Board's Report
To,
The Members,
Your Directors are pleased to present the Thirty-Third Annual Report on the business
and operations of your Company along with the audited annual accounts for the financial
year ended March 31, 2025 (FY2025). The consolidated performance of the Company and its
subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
The highlights of the performance results for the FY2025 are as follows:
|
(INR Mn except for EPS) |
Particulars |
FY 2024-25 |
FY 2023-24 |
FY 2024-25 |
FY 2023-24 |
|
Consolidated financials |
Standalone financials |
Income from operations |
120,507 |
90,089 |
55,570 |
48,489 |
Other Income |
1,647 |
454 |
4,856 |
7,598 |
Total Income |
122,154 |
90,543 |
60,426 |
56,087 |
Profit before depreciation, exceptional items and taxes |
17,237 |
13,670 |
8,129 |
11,971 |
Depreciation |
4,276 |
2,972 |
1509 |
1,283 |
Exceptional Item |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Provision for tax & (deferred tax) |
3,326 |
2209 |
1,345 |
770 |
Non-Controlling Interest |
1,322 |
286 |
- |
- |
Profit After Tax from continuing operations |
9,635 |
8,489 |
5275 |
9,918 |
(Loss)/Profit after tax for the year from discontinued operations |
-274 |
-133 |
|
- |
Profit for the year |
9,361 |
8,356 |
5,275 |
9,918 |
Earnings Per Share for continuing operations (Basic) (In INR) |
127.16 |
133.73 |
79.90 |
161.49 |
Earnings Per Share for discontinued operations (Basic) (In INR) |
-4.15 |
-2.16 |
|
|
Earnings Per Share for continuing & discontinued operations
(Basic) (In INR) |
123.01 |
131.56 |
79.90 |
161.49 |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY'S WORKING DURING THE YEAR AND STATE OF THE COMPANY'S
AFFAIRS
Operating highlights
Fiscal Year 2025 has been a year of continued strong growth for Coforge. The Company
registered a consolidated US$ revenue of US$ 1,445 million (INR 120,507 million) and has
clocked a revenue growth of 32.0% in CC terms, 31.5% in USD terms and 33.8% in INRterms.
During the year Coforge signed fourteen large deals, five of which were signed during
the recent quarter i.e. Q4FY25. On the back of fourteen large deals signed through the
year, the TCV of Company's order book has increased to a record high of US$ 3.5 billion
and is up 75% on a year-on-year basis. Coforge's investment in sales and marketing,
despite tough market conditions, have resulted in an increasing velocity and median size
of the large contracts it has signed during the year.
Financial highlights
On a consolidated basis, revenues increased 33.8% to 120,507 million in FY2025from INR
90,089 million in FY2024. The growth was led by Travel vertical which saw 35.8% YoYgrowth.
Banking and Financial Services vertical grew by 22.9%, Insurance vertical grew 15.6%,
Govt, outside India vertical grew 29.9% and the other emerging verticals including
healthcare and retail grew 71.1% in US$ terms.
For the full year FY25, the Company's gross margin at 33.6%. EBITDA (before ESOP costs)
stood at INR 21,713 million translating in to margin of 18.0% for the year.
The net profits (after minority interest) for the year stood at INR 8,121 million.
During the financial year, the company added a net of 8,786 professionals to its
headcount thus taking its total headcount to 33,023, at the end of FY25.
The above operating and financial highlights pertain to continuing operations.
The Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) of the Company's global
business during the year under review as well as business outlook, along with a discussion
of internal controls & risk management and mitigation practices, appears separately in
this Annual Report.
Consolidated Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements are enclosed in addition to the standalone
financial statements pursuant to section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with all
relevant Rules and amendments thereto & SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, prepared in accordance with the Accounting
Standards prescribed by ICAI in this regard. The consolidated Financial Statements
together with Auditors Report thereon form the part of the Annual Report.
Return of surplus funds to Shareholders (Dividend)
During the FY25, we continuously followed the practice of returning of surplus cash
available with the Company to the shareholders and based on the Company's performance, the
Directors have declared four interim dividends, of INR 76 per equity share involving a
cash outflow of INR 4,979.6 Mn.
Transfer to Reserves
During the year, the Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserves.
KEY EVENTS DURING THE YEAR
Redemption of Bonds
Pursuant to Regulation 57(1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the Company on June 28, 2024 has made the payment of full redemption
amount towards redemption of listed, rated, redeemable, nonconvertible bonds of a face
value of INR 10,00,000 (Indian Rupees Ten Lakhs only) each and aggregating up to INR
340,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Crores only) issued by the Company
("Bonds") along with the applicable interest amount of INR 777.24 Lakhs
(including withholding tax of INR 116.58 Lakhs) to Bonds holder.
Reclassification of Promoters
Hulst B.V. ("Hulst"), the erstwhile Promoters of the Company has sold all the
equity shares held by it in the Company on August 24, 2023, and all its nominees i.e. Hari
Gopalakrishnan, Patrick John Cordes, Kirti Ram Hariharanand Kenneth Tech Kuen Cheong have
resigned from the board with effect from May 02, 2024 (in so far as Gopalakrishnan and
Cordes is concerned) and October 19, 2023 (in so far as Hariharan and Cheong is concerned)
respectively.
Accordingly, on receipt of reclassification request from Hulst, it was placed before
the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on July 22,2024 and filed an
application with the Stock Exchanges on July 31, 2024 for the reclassification of Hulst to
public category pursuant to Regulation 31A of SEBI Listing Regulations.
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited, on January 08, 2025, has
granted approval for reclassification of the Hulst from "Promoter /Promoter Group
Category" to "Public Category". The Company is operating successfully as a
professionally managed company since then.
Shifting of Registered Office from Delhi to Haryana
The Board of Directors of your Company at their meeting held on July 22, 2024 has
decided to shift the Registered Office of the Company from '8, Balaji Estate, Third Floor,
Guru Ravi Das Marg, Kalkaji, New Delhi - 110019, NCT of Delhi' to 'Plot No. 13, Udyog
Vihar Phase - IV, Sector 18, Gurugram - 122015, State of Haryana' to carry on the business
of the Company more efficiently and with better operational convenience and shareholders
of the Company at Annual General Meeting held on August 23, 2024 accorded their approval
for the same. Further, the Regional Director (Northern Region), Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, has vide its order dated November 06, 2024, has approved the aforesaid shifting
of the Registered Office and the Registrar of Companies, Delhi & Haryana hasissuedthe
Certificate of Registration of Regional Director orderfor Change of State dated February
12, 2025.
Qualified Institutional Placement
The Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting held on March 16, 2024, has
approved raising of funds by way of issuance of such number of equity shares having face
value of INR 10 each of the Company ("Equity Shares") and / or other eligible
securities or any combination thereof (hereinafter referred to as "Securities"),
for an aggregate amount not exceeding INR 3,200 crores (Rupees Thirty Two Hundred Crores
only) or an equivalent amount thereof by way of qualified institutional placement
("QIP") or other permissible modes in accordance with the applicable laws, which
was also approved by the members of the Company at their Extra-ordinary General Meeting
held on April 12, 2024 subject to the receipt of the necessary approvals including
regulatory / statutory approvals, as may be required.
Further, the Fund Raising Committee (the "Committee") at its meeting held on
May 28,2024 approved the issue and allotment of up to 48,69,565 Equity Shares to 143
qualified institutional buyers at the issue price of Rs. 4,600 per Equity Share (including
a premium of INR 4,590 per Equity Share), aggregatingto Rs. 22,400 million (Rupees Twenty
Two-thousand Four-hundred Million Only) (rounded off), pursuant to the Issue. The Issue
opened on May 21,2024 and closed on May 27,2024.
Acquisitions/merger during the year and after closure of financial year
Acquisition of Cigniti Technologies Limited
The Company has entered into a share purchase agreement on May 02,2024, with the
promoters and select public shareholders of Cigniti Technologies Limited to acquire up to
54% of the share capital of Cigniti Technologies Limited (collectively, the "Share
Purchase Agreements") subject to execution of definitive agreements and completion of
certain identified conditions precedent. The Company triggered a mandatory open offer
dated May 02,2024, in terms of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 2011, as amended.
In terms of the Share Purchase Agreements, the Company has completed the acquisition of
7,639,492 equity shares aggregating to 27.98% of paid up share capital of Cigniti on July
04, 2024 and July 05, 2024.
Further, the Open Offer, triggered upon entering into the Share Purchase Agreements,
has concluded on November 20, 2024 and 12,81,239 equity shares (aggregating to 4.69% of
paid-up share capital of Cigniti) have been credited to the Company's demat account. The
Company has also completed the final tranche closing on December 20, 2024, through an
off-market transaction pursuant to which the Company has purchased additional 59,54,626
equity shares amountingto 21.62% of the expanded voting share capital of Cigniti.
