India's third largest software exporter, Wipro has asked its latest batch of recruits to join its business process outsourcing (BPO) division instead of technical and software division. The management has intimated all engineers, selected from various Engineering colleges, about the decision of the company through e-mail. The company has sited unfavorable market conditions and economic slowdown as a reason for its recent decision.

The vice president of the company, Pradeep Bahirwani said that the company may delay joining date in some cases as business environment is not good to work out any project. He declined to disclose the number of engineers being sent in BPO division. The company would decide on salary package after analyzing the number of new joiners.

The students alleged that the company has betrayed them as they were selected for Wipro Technologies and promised to provide the position of Software Engineesr. It has informed them about nine months after their recruitment and mitigated their chances to opt for other companies.