Abstract: The Indian IT industry is a leader in the global IT outsourcing market garnering more than 50% of the market share continuously over a period of time. According to the National Policy on Information Technology 2012 (NPIT 2012) released by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, the Indian IT sector became a USD 100 billion industry in 2011-12. In the IT services sector, Indian companies have been steadily moving up the value chain. The beginning of the Indian IT industry can be traced back to the 1970s when Indian companies started providing skilled manpower as part of staff augmentation. From those days, the Indian IT industry has evolved into a one stop shop for end-to-end IT services. When the Indian IT Industry started providing export-oriented services in the 1990s, it had the advantage of cost arbitrage and English-speaking engineers. With the cost of operations having gone up and competitors having come up, Indian IT industry is facing a challenging time. This paper looks at the preparedness and capability of the Indian IT industry to face the future challenges.
Keywords: Indian IT industry, Indian software industry, Indian IT Futures.
Title: Indian IT Industry: Future Challenges
Author: Shyam Sankar S., Manoj Changat
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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