Accordingly, the Company holds an aggregate of 1,48,75,357 equity shares amounting to
54% of the expanded voting share capital and has the majority of voting powers in the
Cigniti.
Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti Technologies Limited with and into the Company and
their respective Shareholders and Creditors
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on December 27, 2024, approved the Scheme
of Amalgamation of Cigniti Technologies Limited ("Cigniti") with and into
Coforge Limited and their respective shareholders and creditors under Sections 230 to 232
and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder
("Scheme"). The Scheme inter alia provides for the amalgamation of the
Transferor Company with and into the Company. Pursuant to the proposed Scheme, as amended
post split of shares of Coforge Limited, One equity share of the Company of INR 2/- each
fully paid up shall be issued to the shareholders of Cigniti for every 1 equity shares of
INR 10/- each fully paid up held by them. The Scheme is subject to the receipt of
necessary statutory and regulatory approvals, including approval of Stock Exchanges,
Securities and Exchange Board of India, the respective shareholders and creditors of
respective companies and jurisdictional bench of the National Company Law Tribunal. On
January 10, 2025, the Company filed the Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti with and into
the Company with the stock exchanges/SEBI, for which the approval is awaited.
The proposed Scheme aims to enhance operational integration and streamline corporate
structures. By pooling resources, sharing best practices, and fostering cross-functional
learning, the amalgamation will promote systemic efficiency and eliminate redundancies
such as duplicate work streams and administrative overheads. This will lead to reduced
operational costs, seamless access to assets, and enhanced cash flow management, enabling
sustained growth and development of the respective businesses through Coforge.
Additionally, the amalgamation will facilitate market expansion, cross-selling
opportunities, and operational efficiencies through consolidated processes and shared
services. It will also foster innovation through the pooling of technological resources
and talent, while enabling efficient management of business operations of the combined
entity i.e. Coforge. The scheme ensures that the rights and interests of employees and
shareholders of both Coforge and Cigniti remain unaffected and aligns with the objective
of creating long-term value for stakeholders.
On the view of the Board the Scheme is fair, reasonable and not detrimental to the
shareholders (promoters and non-promoter shareholders), KMPs and staff and employees of
the Company and that there shall be no prejudice caused to them in any manner by the
Scheme.
Other Acquisitions
OptML Inc. (Asset Purchase Agreement):
Coforge DPA NA Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the Company has entered
into an asset purchase agreement with OptML Inc. and its shareholders to acquire customer
contracts, key managerial personnel, employees and sub- contractors/vendors of OptML Inc.
(collectively, the "Asset Purchase Agreement") subject to completion of
conditions precedent as per Asset Purchase Agreement.
Xceltrait Inc.
Coforge Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered stock purchase
agreement with Xceltrait Inc. and its stockholders ("Stock Purchase Agreement")
to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Xceltrait Inc. The
transaction contemplated underthe Stock Purchase Agreement completed on February 20,2025,
pursuantto which Coforge Inc. has acquired all outstanding shares of Xceltrait Inc.
Rythmos Inc.
Coforge Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a stock
purchase agreement with Rythmos Inc. and its stockholders ("Stock Purchase
Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rythmos Inc.
("Rythmos Transaction"), subject to completion of closing conditions and closing
deliverables as per the Stock Purchase Agreement. Further, Coforge Inc. has acquired 100%
of the outstanding shares of Rythmos Inc. from its stockholders in accordance with the
Stock Purchase Agreement on April 04, 2025.
TMLabs Pty Ltd
The Company, through its wholly-owned step-down subsidiary, Coforge Technologies
Australia Pty Ltd, has agreed to enter into a share sale agreement with and its
shareholders ("Share Sale Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding shares
of TMLabs Pty Ltd ("TMLabs Transaction"), subject to completion of closing
conditions and closing deliverables as per the Share Sale Agreement. Further, Coforge
Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of TMLabs Pty
Ltd from its shareholders in accordance with the Share Sale Agreement on April 16,2025.
Sabre launches strategic collaboration with trusted engineering partner Coforge to
accelerate pace of product innovation and delivery
The Company has entered into a new agreement and Sabre Corporation, a leading global
travel technology company, that will strengthen the long-standing partnership to
supercharge
Sabre's product roadmap. This multi-year agreement positions Coforge as a key partner
in furthering Sabre's ability to accelerate product delivery and launch additional
innovative Al-enabled solutions, further underscoring the company's commitment to speed
and scale.
Sabre's future-forward technology and disruptive approach to the market, coupled with
Coforge's scale and expertise, seeks to become a driving force in modernizing the travel
industry as a whole - leading a new standard for the pace of change. This 13-year
partnership contract is valued at approximately USD 1.56 billion.
This multi-year agreement positions Coforge as a key partner in furthering Sabre's
ability to accelerate product delivery and launch additional innovative Al-enabled
solutions, further underscoring the company's commitment to speed and scale. Sabre's
future-forward technology and disruptive approach to the market, coupled with Coforge's
scale and expertise, seeks to become a driving force in modernizing the travel industry as
a whole - leading a new standard for the pace of change. The scale and the complexity of
the mandate reflects the deep trust and capability that both organizations bringtothis
partnership, it underlines, once again our strong commitmentto engineering excellence and
driving emerging innovation and transformation for our clients.
OTHER MATERIAL CHANGES OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO
WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been following material changes and commitments subsequent to the close of
the Financial Year to which Financial Statements relate and the date of the Report.
Split of Shares
With a view to enhance the liquidity of the Company's equity shares and to encourage
the participation of small investors by making it more affordable to invest in the equity
shares of the Company, leading to enhanced shareholder base, the Board of Directors at
their meeting held on March 04, 2025, have approved the alteration in the equity share
capital of the Company by sub-division / split of existing equity shares of the Company,
such that each fully paid-up equity share having face value of INR 10/- (Rupees Ten Only)
each be sub-divided into 5 (five) fully paid-up equity shares having face value of INR 2/-
(Rupees Two Only) each ranking pari-passu with each other in all respects and
consequential alteration of the Capital Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the
Company, subject to approval of Members of the Company.
The Members of the Company have approved the same by passing the resolution through
postal ballot on April 17, 2025.
Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 05, 2025, fixed the Record
Date for the sub-division/ split as June 04, 2025. A new ISIN INE591G01025 was allotted to
the Company post the requisite approvals of the Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE and NSE and the
depositories
i.e. NSDL and CDSL. The effect of change in face value of the share was reflected on
the share price at the Stock Exchanges where your Company is listed (BSE and NSE)
effective from June 04, 2025. The necessary effect to adjust the number of Equity Shares
in the Demat Accounts of the Members was also completed on June 05, 2025. Retail
shareholders have welcomed this move, as it lets them share in the Company's value
creation. The capital structure of your Company pre and post sub-division as set out below
as on June 4, 2025:
|
Pre sub-division |
Post sub-division |
Particulars |
No. of Shares |
Amount |
No of shares |
Amount |
Authorised Capital |
7,70,00,000 |
77,00,00,000 |
38,50,00,000 |
77,00,00,000 |
Issued & Paid-up Capital |
6,68,85,199 |
66,88,51,990 |
33,44,25,995 |
66,88,51,990 |
Sale of Step-down Subsidiary
Coforge U.K. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into a Share
Purchase Agreement ('SPA') with Sapiens UK Limited for sale and transfer of entirety of
shareholding held by it in Coforge AdvantageGo Limited ("Share Purchase
Agreement"), subject to satisfaction or waiver of conditions to Completion and
Completion obligations as per the Share Purchase Agreement. Further, the transaction
contemplated under the SPA completed on May 30,2025.
Status update on merger of subsidiaries in India
The company has received the revised Certified True Copy of the Order of Merger issued
by the Regional Director of the South East Region on June 03,2025 dated May 28,2025 ,
approving the merger of Coforge Services Limited (CSL), Coforge Smartserve Limited (CSSL),
and Coforge SF Private Limited (SF)step-down wholly owned subsidiaries of the
Company (collectively referred to as "Transferor Entities")into Coforge
DPA Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (referred to as
"Transferee Entity"). The necessary filings with the Registrar of Company under
the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, were made on June 30,2025, to make the Scheme
effective.
