IT employees’ union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has filed a formal complaint with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment against Wipro, alleging prolonged delays in the onboarding of more than 200 fresh graduates.
According to the complaint submitted, candidates from several Indian states received offer letters from Wipro (some as early as May 2025), confirming their selection, roles, compensation and joining location.
In many cases, candidates were also given confirmed joining dates after completing documentation and background checks, reported Economic Times.
However, despite fulfilling all formalities, a significant number of these graduates remain without a confirmed joining date or written communication explaining the delay. Repeated attempts by candidates to seek clarity, including emails and written representations, were reportedly met with silence or generic automated replies citing vague business needs or unspecified future batches.
NITES has urged the ministry to intervene, noting that many graduates declined other job offers or were bound by campus placement rules based on Wipro’s assurances, leaving them in prolonged uncertainty for six to eight months.
The union also highlighted that the letters of intent did not clearly state that onboarding timelines could be extended indefinitely at the company’s discretion.
The issue comes as Wipro recently revised its campus hiring guidance for the current fiscal year, projecting lower fresher intake compared with earlier targets amid a cautious hiring environment in the IT services sector.
This comes against the backdrop of Wipro’s plans to reduce its target of hiring freshers in FY26.
