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- Published on July 5, 2025
- In IT Services
Why Engineers are Rejecting Indian IT Offer Letters
Indian IT doesn’t need another wave of freshers. It needs to improve how it treats the existing staff before hiring a lakh more this year.
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- By Mohit Pandey
Once considered a golden ticket for engineering graduates, job offers from giants like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, and Tech Mahindra are now leaving freshers disillusioned, mid-level engineers stranded, and lateral hires sidelined.
Even as companies continue to make bold hiring announcements and indulge in AI washing, a different reality is unfolding on the ground. In a viral Reddit post, a backend developer with three years of experience recalls being rejected by a leading Indian IT firm three years ago, not due to a lack of skill, but because his engineering aggregate was 53%.
Despite acing the technical round, HR shut it down, citing “company policy,” he said. Three years later, he claimed that the IT firm came knocking again—this time ready to overlook the sam
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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