Capgemini India Plans Massive AI Workforce Expansion with 45,000 New Hires in 2025
Capgemini India has announced one of its most ambitious recruitment drives to date: the company is set to hire between 40,000 and 45,000 employees across India in 2025, CEO Ashwin Yardi confirmed this week. This expansive hiring plan comes at a crucial time for the Indian tech sector, which has seen competing firms opt for layoffs and workforce reductions, particularly with rising automation and AI adoption reshaping the industry landscape.
Capgemini’s 2025 Hiring Plans
Full-year hiring target: 40,000 to 45,000 new employees.
Lateral recruitment: Roughly 35–40% of the hires will be experienced (“lateral”) candidates, with the remainder comprising fresh graduates.
Current employee strength: Capgemini employs approximately 175,000 individuals in India.
College partnerships: The hiring process draws from partnerships with over 50 educational institutions nationwide, a move that broadens the talent pipeline for both new and experienced professionals.
A core emphasis of this year’s hiring drive is preparing talent for the next generation of work, specifically through early-stage training in artificial intelligence. New hires will receive dedicated upskilling in AI, data analytics, and related technologies, evolving talent pools to match the demand for cost-effective innovation both from domestic and global clients. Capgemini leaders are clear: preparing for an AI-powered future means freshers and laterals alike must be equipped with next-gen tech skills from the outset.
Major IT players like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Microsoft, and Intel have recently enacted layoffs or frozen new hiring, often citing the ongoing shift toward AI solutions and the impact on traditional roles. Capgemini’s leadership, in contrast, has doubled down on growth and future-readiness—betting that advanced, AI-powered service delivery will drive both client value and sustainable business expansion in the long term.
Alongside its hiring plans, Capgemini is progressing with the $3.3 billion acquisition of WNS, a major business process outsourcing (BPO) player. The merger, on track for completion within six months pending regulatory approvals, is expected to bolster Capgemini’s capacity in intelligent operations. The acquisition aims to combine Capgemini’s consulting and analytics expertise with WNS’s robust “agentic AI” solutions, potentially creating revenue synergies of $100–140 million by 2027.
Even as Capgemini expands, the broader IT sector faces headwinds: Capgemini has trimmed its own full-year revenue guidance to -1% to +1%, signaling caution amid soft global demand. Nevertheless, the confidence behind mass hiring in India stands in sharp contrast to cautious peers, highlighting India’s increasing value as a cost-efficient, innovation-centric delivery hub for global technology clients.
