This document provides an overview of the outsourcing industry in India. It discusses what outsourcing is, how it works, and its key forms like IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing. The outsourcing industry has boosted India's economic growth, with the BPO sector worth $11 billion and major cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi serving as top outsourcing destinations, employing millions of people. While outsourcing provides benefits like cost savings, it also faces challenges such as loss of control and threats from low-cost competitors in other countries. The industry is shifting from business process outsourcing to knowledge process outsourcing that requires specialized domain expertise.