Cognizant steps up campus hiring, hikes starting salaries by up to 18%

BENGALURU : Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. plans to hire more technical graduates in India this year as a growing number of students equip themselves with digital skills. The company aims to hire more than 20,000 students from campuses in India this year, according to Brian Humphries, chief executive officer (CEO), Cognizant.

“With more and more university students becoming digitally ready, we have decided on a 30% increase in our hiring of engineering and science graduates for 2020,” Humphries said in an email interview.

The Teaneck, New Jersey-based firm has also increased annual campus salaries for engineering graduates by 18% to ₹400,000.