1) India received its first digital computer from England in 1956, which was mainly used to handle scientific problems for defense and made India the first country in Asia to have a digital computer. 2) In 1968, Tata Consultancy Services was established as Tata group bought mainframes to do data processing work for its group companies, marking the beginning of India's software export industry. 3) In 1981, Narayan Murthy quit Patni Computer Systems and started Infosys with Rs. 10,000 in capital and six friends, marking the rise of a major Indian IT company.

1. D efining M oments o f t he I ndian I T I ndustry

2. D o y ou k now? When did India get its first computer? When was the first Indian IT company established? Why is 1981 a very memorable year for India? When was India’s first IT publication launched? When did India have its first software policy? When did India design its first super computer?

3. I ndia gets its first digital Computer from England I t was mainly used to handle scientific problems for Defense India was the first country in Asia to have a digital computer 1956… The Computer Arrives

4. TIFRAC (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Automatic Calculator) was the first computer developed in India, at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai 1959…India’s First Computer

5. Tata group bought mainframes to do data processing work for its group companies Thus established a division called TCS 1968… TATA’s TCS

6. Borroughs small systems – US client is serviced by TCS This transaction/ service is the beginning of India’s software export Industry 1974… Software Export Industry

7. 1976…Making the History With a capital base of Rs.1.74, Shiv Nadar with six other friends starts Microcomp The Company is renamed as HCL

8. 1981…Rise of the Icon Narayan Murthy quits Patni Computer Systems With Rs.10,000 as capital & six other friends starts a data Center

9. 1982… India’s First IT Publication India gets its first IT publication Dataquest is launched in December 1982 by Pradeep Duta

10. 1984…Separate Industry During Rajiv Gandhi's rule new software policy is announced Import of Computers was liberalized Software gets recognized as a separate industry

11. 1988…Nasscom A catalyst for the growth of software driven IT industry in the country is formed Harsh Mehta, Saurabh Srivastava, Shashi Bhatnagar& Prakash Ahuja are the core team who formed NASSCOM

12. 1994…The BPO Era American Express opens its APAC operational center in India It is the beginning of the BPO era in India

13. 1995…Internet VSNL launches the first internet service for public access It was called GIAS – Gateway Internet Access Service The service was launched first in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta & Chennai

14. 1999…Another First Infosys becomes the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ It was listed in BSE in 1993, its IPO price was Rs.95

15. 2004…Billion Dollar Indian companies cross the billion dollar mark TCS is first, followed by Wipro & Infosys The genesis of the SWITCH companies

16. 2007… Super Robots Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a Tata subsidiary developed the first super computer called EKA The supercomputer is ranked fourth fastest computer

17. 2050… Super Computer Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a Tata subsidiary developed the first super computer called EKA The supercomputer is ranked fourth fastest computer