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Timeline

Our history

  • 1968
  • 1971
  • 1973
  • 1979
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1989
  • 1997
  • 2002
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2020
  • 2022
fakir chand
Mr. Fakir Chand Kohli, fondly known as the Father of Indian IT, brings together a young team of enthusiastic US returned IT professionals to create demand for downstream computer services.
1968
1971
TCS wins its first external contract - power companies were being set up in Iran as part of an infrastructure building program and TCS wins projects to build inventory and stock control systems for these stations.
1971
1973
When TCS wins a project to convert a hospital accounting project written in Burroughs Medium systems COBOL to Burroughs Small systems COBOL, we do not have a Burroughs computer! An in-house tool was built to write this code and then shipped to the US - the first offshore delivery project.
1973
1979
TCS establishes its first sales office in New York, headed by S Ramadorai. One of our first major clients was the Institutional Group Information Corporation (IGIC).
1979
1981
JRD Tata’s vision comes to fruition when TCS sets up India’s first software research center, the Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) in Pune.
1981
1982
TCS forays into software with a data dictionary for Burroughs, which eventually leads to the creation of an accounting package EX.
1982
1989
TCS signs a US$ 10 million deal with Swiss Securities Clearing Corporation, significant for its complexity and size.
1989
1997
TCS is all-in on the Y2K remediation opportunity, and pioneers the concept of a software factory to address the challenge. Using a highly automated approach, TCS leverages special tools developed for the conversion and remediates about 700 million lines of code.
1997
2002
We sign our first US$ 100 million deal with GE Medical systems, the largest single contract ever won by an Indian software services firm.
2002
2004
TCS debuts at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange, with the largest IPO by a private sector company at an astounding US$ 1 billion dollars.
2004
2006
TCS’ launches a Co-innovation network (COIN) to bring the best technology available in the start-up eco system to solve customer challenges. Today this network has over 2,500 start-ups and over 50 academic partners.
2006
2007
TCS signs its first US$1 billion deal.
2007
2009
We offer a cloud-based business model to provide services to life insurance companies in the UK – a value so compelling that we’ve ranked as the #1 provider in the UK market ever since.
2009
2011
TCS creates iON, extending cloud-based services to small and medium businesses
2011
2014
TCS becomes the first Indian company to sponsor the NY marathon, now a tradition that has expanded and continued across the globe.
2014
2016
2016 is our baseline year to measure scope emissions for our goal to be net zero by 2030
2016
2017
We announce the largest ever buyback in the history of Indian capital markets (INR 1.6 billion) to demonstrate our commitment to shareholders.
2017
2020
TCS is the largest agile workforce in the world with over 545,000+ agile ready associates.
2020
2022
TCS clock US$ 25.7 billion in revenue and an all-time high incremental revenue addition of US$ 3.5 billion.
2022
fakir chand
Mr. Fakir Chand Kohli, fondly known as the Father of Indian IT, brings together a young team of enthusiastic US returned IT professionals to create demand for downstream computer services.
1968
1971
TCS wins its first external contract - power companies were being set up in Iran as part of an infrastructure building program and TCS wins projects to build inventory and stock control systems for these stations.
1971
1973
When TCS wins a project to convert a hospital accounting project written in Burroughs Medium systems COBOL to Burroughs Small systems COBOL, we do not have a Burroughs computer! An in-house tool was built to write this code and then shipped to the US - the first offshore delivery project.
1973
1979
TCS establishes its first sales office in New York, headed by S Ramadorai. One of our first major clients was the Institutional Group Information Corporation (IGIC).
1979
1981
JRD Tata’s vision comes to fruition when TCS sets up India’s first software research center, the Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) in Pune.
1981
1982
TCS forays into software with a data dictionary for Burroughs, which eventually leads to the creation of an accounting package EX.
1982
1989
TCS signs a US$ 10 million deal with Swiss Securities Clearing Corporation, significant for its complexity and size.
1989
1997
TCS is all-in on the Y2K remediation opportunity, and pioneers the concept of a software factory to address the challenge. Using a highly automated approach, TCS leverages special tools developed for the conversion and remediates about 700 million lines of code.
