Award Categories
2021
*based on ratings of employees who have worked
in the company in the year 2020
Categories are based on Indian employee count of respective companies. Ranks are awarded by Standard Competition ranking method.
12 Best IT/ITES Companies
Mega companies category
more than 50,000 employees in India
#1 IBM
<p>IBM aspires to make a lasting, positive impact on the world by protecting the environment, advocating for inclusion, and fostering trust and transparency in both technology and business. Today’s IBM is more closely aligned with the needs of our clients. Our engagement model is simpler and more effective. And we have expanded our ecosystem by strengthening existing relationships and forging new, productive partnerships. <br /><br />Today’s IBM is not simply a technology company. We are a problem-solving company and a convener of capability that brings together our colleagues, our clients, and our partners with a simple, open invitation: Let’s create. we have sharpened our focus on IBM’s unique ability to integrate technology and business expertise for our clients and our partners. Our portfolio is built around hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI), the two most transformational technologies of our time. <br /><br />Our go-to-market approach brings together the necessary software, consulting, and infrastructure our clients require, from across our expanding ecosystem of partners. They recognize technology as a source of competitive advantage, capable of addressing these immediate issues and future-proofing their businesses by increasing productivity, reducing costs, driving innovation, and fueling growth. <br /><br />This is today’s IBM. </p>
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#2 TCS
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses for the past 50 years. We believe innovation and collective knowledge can transform all our futures with greater purpose.
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#3 Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology, and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.
Our 674,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.
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Large companies category
10,001 to 50,000 employees in India
#1 LTIMindtree
LTIMindtree is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company that enables enterprises across industries to reimagine business models, accelerate innovation, and maximize growth by harnessing digital technologies. We help businesses transform—from core to experience—to thrive in the marketplace of the future. With a unique blend of engineering DNA and experience DNA, LTIMindtree helps businesses get to the future faster. As a digital transformation partner to more than 700 clients, LTIMindtree brings extensive domain and technology expertise to help drive superior competitive differentiation, customer experiences, and business outcomes in a converging world. Powered by 84,000+ talented and entrepreneurial professionals across more than 30 countries, LTIMindtree—a Larsen & Toubro Group company—combines the industry-acclaimed strengths of erstwhile Larsen and Toubro Infotech and Mindtree in solving the most complex business challenges and delivering transformation at scale. For more information, please visit https://www.ltimindtree.com/.<br /><br />At LTIMindtree, we believe in creating a culture of innovation, which is reflected in everything we do. Empower yourself with possibilities that will take you to newer heights and open newer avenues. Experience a vibrant work environment brimming with new ideas, diverse people, and the innate drive to excel. Be a part of this dynamic ecosystem. Be a part of us.
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#2 UST
UST is a leading technology and digital transformation company, with global headquarters in California, USA. The company has offices in Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Noida, Hosur, Coimbatore and Ahmedabad in India.
For more than 22 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with clients from design to operation. Through a nimble approach, UST identifies their clients’ core challenges, and crafts disruptive solutions that bring their vision to life. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into clients’ organizations—delivering measurable value and lasting change across industries, and around the world. With over 26,000 employees in 25 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Find out more at ust.com.
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Mid-Sized companies category
1,001 to 10,000 employees in India
#1 CtrlS
CtrlS is Asia's largest Rated 4 Data center and managed services provider and trusted advisor to over 3,500 Indian and world’s leading organizations including 15 of the Fortune 100 Global Multinationals and 25 of the ET 100 Indian companies supported by 200 innovations. <br /> <br />CtrlS operates state-of-the-art Tier-4 Datacenter facilities in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Noida and Bangalore spread across one million square feet. <br /> <br />The Company has over 1,800 employees and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.<br /> <br />Ctrls is a recipient of awards and recognition such as CIO Choice Public, Hybrid Cloud Services for Large Enterprises, Best Datacenter in the Managed Services Space and as DR as a Service provider, SME Channels Award - Best Datacentre, Aegis Graham Bell Award Innovation in Cloud Service, CII National Award for Excellence in Energy Management, Energy Efficient Unit and NASSCOM Emerge 50 Emerging Companies in India.<br /> <br />The company has been the frontrunner in innovation and ushering in a paradigm shift in technologies and infrastructure and has pioneered several initiatives including Launching India’s 1st and Asia’s Largest Rated-4 Datacenters, DR as a Service (DRaaS) one of the First in the Industry, Cloud4C - World's First Rated 4 Cloud with a Built-in DR and World's 1st Community Cloud for Banks.
