Wipro Hikes Annual Fresher salary by Rs 30,000
Wipro has increased fresher salaries to Rs 3.5 lakh per annum, from about 3.2 lakh. Salaries of campus recruits had remained stagnant for many years across the industry.
“We are also introducing a coding test to improve the quality of hires. We are looking to roll out a broad-based national talent test to expand the reach of our hiring process. We are hiring 25-30% more than last year,” said Wipro president and chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil.
Others like TCS and Infosys have also adopted such strategies. TCS has launched a national level test. And these companies are offering significantly higher salaries to freshers with better coding skills.
Wipro has a three-tier campus outreach. The first involves hires from star colleges like the IITs, and they are offered an average...