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Written for the people who have to defend the decision internally: heads of engineering, CFOs, COOs and the transformation leads who inherit the programme.
How to set up a GCC in India: a step-by-step guide for 2026
The full sequence from business case to first payroll run, the four dependencies that actually control your timeline, and where most programmes lose a quarter.
Cost · 11 minWhat a GCC in India really costs, line by line
Salary is roughly 70% of the run-rate. This is the other 30%, plus the one-time costs that do not appear in most business cases until it is too late.
Models · 10 minBOT, subsidiary or managed services: choosing your GCC model
A decision framework built on control, speed, capital and exit — and the five contract clauses that decide whether a BOT ends well.
Locations · 12 minBengaluru vs Hyderabad vs NCR vs Pune vs Chennai: picking a GCC city
What each market is genuinely good at, what it costs, how long people stay, and the two-site strategies that make sense.
Operating model · 9 minBuilding an AI-native capability centre
Why the centres being set up now look different from the ones built five years ago, and what that changes about hiring, charter and governance.
Compliance · 10 minIndia compliance checklist for a new capability centre
Every registration, filing and recurring obligation for a new subsidiary, in the order you need them, with the ones that block hiring flagged.