The wave of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) job cuts and onboarding delays is creating significant challenges for Kerala’s IT professionals, particularly in Thiruvananthapuram (the capital). As highlighted in the Malayalam news report you’ve shared, many qualified professionals have found themselves losing their jobs in hand and haven’t received new ones, a situation that captures the broader disruption facing the state’s technology sector.
TCS has announced plans to lay off approximately 12,000 employees globally, representing 2% of its 613,069-strong workforce, primarily targeting middle and senior-level professionals. This decision comes as part of the company’s strategy to become a “future-ready organization” amid artificial intelligence-driven technological changes and global economic uncertainties.
The layoffs are being implemented gradually throughout 2025, with the company citing “skill mismatch” and deployment challenges rather than direct AI productivity gains as the primary reasons. However, industry experts view this as a clear indication of AI’s growing impact on the traditional IT services model.
- A Wayanad professional received an offer letter on May 9 with a July 9 joining date but, after quitting his previous job and arranging accommodation, was told to wait for further notice without any definitive timeline.
- A Palakkad professional with over 10 years of IT experience left his Bengaluru job based on a TCS offer, only to be informed just days before joining that the project was cancelled.