New Delhi: India's top IT major Wipro plans to launch its first recruitment drive in university campuses in Britain, creating hundreds of jobs in the UK over the next year.
Wipro has decided to recruit directly from higher education institutions such as Manchester and Warwick universities and Cranfield School of Management in an effort to find local talent.
The firm's participation in the annual university "milk round" will reinforce the growing prominence of the BPO sector as an employer in Britain.
In the next few weeks, Wipro is expected to announce details of a major new development centre serving key British clients.
It will be located near Birmingham and eventually employ up to 500 people.
Among Wipro's largest clients are Nokia, the mobile phone manufacturer; Aviva, the British insurer; and Thames Water. Alongside competitors such as Infosys Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services, both of which have significant operations on British soil, Wipro is among a breed of BPO companies that have collectively emerged as one of India's most important industries.
PTI quoted Wipro's Chairman Azim Premji saying in Hong Kong that planning for the Midlands centre is well advanced, although negotiations with various regional bodies and internal discussions are yet to be completed.
According to Premji, the country's IT services sector is expected to be worth 48 billion dollars this year, accounting for more than 5 per cent of India's GDP, and $60 billion by 2010.
Wipro employs about 1,800 people in Britain – a figure growing by 30 per cent annually - and operates in more than 50 countries.
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