FY 2025 was fantastic for India’s job market, freshers and tech talent demanding tremendous demand
Between January-March 2025 in India’s job market, 82 percent of the companies actively made appointments, which shows an increase of 3 percent from the previous quarter. This information was given in a report on Tuesday. According to the latest in-Did report, “Despite global uncertainties, Indian employers continued to expand their team.” This expansion was particularly associated with technology and freshers rolls. ”
The demand for new graduates was particularly high, which was more than half of all the new appointments. Software developers, data analysts and sales executive emerged as top roles regarding hiring. The report said that companies are not only filling vacancies, but they are investing in future by creating a take-forward team to face tomorrow’s challenges.
Shashi Kumar, a sales chief at In-Did India, said, “With proper incentives from the innovation-based sector such as New Age Tech companies and AI-Cabber Security, we have a real opportunity to convert this energy into influence.” He said that the job market is developing and employers are moving forward with vigilant optimism.
He insisted, “The recruitment of freshers remains stable. Technical roles are increasing in sectors like software development, data analytics and AI, companies are working more thoughtfully about whom they appoint and how to build teams prepared for the future.”
The increase in demand for trained freshers in emerging sectors like AI, machine learning, cyber security and software development reflects the increasing focus on India’s digital change.
The report said that startups and big firms want to produce teams prepared for the future and young professionals are playing a leading role in this matter. In 2025, the employers gave this category an average salary of Rs 3.5 lakh per year, which matches the expectations of freshers.
Most of the job offers were in a range of Rs 3-5 lakh, which shows that companies are ready to invest in young talents. According to the report, in fact, 72 percent of employers said that the salary of freshers has increased last year.
Given the financial year 2026, the recruitment landscape remains bright. The report states that employers are becoming more transparent about roles, responsibilities and work culture to attract the right candidates.
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