Information Technology Industry of India started by Tata Group in collaboration with Burroughs by set up the first software zone SEEPZ in Mumbai.This industry is an employment intensive sector ,

Challenges faced by the IT sector in India:

IT sector of India needs to discard its old model of service providing and operations.

There is a stiff competition from China, Philippines and Eastern Europe .

Shrinking talent pool in our country is also largely affecting the IT sector.

Number of employable graduates in the business sector is as low as 10% to 15% while that of qualified and employable engineers is 26% only.

IT giants like IBM and Accenture have now opened up their own centers in India with the same target audience as that of the Indian IT Sector.

There is a need for a total revamping of the infrastructure of the IT sector.

Fund shortage is also affecting the medium and small IT enterprises .

Top IT companies of India:

Tata Consultancy Services

Infosys

Wipro

HCL Technologies

Tech Mahindra

Oracle Financial Services Software

Mindtree

Mphasis

Hexaware Technologies

Tata Elxsi

Cyient