COMPANIES ACT DISCLOSURES & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Annual Return
As required, pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12(1)
of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 every company shall place the
copy of annual return on the website of the Company, if any and shall provide the web-link
of the same in this report. Since the Company has a website the Annual return is uploaded
on the website of the Company and the web link for the same is
https://www.coforge.com/investors/statutory-disrlosures
Directors
With the reclassification of promoter and completion of tenure of Independent Directors
on the Board, the Company has identified and appointed new Directors on the Board. The
list of all the directors with changes is provided below:
Name of the Director & DIN |
Designation |
0 P Bhatt* (00548091) (appointed w.e.f. May 01, 2024) |
Independent Director- Chairperson |
Sudhir Singh (07080613) |
Chief Executive Officer Si Executive Director |
Beth Boucher (09595668) |
Independent Director |
Anil Chanana (00466197) |
1 ndependentDirector |
DK Singh (10485073) |
1 ndependentDirector |
Gautam Samanta (09157177) (appointed w.e.f. May 02, 2024) |
Executive Director |
Directors whose tenure completed or resigned |
|
Basab Pradhan* (00892181) (tenure completed on June 28, 2024) |
Independent Director- Chairperson |
Hari Gopalakrishnan (03289463) (resigned w.e.f. May 02, 2024 - close
of business hours) |
Non-Executive Director |
Patrick John Cordes (02599675) (resigned w.e.f. May 02, 2024 - close
of business hours) |
Non-Executive Director |
* Consideringthe completion of tenure of Basab Pradhan as Independent Director and
Chairperson of the Board effective June 28, 2024, the Board appointed 0 P Bhatt as
Independent Director effective May 01, 2024, which was further approved bythe shareholders
through postal ballot on July 07,2024, and as Chairperson of the Board effective June 29,
2024.
Directors retiring by rotation
Gautam Samanta, Director, retire by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for
re-appointment at the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company scheduled to be held on
September 26, 2025.
Independent Directors
Pursuanttothe provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 & SEBI (Listing
Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (SEBI Listing
Regulations), There arefour Independent Directors on the Board of the Company 0 P Bhatt,
Anil Chanana, Beth Boucher & DK Singh. The composition of the Board is in accordance
with the terms of the SEBI Listing Regulations & Companies Act, 2013 as amended from
time to time. Basab Pradhan (DIN: 00892181) has completed his term as an Independent
Director & Chairperson of the Company
on June 28, 2024. The Board of Directors have approved the appointment of 0 P Bhatt as
Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent Director) w.e.f. May 01,2024, and
Shareholders via postal ballot approved the said appointment on July 07, 2024, on mutually
agreed terms and conditions.
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet all the requirements
specified under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations.
The eligible Independent directors had qualified the proficiency test, as prescribed by
the MCA. In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisite
expertise and experience and are persons of high integrity and repute. They fulfil the
conditions specified in the Act as well as the Rules made thereunder and are independent
of the management.
During the year, Independent Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or
transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement of
expenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the Company. Details of
the Familiarization program for Independent Directors of the Company are available on the
website of the Company. Further, at the time of appointment of an Independent Director,
the Company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/her role, functions,
duties and responsibilities. The terms and conditions of the appointment of Non-Executive
Directors are placed on the website of the Company at https://www.coforge.com/The
detailed information about the familiarization programme is provided in Corporate
Governance Report forming part of the Annual Report.
Key Managerial Personnel
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has
the following Directors/employees as Whole-time Key Managerial Personnel as on March 31,
2025:
a) Sudhir Singh - Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
b) Gautam Samanta - President Si Executive Director
c) Saurabh Goel - Chief Financial Officer
d) Barkha Sharma - Company Secretary Si Compliance Officer
Changes in the status of KMPs during the year:
Gautam Samanta has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Company with effect
from May 02, 2024. There was no other change in the status of the KMPs during the
FY2024-25.
Number of meetings of the Board
The Board of Directors of the Company met 6 (Six) times in the FY2024-25. The details
pertaining to the Board Meetings and attendance are provided in the Corporate Governance
Report. The interveninggap between two Board Meetings was within the period prescribed
under Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations Si Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 as amended. The details of the attendance and other relevant details are
provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
As required under Section 134(3)(c) read with 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the
Board of Directors of the Company hereby states and confirms that:-
a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Company has selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and
made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the Financial Year and of the
Profit & Loss of the Company for that period;
c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Annual Accounts are prepared on a going concern basis;
e) Suitable internal financial controls have been implemented by the Company and such
internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.
f) Proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and such systems are adequate and are operating effectively.
g) Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems
established and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the internal, statutory
and secretarial auditors and external consultants, including the audit of internal
financial controls over financial reporting by the statutory auditors and the reviews
performed by management and the relevant board committees, including the audit committee,
the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during FY2025.
Committees of the Board
The Board of Directors has the following Committees. The report contains the details of
composition of Committees as on July 23, 2025.
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination & Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted as per Section 177 of the Companies
Act, 2013 & Regulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, and it consists of all Independent Directors.
The details of the attendance in the meetings and other details
are provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The Audit Committee of the Board
comprises of the following members:
1. Anil Chanana-Chairperson
2. OP Bhatt
3. Beth Boucher
4. DK Singh
Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director and ceased to be the
member of the Audit Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024, and further, Anil Chanana has been
appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. April 01, 2024, and 0 P Bhatt, DK
Singh appointed as members of the Committee w.e.f. June 11,2024. Barkha Sharma is the
Secretary to the Committee. The Board accepted all the recommendations of the Audit
Committee made duringthe year. Details pertaining to the number of meetings of the
Committee held duringthe year and terms of reference, functioning and scope are given in
the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBI Listing
Regulation, 2015 as amended. The Company also conducts pre-meetings of Audit Committee
Chairperson with management officials including CFO/ Internal Auditors/Statutory Auditors
respectively before the quarterly meetings for his review and comments to incorporate the
sam e.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Company has a duly constituted Nomination & Remuneration Committee under the
provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 Si SEBI (Listing Obligations Si
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended. The Nomination Si Remuneration
Committee with the following as members:
1. DK Singh - Chairperson of the Committee
2. OP Bhatt
3. Beth Boucher
Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member of the Committee pursuant to resignation as
Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours). Basab
Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director and ceased to be the member
of the Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024. Further, DK Singh and 0 P Bhatt have been appointed
as the Chairperson and member, respectively, of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. The
details of the attendance in the meetings, terms of reference and other relevant details
are disclosed under the Corporate Governance Report of the Company. During the year, the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee also passed the circular resolutions on April 20,
2024, April 24, 2024, September 28, 2024, and February 21, 2025.
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
In terms of provisions of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 & Regulation 20 of
SEBI (Listing Obligations Si Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has
duly constituted Stakeholders' Relationship Committee. The Committee is headed by a
Non-Executive Independent Director 0 P Bhatt and Barkha Sharma, Company Secretary is
Secretary for Stakeholders' Relationship Committee meeting. The scope of Stakeholders'
Relationship Committee is as per SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015. The Committee has delegated work related to share transfer, issue of
duplicate shares, dematerialisation/ rematerialisation of shares to the Share Transfer
Committee which reports to the Committee. Details pertaining to the number of meetings of
the Committee held during the year and terms of reference, functioning and scope are given
in the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBI
Listing Regulations, 2015 as amended. The constitution of the Stakeholders' Relationship
Committee is as follows:
1. OP Bhatt - Chairperson of the Committee
2. Sudhir Singh
3. DK Singh
Note: Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director on June 28,
2024, and ceased to be the chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11,2024, and as member
of the Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024. 0 P Bhatt appointed as chairperson of the Committee
w.e.f. June 11,2024. DK Singh has been appointed asthe member of the Committee w.e.f. June
11,2024. Further, Patrick John Cordes ceased to be member of the committee pursuant to
resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of
business hours) and Beth Boucher ceased to be member of the Committee w.e.f. June 10, 2024
(close of business hours) pursuant to reconstitution of the Committee.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR/ESG) Committee
In terms of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 & Rule 9 of Companies (Corporate
Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 read with various clarifications issued by
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Company has a CSR/ESG Committee which formulates and
recommends to the Board, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy indicating the
activities to be undertaken by the Company, as per Schedule VII to the Companies Act,
2013, recommending the amount of expenditure to be incurred and monitoring the expenditure
and activities undertaken under the CSR/ESG Policy of the Company. The Annual Report on
CSR Activities for FY25 is enclosed with this Report. Details pertaining to the number of
meetings of the Committee held during the year and terms of reference, functioning and
scope are given in the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of the requirements
under SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 as amended. The constitution of the CSR/ESG Committee
is as follows:
a) Beth Boucher - Chairperson of the Committee
b) Sudhir Singh
c) Gautam Samanta
Note: Beth Boucher has been appointed as chairperson of the committee w.e.f. April
01,2024. Gautam Samanta has joined asthe member of the committee w.e.f. June 11,2024.
Further, Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member of the committee pursuant to resignation
as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02,2024 (close of business hours).
Risk Management Committee
The Committee comprises of the following Directors:
1. Beth Boucher - Chairperson
2. OP Bhatt
3. Anil Chanana
4. Gautam Samanta
Note: Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director and ceased to
be the member of the Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024, and ceased to be the
chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Beth Boucher has been designated as the
chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11,2024. Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member
of the committee pursuantto resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f.
May 02,2024 (close of business hours). Further, Sudhir Singh ceased to be a member of the
Committee w.e.f. June 10, 2024 (close of business hours) and 0 P Bhatt and Gautam Samanta
have been appointed as members of the Committee w.e.f. June 11,2024, pursuantto
reconstitution of the Committee.