1997
2002
We sign our first US$ 100 million deal with GE Medical systems, the largest single contract ever won by an Indian software services firm.
2002
2004
TCS debuts at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange, with the largest IPO by a private sector company at an astounding US$ 1 billion dollars.
2004
2006
TCS’ launches a Co-innovation network (COIN) to bring the best technology available in the start-up eco system to solve customer challenges. Today this network has over 2,500 start-ups and over 50 academic partners.
2006
2007
TCS signs its first US$1 billion deal.
2007
2009
We offer a cloud-based business model to provide services to life insurance companies in the UK – a value so compelling that we’ve ranked as the #1 provider in the UK market ever since.
2009
2011
TCS creates iON, extending cloud-based services to small and medium businesses
2011
2014
TCS becomes the first Indian company to sponsor the NY marathon, now a tradition that has expanded and continued across the globe.
2014
2016
2016 is our baseline year to measure scope emissions for our goal to be net zero by 2030
2016
2017
We announce the largest ever buyback in the history of Indian capital markets (INR 1.6 billion) to demonstrate our commitment to shareholders.
2017
2020
TCS is the largest agile workforce in the world with over 545,000+ agile ready associates.
2020
2022
TCS clock US$ 25.7 billion in revenue and an all-time high incremental revenue addition of US$ 3.5 billion.
2022
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    fakir chand
    Mr. Fakir Chand Kohli, fondly known as the Father of Indian IT, brings together a young team of enthusiastic US returned IT professionals to create demand for downstream computer services.
    1968
    1971
    TCS wins its first external contract - power companies were being set up in Iran as part of an infrastructure building program and TCS wins projects to build inventory and stock control systems for these stations.
    1971
    1973
    When TCS wins a project to convert a hospital accounting project written in Burroughs Medium systems COBOL to Burroughs Small systems COBOL, we do not have a Burroughs computer! An in-house tool was built to write this code and then shipped to the US - the first offshore delivery project.
    1973
    1979
    TCS establishes its first sales office in New York, headed by S Ramadorai. One of our first major clients was the Institutional Group Information Corporation (IGIC).
    1979
    1981
    JRD Tata’s vision comes to fruition when TCS sets up India’s first software research center, the Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) in Pune.
    1981
    1982
    TCS forays into software with a data dictionary for Burroughs, which eventually leads to the creation of an accounting package EX.
    1982
    1989
    TCS signs a US$ 10 million deal with Swiss Securities Clearing Corporation, significant for its complexity and size.
    1989
    1997
    TCS is all-in on the Y2K remediation opportunity, and pioneers the concept of a software factory to address the challenge. Using a highly automated approach, TCS leverages special tools developed for the conversion and remediates about 700 million lines of code.
    1997
    2002
    We sign our first US$ 100 million deal with GE Medical systems, the largest single contract ever won by an Indian software services firm.
    2002
    2004
    TCS debuts at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange, with the largest IPO by a private sector company at an astounding US$ 1 billion dollars.
    2004
    2006
    TCS’ launches a Co-innovation network (COIN) to bring the best technology available in the start-up eco system to solve customer challenges. Today this network has over 2,500 start-ups and over 50 academic partners.
    2006
    2007
    TCS signs its first US$1 billion deal.
    2007
    2009
    We offer a cloud-based business model to provide services to life insurance companies in the UK – a value so compelling that we’ve ranked as the #1 provider in the UK market ever since.
    2009
    2011
    TCS creates iON, extending cloud-based services to small and medium businesses
    2011
    2014
    TCS becomes the first Indian company to sponsor the NY marathon, now a tradition that has expanded and continued across the globe.
    2014
    2016
    2016 is our baseline year to measure scope emissions for our goal to be net zero by 2030
    2016
    2017
    We announce the largest ever buyback in the history of Indian capital markets (INR 1.6 billion) to demonstrate our commitment to shareholders.
    2017
    2020
    TCS is the largest agile workforce in the world with over 545,000+ agile ready associates.
    2020
    2022
    TCS clock US$ 25.7 billion in revenue and an all-time high incremental revenue addition of US$ 3.5 billion.
    2022

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