IT and ITES Courses

The information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITeS) industry has been one of the key driving forces fuelling India's economic growth. IT and ITeS sector's contribution to the national GDP has increased from 1.2 per cent in 1997-98 to an estimated 7.5 per cent in 2011-12.

IT has evolved as a major contributor to India's GDP and plays a vital role in driving growth of the economy in terms of employment, export promotion, and revenue generation.The IT-BPO sector is responsible for creating significant employment opportunities in the economy. Direct employment within the IT-BPO sector is expected to grow by over 9 per cent to reach 2.77 million, with over 230,000 jobs being added in 2011-12. IT services exports (including Engineering Research and Design (ER and D) and software products) continue to be the largest employer within the industry with nearly 47 per cent share of total direct employment, BPO exports generate about 32 per cent of the total industry employment, and the remaining 22 per cent is accounted for by the domestic IT-BPO sector. The sector is responsible for enabling employment to an additional 8.9 million people in various associated sectors - catering, security, transportation, housekeeping, etc. Market Size As per NASSCOM estimates, IT and ITeS sector (excluding hardware) revenues are estimated at US$ 87.6 billion in FY 2011-12. The industry is expected to grow by 19 per cent during FY 2012-13.

The public cloud services market in India is projected to grow to US$ 326.2 million, registering 32.4 per cent growth in 2012, according to a report by Gartner. The Indian software and services exports including BPO exports is estimated at US$ 68.7 billion in 2011-12, as compared to US$ 59 billion in 2010-11, an increase of 16.4 per cent. The IT services exports is estimated to be US$ 39.8 billion in 2011-12 as compared to US$ 33.5 billion in 2010-11, showing a growth of 18.8 per cent. BPO exports is estimated to grow from US $ 14.2 billion in 2010-11 to US$ 15.9 billion in 2011-12, a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth of about 12 per cent. IT services contributed 58 per cent of total IT-BPO exports in 2011-12, followed by BPO at 23 per cent and software products / engineering at 19 per cent. Investment Indian IT's core competencies and strengths have placed it on the international canvas, attracting investments from major countries. Between April 2000 and May 2012, the computer software and hardware sector attracted cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$ 11,262 million, according to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). More recently, online retailing, cloud computing and e-commerce are the major driving forces behind the rapidly increasing growth in the IT industry.