Tata Consultancy Services has emerged as the largest recruiter over the last year, followed by Infosys and Wipro Technologies.

The rankings reveal a surge in hiring, with almost one third of the industry aiming to grow by 25 per cent, and a little over two-third of the industry planning to increase their employee base by 10 per cent in the coming year, said a press release.

Woman power

There is also a renewed focus on increasing the number of women in the workforce, with women as a percentage of total new hires reaching more than 40 per cent over the last 3 years, it added.

The cost of hiring for almost half of the industry has declined over the last three years, as a result of increased referrals, campus placements and internal job postings. Hiring from tier-3 cities has also increased over the last year, and companies that are sourcing talent from tier-3 locations have reported a higher manpower fulfillment ratio.

NASSCOM said the industry is also investing in a number of initiatives to build a trainable talent pool, making available talent industry ready and imparting specialized training to create more domain experts.

As per the latest survey findings, almost 90 per cent of IT-BPO companies sponsor certification programs for employees while 83 percent conduct programs internally. Almost 70 per cent companies said that they sponsor higher education for their employees.

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. Is ranked four in the list, while HCL Technologies Ltd came fifth. The other players who found place in the top 10 list are: Mphasis Ltd, Genpact Ltd, Capgemini India Pvt Ltd, Tech Mahindra Ltd, Aegis Ltd.