The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of Labour and Employment over alleged delays in onboarding more than 200 students and young engineers selected by Wipro Limited under its 'Elite Hiring 2025' process. According to reports from Business Standard, NITES submitted the complaint on August 13, 2026, seeking urgent intervention from Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the prolonged and unexplained delay in employment offers. The employees' body urged the ministry to take up the matter urgently with Wipro and seek a clear status of all affected students and young engineers, the reasons for the prolonged onboarding delay, confirmation regarding the validity of their offer letters and Letters of Intent, and a definite, time-bound onboarding schedule. As reported by Business Standard, NITES emphasized that where companies do not intend to proceed with any candidature, concerned students should be informed of the decision and reasons in writing rather than being left in indefinite uncertainty.
As reported by Business Standard, the affected candidates participated in Wipro's campus recruitment process in February 2025 and cleared technical and voice assessments. They received offer letters in July 2025 and Letters of Intent the following month, which they accepted within the stipulated period. In December 2025, they reconfirmed their interest, and in March 2026, the candidates appeared for and cleared the Codility technical assessment, receiving official clearance communication in the same month. They completed the background verification process on March 26, 2026, including resolving an address verification query on the same day. According to Business Standard, NITES highlighted that despite completing every requirement communicated by Wipro, these students and young engineers have still not received a definite onboarding or joining date. The union noted that the engineers did not accept other offers since they accepted the employment opportunity with Wipro.
According to NITES, for several months, the affected students and young engineers have repeatedly approached Wipro HR, onboarding helpdesks and other designated channels but claimed they received no substantive response. As reported by Business Standard, NITES stated that while employers are entitled to take legitimate business decisions concerning their workforce, students who have been selected, issued offer letters, completed successive recruitment stages and kept waiting for months cannot reasonably be left without clear decision or effective communication. The union drew attention to alleged serious financial, professional and psychological difficulties being faced by the affected students, as reported by Business Standard. NITES respectfully submitted that while an employer is entitled to take legitimate business decisions concerning its workforce, students and young engineers who have been selected, issued Offer Letters and LOIs, required to complete successive recruitment stages and thereafter kept waiting for months cannot reasonably be left without a clear decision or effective communication.
According to Business Standard, such onboarding delays have been common across the IT sector over the last few years as demand remains slow and companies struggle to deploy people into projects. With a lack of visibility, companies have been slow to recruit and onboard. Wipro said last month that its campus hiring would depend on demand and would not call out a specific number. Wipro was not immediately available for comment when approached by Business Standard regarding the NITES complaint. The union highlighted the alleged serious financial, professional and psychological difficulties faced by the affected students in its letter to the Labour Ministry, drawing attention to the industry-wide challenges in IT sector recruitment and onboarding processes.
