Tata Consultancy Services will dish out promotions to over 20,000 employees by July this year, said Mr Ajoy Mukherjee, Vice-President and Global Head - Human Resources.

The move, that would also include a pay hike, would cover almost 10 per cent of the 1.98-lakh-strong software services company.

�In the July cycle, the endeavour is to cover the entire population of TCS�. In order to be eligible, among other things, the employee needs to be confirmed and must have completed his/her annual appraisal by March 31. Based on the employee's current role and possible future role, the supervisor will recommend promotions,� Mr Mukherjee told Business Line.