Today there is no shilly-shally when we say that IT companies in India are not only contributing to the technology growth in India but also to the world at large. According to FY 2018, the service sector in India is contributing 61.70% to the GDP and employees around 40 lakh individuals. India is a global leader in the Information Technology sector and provides IT and programming support to as many as 500 organizations around the globe.
Here is a list of top 5 IT companies in India.
1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited.
• CEO: Rajesh Gopinathan
• Founders: Lt. JRD Tata, FC Kohli
• Revenue: US$ 19.08 Billion
• Parent: Tata Group
Also known as the Face of the Indian IT Industry, TCS was founded in 1968 by the Goodbye Group and is among the most valued IT service companies in the world. Headquartered in Mumbai, it has 142 branches in 47 nations universally. This company provides employment to 3 lakh individuals and is Asia’s biggest IT specialist and IT service exporter.
2. Infosys Limited
• CEO: Salil Parekh
• Founders: N Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani
• Revenue: US$ 11.31 Billion
Established in the year 1981, by a group of 7 men this company is the second biggest IT Company in India. With its headquarters in Bengaluru (Silicon Valley of India) Infosys provides software development and validation services globally and has 82 marketing and 123 development centers worldwide.
3. Wipro Technologies Limited
• CEO: Abidali Neemuchwala
• Founder: Late Mohammed Premji
• Revenue: US$ 8.4 Billion
Wipro (Western India Vegetables Products limited), as the name suggests was a vegetable oil fabricating organization formerly. Founded in the year 1945, though entered the IT industry in 1980 and is home to 1,70,000 people. With its headquarters in Bengaluru, it has its own carved corner in consultations and management services. In 2013 it demerged all its Non-IT companies to separate heads.
4. HCL Technologies
• CEO: C Vijaykumar
• Founder: Shiv Nadar, Arjun Malhotra
• Revenue: US$ 9 Billion
• Parent: HCL Enterprise
Set up in 1976 was initially centered for computer assembling and IT hardware, yet moved it its focus to IT services in 1996. Counted among the dominant IT companies, it uses a growth strategy of making alliances with companies in various technology sector globally. It has branches in 35 countries and headquarters in Noida, UP.
5. Tech Mahindra Limited.
• CEO: CP Gurnani
• Founder: Anand Mahindra
• Revenue: US$ 4.77 Billion
With 926 active clients and branches across 90 countries, it is one of the most trusted tech companies. It announced its merger with Satyam in 2013. With its headquarters in Pune, it is known for providing BPO networking solutions.
The 21st century is the era of Technology and thanks to these companies, India is growing to become a giant technological hub.
