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Axis Bank Plans 12,500 Campus Hires Amid AI Push: Restructuring Operations for Machine Intelligence

Axis Bank plans 12,000–12,500 campus hires in FY27 while restructuring traditional banking operations around artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automated credit workflows.

By Vikram Malhotra · September 28, 2026 · 8 min read

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Business

Axis Bank Plans 12,500 Campus Hires Amid AI Push: Restructuring Operations for Machine Intelligence

Axis Bank plans 12,000–12,500 campus hires in FY27 while restructuring traditional banking operations around a...

By Vikram Malhotra · Sep 28, 2026

Engineering

UP Targets AI, Semiconductors & Electronics Growth: Building India’s Northern Hardware Corridor

Uttar Pradesh unleashes aggressive capital subsidies, 24/7 dedicated clean power, and Yamuna Expressway land c...

By Sanjay Patel · Sep 28, 2026

Tech

QNu Labs Raises ₹200 Cr for Quantum Security: Scaling Post-Quantum Cryptography Globally

Bengaluru-based QNu Labs secures ₹200 crore to scale quantum-safe cryptography and Quantum Key Distribution (Q...

By Rohan Varma · Sep 28, 2026

Engineering

Nava Eyes $200M for AI Data Centres: Greenoaks in Talks to Anchor Hyperscale Expansion

AI data center startup Nava, founded by a former OYO executive, is in advanced discussions to raise $200 milli...

By Sanjay Patel · Sep 28, 2026

Google Study Reveals India’s AI Usage Paradox: Search Enthusiasm vs Daily Workflow Gap

Google’s ATLAS study reveals a striking paradox: India leads global search curiosity for AI tools, yet sustain...

By Elena Rostova · Sep 28, 2026

Startups

India’s Deep-Tech Funding Momentum Builds

Venture capital surges into engineering-heavy Indian startups, deploying over $1.2B into commercial space, qua...

By Aarav Sharma · Sep 26, 2026

Business

Bengaluru Draws $4.4B in Startup Funding

Bengaluru captures $4.4 billion in startup funding across the first nine months of 2026, accounting for over 5...

By Vikram Malhotra · Sep 26, 2026

India’s AI Ecosystem Eyes Indigenous Defence Capabilities

Sarvam AI leadership and defense deeptech founders call for sovereign, air-gapped AI models and autonomous sys...

By Elena Rostova · Sep 26, 2026

Tech

Forward-Deployed Engineers Become a Hot IT Role

Indian IT service giants and AI scale-ups aggressively recruit Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to bridge the...

By Rohan Varma · Sep 26, 2026

Engineering

India’s Semiconductor Push Creates New Supply-Chain Opportunities

India's chip ambitions expand beyond mega-fabs, unlocking a $15B ancillary supply-chain market in specialty ch...

By Sanjay Patel · Sep 26, 2026

India’s AI Race Shifts From Models to AI Agents

Indian tech leaders pivot aggressively from foundation LLM pre-training to autonomous AI agents that execute c...

By Elena Rostova · Sep 26, 2026

Startups

IIT Madras Deep-Tech Fund Hits ₹450 Crore First Close

IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I reaches a ₹450 crore first close and deploys ₹55 crore into four deeptech startup...

By Meera Krishnan · Sep 26, 2026