Cognizant Clarifies What Techies Get
Facing social media backlash over the ₹ 2.52 lakh annual salary offer for freshers, IT giant Cognizant on Sunday said it offers ₹ 4-12 lakh salary to fresh engineering graduates.

Facing social media backlash over the ₹ 2.52 lakh annual salary offer for freshers, IT giant Cognizant on Sunday said it offers ₹ 4-12 lakh salary to fresh engineering graduates, and the salary being quoted on social media is for non-engineering undergraduate degree holders.
The firm also faced social media ridicule for doling out annual salary hikes of as low as 1 percent, but what is being quoted is the lower band of the 1-5 percent annual increments that the firm has dished out based on individual performance.
Cognizant annually hires fresh engineers and non-engineering/IT graduates for varied roles. With the two recruitments running almost parallel, hiring for three-year non-engineering/information technology undergraduate degree holders picked up and was widely shared as Cognizant's salary package for freshers.
"Our recent job posting for talent from non-engineering backgrounds, with a 3-year undergraduate degree has been grossly misrepresented. This job posting, with compensation of ₹ 2.52 lakhs annually, was only for candidates with a 3-year undergraduate degree and not for engineering graduates.
"Our annual compensation for fresh engineering graduates ranges from ₹ 4 lakhs to ₹ 12 lakhs annually, depending on the category of hiring, skill set, and advanced industry accredited certifications," said Surya Gummadi, EVP and President, Cognizant Americas.
He said Cognizant has been recruiting and upskilling freshers from engineering institutions as well as colleges offering degrees in science, arts, and commerce. "Today, as AI increasingly powers modern businesses, we are creating new pathways for talent to thrive in India's technology industry," Gummadi added.
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