India entry advisory

The questions a company asks long before it asks about space — city, entity, tax, hiring cost, timeline — answered from a maintained base under named professional review.

Live

Cities compared

All-in, dated, like for like

Answers maintained

Structured content, not sales copy

Review cycle

90 days

Every answer carries a review date

Decision to operating

6 months

Headline measure

City comparison

Select up to three cities to place side by side

All-in per seat	Talent pool	Median salary	Connectivity	Set-up	Fit
₹24,800	Very deep	₹18.4 L median	Direct long haul	14 weeks	94
₹19,600	Deep	₹15.9 L median	Direct long haul	12 weeks	89
₹17,900	Deep	₹14.6 L median	One stop	13 weeks	82
₹26,200	Very deep	₹19.1 L median	Direct long haul	15 weeks	80
₹16,400	Deep	₹13.8 L median	Direct regional	13 weeks	78
₹18,300	Deep	₹14.2 L median	Via Delhi	14 weeks	74
₹31,500	Deep	₹20.6 L median	Direct long haul	16 weeks	71
₹13,700	Developing	₹11.4 L median	One stop	12 weeks	62

Bengaluru

Fit score 94

All-in per seat: ₹24,800
Talent pool: Very deep
Median salary: ₹18.4 L median
Connectivity: Direct long haul
Time to set up: 14 weeks

Hyderabad

Fit score 89

All-in per seat: ₹19,600
Talent pool: Deep
Median salary: ₹15.9 L median
Connectivity: Direct long haul
Time to set up: 12 weeks

Maintained answer set

Held as structured content with a dated review cycle

Topic	Answer	Reviewed by	Last review	Status
Entity structure	Wholly owned subsidiary against LLP against branch office, with the capitalisation and compliance load of each.	External counsel	12 Aug 2026	Current
Transfer pricing	Cost-plus arrangements typical for captive development centres, and the documentation expected.	Tax advisory	04 Aug 2026	Current
State incentives	Capital subsidy, payroll reimbursement and stamp duty positions by state for capability centres.	Policy desk	22 Jul 2026	Review due
Employment and payroll	Provident fund, gratuity and notice conventions, plus the cost loading over base salary.	External counsel	18 Aug 2026	Current
Data and privacy	Digital Personal Data Protection obligations relevant to offshore development work.	External counsel	09 Jun 2026	Review due
Banking and repatriation	Account opening sequence, foreign investment reporting and dividend repatriation mechanics.	Tax advisory	15 Aug 2026	Current

Time to operational

A decision in March, operating by September

Decision taken
Month 0
City shortlist agreed and the entity route selected.
Entity filed
Month 1
Incorporation filed, directors appointed, registered office taken.
Banking and registrations
Month 2
Accounts opened, tax and payroll registrations completed.
Space committed
Month 3
Managed floor agreed and fit-out scheduled against the hiring plan.
First cohort hired
Month 4
Leadership and first engineering cohort onboarded.
Operating
Month 6
Full cohort at desks, delivery running against the parent's roadmap.