Tata Consultancy Services: 12,000 jobs cut

First mass layoff in TCS history. Targeted middle and senior management. Part of strategy to become future-ready organization with AI deployment. Experts warn 500K Indian IT jobs at risk. The connection to AI is moderate — while the company is investing in AI capabilities, the layoffs were attributed to broader restructuring alongside technology adoption. Of the 12,000 total positions affected, our methodology estimates that approximately 4,800 roles (40%) are attributable to AI-driven changes. This is part of a broader pattern in IT Services where companies are restructuring operations around AI capabilities while reducing headcount in functions susceptible to automation.