new delhi nearly 20 months after a freeze on hiring in the wake of founder chairman b ramalinga rajus rs 14000 crore accounting fraud satyam computers now known as mahindra satyam is visiting it campuses around the country to recruit 3000 fresh graduates this is first time that mahindra satyam the new brand entity of satyam will visit campuses to hire talent after the satyam computer scam erupted in january 2009 the company had to freeze campus hiring after rajus accounting fraud left it on the brink of collapse we are going to recruit close to 3000 entrylevel associates and at the same we will look at hiring across various technologies and competencies we will visit campuses and begin the process from the next month mahindra satyam head of recruitment m v sridhar said at present the company employs about 30000 people in april 2009 mahindra groups it arm tech mahindra acquired a majority stake in satyam and rebranded it as mahindra satyam with the brand mahindra satyam winning back clients and getting repeat business from existing clients we think this is the right time to visit the campuses and hire talents sridhar said working with renewed vigour under trying circumstances mahindra satyam has secured nearly 35 new clients over the last 20 months since the satyam scam broke out in january 2009 the company had also secured an extension of contracts with existing clients such as ge and glaxosmithkline it has also worked on projects including the fifa world cup mahindra satyam was the 2010 fifa world cup official it services provider