India's Job Market in 2026: Where the Hiring Actually Is

TCS shed roughly 23,460 roles this fiscal and trimmed campus offers to ~25,000, down from 40,000+ a few years ago.

Yet 76% of recruiters told Naukri they expect to create new jobs in H1 2026, with healthcare and manufacturing leading.

Global Capability Centres added a net ~22,000 roles in May 2026 even as IT services contracted.

Quick-commerce and e-commerce are set to add close to a million gig jobs, mostly in Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns.

The split is by skill, not sector: AI-fluent engineers are getting 18-35% in-role hikes while generic mid-tier roles vanish.