The Internal Auditor is invited to the Committee meetings St the Company Secretary of
the Company is the Secretary to the Committee. The terms of reference of the Committee are
provided under the Corporate Governance Report of the Company. All the Directors are
invited for all the Meetings who are not serving members of the Risk Management Committee.
The Company has appointed a Chief Risk Officer to oversee the enterprise-wide risk
management framework including identification of Risks and their assessment and mitigation
plan.
Policies of the Company Nomination & Remuneration Policy
Pursuantto the provisions Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has on
the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee framed a policy for
selection nomination and / or appointment of Senior Management/ Key Managerial Personnel
including Directors of the Company and their remuneration. The Policy has been revised by
the Board of Directors during the year in terms of the amendments in the SEBI (Listing
Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, the detailed
Policy is stated in the Corporate Governance Report.
Vigil mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
In view of the requirement as stipulated by Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meeting of Board Si its power) Rules, 2014 and Corporate
Governance under SEBI (Listing Obligations Si Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
as amended, the Company has complied with all the applicable provisions and has adopted a
Whistle Blower Policy duly approved by the Audit Committee to report concerns about
ethics, unethical behavior, actual Si suspected frauds, or violation of Company's Code of
Conduct and Ethics. The policy is hosted on the website of the Company. The same provides
for adequate safeguards against victimization of director(s)/ employee(s) who avail of the
mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in
exceptional cases. It is affirmed that no person has been denied access to the Audit
Committee.
Policy for Determining Material Subsidiaries
The Policy for determining the material subsidiaries of the Company is in terms of the
amendments in the SEBI (Listing Obligations Si Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The said Policy is available on the Website of the Company at https:// www.coforge.com/
Risk Management Policy
The Company's Board has established a Risk Management Committee, comprising a majority
of Independent Directors.
Comprehensive details regarding the Committee and its terms of reference are provided
in the Corporate Governance report. During the year, the Company revamped and implemented
an enhanced risk management framework to identify various risk elements. This framework
encompasses five principal risk categories: strategic, technological, financial,
operational, and ESG-related risks. The Committee also reviewed developments related to
emerging risksincluding cybersecurity, data privacy, and geopolitical
uncertaintiesand considered detailed mitigation strategies. These actions enabled
the Board to maintain thorough alignment with the Company's evolving risk profile and
ensured proactive oversight consistent with regulatory requirements and global best
practices.
The Risk Management Committee reviews key risk elements of the Company's business,
finance, operations and compliance, and their respective mitigation strategies. The Risk
Management Committee reviews strategic, business, compliance and operational risks. On the
other hand, the Audit Committee reviews issues around ethics and fraud, internal control
over financial reporting (ICOFR), as well as process risks and their mitigation. Similarly
other committees also work around their risk areas and mitigation. The Risk Management
Committee operates under the Company's Risk Management Policy and focuses on all major
risks associated with the Company. This Committee periodically reviews matters pertaining
to risk management.
Dividend Distribution Policy
The Company has a Policy for Distribution of Dividend under Regulation 43A of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, this policy aims at
laying down a broad framework for considering decisions by the Board of the Company, with
regard to distribution of dividend to shareholders and/or retention or plough back of its
profits. The Policy is enclosed as Annexure -A of the Report and is also available on the
website of the Company.
Code of Conduct
The Company Code of Conduct is available on the website of the Company at
https://www.coforge.com/. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company has given a
declaration that the Directors and Senior Management of the Company have complied with the
Code of Conduct during the year 2024-25.
Code on Prevention of Insider Trading
The Company has formulated and adopted a Policy in accordance with the requirements of
SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 as amended. In compliance to the
SEBI PIT Regulations, the Company has a robust Code of Conduct to prohibit and monitor
insider trading in the Company, which is strictly followed within the Company and the
reporting is done to the Audit Committee/ Board at regular intervals. The Policy lays down
the guidelines and procedures to be followed, and disclosures to be made while dealing
with the shares of the Company along with consequences for violation. The policy is
amended to bring it in line with the provisions of the prevailing regulations, from time
to time.
Training programs were also conducted to spread awareness and self-assessment tests
with a passing score. Further, the Company is working rigorously on the effective
compliance of SEBI PIT Regulations with all the amendments being discussed and their
implementation within the stipulated time period. Pursuant to the provision of Regulation
3(5) and 3(6) of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI
Circular issued in this regard and in view of Coforge Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor
and report trading by designated persons ("Coforge PIT Code"), the Company has
put in place a Structured Digital Database System SDD) in compliance with the SEBI
(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The Audit Committee also reviews the
compliances under the regulation at the quarterly/annual meetings. Procedures have been
established for Directors, officers, designated persons, and their relatives regarding
trading in the Company's securities. These procedures are regularly communicated to
employees identified as insiders. In addition, insider trading awareness sessions are held
for designated persons. Notifications about trading window closures, during which
Directors and designated persons/insiders are not allowed to trade in the Company's
securities, are provided in advance. The company adopted a stringent penalty framework for
any violations and any policy violations are addressed and reported to SEBI/Stock
Exchanges as required, if any.
Code of Fair Disclosure
The Company's Code of Fair Disclosure is placed on the website of the Company https://
www.coforge.com/.
The management of the Company develops and implements policies, procedures and
practices that attempt to translate the Company's core purpose and mission into reality.
It also identifies, measures, monitors and minimises risks in the business and ensures
safe, sound and efficient operations. These risks are internally supervised and monitored
through the Company's Management.
Performance Evaluation
The Company engaged renowned, an external consultant, to conduct performance evaluation
of the Board for the year. This aimed to ensure an independent, transparent, and
comprehensive assessment of the Board including its members and committees.
The methodology for performance evaluation covered various aspects such as a survey on
overall Board effectiveness and Board Member 360 survey, interviews with Directors and
external members, review Board practices including structure of Board and Committees,
information flow, dynamics and governance processes, skill and competencies of individual
Director, to develop a comprehensive report including areas of strength and development.
They conducted the evaluation in accordance with Sections 134 and 178 of the Companies
Act, 2013, and Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the annual performance evaluation of the Board, including its
committees, individual directors, independent directors, and the Chairperson, for FY25. A
detailed report was submitted by them to the Chairperson.
The Chairperson communicated the feedback to all the members and deliberated on the
same. The Directors including the Chairperson expressed their satisfaction with the
evaluation process duly noted in the NRC and Board meeting.
Managerial Remuneration & Particulars of Employees
The information required under section 197(12) read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in
Annexure-B. Further, managerial remuneration is also provided in the Corporate Governance
Report. The information as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 5(2) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules
2014, is applicable and forms part of the Report.
However, as per first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act and second proviso of Rule
5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,
the Report and Financial Statements are being sent to the Members of the Company excluding
the statement of particulars of employees under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Any Member interested in obtaining
a copy of the said statement may write to the Company Secretary and the said annexure is
also open for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company.
Other disclosures:
Deposits from Public
The Company has not accepted any Deposits under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013
during the year and hence no amount of principal or interest was outstanding on the date
of the Balance Sheet.
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016
There were no proceedings initiated/pending against your Company under the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which impacts the business of the Company.
Difference in amount of valuations, if any
There were no instances where your Company required the valuation for one time
settlement or while taking any loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
Share Capital
a) Issue of equity shares with differential rights or sweat equity shares
During the year, the Company has not issued any equity shares with differential
rights/sweat equity shares under Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.
b) Issue of Employee Stock Options
During the year, the Company issued 1,88,299 (One Lakh Eighty Eight Thousand Two
Hundred Ninety Nine) Equity shares on the exercise of stock options under the Employee
Stock Option Scheme of the Company (ESOP 2005). Consequently, the issued, subscribed and
Paid- up Equity Capital increased to INR 668,788,560 as at March 31, 2025, pursuant to
Rule 12(9) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. The grant-wise details
of the Employee Stock Option Scheme are partially provided in the Notes to Accounts of the
Financial Statement in the Annual Report and a comprehensive note on the same forms part
of the Board Report, which is available on the website of the Company https://www.coforge.com/
investors
c) Provision of money by Company for purchase of its own shares by employees or by
trustees for the benefit of employees
In terms of Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the
Company has not provided any funds for purchase of its own shares by employees or by
trustees for the benefit of employees.
d) Buy-back of equity shares of the Company
The Company has not bought back any shares during the year.
Conservation of Energy & Technology Absorption Conservation of energy and
environment-friendly initiatives
Environmental sustainability aims to enhance human life quality while minimizing strain
on the Earth's resources. It embodies the responsibility to conserve natural resources and
safeguard global ecosystems for present and future well-being. Achieving this equilibrium
between humans and the natural world involves living in a manner that doesn't deplete
resources. An unsustainable situation arises when natural resources are depleted faster
than they can be replenished.
At Coforge Limited, we are committed to continuously improving our environmental
performance to reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to the environment. Our
initiatives include:
Greater Noida campus running on 100% green energy since November 2024, which
contributes 62% of the total energy consumption of Coforge in India.
