Campus hiring in India faces mounting pressure as artificial intelligence and geopolitical tensions reshape recruitment strategies.

Campus hiring in India faces mounting pressure as artificial intelligence and geopolitical tensions reshape recruitment strategies. BrowserStack has rescinded offers to engineering students, citing significant productivity gains from AI automation. Major institutions including IITs and IIMs are now cautioning students about delayed onboarding. While overall placements remain on track, companies are scaling back hiring plans and revising internship terms for upcoming batches. This marks the most significant disruption to campus recruitment since the pandemic, when the batch of 2020 experienced year-long onboarding delays. The dual pressures of AI-driven workforce optimization and West Asia conflict uncertainties are forcing firms to reassess their talent acquisition strategies across sectors.