Infosys to hire nearly 20,000 engineers from campuses

Will look at 'differentiated skills' given increased demand for digital technology-based services

Infosys, the second largest information technology (IT) services firm in the country, will maintain its annual campus hiring at 20,000 this year, but is looking at engineers with new skills such as digital and analytics.

IT firms in the country have witnessed technology and business shifts in the past few years. Clients are now spending more on digital, Cloud and analytics. Maintenance and testing — services usually performed by freshers — are also getting automated.

This has prompted Infosys and its peers to look for new skills when they hire.

The Bengaluru-headquartered company will begin its annual campus hiring in