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GCC city profile · Kerala

GCCs in Kochi.

By the GCCPROs research team · Updated

22 verified Global Capability Centres run a unit in Kochi: 0.9% of the 2,551 GCCs GCCPROs tracks across India. Kochi is Kerala’s GCC base: a small number of centres, and a surprising number of them large.

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22
GCCs in Kochi
0.9%
of India’s total
6
in Professional Services & Consulting
3
with 5,000+ staff
The number

How many GCCs are in Kochi?

Kochi has 22 GCCs, 0.9% of India’s 2,551. It is the largest GCC city in Kerala.

Professional services lead with 6 centres, with banking and fintech and logistics and supply chain behind them on 2 and 2.

For a base of 22, the scale is notable: 3 employ more than 5,000 people and 7 are Gen 3, owning a product or a global process outright.

How we count. A company that runs centres in more than one city counts once in the national and global totals, and appears in the count for each of those cities. So the city figures add up to more than the national total, and no company is counted twice within one city. A centre operating in Kochi and one other city appears in both, which is why India’s city figures add up to more than 2,551. 881 of the 2,551 GCCs in India have offices in more than one city.

The companies

The 14 largest GCCs in Kochi.

Ranked by headcount, from the 22 verified centres with a unit in Kochi. Every row is one GCCPROs holds at high confidence, with the parent group it reports to.

The 14 largest Global Capability Centres in Kochi by headcount
CentreParent groupIndustryPeople
IQVIA IndiaIQVIA HoldingsPharma & Life Sciences5000+
KPMG Global Services Private LimitedKPMG International LimitedProfessional Services & Consulting5000+
KPMG Global Delivery Center Private LimitedKPMG InternationalProfessional Services & Consulting1001-5000
BDO RISE Private LimitedBDO USA / BDO GlobalProfessional Services & Consulting1001-5000
Mantle Solutions Private LimitedLuLu Group InternationalRetail, Consumer & FMCG1001-5000
Good Methods Software Solutions Private Limited (CareStack India)Good Methods Global Inc. (CareStack)Healthcare & MedTech1001-5000
DSVDSV A/SLogistics & Supply Chain1001-5000
Zellis HR IndiaZellis Group Ltd (Apax Partners)Technology: SaaS & Software501-1000
Buck Capability Centre Private LimitedArthur J. Gallagher & Co.BFSI: Insurance501-1000
NOV India (National Oilwell Varco)NOV Inc.Energy, Power & Oil & Gas101-500
FCI GBS India (Amphenol GBS)Amphenol CorporationTechnology: Semiconductors & Hardware101-500
Acabes InternationalArab Bank plcBFSI: Banking, FinTech & Capital Markets101-500
Burndy Technology and Global Business Services IndiaHubbell IncorporatedIndustrial, Engineering & Manufacturing1-100
Fragomen Immigration Services India Private LimitedFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLPProfessional Services & Consulting1001-5000

That is the top 14. The remaining 8 centres in Kochi, with site leadership, domains, year established and 46 fields each, are in the GCC database.

Industry

Which industries run GCCs in Kochi?

Every centre is classified into exactly one industry, so these add up to 22.

  1. Professional Services & Consulting627.3%
  2. BFSI: Banking, FinTech & Capital Markets29.1%
  3. Logistics & Supply Chain29.1%
  4. Technology: Data, Analytics & AI29.1%
  5. Technology: SaaS & Software29.1%
  6. BFSI: Insurance14.5%
  7. Energy, Power & Oil & Gas14.5%
  8. Healthcare & MedTech14.5%
  9. Industrial, Engineering & Manufacturing14.5%
  10. Pharma & Life Sciences14.5%
  11. Retail, Consumer & FMCG14.5%
  12. Technology: Cybersecurity14.5%
  13. Technology: Semiconductors & Hardware14.5%
Function

What work do they actually do?

Most centres run several functions, so a GCC appears under each one it operates. These deliberately add up to more than 22.

  1. Technology2090.9%
  2. Engineering & R&D1254.5%
  3. Data, Analytics & AI1150%
  4. Finance & Accounting836.4%
  5. Operations & Business Excellence836.4%
  6. Customer Operations522.7%
  7. HR Shared Services522.7%
  8. Risk & Compliance418.2%
  9. Product Management313.6%
  10. Cybersecurity29.1%
  11. Clinical & Medical14.5%
  12. Legal14.5%
  13. Manufacturing Technology14.5%
  14. Procurement14.5%
Maturity

How mature are Kochi’s centres?

GCCPROs maturity model. Gen 1 runs support and back-office work; Gen 2 owns delivery for a function; Gen 3 owns products, engineering or a global process end to end; Gen 4 holds global P&L or decision rights.

  1. Gen 3731.8%
  2. Gen 2522.7%
  3. Gen 1418.2%
  4. Not disclosed418.2%
  5. Gen 429.1%
Scale and vintage

How big are they, and when did they arrive?

Headcount

  1. 1001-5000836.4%
  2. 1-100418.2%
  3. 101-500418.2%
  4. 5000+313.6%
  5. 501-1000313.6%

Year established

  1. 2000-2009627.3%
  2. 2010-2014627.3%
  3. 2015-2019522.7%
  4. 2023-2026313.6%
  5. 2020-202229.1%
Questions

GCCs in Kochi, answered.

How many GCCs are there in Kochi?

GCCPROs has 22 verified Global Capability Centres with a unit in Kochi, 0.9% of the 2,551 it tracks across India.

Is Kochi a viable GCC location?

On the records, yes, at a small scale. 3 of the 22 centres employ more than 5,000 people and 3 were established from 2023 onward, so the base is small but not static.

What work do Kochi GCCs do?

Technology is run by 20 of the 22 centres, with engineering and R&D on 12 and data, analytics and AI on 11.

Other cities

Compare with the rest of India.

GCCs in Bengaluru

1,387 verified centres, 54.4% of India.

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GCCs in Pune

560 verified centres, 22% of India.

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GCCs in Hyderabad

539 verified centres, 21.1% of India.

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GCCs in Delhi NCR

482 verified centres, 18.9% of India.

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GCCs in Mumbai

367 verified centres, 14.4% of India.

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GCCs in Chennai

370 verified centres, 14.5% of India.

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GCCs in Gurugram

320 verified centres, 12.5% of India.

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GCCs in Noida

135 verified centres, 5.3% of India.

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GCCs in Kolkata

39 verified centres, 1.5% of India.

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GCCs in Coimbatore

51 verified centres, 2% of India.

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GCCs in Ahmedabad

34 verified centres, 1.3% of India.

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The underlying records

Every GCC in Kochi, not just the largest

Site leadership, domains, maturity, year established and 46 fields per centre, all searchable, filterable and exportable.

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