Meet India’s Highest-Paid IT CEOs: No.1 Earns Rs 94,60,00,000 — And He’s Not From TCS Or Infosys, But This Uttar Pradesh Based Tech Giant
C Vijayakumar, CEO of HCLTech since 2016, earned Rs 94.6 crore in FY 2024-25, making him the highest-paid Indian IT CEO in 2025. His compensation includes a base salary of $1.96 million, a performance-linked bonus of $1.73 million, and substantial long-term incentives from exercised Restricted Stock Units valued at $6.96 million. Vijayakumar has driven significant revenue and profit growth, expanding HCLTech’s high-value client base and market capitalization from Rs 1.15 lakh crore in 2016 to Rs 4.32 lakh crore in 2025, outpacing peers. His pay package was further approved for a 71 percent hike to Rs 154 crore for FY26, reflecting his leadership impact and sustained performance
Aug 04, 2025, 18:21 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh To Attract Rs 3,700 Cr Investment; Cabinet Approves Semiconductor Unit In State
The unit approved is a joint venture of HCL and Foxconn. This plant will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, PCs, and myriad of other devices that have display.
May 14, 2025, 16:09 PM IST
HCL Tech Q4 Profit Falls 6.2 Per Cent QoQ To Rs 4,307 Crore, Revenue Rises
HCL Tech Q4 Results: The company’s services business continued to post steady growth, with constant currency revenues rising 0.7 per cent QoQ and 2.7 per cent YoY.
Apr 22, 2025, 20:14 PM IST
Stock Market Highlights: Indian Markets End In Red, Auto And IT Stocks Under Pressure
ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Adani Ports, ITC, and NTPC were among the top gainers at Sensex. Wipro, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, and JSW Steel were the top losers.
Oct 15, 2024, 18:28 PM IST
Meet Delhi's Richest Man, Founder Of Top IT Firm, Who Surpasses Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, And Gautam Adani In Donations; His Net Worth Is...
Shiv Nadar Success Story: HCL Technologies, founded by Delhi’s Richest businessman Shiv Nadar, has risen as the top-ranked Indian company on the global stage. In the 2023 fiscal year, the company generated over $12 billion in revenue, underscoring its consistent growth and success. Nadar stepped down as Chairman in 2020, handing over leadership to his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, who made history as India’s first female chairperson of a publicly listed IT company. (Image Credit: File Photo)
Sep 25, 2024, 10:15 AM IST
Sensex Declines 359 Pts On Selling In IT shares, Foreign Fund Outflows
Benchmark Sensex dropped 359 points as Nifty closed below 21,400 due to IT sell-off and foreign fund outflows. Global factors and weak corporate results influenced the decline.
Jan 25, 2024, 17:51 PM IST
Forced To Live In Refugee Camp After Partition, This IAS's Son Left Rs 600 Job, Built Rs 320000 Crore Company In IT
A pivotal moment in Chowdhry's life came when he, alongside five others including Shiv Nadar and Arjun Malhotra, founded HCL Technologies. Departing from a modest Rs 600 per month job, Chowdhry's decision to venture into the world of technology set the stage for groundbreaking accomplishments.
Aug 18, 2023, 00:21 AM IST
Hope To Have 70% Staff Back In Office By FY24-End; Following Hybrid Model Optimised On Needs: HCLTech CEO
For now, HCLTech is seeing a gradual increase in the number of people coming to offices, he said. It is pertinent to mention that the flexi work options were put in place by the IT industry at the onset of pandemic.
Jul 16, 2023, 15:08 PM IST
From Starting Business In Garage To Delhi's Richest Man: A South Indian Who Unleashed His Inner Beast And Achieved Success, Net Worth Rs 2.07 Lakh Crore
Shiv Nadar, turns 78 years old today, is reportedly one of the wealthiest people in both India and the entire world, with a net worth of over Rs 2.07 Lakh crore, according to Forbes. Only Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are ahead of Nadar on Forbes' current list of the richest Indians, which places him third.
Jul 14, 2023, 21:01 PM IST
From A Village Boy To Billionaire, Meet Businessman Who Took The Road Less Traveled
Shiv Nadar, the founder of HCL Technologies, has had an inspiring journey from modest beginnings to becoming one of India's most prominent and successful business tycoons.
Jun 20, 2023, 12:20 PM IST
Markets trade lower in early trade, Sensex falls 385 points
The BSE benchmark Sensex had tanked 878.88 points or 1.40 percent to settle at 61,799.03 on Thursday. The Nifty plummeted 245.40 points or 1.32 percent to end at 18,414.90.
Dec 16, 2022, 10:30 AM IST
THESE India companies have highest female participation in the total workforce, according to latest report - In PICS
Burgundy Private & Hurun India 500 report 2022 ranked top Indian companies which have the highest female participation in the total workforce in India. However, these findings are part of a larger study to by the organisations to rank 500 most valuable companies in the country. Have a look at top 4 companies in India which have the highest female workforce.
Dec 02, 2022, 12:19 PM IST
IT companies not onboarding even after 6 months of giving offer letters, youth trolls companies on social media
Freshers got offer letters from different IT companies but now the companies are not onboarding them. Continue reading to know more about this.
Sep 13, 2022, 16:08 PM IST
HCL Technologies lays off 350 employees globally working for Microsoft’s news platform MSN: Reports
The laid-off workers will get severance pay and the last day of work is reported to be September 30. Media reports said that Microsoft was not satisfied with the quality of work being rendered under HCL who had got the contract work. Now, after the expiry of contract, the employees stand to lose their job, reports added.
Sep 13, 2022, 12:40 PM IST
HCL CEO C Vijayakumar becomes highest-paid Indian IT CEO: Here’s how much he made last year
HCL said in its annual report that its chief executive officer C. Vijayakumar received a salary of Rs 123.13 crore ($16.52 million) in 2021.
Jul 26, 2022, 17:23 PM IST
HCL shares shed 2%, drops to 52 week low
HCL's shares dipped over 2 percent to hit their 52-week low after the company's June quarter earnings failed to cheer investors.
Jul 13, 2022, 12:41 PM IST
WFH ending for TCS, Infosys, HCL employees? Check the latest update for IT industry employees
TCS, Infosys, and HCL are expected to follow a hybrid model in the coming times.
May 14, 2022, 16:41 PM IST
TCS 2nd most valuable IT services brand globally, 5 other Indian companies in top 25 tally
Accenture retained the title of world's most valuable and strongest IT services brand, boasting record brand value of USD 36.2 billion.
Jan 28, 2022, 11:06 AM IST
IT Jobs: TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL to hire more woman freshers via campus hiring
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro and HCL are planning to hire more female freshers as part of their campus recruitment drives in a bid to improve gender diversity.
Oct 27, 2021, 16:49 PM IST