Short answer: apply through each company's official careers portal (and campus drives if eligible), clear an online aptitude/coding test, then technical and HR interviews. Keep applications live across several firms at once, and lead with a clean, ATS-friendly resume that shows skills, projects and CGPA.
Eligibility and dates change every cycle — always confirm against the official notification before applying.
India's biggest IT employers hire tens of thousands of freshers a year, but the process is now more selective than the mass-hiring years. A strong aptitude score plus one solid cloud or data project beats ten applications with neither — so understanding how the pipeline actually works matters more than applying blindly.
There are three main ways in, and you can use more than one:
Each company sets its own criteria and updates them every cycle, but a typical baseline looks like this. Treat it as indicative only and confirm against the live notification:
| Criterion | Common requirement |
|---|---|
| Academic score | Around 60% or 6.0 CGPA across 10th, 12th & graduation |
| Backlogs | No active backlogs at the time of selection |
| Eligible batch | Specified graduation years (e.g. 2024–2026) |
| Degrees | Often BE/BTech, ME/MTech, MCA, MSc (varies by role) |
For example, one commonly cited Infosys baseline for the 2026 batch is a minimum of 60% or 6.0 CGPA throughout Class 10, 12 and graduation, with no active backlogs during selection. Roles are typically split into tracks — Infosys, for instance, hires engineering graduates into System Engineer, Digital Specialist Engineer and Specialist Programmer tracks, each with different tests and pay bands.
Create accounts on each company's own site — TCS NextStep, Infosys Careers, Wipro Careers, Accenture Careers. These are the primary registration points; never pay a third party to "apply for you."
Read the live notification fully. Confirm the batch, score cut-offs, and role tracks before applying — criteria change each cycle.
Fill the form accurately (details must match your certificates) and upload a clean, ATS-friendly resume.
Expect aptitude (numerical, logical, verbal) and often coding. These proctored tests ban AI assistants in the hall, so genuine preparation is essential.
Technical interview (projects, fundamentals, coding) followed by an HR round (communication, fit, willingness to relocate).
Selected candidates typically undergo structured training. Infosys, for example, trains new hires at its Global Education Center in Mysuru.
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Start My Resume →| Company | Main fresher route |
|---|---|
| TCS | TCS NQT (via NextStep) — one score, many partner companies |
| Infosys | Campus + off-campus; HackWithInfy for top coders; SE/DSE/SP tracks |
| Wipro | Wipro careers portal + Elite campus programme |
| Accenture | Accenture careers portal; assessment + communication rounds |
Beyond these, the same approach works for Cognizant, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, IBM and the many GCCs (global capability centres) now hiring heavily in India.
Large firms screen resumes through applicant tracking systems before a human sees them. For a fresher that means:
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A common baseline is around 60% or 6.0 CGPA across 10th, 12th and graduation, no active backlogs during selection, and an eligible batch — but each company sets and updates its own criteria, so check the official notification.
Mainly through the TCS National Qualifier Test on the iON platform, after registering on TCS NextStep. One NQT score works for TCS and partner companies and stays valid for a period.
Yes — an online assessment (aptitude and often coding), then technical and HR interviews. AI assistants are banned during the proctored test.
Yes. All the majors run off-campus and open drives, plus coding challenges, announced on their official career pages. Register directly and keep several applications live.
A clean, single-column, ATS-friendly resume leading with skills and projects, education with CGPA, and quantified achievements. Avoid graphics and multi-column layouts.
Several at once. Fresher hiring is high volume but selective, so a strong score plus one solid project applied across firms beats waiting on a single drive.
Register on the official portals, confirm the current eligibility, and get your resume ATS-ready first — that's what carries you past the automated screen. Open a fresher sample, add your real projects and CGPA, and run it through the free checker.
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About this guide: written by the TheGreatCV team, who build free resume tools used by job seekers across India. Company names are referenced for informational purposes only; TheGreatCV is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Important: eligibility criteria, test patterns, tracks and dates are set by each company and change every recruitment cycle. Always verify the current details on the official company careers portal before applying. This is general guidance, not official recruitment information.