There will be 2.5 lakh openings in the IT sector up for grabs this year but the irony of it all is that there aren’t enough engineers to man these jobs. The rapid evolution of technology has left a large number of techies not skilled enough to do the high-end work that companies want. Suresh Bethavandu, V-P and global head (talent acquisition) at Cognizant, confirms that while demand for new-age digital skills is high, supply is tight.