What are some facts about Infosys you should know before sitting for Placement process?

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Infosys Limited is a multinational IT company based in India specializing in business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing.

It is one of those firms where every engineer wants to start their career, and you might be one of them. However, before sitting for the company’s placement process, you should know some interesting facts about the company, which might help you understand the company’s history.

Following are those facts:

  • Narayan Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, N S Raghavan, S Gopalakrishnan, S D Shibulal, K Dinesh, and Ashok Arora, all former employees of Patni Computer Systems, founded Infosys in Pune in 1981.

  • The company was named Infosys Consultants and began with a low startup capital of Rs 10,000. Sudha Murthy, Murthy’s wife, lent him the money. The company’s original office was in the front room of Murthy’s house, despite Raghavan’s house being the registered office.

  • In 1999, Infosys had a market capitalization of $100 million. It was also the first Indian IT business listed on the NASDAQ.

  • Infosys was one of the top 20 NASDAQ companies by market capitalization.