Utilizing rooftop areas at Campus for the generation of solar energy with a
Solar plant worth 75KW, contributing to the reduction in our carbon footprint and overall
grid power consumption.
Collaborating with regional government authorities in all areas where Coforge
operates, with the goal of securing renewable energy connections to power our facilities,
aligning global sustainability standards.
Converting our employee transport fleet from diesel/petrol to CNG in NCR
locations and installing EV charging stations
based on current fleet size and its external ecosystem in respective states within
India locations to promote electric vehicle adoption.
Transitioning from LPG to PNG, a natural and safe versatile fuel for cooking
within Coforge in-house cafeterias at campus, aiding in energy savings and reducing
hazards associated with gas cylinders.
Achieving LEED certification for our campus, Hyderabad and Bengaluru facilities
from construction and operations points of view, and working towards similar
certifications for other locations.
Certified with Environment Health & Safety Management System (EHSMS)
standards i.e., ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 to ensure compliance through periodic
audits.
Upgrading AC units to use environmentally friendly refrigerants, aligning with
international agreements.
An energy-efficient chiller system with a CTI(Cooling Technology
lnstitute)-approved cooling tower will be installed on campus, reducing our HVAC kWh
consumption by 20% and saving water from the cooling tower.
The hot water system at the guest house has been replaced with an
energy-efficient solar hot water system, reducing our energy consumption.
An energy-efficient VRV system has been installed at the guest house, allowing
independent operation and eliminating the need to run the entire 628 TR chiller plant
during off- peaktimes.
Two DGs at our Greater Noida campus are now equipped with RECD to treat exhaust
air before releasing it into the atmosphere.
The reduction of 224 units of 150 Ah batteries from the data center UPS has
significantly minimized lead acid battery (hazardous) waste on campus.
Encouraging tree plantation activities in nearby villages and forests.
Recycling and treating wastewater for low-end uses like horticulture.
Committing to making our offices free from single-use plastic, with plastic
waste limited to packaging material and disposed of through authorized recyclers.
Processingfood and horticulture waste in-house for manure production and
disposing of all e-waste only through government-approved recyclers.
Prioritizing the usage of green products for new facilities and appropriate
waste segregation throughout during and post-construction phases in India.
Launching Health, Safety & Environment training modules in India to instill
sustainability concepts in our employees' routines and actions.
The Greater Noida campus has achieved remarkable progress in reducing single-use
paper waste and plastics. Paper cup usage has drastically reduced from 6 million to 0.2
million annually. In FY25,6,295 kilograms of Type land 2 paper were recycled into
internal-use stationery.
In FY26, the campus initiated several measures to reduce single-use plastics.
Approximately 1.5 lakh compostable garbage bags replaced conventional ones, ensuring the
sustainable handling of around 14 tons of waste for the year. Dedicated bins were
installed to improve waste segregation. In meeting rooms, plastic water bottles were
replaced with reusable glass ones, and recyclable bottles were introduced for client
meetings. Additionally, plastic carry bags and food wraps were eliminated in dining areas,
reinforcing the commitment to a single-use plastic-free campus.
Technology absorption and R&D (Research & Development)
Coforge is a client centric and growth obsessed organization, focusing on providing
holistic and integrated solutions to our clients globally. Our GTM and Integrated solution
approach to solve client problems leverages a 4-tiered approach:
Strategy Tier: The overarching strategy for the enterprise is chalked out at
the cusp of Domain Consulting + Strategic Design + Enterprise Architecture. We co-work
with our clients in a strategic partnership to define their long-term transformation
roadmap.
Technical Capabilities Tier: To realize the transformative roadmap we
leverage our horizontal technical capabilities as end-to-end Value Streams. Our Technical
capabilities span across: User Experience, Process Journeys, High Velocity Engineering, Al
& Analytics and Packaged Applications.
Product Engineering Capabilities Tier: To realize Platforms and Products, we
leverage new ways of workingand iteratively implement them with a business aligned IT
operating model, Product Management, Full Stack Developers, DevSecOps, Quality
Engineering, based fully stacked agile teams that focus on modern/cloud based
technologies.
Cloud Hyper-scaler & Security Capabilities Tier:
Infrastructure is built on Agile, Nimble and Reliable design principles that have built
in zero trust security capabilities. We always strive to be at the forefront of emerging
technologies and use the same for realising Business Value for our clients. Our Innovation
mindset, Design Thinking methodology and focus on Emerging Technologies and Patterns help
us use these technologies to gain disproportionate value for the business. Our partnership
with Microsoft is a strategic asset that enables us to deliver value to our clients and
grow our business. Microsoft is one of the hyper-scalers that can drive significant growth
for Coforge. A relationship that spans 360 degrees including, buying-from, selling-to and
partner-with which forms the basis of the go-to-market with Microsoft. We leverage
Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies to optimize our operations, enhance our
productivity, and improve our efficiency. We use Microsoft Azure as our preferred cloud
platform to host our applications, data, and infrastructure, taking advantage of its
scalability, security, and reliability.
We also use Microsoft 365 as our main productivity suite, enabling our employees to
collaborate seamlessly across teams and locations, using tools like Teams, Outlook, Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint. We empower our workforce with Microsoft Power Platform, a low-code
solution that allows them to create apps, automate workflows, and analyze data without
requiring extensive coding skills. We also harness the power of Microsoft Aland cognitive
services to augment our capabilities and deliver intelligent solutions to our clients. In
addition to optimizing our own operations, we also help our clients to benefit from
Microsoft technologies.
We have a dedicated Microsoft business unit that provides end-to- end services across
the Microsoft stack, from consulting and design to implementation and support. We have
deep expertise in various Microsoft technologies, such as Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics
365, Power Bl, SharePoint, SQL Server, .NET, and more. We work closely with Microsoft to
co-create and co-innovate new offerings that address the emerging needs of the market and
generate new opportunities for both parties. We have developed several industry-specific
and domain-specific solutions based on Microsoft technologies, such as Coforge Financial
Advisor Copilot, Insurance Underwriter Copilot and are in the process of adding our domain
knowledge into building smart Copilots. These solutions enable our clients to optimize
their processes, enhance their customer experience, and drive innovation in their
respective sectors. By partnering with Microsoft, we create value for our clients. We are
proud to be a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP along with various advanced solution competencies
such as Data and Al, Business Applications, etc. As part of the Go-To-Market (GTM), we
leverage the Microsoft Partner Network, which gives us access to exclusive resources,
learning paths, training, and support from Microsoft. We are also recognized as a
Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider, a Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner, and
a Microsoft Co-Sell Ready Partner, which demonstrate our capabilities and achievements in
delivering
Microsoft-based solutions. We have modeled and conducted internal pilots and with
clients on developer productivity with GitFlub Copilot. The results have been on multiple
dimensions with developers using GitFlub Copilot report up to 25% faster code writing
without sacrificing quality, improved job satisfaction by developers up to 50%, as it
enables them to spend more time on meaningful and satisfying work. We believe that GitFlub
Copilot can enable increased developer productivity, faster time-to-market, and higher
employee satisfaction and retention.
Amongst others, following are the key technologies and horizontal capabilities that
Coforge has used effectively during FY25:
Coforge Al Initiatives
1. Al-First Execution Model: Coforge is adopting an Al-First approach across all client
engagements. By embedding Al into the foundation of every process we automate, we are
unlocking measurable valueenhancing customer experience, optimizing cost structures,
and accelerating top-line growth. This approach is now integral to our delivery model.
2. Quasar Marketplace Platform: We have launched the Coforge Quasar Marketplace, a
centralized platform that aggregates all Al-related assets including solutions,
accelerators, client case studies, architecture blueprints, and knowledge artifacts. This
marketplace serves as a single access point for clients, sales teams, and business units
to leverage our enterprise-wide Al capabilities.
3. Coforge AgentSphere: Coforge AgnetSphere is our new Al agent marketplace designed to
empower individuals and organizations to discover, connect, and orchestrate Al agents to
build powerful workflows. This marketplace simplifies finding the right agents for
customer needs and creating custom solutions with an intuitive visual workflow builder.
Coforge is leading in the application of Agentic Al, leveraging AgentSphere and have
deployed nutiple agent based solutions across industries including publishing, insurance,
travel, investment management, and manufacturing, focused on functions such as FIR
operations, sales augmentation, and research automation
4. Responsible Al Governance: Our Responsible Al Framework enables clients to adopt
generative Al technologies with strong governance controls. The framework ensures
compliance with regulatory requirements, safeguards data privacy, detects model bias, and
enhances explainability providingtrust and transparency in enterprise Al adoption.
5. Domain-Specific Al Model Development: Coforge has developed specialized Al modelsfor
high-impact enterprise use cases:
Investor Assist and Sales Assist agents
Optimus, a travel domain model for query handling
Knowledge Transition Suite, supporting code, audio, and video assets
In addition, we are working with Nvidia and FIPE to codevelop industry-specific models
using the Nvidia NeMo framework and FluggingFace open-source foundational models, enabling
rapid deployment ofverticalizedAI across key industries such as banking, travel, and
healthcare.
