NAME OF THE COMPANY- Techro

ABOUT US-

Techcro Ltd., the flagship company of the WazimPremji group was incorporated in the year 1945. The company started off originally as a manufacturer of vegetable ghee/vanaspati, refined edible oils etc. Gradually the company has diversified into various other businesses.

Today,Techro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally. Techro (NYSE:WIT) is a global information technology, consulting and outsourcing company with 170,000+ workforce serving clients in 175+ cities across 6 continents. The company posted revenues of $7.7 billion for the financial year ended Mar 31, 2016.Techro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally.

In the Indian market, it is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.

HISTORY-

The company was incorporated on 29 December 1945, in Amalner a small town in Jalgaon district by Mohamed Premji as 'Western India Palm Refined Oil Limited', later abbreviated to 'Techro'. It was initially set up as a manufacturer of vegetable and refined oils in Amalner, Maharashtra, India under the trade names of Kisan, Sunflower and Camel. The company logo still contains a sunflower to reflect products of the original business.

In 1966, after Mohamed Premji’s death, his son Azim Premji returned home from Stanford University and took over Techro as its chairman at the age of 21.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the company shifted its focus to new business opportunities in the IT and computing industry, which was at a nascent stage in India at the time. On 7 June 1977, the name of the company changed from Western India Vegetable Products Limited, to Techro Products Limited.

The year 1980 marked the arrival of Techro in the IT domain. In 1982, the name was changed from Techro Products Limited to Techro Limited.[10] Meanwhile, Techro continued to expand in the consumer products domain with the launch of "Ralak" a tulsi-based family soap and "Techro Jasmine", a toilet soap.

In 1988, Techro diversified its product line into heavy-duty industrial cylinders and mobile hydraulic cylinders. A joint venture company with the United States' General Electric in the name of Techro GE Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd. was set up in 1989 for the manufacture, sales, and service of diagnostic and imaging products. Later, in 1991, tipping systems and Eaton hydraulic products were launched. The Techro Fluid Power division, in 1992, developed expertise to offer standard hydraulic cylinders for construction equipment and truck tipping systems. The market saw the launch of the "Santoor" talcum powder and "Techro Baby Soft" range of baby toiletries in 1990.

In 1995, Techro set up an overseas design centre, Odyssey 21, for undertaking projects and product developments in advanced technologies for overseas clients. Techro Infotech and Techro Systems were amalgamated with Techro in April that year. Five of Techro's manufacturing and development facilities secured the ISO 9001 certification during 1994–95. In 1999, Techro acquired Techro Acer.Techro became a more profitable, diversified corporation with new products such as the TechroSuperGenius personal computers (PCs). In 1999, the product was the one Indian PC range to obtain US-based National Software Testing Laboratory (NSTL) certification for the Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance in hardware for all models.

Techro Limited joined hands with a global telecom major KPN (Royal Dutch telecom) to form a joint venture company "Techro Net Limited" to provide internet services in India. The year 2000 was the year Techro launched solutions for convergent networks targeted at Internet and telecom solution providers in the names of Techro OSS Smart and Techro WAP Smart. In the same year, Techro got listed on New York Stock Exchange. In early 2000 Techro Vice Chairman Vivek Paul and Azim Premji approached KPMG Consulting Vice Chairman Keyur Patel and CEO Rand Blazer to form an mega-outsourcing joint venture between the two organizations.

In February 2002, Techro became the first software technology and services company in India to be certified for ISO 14001 certification.Techro also achieved ISO 9000 certification to become the first software company to get SEI CMM Level 5 in 2002.Techro Consumer Care and Lighting Group entered the market of compact fluorescent lamps, with the launch of a range of CFL, under the brand name of TechroSmartlite.[19] As the company grew, a study revealed that Techro was the fastest wealth creator for 5 years (1997–2002). The same year witnessed the launch of Techro’s own laptops with Intel's Centrino mobile processor.Techro also entered into an exclusive agreement with the owners of Chandrika for marketing of their soap in select states in India. It set up a wholly owned subsidiary company viz. Techro Consumer Care Limited to manufacture consumer care and lighting products. In 2004 Techro joined the billion dollar club. It also partnered with Intel for i-shikshaThe year 2006 saw Techro acquire cMango Inc., a US-based technology infrastructure Consulting firm. Enabler, and a Europe-based retail solutions provider. In 2007, Techro signed a large deal with Lockheed Martin. It also entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oki Techno Centre Singapore Pte Ltd (OTCS) and signed an R&D partnership contract with Nokia Siemens Networks in Germany.

In 2008 Techro’s entered the clean energy business with Techro Eco Energy. In April 2011, Techro signed an agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the acquisition of their global oil and gas information technology practice of the commercial business services business unit. In 2012 Techro acquired Australian Trade Promotions Management firm Promax Applications Group (PAG) for $35 million. In 2012 Techro employed more than 70,000 H-1B visa professional temporary workers in the United States.

In 2012 Techro Ltd. announced the demerger of its consumer care, lighting, furniture, infrastructure Engineering (hydraulicsand water and medical diagnostic business into a separate company to be named Techro Enterprises Ltd. The merger became effective from 31 March 2013.The demerged companies together contributed about 10% of the revenues of Techro Limited in previous financial year.

In 2014, Techro signed a 10-year $1.2 billion contract with ATCO, a Canadian Energy & Utilities corporation based out of Calgary, Alberta. This was the largest deal in Techro's history.

In October 2016, Techro announced that it was buying Appirio, an Indianapolis-based cloud services company for $500 million.

HEADQUARTERS-Bangalore, Karnataka, India

SERVICES-

  • Techro Personal Computing Products
  • Enterprise Products
  • Software Products and Licences

Techro helps customers do business better by leveraging our industry-wide experience, deep technology expertise, comprehensive portfolio of services and vertically aligned business model. Our 55+ dedicated emerging technologies ‘Centres of Excellence’ enable us to harness the latest technology for delivering business capability to our clients.

Techro is globally recognized for its innovative approach towards delivering business value and its commitment to sustainability. Techro champions optimized utilization of natural resources, capital and talent. Today we are a trusted partner of choice for global businesses looking to ‘differentiate at the front’ and ‘standardize at the core’ through technology interventions.In today’s world, organizations will have to rapidly reengineer themselves and be more responsive to changing customer needs. Techro is well positioned to be a partner and co-innovator to businesses in their transformation journey, identify new growth opportunities and facilitate their foray into new sectors and markets.

SLECTION PROCESS-

The company conducts recruitment process every year to select new candidates. The selection process of the company consists of four rounds. These rounds are:

1)Written Exam

2)Technical Interview

3)HR Interview

ELIGIBLE BRANCHES-CSE & IT

ACADEMIC CRITERIA-

1)Above 50 % marks in Class X and XII and 60% or more in B.Tech.

2)No backlogs are allowed.