SHOCKING! Mass layoffs at TCS, 12621 terminated, and it gets worse... Nasscom warns of more job cuts

July 30, 2025

TCS apex company in the IT Sector lays off alarming numbers of employees globally, as TCS assures of appropriate procedures to be taken care of, Victims demand justice with Labour ministry, IT ministry and NITES closely observing the situation.

TCS Lays off 12,261 Employees: Surge in job instability

Nearly 2% of its workforce is being laid off globally. Primarily affecting the middle and senior management. CEO and MD K Krithivasan says the layoffs are due to skill mismatches and employee deployment challenges. “We will continue to acquire and train high-quality talent. This is more about the feasibility of deployment.” Making the company “Future ready” by eliminating employees.

This is India’s biggest IT sector layoff by one of the biggest IT companies.
Global economic uncertainties and AI Driven technology have been considered as the reason.
Even though there has been a significant rise in the Revenue Received.

Top Indian IT companies such as Infosys and Wipro have been slashing jobs in small chunks periodically, Mostly Freshers. Such an abrupt decision by a well-reputated company led Employees to take help from The authorities to bring them justice.

Layoffs ≠ Leadership. Cost Optimization ≠ Strategy.
TCS is laying off 12,000 employees, mostly mid to senior-level: appears not solely due to AI transformation, but to protect its slipping operating margins, which have stayed below target for five straight quarters.

Operating… pic.twitter.com/N01kpsCjZ1
— Shrikanth Manda (@smanda_2023) July 29, 2025

TCS employees file complaint with IT ministry, NITES

The Job cut leads to immense frustration and helplessness among the employees. The discarded employees have knocked on the doors of the IT union for support.
Centre seeks specifications of the circumstances under which such a huge number of employees are being terminated.
TCS reassures the affected ones that all the benefits and support will be provided.
The Ministry of Information and Technology has been monitoring the situation closely.

Nascent Information Technology Employee Senate (NITES) writes to Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “Halt all terminations and reinstate affected employees”
According to stats, The revenue in the sector has increased with CEO krithivasan receiving Rs 26.5 crore in FY25, which is around 4.6% more than the last compensation Therefore, 329.8 times the median salary of the employees. In this case, the procedures and conditions of layoffs are absurd.

Nasscom Predicts more company to follow TCS’s plan

Nasscom , one of the top bodies in the IT industry in India, has warned about the job cuts that is to continue from Whereover, workforce rationalization is something being eyed on by IT companies. Nasscom said “Over the next several months, we anticipate some transitions as organisations pivot toward product-aligned delivery models, driven by rising client expectations around agility, innovation, and speed. This shift is likely to reshape traditional service delivery frameworks and, in the near term, may lead to some workforce rationalisation as traditional skillsets are re-evaluated.”

There is no one-size-fits-all solution; each enterprise will navigate this transition based on its unique strategic needs,” Nasscom said.

Since there are AI driven solutions and assistance in the field, the need for advanced skillsets are the requirement by the IT companies.

TCS is no longer like a government job. It’s laying off 12,000 employees.

The end is near. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/8tEurydMnT
— Sann (@san_x_m) July 27, 2025