Tata Consultancy Services AI layoffs

Timeline

1. Jul 27, 2025−12,200 cut
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   ~12,200 jobs (2% of 613k workforce, mostly mid/senior grades) cut in FY26, India's largest-ever IT layoff. Company framed it as becoming a 'future-ready organisation' while 'deploying AI at scale'; CEO then explicitly denied AI productivity gains were the driver, blaming skill mismatch and redeployment limits.

   CEO K Krithivasan: cuts are part of becoming a 'future-ready organisation' with TCS 'deploying AI and other technologies while exploring new markets' - but he separately insisted the layoffs were 'not driven' by AI productivity gains.

   Sources:

   • Reuters (via Yahoo Finance): TCS to cut more than 12,000 jobs amid AI-led disruptions
   • MIT Sloan Management Review ME: TCS to Shed 12,000 Jobs This Fiscal, Says AI Isn't the Reason

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