The largest software exporter TCS will be hiring 60,000 employees at a gross level in FY16.

The firm had employee strength of 3.3 lakh at the end of Q4 last fiscal. TCS CEO N Chandrasekaran on Thursday said, the firm added 14,395 employees and 1,031 employees at net level.

HR head Ajoy Mukherjee said, in the Financial Year 2016, the company will hire 60,000 at a gross level and added that the company has also announced an average salary hike of 8% in India and 2-4% at the global level.