Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was founded in 1968 by division of Tata Sons Limited. Based in Mumbai, TCS is a global leader in services, digital, and business solutions. It operates in 46 countries and is one of the largest Indian companies by market capitalization.
The company pioneered the global delivery model for IT services with their first offshore client in 1974.In 1981, the company set up India's first IT R&D division the Tata Research Design and Development Centre at Pune. They have 142 offices in 42 countries as well as 105 delivery centers in 20 countries.
TCS has been a part of "Big 4" most valuable IT services brands worldwide, ranked as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Forbes and recognized as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute across 24 countries.
TCS was recognized as the fastest growing brand in the IT industry for 2018 and consolidated its position as one of the top three IT Services brands for the second year in a row, by adding $1.3 plus billion to TCS Brand value and entering the $10 billion club.
TCS and its 67 subsidiaries provide a wide range of information technology-related products and services including application development, business process outsourcing, capacity planning, consulting, enterprise software, hardware sizing, payment processing, software management and technology education services. TCS' established software products are TCS BaNCS and TCS MasterCraft.