The number was skewed by India’s largest firm, Tata Consultancy Services, which made its biggest quarterly addition in three years, hiring a net 9,000 employees in the past quarter. The headcount at these six companies dropped by 7,100 people in the Jan-March quarter.

India's leading IT firms witnessed a substantial rise in employee productivity over the past year, despite a decline in overall staff numbers. The revenue generated per employee…

The number was skewed by India’s largest firm, Tata Consultancy Services, which made its biggest quarterly addition in three years, hiring a net 9,000 employees in the past…