India, April 19 -- IT major Infosys has fired over 240 more trainees after their alleged failure to clear the company's internal assessment tests, The Times of India reported on Saturday, citing official emails sent on April 18.

HT.com couldn't independently verify the authenticity of the emails.

The development comes after it was reported last month that over 40 trainees were fired on similar grounds. The latest round of terminations comes months after Infosys laid off around 350 trainees from its Mysuru campus in Karnataka. These trainees reportedly had to face significant onboarding delays, being hired after a wait of over 2.5 years.

The termination emails as reported by the Times of India reads as follows, "You have not met the qua...