Hiring signals
India's GCCs are set to add 140,000 jobs in 2026 — even with AI layoffs
Global Capability Centres in India now employ 2.36 million professionals across 2,117 centres. They're absorbing AI-driven cuts elsewhere and emerging as the dominant hiring engine.
India's Global Capability Centres are projected to add roughly 140,000 jobs in 2026 — even as AI absorbs an estimated 10,000 predictable, repetitive roles. The net is firmly positive.
The scale is now hard to ignore. India hosts 2,117 GCCs generating $98.4 billion in revenue with a 2.36 million workforce, growing 32% since FY2021. 506 Forbes Global 2000 companies operate at least one GCC here. India is now the world's #1 AI hiring market.
Bengaluru takes more than 40% of GCC activity, but Hyderabad has the highest jobs-per-announcement ratio thanks to pharma and large-tech expansions. In-demand roles: AI/ML engineers, data engineers, software engineers, product managers, and cybersecurity specialists.
If you're applying to a GCC, look beyond the parent brand — focus on the centre's mandate (engineering, analytics, ops). The work, comp, and growth track varies hugely between mandates even within the same parent.
Source: ET GCC · Zinnov-nasscom report
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