IT giant Infosys has allegedly layoffs around 700 freshers employee from its Mysuru campus, according to claims by the IT employees’ union, Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), on Friday. The union stated that these employees were terminated only a few months after joining the company.
According to a report by Money Control, a young trainee from Madhya Pradesh broke down in tears, pleading with Infosys officials on February 7, “Please let me stay the night. I will leave tomorrow. Where will I go right now?” But her request was denied. She and around 400 other trainee employee were asked to leave Infosys after their layoffs ’ Mysuru campus immediately after failing their evaluation tests for the third time.
According to another trainee who was also terminated, an Infosys official bluntly responded, “We don’t know. You are no longer part of the company. Vacate the premises by 6 pm.”
Many trainees rushed to book taxis and buses, struggling to figure out how to return to their hometowns. Some had waited over two years after graduating to join Infosys, only to be fired within months finally. They were left in shock, wondering how to break the news to their parents.
📉 @Infosys Layoffs 700 Freshers from Mysuru campus 📍
— Abhinav Gupta (@abhinavguptas) February 11, 2025
→ Reason: Failed 3rd internal assessments during training 📚❌
→ Method: Sudden meetings turned into termination sessions under security watch 😨👮♂️
According to the official @Infosys response, I wondered if firing… pic.twitter.com/tdDlCEYDlu
On February 7, starting at 9:30 am, groups of about 50 trainees were called into a room, carrying their laptops. Security personnel and bouncers guarded the room. A day earlier, they had received an email stating, “You are required to maintain confidentiality, hence please do not discuss this, or share this calendar invite with anyone.” One trainee claimed that Infosys used buses as shields to hide what was happening. Since US clients and employees from Finacle (Infosys’ digital banking platform) were present on campus. Those being terminated were escorted out discreetly to avoid attention.
