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
IBMers believe in progress—that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition
IBM has developed a thoughtful, comprehensive approach to corporate citizenship that we believe aligns with IBM’s values and maximised the impact we can make as a global enterprise. We focus on specific societal issues, including the environment, community economic development, education and skills, public health, literacy, language and culture.
The mission of India CSR is to foster life-long learning opportunities across India through streamlined initiatives that cut pathways across education [access], skills/employability [inclusion], and employment [equity and quality].
IBM’s greatest asset is the IBMer. We believe our strength lies in the diversity of our employees. IBM encourages creative pursuits and passions outside of work, because when IBMers can explore their curiosity, it gives all of us a new outlook on the world and its possibilities for emerging tech. Together, IBM can drive progress through meaningful innovation and action.
The new generation of hybrid cloud enables you to build once, deploy anywhere and manage it all from a single pane of glass. So your business can adapt and transform like never before.
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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
Mindtree is a global technology consulting and services company that enables enterprises across industries to drive superior competitive advantage, customer experiences, and business outcomes by harnessing digital and cloud technologies. A digital transformation partner to more than 260 of the world’s most pioneering enterprises, Mindtree brings extensive domain, technology, and consulting expertise to help reimagine business models, accelerate innovation and maximize growth. As a socially and environmentally responsible business, Mindtree is focused on growth as well as sustainability in building long-term stakeholder value. Powered by more than 32,000 talented and entrepreneurial professionals across 24 countries, Mindtree — a Larsen & Toubro Group company — is consistently recognized among the best places to work
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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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#3 L&T Infotech
LTI (NSE: LTI) is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company helping more than 300 clients succeed in a converging world. With operations in 30 countries, we go the extra mile for our clients and accelerate their digital transformation with LTI’s Mosaic platform enabling their mobile, social, analytics, IoT and cloud journeys.
Founded 20 years ago as the information technology arm of the Larsen & Toubro group, our unique heritage gives us unrivaled real-world expertise to solve the most complex challenges of enterprises across all industries.
Each day, our team of more than 28,000 LTItes enable our clients to improve the effectiveness of their business and technology operations, and deliver value to their customers, employees and shareholders.
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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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#2 Allscripts
Allscripts has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan with the 2019 Best Practices Award for its population health management solutions.
According to the report, Allscripts has “pioneered the concept of an open yet connected platform architecture, fueled by a real-time application programming interface (API) that incorporates disparate medical evidence seamlessly across the care continuum.”
As healthcare continues evolving, with new trends challenging the status quo, we’ll continue serving as your technology partner. We will be a consistent force, helping you drive the best care for every patient across every setting. With us by your side, you’ll enable your patients to create their own path toward healthy futures, while ensuring the connection with your clinic gets deeper and deeper.
In healthcare, trust is everything. So clinical teams need to rely on health IT to help them care for patients, and help them build healthy lives. Physicians and nurses need point-of-care access to the right health information to treat patients, and exceed expectations.
We know that navigating the complex world of health IT alone is a universal challenge. With Allscripts, your organisation benefits from the decades we’ve spent honing our solutions and gaining industry expertise. Joining your daily mission to build stronger communities of healthy patients is an opportunity for us, together, to redefine what’s possible for your patients’ futures, your clinicians’ well-being and your organisation’s journey into what’s next in healthcare.
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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
Uplers was formed in October 2019 as a result of the merger between 3 independent and successful marketing and technology companies, EmailMonks, WebbyMonks and Octos.
At Uplers, you decide where you want to spend your workday and how! Riding through mountains, enjoying the sound of waves or exploring some cultural heritage.
We are a fully remote company where you will experience a work-life balance and grow to your full potential. This place is for you if you have a dynamic spirit and take every opportunity that comes your way. We will empower you to succeed and celebrate all your wins like our own!
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#2 Softenger
Softenger was incorporated in August 1999. We are an ISO 9001, ISO 27001 certified entity and are compliant with EICC norms. We have our presence in India, Singapore, Malaysia & Dubai. We serve our clients and offer them services and solutions in IT Infrastructure Management Services, Application Development & Support, and IT Process automation.
At Softenger, we drive innovations, bring ideas, solution 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. Softenger is consistently well-known for its growth and expertise in the IT industry. We admire our motto “Strive to excel”, to provide an exceptional value and delivering superior services to our business partners & not just their IT environment.
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#3 Xebia
Xebia explores and creates new frontiers in IT. We provide innovative products and services and strive to stay one step ahead of our customers’ needs.We turn new technology trends into business advantages. As mainstream frontrunners, we create new IT solutions and build the future with our customers.Customers choose Xebia for our innovative solutions, technological depth, and craftsmanship.True knowledge workers find Xebia to be an inspiring place to work where they are challenged by peers.It’s your business, we accelerate it.We are a group of highly ambitious craftsmen. From digital strategy to technology implementation. As such we are a one stop shop for full stack digital transformation. We provide innovative solutions and services to help your organization become a digital winner.We are organized in specialized centers of excellence all over the world. With like-minded individuals aiming for authority in their respective fields.Xebia Group consists of six specialized companies: Xebia Services, Xebia Academy, XebiaLabs, StackState, GoDataDriven, Instruqt, and Xpirit.
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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?
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Refer to the complete methodology here.
Refer to the complete methodology here.
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