6. Role-Specific Al Literacy Programs: Following the successful rollout of our Al Spark
training to all employees, we are now advancing toward role-based learning tracks tailored
for architects, delivery managers, developers, and sales professionals. These programs,
supported by partnerships with Microsoft, Google Cloud, and AWS, are designed to deepen
technical fluency and drive Al adoption at scale. Our teams are also certified on GitFlub
Copilot to further enhance productivity and software quality.
7. Analyst Endorsement and Industry Thought Leadership: Coforge has received
recognition in the top tiers for Al and GenAI capabilities from leading analysts including
ISG, FHFS, and NelsonFlall. We have also co-authored thought leadership with analysts on
GenAI strategy and adoption, further reinforcing our positioning as a trusted innovation
partner.
8. Coforge-ServiceNow Al Lab: In collaboration with ServiceNow, we have established a
dedicated Al Lab to integrate our Quasar Al accelerators with the ServiceNow platform. The
lab enables rapid prototyping, experimentation, and solution developmentallowing
clients to unlock Al-driven productivity gains within their ServiceNow ecosystems.
9. Alin Infrastructure Operations (CIMS): We have modernized our Cloud Infrastructure
Management Services (CIMS) by embedding a white-labeled, next-generation AlOps platform.
This platform enables predictive incident detection, autonomous remediation, and real-time
infrastructure intelligencedelivering enhanced reliability, performance, and
operational efficiency for our managed services clients.
Quasar Al Studio - Model Garden: Simplifying GenAI Adoption
Developed by our Al Practice, Model Garden is now live on the Quasar Marketplace. This
powerful new feature of Al Studio gives you seamless access to a wide range of popular
generative Al modelsincluding cloud-based LLMs, embedding models, and on-premises
hosted Llamaall hosted on Coforge infrastructure. With a unified API endpoint and a
robust backend that manages rate limits, you can easily integrate these models into your
applications. Model Garden empowers you to:
Access a variety of models from one central location.
Learn about models quickly using informative model cards.
Test models in real-time with a user-friendly live playground.
Start coding fast with ready-to-use Python code examples.
Coforge GenAI Central
Coforge GenAI Central is our strategic enterprise platform designed to provide Coforge
employees with governed access to leading LLMs such as GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and
Gemini 2.0 Flash. Built on principles of Responsible Al, the platform ensures secure and
compliant use of generative Al supporting daily workflows like research,
summarization, ideation, and more. Its intelligent model-routing system ensures every
prompt is directed to the most efficient LLM, delivering accurate and context-aware
responses. GenAI Central supports daily enterprise workflows such as:
Generating client briefs or industry research
Preparing contextual meeting notes
Drafting outreach or proposal content
GenAI Central showcases Coforge's ability to build compliant, enterprise-grade GenAI
environments-a critical differentiator for clients navigating LLM adoption.
SecureOps Al: Smarter Cybersecurity with Al
Many organizations face challenges with fragmented tools, overwhelming data, and
critical blind spots. Our CIMS team has developed SecureOps Al, an advanced Al-driven
platform designed to solve these problems. SecureOps Al provides a unified, risk-based
view of your security posture by aggregating and correlating data from all your existing
security tools and cloud platforms. Its intelligent engine automates critical tasks like
policy audits and vulnerability prioritization, turning reactive security operations into
proactive defence strategies. By leveraging machine learning and contextual threat
intelligence, SecureOps Al helps you:
Maximize the ROI of your current tools.
Enhance operational efficiency and governance.
Prioritize risks based on exploitability and business impact.
Niche Al Offerings:
Along with Data HBU, Al CoE have created 2 major market facing offerings - AI4Data and
Data4AI. Along with these offerings 3 solutions been created - ML lifecycle as service,
Responsible Al and Al / ML model modernization.
Coforge has executed a focused shift in its Data & Al strategy from
consultative, project-led engagements to a more industrialized portfolio of offerings that
accelerates data- driven transformation at scale. The strategy, branded as
"6+2", encompasses six core Data Modernization offerings and two Al- focused
accelerators, enabling clients to modernize their data foundations and make them Al-ready.
Core Data Modernization Offerings:
1. Data Appliance Decommissioning: We support enterprise clients in retiring legacy
data appliances such as Teradata, Exadata, and Greenplum, migratingthem to modern cloud-
native platforms like Snowflake and Databricksdriving cost efficiency, elasticity,
and performance gains.
2. Pipeline Modernization: We help clients shift from legacy ETL tools like Informatica
and Ab Initio to modern, scalable PySpark-based data pipelines, enabling faster data
movement, better maintainability, and alignment with modern data engineering standards.
3. Report Rationalization & Modernization: We rationalize and modernize legacy
reporting platforms such as Business Objects, transitioning enterprises to self-service
analytics platforms like Power Bl. This improves accessibility, reduces cost, and promotes
data democratization.
4. Database Stack Modernization: Coforge assists clients in upgrading their legacy
database ecosystemsmigrating from platforms like Sybase to modern, open-source
alternatives such as PostgreSQL, improving agility, scalability, and licensing
flexibility.
5. ML Model Modernization: We enable the migration of legacy machine learning models
developed in R or SAS to modern frameworks like Python, TensorFlow, and Scala, improving
model portability, automation, and integration with cloud-native Al stacks.
6. Data Quality, Governance & Lineage Implementation: To ensure long-term
reliability and trust in data, we implement enterprise-grade data governance, quality
management, and lineage systems aligned with modern platformscritical for regulatory
compliance and Al- readiness.
With 2 Al Accelerators for Data Transformation
Data4AI: This offer focuses on making enterprise data Already by preparing large,
siloed datasets for Al consumption. It includes the creation of enterprise feature stores
and vector stores, enabling effective retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and ML training
pipelines.
AI4Data: We embed Al within the data modernization process itself, using GenAI to
automate pipeline generation, suggest schema mappings, enhance data quality checks, and
streamline governance tasksreducing time-to-value and human effort.
Strategic Impact: The "6+2" data strategy has positioned Coforge as a scaled,
modernization-first partner capable of delivering repeatable, platform-led transformation
in Data and Al. This approach enables our clients to:
1. Exit legacy technology with minimal disruption
2. Build modern, cloud-native data platforms
3. Prepare their organizations for enterprise-scale Al adoption
4. Improve operational efficiency and data ROl
Key Accelerator Examples are:
1) Code-Xpress takes care of converting the code from Teradata BTEQ's to Snowflake
Migration, GCP DataProcs to Databricks etc
2) Mig-Xpress helps migrating the data from one database to another followed by
data-quality and reconciliation in it. Examples:- DB2 to MS-SQL, Oracle to Postgress etc.
3) IngestXpress streamlines real-time analytics with smart, reusable pipeline
templates. Examples:- Informatica to Snowflake, Talend to Databricks etc.
Based on the above offerings, below are some mention worthy Data Wins in FY25:
We had signed contracts with multiple customers across different geographies based on
our revamped data & Al offerings.
We have signed the deal for the Data Migration project with Largest Australian
Airlines wherein we are goingto leverage our inhouse accelerators like CodeXPress for Code
conversion and MigXpress for Data Migration from Greenplum to AWS.
For leading Financial Customer in Agriculture Financing, Coforge is bringing
Data Modernization and Transformation on Azure and Databricksto enable multiple business
entities to streamline their reporting and analytics.
We partnered with a prominent UK public healthcare department to upgrade their
customer CRM solution from SugarCRM to Pega, and to migrate their SAP HANA BW instance to
a Microsoft Azure Data Warehouse. By leveraging our in-house utilities for Data Lake
implementation, we aim to boost productivity by 40%.
For one of the largest and fastest growing retail stores, we are workingto build
Data Exchange Platform on Azure along with Report Rationalisation Programme. Standardizing
data contracts, enabling multiple ingestion methods (including Ul), building reusable
frameworks for Ingestion and Integration with external ecosystems where
Customers/Partners/ Franchises can share data and exchange insights in a secured way.
For one of the Canada based insurance organization, Coforge has signed to work
on a strategic initiative to modernize their data landscape by consolidating existing
reports and building new reports on an efficient cloud-based data platform on Azure
Fabric, with key objectives of enhancing the data quality as well as improving the
reporting capabilities.
Coforge team has rapidly scaled up a Data Platform capability for a leading
global airline HQ in South West US for their Bl and Analytics automation and Data Estate
Transformation.
We are Modernizing case data management and reporting for an Australian
Government agency by building a secure cloud-based Data Lakehouse on Microsoft Fabric. The
solution integrates dynamic Pega case data, automates updates, enables real-time reporting
through Power Bl, and enhances data quality. CI/CD, DataOps, and automated change
detection ensure scalability, efficiency, and minimal manual intervention.
