The AI hiring wave hitting India's IT sector — and who's really benefiting

Demand for AI engineers is surging, but the benefits are flowing to a narrow band of specialists while mid-level roles face pressure.

1 min read · Markets · Wide Angle

India produces 1.5 million engineering graduates per year. This year, for the first time, AI-specific roles — prompt engineers, MLOps specialists, AI product managers — command a 40-60% salary premium over equivalent non-AI roles. But beneath the headline numbers is a more complicated story about who the AI boom is actually working for.

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