous quarter ended June. At the end of the September quarter, there were 3,31,991 employees, more than the June quarter (3,23,788).
Infosys is sending employees campus for set drive
During the quarter, Infosys reportedly invited its senior employees to roundtables to visit colleges and interview students for jobs at the software giant, signaling a revival in on-campus hiring after two years. Their job would be to visit colleges across the country and recruit Digital Specialist Engineers (DSE).According to a report in Economic Times, this is the first time that Infosys is sending a mass email to senior executives at the job level of Manager and above. According to the email seen by ET, Infosys executives will be asked to assess the potential candidates on the programming fundamentals and problem-solving skills required for entry-level DSE roles.The email said senior employees at job level five (JL5) and above with at least one year of service with the company and a performance rating of “Meets Expectations” or higher are eligible to serve on the panels. It said they will conduct campus visits and conduct face-to-face interviews for posts at the development centers across India.
Infosys’ second-quarter profit jumps 13%
On October 16, Infosys reported a 13.2 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 7,364 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 6,506 crore in the same period a year ago.Revenue from operations rose 8.6 per cent to Rs 44,490 crore in the quarter compared to Rs 40,986 crore a year ago. The company raised the lower base of FY26 growth outlook to 2-3 per cent at constant exchange rates of 1-3 per cent, which it had forecast in the June 2025 quarter.“We had a strong performance in the second quarter. Our operating margin was 21 percent. Deals totaled $3.1 billion, of which 67 percent were net new orders. Additionally, we announced a mega deal worth $1.6 billion after the end of the quarter. We hired 8,000 people during the quarter,” said Salil Parikh, MD and CEO of Infosys.Infosys announced an interim dividend of Rs 23 per share, up 9.5 percent over the last fiscal.
