Company overview
- Sector
- Automotive & Transportation Equipment
- Sub-sector
- Automotive
- Mandate (derived)
- Technology & Engineering
- Parent headquarters
- Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Parent revenue (USD)
- $33,700,000,000
- Parent headcount
- 19,415
- India headcount
- Not disclosed
GCC locations
- Pune
- Bengaluru
- Hyderabad
Department mix
Global department counts, used as a proxy for the India mandate. These are not India team counts.
Technology stack
- .NET
- 24-7 Media
- 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
- 3M Codefinder
- ABB Robotics
- AC500 PLC
- ACL
- ADAPT
- AI
- AMP
- ANGEL LMS
- ANSYS
- API Gateway
- ARIS Simulation
- AVEVA InTouch HMI
Public leadership
Fresh Vegi
Managing Director
Public leadership listed in the dataset; the role is not necessarily the India GCC head.
Research overview
Cummins Inc. is a US-based (Columbus, Indiana) NYSE-listed designer and manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines, power generation systems, and related components/technologies, including electrified and alternative-fuel powertrains under its Accelera brand. On-file revenue (~$33.7B) is consistent with Cummins Inc.'s global scale, but the on-file headcount (19,415) is inconsistent with Cummins Inc.'s actual global workforce (publicly reported at roughly 70,000+) and more plausibly reflects Cummins' India-only workforce.
- India launch
- 1962
- Maturity
- Innovation & R&D Hub
The verifiable core of Cummins' India capability footprint is CTCI/Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd in Pune, an engineering R&D center (2,500+ engineers) doing product/technology development for Cummins' global engine and power-systems portfolio, complemented by a dedicated IT-services entity (Cummins Infotech Ltd). Points to an R&D-led hub with an adjacent, growing IT/digital-services function, short of confirmed evidence of a full shared-services stack.
Location rationale
Pune is Cummins' original and largest India base, tracing to the 1962 Kirloskar joint venture, and hosts the Cummins India Office Campus (Balewadi) along with the Cummins Technical Centre India (CTCI), a 2,500+ engineer R&D facility. Bengaluru and Hyderabad are listed as additional India cities on file, consistent with the broader industry pattern of tapping South India's software/digital talent pools, but no Cummins-specific facility details for these two cities could be independently verified.
Timeline
- 1962
Cummins enters India on Feb 17, 1962 via a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group (Cummins 50%, Kirloskar Group 25.5%, retail investors 24.5%), forming what became Cummins India Limited.
- 1994
Cummins Technologies India Private Limited incorporated (Dec 20, 1994), later housed at the Cummins India Office Campus, Balewadi, Pune.
- 1996
Cummins Inc. acquires the Kirloskar Group's remaining shareholding, making the India business a Cummins-controlled subsidiary.
- 2003
Cummins Research and Technology India Pvt Ltd founded (June 11, 2003) in Pune, and the Cummins Technical Centre India (CTCI) engineering R&D facility established, later growing to house 2,500+ engineers.
- 2025-06-26
Cummins India launches Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) products aligned with its global 'Destination Zero' emissions strategy.
- 2025-11-07
Cummins India Q2 FY26 profit rises 42% YoY; shares hit an all-time high on strength in Powergen and exports.
- 2025-12-21
Managing Director Shveta Arya highlights a growing data-centre backup-power opportunity for Cummins India, driven by AI adoption and data-localisation-led data-centre construction.
- 2026-06-01
Cummins India reports FY26 revenue of ₹12,140 crore (+18% YoY) with gross margins up 60 bps to 36.8%; data-centre execution and export revival flagged as key growth triggers.
- 2026-07-13
Registry record shows Cummins Research and Technology India Pvt Ltd (the original 2003 R&D entity) as 'dissolved under section 59(8)', suggesting a legal-entity consolidation - likely into Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd - not independently corroborated beyond the registry listing.
Leadership context
Shveta Arya is Managing Director of Cummins India Ltd (the on-file name 'Fresh Vegi' was a data error). In public remarks (Dec 2025), she described a growing opportunity for Cummins India in data-centre backup power, citing rising AI-driven demand and data-localisation requirements. Further biographical detail not independently verified.
Real estate
Cummins India Office Campus, Balewadi, Pune (Survey No. 21) - registered address for Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd and the now-dissolved Cummins Research and Technology India Pvt Ltd; this campus houses the Cummins Technical Centre India (CTCI) engineering R&D facility (2,500+ engineers). Cummins India Ltd (the listed manufacturing entity) separately operates five manufacturing plants plus assembly/distribution facilities in India. No verified facility/address details found for Bengaluru or Hyderabad.
Hiring signal
- Open roles
- Not disclosed
- As of
- 2026-08-26
- Engineering/R&D (CTCI)
- Emerging technologies - clean diesel, electric and alternative-fuel powertrains (Accelera)
- Digital/IT services (Cummins Infotech)
- Student programs, internships and entry-level roles
News and developments
Cummins India sees strong opportunity from booming data centre market
Managing Director Shveta Arya said Cummins India sees a 'good opportunity' in the data-centre backup-power segment, driven by AI-led demand and data-localisation rules requiring 99.99% uptime.
2025-12-21 Business Standard ↗
Cummins India shares rise on launching battery energy storage systems
Cummins India launched Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as part of its 'Destination Zero' decarbonization strategy.
2025-06-26 Business Standard ↗
Cummins India share hits all-time high as Q2 profit zooms 42% YoY
Cummins India shares hit an all-time high after Q2 FY26 profit jumped 42% year-on-year.
2025-11-07 Business Standard ↗
Data centre execution, exports revival key triggers for Cummins India
Cummins India posted FY26 revenue of ₹12,140 crore (+18% YoY) with gross margins up 60 bps to 36.8%; analysts flagged data-centre project execution and an export-market revival as key forward growth triggers.
2026-06-01 Business Standard ↗
Sources
- Wikipedia - Cummins: parentSnapshot, indiaLaunchYear, timeline (1962, 1996, 2003) ↗
- Zaubacorp - Cummins Technologies India Private Limited: timeline (1994 incorporation), realEstate ↗
- Zaubacorp - Cummins Research and Technology India Private Limited: timeline (2003 entity, 2026 dissolution), realEstate ↗
- Business Standard (Cummins India topic page): leadershipBio, recentNews, timeline (2025-2026 items) ↗
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Sources and research notes
Source: Indian GCC 2026 Master Compendium, Company Master and research records. Sector, mandate and public leadership are derived fields. Missing values are shown as not disclosed. Revenue and global headcount describe the parent company, not the India centre.