MUMBAI, Feb. 14 -- As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes India's $350-billion information technology sector, projected to reach that size by the end of the year, concerns about large-scale job losses have intensified.

A study by economic think tank Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICIER) found that a majority of Indian IT sector workers worry AI could replace their jobs.

Titled AI and Jobs: This Time Is No Different, the report is based on a survey of 651 firms across 10 cities conducted between November 2025 and January 2026. It found that 65% of companies reduced hiring after adopting GenAI, as fewer fresh recruits were needed to handle similar or higher workloads aided by AI tools.

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