KPIT Technologies GCC in India

Company overview

Sector

Technology, Software & IT Services

Sub-sector

Information Technology & Services

Mandate (derived)

Technology & Engineering

Parent headquarters

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Parent revenue (USD)

$686,800,000

Parent headcount

11,080

India headcount

Not disclosed

GCC locations

• Pune
• Bengaluru
• Hyderabad
• Chennai

Department mix

Global department counts, used as a proxy for the India mandate. These are not India team counts.

Engineering

8,542

Consulting

719

Arts And Design

402

Human Resources

395

Finance

237

Business Development

196

Information Technology

141

Operations

102

Data Science

67

Support

64

Sales

62

Marketing

47

Administrative

33

Product Management

25

Accounting

21

Legal

10

Education

8

Media And Commmunication

7

Entrepreneurship

2

Technology stack

• .NET
• 6sense Sales Intelligence
• ADAPT
• AI
• ALEX
• AMP
• ANSYS
• AT&T
• AWS Analytics
• AWS CloudFormation
• AWS Device Farm
• AWS Glue Data Catalog
• AWS SDK for JavaScript
• AWS Trusted Advisor
• Acoustic Analytics

Public leadership

Akshay Kanetkar

Vice President & Head - Business Finance, Revenue & Receivables, ERM, Procurement & Internal Audit

Public leadership listed in the dataset; the role is not necessarily the India GCC head.

Research overview

KPIT Technologies is an India-headquartered, independently listed engineering R&D (ER&D) services company focused exclusively on the automotive/mobility sector - software for autonomous driving/ADAS, electric powertrains, digital cockpit, body electronics, chassis and diagnostics. Founded in Pune in 1990, operates as a standalone public company, with engineering centers across India, Europe, the US, Japan, China, Thailand, Tunisia, Sweden and Vietnam. FY26 revenue was USD 724.8 million, with roughly 13,000+ employees globally as of its most recent disclosures.

India launch

1990

Maturity

Multi-Function / Full-Stack GCC (Corporate HQ Operations)

KPIT is not a captive delivery center of a foreign parent; it is an independent, India-headquartered, publicly listed automotive ER&D company whose India sites host full corporate functions rather than a narrow offshored function.

Location rationale

KPIT is an India-headquartered original company, so its India footprint reflects where it was founded rather than a foreign parent's site-selection logic. Pune (Hinjawadi/Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park) is its founding home and corporate HQ; careers materials also point to Bengaluru and a Kochi 'Software Excellence Centre' (with PathPartner Technology). On-file Hyderabad and Chennai could not be independently corroborated.

Timeline

1. 1990

   Founded in Pune as KPIT Infosystems by chartered accountants Ravi Pandit and Kishor Patil.

2. 1999

   IPO on Indian stock exchanges, reported to be 50x oversubscribed.

3. 2002

   Merged with Cummins Infotech; company renamed KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.

4. September 2013

   Renamed KPIT Technologies Limited as Cummins reduced its shareholding.

5. January 2018

   Announced merger/demerger transaction with Birlasoft.

6. April 2018

   Competition Commission of India approved the KPIT-Birlasoft deal.

7. April 2019

   Demerger completed: original listed entity renamed Birlasoft, while the automotive engineering business was demerged into the new KPIT Technologies Limited and listed separately.

8. June 2019

   New KPIT corporate logo launched.

9. FY24 (April 2024)

   FY24 revenue growth of 40.4% (USD terms) and PAT growth of 56% Y-o-Y.

10. April 2025

    FY25 results: USD 691 million revenue (18.7% constant-currency growth), ~13,000 employees globally; announced collaboration with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI).

11. May 2025

    Acquired Caresoft Global's Engineering Solutions Business, expanding commercial-vehicle/off-highway capability and entry into China.

12. 2025

    Opened new engineering/technology centers in Tunisia and Sweden.

13. May 6, 2026

    Reported Q4FY26/FY26 results (revenue USD 724.8M, 12% YoY Q4 growth) and announced agreement to acquire a majority stake in Israeli automotive-cybersecurity firm Cymotive.

14. May 8, 2026

    KPIT announced the passing of Ravi Pandit, co-founder and Founder/Chairman of the Board.

Leadership context

Kishor Patil is Co-founder, CEO and Managing Director - quoted as CEO & MD in the company's May 2026 earnings and M&A press releases. Sachin Tikekar serves as President and Joint Managing Director. Co-founder Ravi Pandit had served as Founder and Chairman of the Board until his passing, announced 8 May 2026. NOTE: on-file 'head' contact (Akshay Kanetkar, VP & Head - Business Finance) is a finance-function leader, not KPIT's top executive.

Real estate

Corporate headquarters at Plot 17, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, MIDC-SEZ Phase III, Hinjawadi, Pune - 411057. Additional India centers include Bengaluru and a Kochi 'Software Excellence Centre'. Globally, '14+' Software Centres of Excellence spanning Europe, USA, Japan, China, Thailand, India, plus 2025-2026 additions in Tunisia, Sweden and Vietnam. No square-footage figures found.

Hiring signal

Open roles

Not disclosed

As of

2026-08-26

• Autonomous Driving & ADAS engineers
• Propulsion/electric-powertrain engineers
• Digital Cockpit software engineers
• Body Electronics engineers
• Chassis engineers
• Software Integration engineers

News and developments

Sources

• Wikipedia: indiaLaunchYear/timeline (founding, corporate history) ↗
• Zaubacorp: indiaLaunchYear (incorporation) ↗
• KPIT Technologies Newsroom: leadershipBio (Kishor Patil CEO & MD) ↗
• KPIT Technologies Newsroom: leadershipBio (Ravi Pandit passing) ↗
• KPIT Technologies Newsroom: revenue/headcount FY25 ↗
• KPIT Technologies careers page: realEstate/office locations, hiringSignal ↗

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.