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#3 BA Continuum
What would you like the power to do? At Bank of America, we ask this question every day of all those we serve. It is at the core of how we live our values, deliver our purpose and achieve responsible growth. Our purpose is to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We are passionately committed to serving our clients by delivering together, acting responsibly, realizing the power of our people and trusting the team. These values drive our purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. As a result, we’re effecting meaningful change across our industry and throughout communities around the world. Being a diverse and inclusive company means we actively seek out and welcome a variety of skill sets, backgrounds and industry experience. There are certain characteristics—like empathy, understanding and responsibility—that you’ll find when you meet a Bank of America employee.
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Small companies category
501 to 1,000 employees in India
#1 Uplers
<p>Born in the difficult period of the pandemic, Uplers is a tech-enabled product and platform that’s making hiring and getting hired reliable, simple, and fast.</p><span><br></span><p>Leveraging the transformative power of AI & ML and remote work, Uplers matches deeply-vetted Indian talents with top companies, offering multiple engagement models enabling flexibility and scalability for hiring companies, as well as freedom and rewarding careers for top Indian tech and digital professionals.</p><span><br></span><p>Uplers is already leveraged by hundreds of top companies, from hot start-ups to multinational organizations, and has more than 1 Million vetted Indian talent on its platform.</p>
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#2 Softenger
<p>Softenger was incorporated in August 1999. We have a presence in India, Singapore, and Malaysia. We serve our clients by offering IT Infrastructure Management Services, Cybersecurity, Datacentre Management & Support as well as IT Process Automation. At Softenger, we drive innovations, bring ideas, solutions, and services to life, and advance the well-being of businesses around the globe. We strongly believe in client satisfaction, and that has led to continued success.We admire our motto “Strive to excel”, to provide exceptional value and deliver superior services to our business partners & not just their IT environment.</p>
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#3 Xebia
<p>Xebia is a leading authority in digital transformation, helping global companies become digital leaders and build resilient organizations at any scale. We offer services in data and AI, cloud computing, modern software development, and intelligent automation. Beyond IT services, we provide accelerators, solutions, and specialized training to empower clients in a rapidly evolving market. Our values focus on people, knowledge sharing, quality without compromise, and customer-centricity. With 5,500+ team members across 16 countries, Xebia continues to drive digital excellence globally.</p>
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15 Best Mega Companies
25 Best Large Companies
25 Best Mid-Sized Companies
25 Best Small Companies
15 Best Tech Startups
Frequently Asked Questions
What are AmbitionBox Best Places to Work Awards 2021?
AmbitionBox Best Places to Work Awards 2021 recognizes the top companies to work for in India based on ratings shared by employees on AmbitionBox who have worked with a particular company in 2020.
How is a company classified as Mega, Large, Mid-Sized, Small, and Startup?
A company can be classified into one or more of the below category based on its India employee count
- Mega category if it has more than 50k employees
- Large category if it has employees b/w 10k & 50k
- Mid-Sized category if it has employees b/w 1k & 10k
- Small category if it has employees b/w 501 & 1k
- Startup if
- It leverages technology for their business in a significant way
- Should not be a public company or started by another company
- It has been founded on or after 01-January-2011
- It has employees more than 200
Even though my company has good ratings, why did it not make it to the ‘Best Places to Work Awards’ list?
For a company to qualify it must fulfil the following criteria:-
Winning an award depends on a variety of other reasons. Refer to the complete methodology here.
- Company must be a registered company in India or wholly owned subsidiary of foreign company in India.
- Company must not be a Government organisation, Staffing firm, Dealer/Franchisee, NGO/Social Service organisation, Industry Association, College/ School/University, Restaurant, Hotel, Airport, Hospital and alike.
- Company must not have influenced reviews or have tampered with the process of collecting authentic, unbiased reviews, including intentional or unintentional acts that violate the AmbitionBox Community Guidelines and/or Terms of Use.
- Company must not have been involved in any fraudulent or suspicious activities and is under scrutiny by their respective governing entity.
- Company must meet category eligibility criteria as well to qualify.
Winning an award depends on a variety of other reasons. Refer to the complete methodology here.
What is the time frame of reviews and ratings considered for awards?
Only reviews contributed between 01 January 2020 & 07 May 2021 for a company were considered for these awards, also all reviewers should have worked in that company in 2020 (between 01 January 2020 and 31 December 2020).
How are companies ranked?
Companies are ranked based on the new overall rating which is calculated using our proprietary algorithm based on the ratings shared by employees who have worked in the company in 2020. In cases where 2 or more companies have the same rating, a joint rank is given. Ranks are awarded by Standard Competition ranking.
Refer to the complete methodology here.
Refer to the complete methodology here.
Can companies nominate themselves for Awards 2021?
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However, a company can increase its chances of qualifying if they have sufficient reviews on AmbitionBox. Hence we encourage companies to ask their employees to fill reviews on AmbitionBox.
However, a company can increase its chances of qualifying if they have sufficient reviews on AmbitionBox. Hence we encourage companies to ask their employees to fill reviews on AmbitionBox.
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