Infosys has postponed online assessments and in-person evaluations for more than 20,000 candidates after identifying several cases of impersonation and malpractice during its recruitment process, the Times of India reported.
The deferment affects applicants for the specialist programmer (trainee) and digital specialist engineer (trainee) roles.
The company took the decision after detecting attempts to compromise the integrity of the assessment process and has since strengthened its verification mechanisms and introduced additional safeguards, as reported by TOI.
In a communication sent to candidates, Infosys said, “We have an update regarding the online hiring exam for the specialist programmer (Trainee) and digital specialist engineer (trainee) roles. The scheduled assessment has been deferred,” as quoted by TOI. The company added that revised dates would be announced once the updated assessment plan is finalized.
Confirming the development to TOI, Infosys said, “The online hiring exam and the in-person evaluation for the specialist programmer and digital specialist engineer roles have been deferred. We have informed all affected candidates and will communicate the revised schedules once they are finalised.”
The IT services major emphasised that the postponement will not alter its recruitment strategy. “This deferment does not impact our hiring commitments, and we remain focused on identifying, hiring and nurturing top talent,” the company told TOI.
Infosys continues to maintain an aggressive campus hiring programme. The company onboarded more than 20,000 fresh graduates in FY26 and has indicated a comparable intake target for FY27, TOI reported.
The recruitment assessments are conducted through Infosys Springboard, the company’s digital learning and skilling platform. TOI reported that the platform has reached over 15 million users, including employees, students, teachers, client workforces and members of local communities.
The company had shifted from a fully virtual recruitment model to a hybrid format last year, combining online and in-person evaluations. Infosys had previously highlighted challenges associated with virtual hiring, including fake profiles, difficulties in building candidate rapport and technical issues that can affect assessment quality, TOI reported.
The development comes after Infosys terminated around 600 trainees at its Mysuru campus last year for failing internal assessments despite being given three opportunities to qualify, as reported by TOI.
During FY26, Infosys received approximately 5.8 million job applications, interviewed 450,901 candidates and issued 87,286 job offers, excluding hiring undertaken by its subsidiaries, TOI reported.