{"id":5916,"date":"2026-04-06T04:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=5916"},"modified":"2026-04-06T04:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:52:49","slug":"this-is-not-inefficiency-this-is-automation-former-hcl-ceo-flags-deep-shift-in-indias-it-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=5916","title":{"rendered":"&#039;This is not inefficiency, this is automation&#039;: Former HCL CEO flags deep shift in India\u2019s IT workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>As artificial intelligence begins to reshape how companies hire, deploy talent and scale operations, questions are growing about whether India\u2019s large IT workforce is equipped for this transition.<\/p> <p>In a LinkedIn post, Vineet Nayar, Founder of Sampark Foundation and former CEO of HCL Technologies, laid out a similar structural concern, sharing a series of quote graphics on how the industry has been trained for a different era.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:ugcPost:7444953477123895296\" title=\"Embedded post\" width=\"504\"><\/iframe><\/p> <p>\u201cThe future of Indian IT will not just be written in code. It will be written in how we prepare people for change,\u201d Nayar wrote.<\/p> <p>He said the issue is not about capability, but about conditioning. \u201cMOST INDIAN IT PROFESSIONALS ARE NOT READY FOR AI. Not because they are not smart. Because they were trained for a different game,\u201d he noted.<\/p> <p>The former CEO also traced this back to the model that powered India\u2019s IT rise. \u201cFor 30 years, we built a winning model: Break work into small tasks. Train people fast. Execute at scale. It worked brilliantly,\u201d he wrote, describing the execution-led framework that defined the industry\u2019s growth.<\/p> <p>That model, he said, is now being disrupted. \u201cAI just changed the rules. What used to need 10 people may soon need 2. This is not inefficiency. This is automation,\u201d Nayar added, pointing to how workforce structures could shrink as AI tools scale.<\/p> <p>He argued that the nature of work itself is shifting. \u201cThe new winners will be different: Not coding. But designing. Not following. But diagnosing. Not doing. But solving,\u201d he wrote, outlining the shift toward higher-order skills.<\/p> <p>\u201cHere is the real problem: We are not training for this,\u201d Nayar said, flagging a gap between industry needs and current preparation.<\/p> <p>\u201cThis is not just a company issue. It is an education issue. We are still teaching for repetition. The world now rewards thinking,\u201d Nayar observed, pointing to a deeper structural gap that begins in classrooms.<\/p> <p>He linked India\u2019s past success to execution strength, but suggested the next phase will demand a different capability. \u201cExecution built India\u2019s IT success. Thinking will define its future. And that shift does not start in companies. It starts in classrooms,\u201d he wrote.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <p>Vineet Nayar, Indian IT workforce, artificial intelligence, AI in India, IT job transformation, Indian education reform, AI disruption, IT skills India, future of IT jobs, Indian IT industry#039This #inefficiency #automation039 #HCL #CEO #flags #deep #shift #Indias #workforce1775422369<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As artificial intelligence begins to reshape how companies hire, deploy talent and scale operations, questions are growing about whether India\u2019s large IT workforce is equipped for this transition. 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