For a leading UK-based financial services firm, we are enabling the transition
from fragmented Google Analytics dashboards to a unified Power Bl platform. The solution
delivers advanced drill-down capabilities, user behavior insights, and executive
reporting, while also providing ongoing maintenance and timely updates to support evolving
business needs and improve data-driven decision-making.
Helpinga leading UKfinancial servicesfirm in decommissioning its legacy EMS data
warehouse by migrating critical use cases for LBC (Lloyds Bank Cardnet) to a centralized
Data Analytics Platform on AWS cloud and Snowflake. As a result, enabling seamless
integration, efficient data delivery, enhanced risk analytics, and a future-ready
architecture with improved test coverage.
Empowering a leading UK-based insurance firm to drive data- led decision-making
by modernizing their data platform on AWS. Enhancing scalability and governance through
metadata-driven ingestion, harmonized data zones, and automated pipelines, while improving
reporting efficiency by migrating Quicksight dashboards to Power Bl and accelerating
time-to-insight with CI/CD automation.
Additional Capabilities:
Composable Architecture: Has emerged as an effective solution to address the
challenges of enabling seamless and consistent experience across multiple touchpoints and
channels while delivering at accelerated pace. We have created reference architecture and
frameworks to support Composable Architecture for Banks. By leveraging micro frontends and
composable architecture, banks can empower product squads to work independently in
parallel to develop micro apps. These apps get composed seamless to provide the users a
modern cross-channel experience. We are already implementing this with a UK bank and have
consulted with a middle east bank to take a composable architecture approach in their
multi-year program to modernize their corporate portal.
Hyper-scalar Alignment & Investments: We have placed our big bets on realizing
at improved velocity the Journey to Cloud for our clients and have made deep investments
in aligning our operating model to AWS, Azure and GCP dedicated hyperscalers structure
with integrated solutions cutting across Infra + Apps + Data. We lead with Cloud maturity
assessment, define the disposition strategy using R-Lane analysis and create a business
plan based on the Cloud economics and its associated benefits. In this context, we have
partnered with many strategic partners such as VMWare, RedHat, HPE, Dell, Cisco, Juniper,
Citrix and Oracle etc.
Strategic Design and Marketing: We are building strategic partnerships in this
space and co-work with our partners to take human centred approach to solving client
problems.Our differentiated approach includes: interviewing stakeholders, conducting
ethnographic research, identifying personas, building customer journeys and realizing
MarTech and Commerce implementation and rollouts.
Cybersecurity and Compliance: We are committed to maintaining robust information
security practices, ensuring alignment with latest technology standards and the ever
evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. We have further strengthened our cybersecurity
posture through the deployment of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technology,
continuous vulnerability management, integration of managed threat hunting services,
enterprise-wide deployment of NextGen unified threat management firewalls and Privileged
Access Management. We also continue to leverage advanced cybersecurity services such as
Dark Web and Deep Web Monitoring, Attack Surface Management, Brand Protection, and Cyber
Threat Intelligence to enhance our threat detection and response capabilities. We have
implemented automated playbooks within our SIEM SOAR platform to enhance event, log
monitoring and response across compute and network devices, providing our 24x7 Security
Operations Centre with a unified view for threat detection and response. We have also
significantly evolved our strategy for 'security and privacy first' culture amongst our
employee by modernizing our cybersecurity and data privacy awareness and training
initiatives.
In alignment with our ongoing commitment towards Cybersecurity and Privacy, we have
achieved 15027701:2019 for our Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) for Greater
Noida location and entity wide upgrade to ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Management
Systems (ISMS) standard. This is in addition to our continued certification and
compliances with ISO 22301:2019 for Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) and SORs.
2 Type II and HIPAA.
Amongst some of the notable new initiatives this year, we plan to increase automations
in our vulnerability management, application security, attack surface management and
expand the scope of PIMS to include more sites across India.
Salesforce: We help enterprises build stronger, more valuable relationships with
customers and partners across all engagement channels. We combine our deep industry /
domain expertise with the senior mix of Salesforce technical and functional experts that
is required to implement complex Sales, Service and Marketingtransformations. We have
worked on multi-pronged strategy creation for our clients to reengineer legacy
infrastructure through digitization into a modern state- of-the art platforms. Keeping the
cloud architecture vision in focus, Coforge's solution focus on abstracting data from
mainframes through core APIs and serverless technology on the cloud. DynamicCustomer
Journey Orchestration solutions are developed for Mortgage Lendingand Underwriting on
Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Service Cloud leveraging various Salesforce
technologies including Lightning Web Component (LWC), OmniStudio and Salesforce Flow
technologies. This reusable journey orchestration solution can be easily configured for
Personal Loans, Auto Loans and Credit cards. Based on specific customer needs, we have
developed several reusable frameworks to include:
1) Loan origination customer journey orchestration which can be applied to Consumer,
Credit Card, Mortgages and other types of loan products.
2) Insurance industry Broker Management, to understand and manage the profitability of
activities of a large Broker network.
3) Customer Service Disruption Management for the travel industry.
Pega:
Intelligent automation, Decisioning driven 1:1 customer engagement and customer
service:
Intelligent automation refers workflow and RPA driven case management, 1:1 customer
engagement refers to personalized interaction (Sales, Service and Marketing) between a
customer and a business representative, leveraging the core Al engine. Pega has invested
significantly in this technology and leveraging it for their core account growth strategy
using Predictive analytics, Adaptive model Natural language processing (NLP), Text
analytics, Decision management using customer decision hub (CDH) and native platform
machine learning capabilities. Coforge DPA has invested building this capability and built
use cases across insurance, banking, public sector and others.
Interactive, high performant and responsive Ul/
UX: Pega Cosmos React & now constellation-based architecture includes a range of
pre-built Ul components that can be used out of the box or customized to fit the specific
needs of a project, which are flexible to connect to multiple systems, utilising Pega
headless architecture delivering seamless user experience across different devices and
multiple sources of data.
Workflow and IDP synergy:
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) combines artificial intelligence (Al), machine
learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), optical character recognition (OCR), and
automation to extract, analyse, and process data from various types of documents. IDP
systems are designed to handle complex, unstructured, and semi-structured data from
sources such as forms, invoices, emails, contracts, and other business documents. DPA is
also actively proposing QUASAR (An in-house intelligent document management system (IDP))
to clients supplementing Workflow solutions for scenarios like document ingestion,
Pre-processing, Text analysis and extraction and continuous learning, in use cases like
Claims and KYC.
Cloud migration and Upgrade:
The latest versions of Pega 8.8 Cloud features enable customers achieve on demand
scalability and enhanced security using modern Kubernetes container-based architecture,
keeping the user experience seamless. Coforge has built accelerators for Pega 8.8 upgrades
including migration tool kit, upgrade assessment and pseudo code. Using this upgrade
service offerings, we have delivered for one customer and have signed two more
opportunities.
Coforge Healthcare (INFUSED) has developed multiple solutions to provide
though leadership client namely Interqual Connect Asset on Pega Marketplace facilitating
clinical information intake and workflow for Pega Care Management clients, ARC Asset
(Authorizations Rule Center) for managing prior authorization rules in multiple systems
(demo capable mid-May). It also has architected disruptive platform for next generation
provider office technology solution.
Appian & Low Code No Code:
Hyper automation powered by Al:
Coforge has effectively used the Hyper automation capabilities of Appian like RPA, Al,
Unified Workflows and IDP to modernize and automate elaborate workflows in traditionally
manual processes. Our industry specific solution accelerators created for Insurance,
Finance, Public Services and Travel have gained significant interest because of the
end-toend Al led automation leveraging the amazon.ai capability embedded in Appian. Using
low code no code intelligent process automation and API based routing, Coforge designed a
trade management application for crypto brokerage enabling brokers, to access real time
market data, place trades and monitor portfolio performance in real time. In this
solution, Coforge integrated Tradius system to initiate the orders.
Smart citizen central service using low code no code:
Coforge has designed a smart citizen central service for public legal aid application,
on the Appian low code no code platform embedding NLP St chatbot for automating citizen
query responses, prompt report statuses and ongoing intelligent workflow.
ServiceNow CoE:
We have a dedicated ServiceNow CoE with 200+ ServiceNow Consultants having experience
of 50+ implementations across Fortune 500 customers supporting 65,000+ fulfiller licenses
with over 1 million configuration items/assets in complex environments comprising of
multiple integrations. ServiceNow CoE delivers ServiceNow Consulting services,
Implementation Si Integration Services and Managed Services and have developed
accelerators such as LicenseWise (track Si optimize ServiceNow Licenses), One-Click
Translator (for translating knowledge articles, notifications, catalogue in language of
choice), GuardRailNow (Health Scan utility to check configuration issues and recommend
fixes). We are Elite Segment Partner for US, UK and India region and has been identified
as Rising Star in ISG Provider Lens (IPL) Quadrant study on "ServiceNow
Ecosystem Partners 2023 ISG Provider Lens Study."
