Share of IT

1. Information Technology in India
The sector has increased its contribution to India's GDP from
1.2% in FY1998 to 7.5% in FY2012

2. The Information technology industry in India has gained a
brand identity as a Knowledge Economy due to its IT sector.
The IT industry has two major components:
IT Services BPO
Business Process
Outsourcing

3. Contributing Substantially to Increase in
GDP, Employment, and Exports.

4. The major cities that account for about nearly 90% of this
sectors exports are Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi,
Mumbai and Kolkata. Bangalore is considered to be the
Silicon Valley of India because it is the leading IT exporter.

5. The industry’s share of total Indian exports
(merchandise plus services) increased from
less than 4% in FY1998 to about 25% in
FY2012.

6. This sector has also led to massive employment generation.
The industry continues to be a net employment generator -
expected to add 230,000 jobs in FY2012, thus providing
direct employment to about 2.8 million, and indirectly
employing 8.9 million people
Employments

7. However, the sector continues to face challenges of
competitiveness in the globalized and modern world,
particularly from countries like China and Philippines.

8. Major IT Hubs

9. Rank City Description
1 Bangalore
Popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India and leading software
exporter from India. Bangalore is considered to be a global information
technology hub of India.
2 Chennai
Chennai is the second largest exporter of IT in India, and is the BPO hub of
India. Chennai has the largest operations centers of TCS, and Cognizant.
3 Hyderabad
Hyderabad is a major it hub in India which is also known as Cyberabad
which consists of many Multinational corporation companies such as
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Electronic Arts, etc.
4 Mumbai
The Financial capital of India, but recently many IT companies have
established offices.
5 Delhi
The National Capital Region comprising Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida are
clusters of software development
6 Pune
Major Indian and International Firms present in Pune. Pune is also C-DAC
Head-Quarter.
7 Kolkata
The city is a major back-end operational hub for IBM, Texas Instruments,
Intel, Deloitte, Sun microsystems (Oracle
8 Thiruvananthapuram
The capital of Kerala, now houses all major IT companies including Oracle,
TCS, Infosys, and contributes in IT export of India.
9 Bhubaneswar
The capital city of Odisha, an emerging IT and education hub, is one of
India's fastest developing cities.
10 Ahmedabad One of India Fastest Developing City in Field Information Technology

10. Function of Top Five Companies
Business Transformation Services
Customer Relationship Management
Data and Development
Enterprise Performance Management
Finance
Human Capital Management
Project and Program Management
Sales
Solutions
Supply Chain
Support
Technology
Business Transformation Services
Customer Relationship Management
Data and Development
Enterprise Performance Management
Finance
Human Capital Management
Project and Program Management
Sales
Solutions
Supply Chain
Support
Technology

11. Firm Revenues Employees Fiscal Year Headquarters
TCS $10.17 billion 254,076 2012 Mumbai
Cognizant Technology Solutions $7.05 billion 185,045 2012 Teaneck, New Jersey
Infosys $6.69 billion 153,761 2012 Bangalore
Wipro $5.73 billion 140,569 2012 Bangalore
HCL Technologies $4.3 billion 85,335 2012 Noida

12. Founded in 1968, TCS is one of India's largest corporate houses. It is also India's
largest IT employer with a staff strength of 111,000 employees.
The company began as a division of the Tata Group, called the Tata Computer Centre.
Its main business was to offer computer services to other group companies. Soon the
company was spun off as Tata Consultancy Services after it realized the huge
potential of the booming IT services.

14. Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. As a
proven partner focused on building tomorrow's enterprise, Infosys enables clients in
more than 30 countries to outperform the competition and stay ahead of the
innovation curve. With US$7.4bn in annual revenues and 155,000+ employees, Infosys
provides enterprises with strategic insights on what lies ahead. We help enterprises
transform and thrive in a changing world through strategic consulting, operational
leadership and the co-creation of breakthrough solutions, including those in mobility,
sustainability, big data and cloud computing.

15. Wipro InfoTech is a leading manufacturer of computer hardware and provider of IT services in
India and the Middle East region. Part of Wipro Ltd, the $6.98 billion conglomerate and global
leader in technology enabled solutions, the company leverages on the parent's philosophy of
'Applying Thought' to enable business results by being a transformation catalyst.
Backed by our strong quality processes and rich experience managing global clients across
various business verticals, we align IT strategies to your business goals. From simple changes in
process to innovative solutions, we help our customers harness the power of IT to achieve
profitable growth, market leadership, customer delight and sustainability. Along with our best of
breed technology partners, Wipro Infotech also helps you with your hardware and IT

16. HCL is a leading global technology player with annual revenues of $4.9 billion. The HCL
Enterprise comprises two companies listed in India, HCL Technologies and HCL Info
systems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of 'India's original IT garage start ups'.
The HCL team comprises 53,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, operating across
18 countries. At a time when India had a total of 250 computers, Shiv Nadar led a
young team which passionately believed in the growth of the IT industry.

17. IT exports including software, services and BPO reaches USD 50 billion.
IT domestic revenue USD 24 billion.
55% of the global outsourcing market sourced from India.
Indian IT companies present in 52 countries and have 400 of the
Fortune 500 companies as clients.
Direct employment 2.4 million in IT and 8.2 million in support services.
6.5% of GDP earned by IT industry.
Rs.600 billion allocated over a 10 year period for the National
Knowledge Network.

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