The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has approached the labour and employment ministry, alleging prolonged onboarding delays and misleading recruitment practices by Wipro Limited that have left hundreds of selected graduates in prolonged uncertainty and financial distress.
In a representation dated January 19, addressed to union labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya, NITES said the complaint relates to fresh graduates selected through Wipro’s campus and off-campus hiring, including the Turbo and NextGen Talent programmes.
According to the IT employees’ body, letters of intent (LoIs) were issued around May 2025, confirming selection, roles, compensation structure and onboarding processes.
“In several cases, the company also issued formal onboarding communications confirming a joining date, work location and completion of documentation formalities,” the letter said.
However, NITES alleged that “despite these assurances, the candidates were not onboarded on the promised dates”, even after background verification was completed and company systems showed the status as “100% completed with no action required.”
The union added that affected candidates repeatedly contacted the company through official channels over several months but received either no response or “vague and automated responses referring to business demand, future batches or tentative timelines that were never honoured.”
NITES highlighted the impact on young graduates, noting that many were unable to pursue alternative employment due to campus placement rules, while others declined confirmed offers from other employers in light of Wipro’s assurances.
The union also flagged concerns about a lack of transparency, alleging that while some candidates remained in an indefinite waiting period, Wipro continued onboarding others.
NITES said the issue is pan-India in nature, with more than 250 affected candidates approaching the union from different states.
The employee body has urged the ministry to seek an explanation from Wipro, direct the company to issue clear written decisions to all affected candidates, and either confirm onboarding timelines within a defined period or provide “reasoned closure so that their careers are not kept in indefinite suspension.”
Speaking to AIM, one affected fresher described repeated postponements after receiving an on-campus LoI.
“Initially, we were told that joining would happen around September 2025. Later, this was shifted to December. When December passed, we followed up again, and now we are being told that the joining may happen around April or May,” the candidate said.
“This constant delay has left us uncertain about our careers. We feel completely stagnated, as we are unable to move forward professionally,” he added.
Wipro did not respond to queries AIM sent on the matter.
However, its leadership has spoken about fresher hiring and headcount trends in recent earnings calls.
During the company’s Q2 earnings call, chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil said net headcount had increased and that Wipro had onboarded freshers from campuses, adding that hiring would continue based on demand and strong bookings.
In the Q3 call, CEO Srini Pallia said headcount growth was driven by acquisitions and large deal ramp-ups, and that there were no supply-side hiring challenges.
Govil also said campus recruitment during one quarter was deliberately slowed, with around 400 fresh NextGen associates onboarded, and that campus hiring would be ramped up in subsequent quarters, with total fresher hiring for the fiscal year expected to be around 7,500 to 8,000.
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