Cloud Sc Infrastructure Management Services (CIMS):
We run business-critical systems and operations for our global customers while ensuring
security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. We help clients
reimagine and modernize their IT infrastructure strategy towards a flexible and scalable
cloud environment that delivers fast and efficient business value while delivering
superior digital workplace experience for their customer, partners and employees. Our
service offerings span across Cloud (Public, Private, Hybrid), DevOps & Automation,
Data Centre, Network, Cybersecurity, Digital Workplace Services, and IT Services and
Operations Management. We also help customers in their Journey to Cloud through Advisory
& Consulting Services so that can transform their business by building a Cloud Native
or an Hybrid Cloud Operating Model.
Business Process Solutions (BPS):
The BPS unit couples our technology and Al expertise with deep domain expertise, led by
experienced consultative practitioners to deliver value in our 3 E model - enhance
customer experience, improve business effectiveness and increase efficiency.
We are a challenger to the traditional BPO models that are based on FTE effort and
focus on leveraging Al to drive business outcomes. We maximize Al led automation even as
it cannibalizes existing revenues. We view Al as augmentative to human capital and human
capital is used to cover regulatory requirements, traceability and Al explainability.
Our domain expertise covers industry specific solutions like Banking, Cards, Mortgage,
Financial Services, Insurance, Travel and Hospitality along with cross- industry solutions
like Customer Experience. We operate in multiple locations across the globe - US, India,
Philippines and Mexico and in other countries in client locations and with partners where
needed. Reliable and consistent delivery is critical to client retention in our business
given the nature of the operations - 24X7, impact on our clients' revenues, end customer
experience in all the work we undertake for
our clients. In our technology-driven Business Process Services (BPS), the services we
offer leverage leading platforms and also point solutions with our internal tools. One
example of an internal tool is Copasys, a patented QA automation software to drive
digitized processes in a platform plus services model. We also leverage industry standard
tools like Celonis for process mining and once the opportunities for automation are
identified, we use range of solutions like Agentic Al and intelligent workflows. AI/GenAI
has helped us further enhance our services to develop tailored solutions and tools for
specific challenges. A few focus areas are:
(a) Enterprise document processing, data extraction, and classification using DocAI.
(b) Speech-to-text transcription for QA and call data summarization using Microsoft Al
& ChatGPT for agent training and performance management,
(c) Development of conversational chatbots for respondingto loan queries.
(d) Knowledge management solutions leveraging GenAI capabilities,
(e) Code generation, test case creation, and business/compliance rules configuration
using GenAI.
(e) . BPM Workflow Automation, Workforce Productivity Management, Contact Centre
Digitization.
Quality Engineering:
We provide Quality Engineering Si Testing services using an automation-first approach
to drive software and application quality. Our Quality Engineering services - enabled by
2,400+ passionate Quality Engineering experts - are designed to inject speed, quality,
productivity, and intelligent insights across the SDLC. Whether customers want to
accelerate time to market, reduce costs, or transform their testing function and
workforce, Coforge Quality Engineering has the right skills, capabilities, and
accelerators to help them succeed. Our suite of frameworks and accelerators leverage Al
for self-healing and autonomous automation. We offer services around: QE Transformation,
Test Lifecycle Automation, Business Assurance, Digital Assurance, and Enterprise
Application & Product testing.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo (INR Million)
Particulars |
Year 2024-25 |
Year 2023-24 |
Foreign Exchange |
49,730 |
45,664 |
Earnings |
|
|
Foreign Exchange |
18,247 |
14,728 |
Outflow |
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Details of significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or
Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
During the year, no order was passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting
the going concern status and company's operations in future.
Details in respect of adequacy of internal controls and internal and statutory audits
Internal audit / Statutory audit and secretarial audit
The Board and Audit Committee acknowledge the auditors' recommendation as an
independent verification of information received from management regarding the company's
operations and performance. The Board and Audit Committee periodically review the findings
and recommendations of the Statutory and Internal Auditors and recommend corrective
actions when necessary.
The Company monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control
systems in the Company, their compliances with operating systems, accounting procedures
and policies of the Company based on audit findings. It has established both external and
internal audit systems. Auditors are granted access to all relevant records and
information Based on the report of Internal Audit Function, process owners undertake
corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen controls system of
internal controls is maintained and adhered to achieve Operational effectiveness and
efficiency, adequacy of asset safeguards, reliability of financial and non-financial
reporting and Compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
The clearly defined policies and procedures, process automation, employee training and
development, and an organisational structure that separates responsibilities help in
maintaining integrity and reliability within internal control systems of the company.
The internal auditors operate independently and responsible for assessing and enhancing
the effectiveness of risk management, controls, and governance processes. They offer
offers risk-based, advice, and insight aimed at supporting organisational value. Annual
audit plans are created based on risk assessments and comprehensive reviews are undertaken
covering financial, operational, and compliance controls. Wherever requirement of more
insights are felt and specialised knowledge is required, external experts are consulted or
individuals with relevant skills are brought in. Process improvements identified during
reviews are communicated to management regularly. The Audit Committee of the Board
monitors the performance of the internal auditors through periodic review of audit plans,
findings, and issue resolution progress. The Audit Committee holds at least four meetings
per year to evaluate internal audit findings. Separate review meetings of Audit Chair with
internal and statutory auditors are also held for better transparency and corporate
governance before quarterly meetings. Additionally, the Audit Committee meets with the
Statutory Auditor during the year without management present. Independent Directors also
meet on quarterly basis without the management officials to discuss the important areas
for better governance and any recommendations by them to the management are taken on
priority and acted upon as part of good governance practice.
Statutory audit
Each financial year, the Statutory Auditors confirm their independence and compliance
with relevant ethical standards. Based on their procedures, no risks or situations have
been identified that could compromise their independence as auditors of the Company, in
accordance with applicable Indian regulations.
Statutory auditors assess whether the company's financial statements fairly represent
its financial status and performance. They audit according to accepted standards, review
internal controls as needed, and share observations with management. These points are
discussed at Audit Committee meetings, where the auditors' suggested improvements are
addressed. The action items, if any, are also tracked and the committee is informed on the
actions taken during the quarter in the next meeting
Similarly, secretarial audit forms integral part of these audits. All the required
information is supplied to the auditors within stipulated time frame with regular review
meetings and the quarterly reports are presented to the Audit committee for its noting.
Details of Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies
As on March 31,2025, the Company has subsidiaries in the United States of America,
United Kingdom, Germany, India, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Dubai, Spain, Poland,
Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, Malaysia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ireland,
UAE, Philippines and Canada
Details about the companies which have become/ ceased to be subsidiaries during the
Financial Year
The Company has acquired Cigniti Technologies Limited during the year and accordingly,
the following subsidiary/step- down of Cigniti Technologies Limited also become step-down
subsidiaries of the Company:
- Cigniti Technologies Inc
- Cigniti Technologies UK Ltd
- Cigniti Technologies (Canada) Inc
- Cigniti Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Aparaa Digital Private Limited
- Cigniti Technologies (CZ) Limited s.r.o.
- Cigniti Technologies (SG) Pte. Ltd Gallop Solutions Private Limited Cigniti
Technologies CR Limitada
- RoundSqr Pty Ltd.
The Company also acquired following companies through its subsidiaries/step-down
subsidiaries:
- Xceltrait Inc.
- Rythmos Inc. and its subsidiaries
- Rythmos India Private Limited
- TMLabs Pty Ltd
Also, one new step down subsidiary company was incorporated:
- PT. Coforge Indonesia Services (Indonesia)
The update on merger of subsidiary Companies in India is already provided in earlier
pages.
Performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint
venture companies included in the consolidated financial statement. During the year, the
Board of Directors reviewed the affairs of the subsidiaries. Pursuant to provisions of
Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, a statement containing a report on the
performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint
venture companies is included in the consolidated financial statement and the same has
been annexed to this Report as AOC-1 given in AnnexureC.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the
audited Financial Statements of the Company, consolidated Financial Statements along with
relevant documents are available on the website of the Company (www.coforge.coml.
Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under section 186 of the Companies Act,
2013
The Company has not given any loan to any person. The particulars of loans, guarantees
or investments under section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 by the Company, have been
disclosed in the financial statements. The details of the securities acquired by the
Company of other body corporates is given as under:
Investments in equity instruments in subsidiary companies (fully
paid) |
Investment value as on March 31, 2025 |
2,837,887 (March 31, 2024: 2,837,887) Shares having no par value in
Coforge Inc. USA |
156 |
16,614,375 (March 31, 2024: 16,614,375) Shares of 1 Singapore $ each
fully paid-up in Coforge Pte Ltd., Singapore |
703 |
3,276,427 (March 31, 2024:3,276,427) Shares of 1 UK Pound each fully
paid- up in Coforge UK Ltd., UK |
204 |
537,900 (March 31, 2024: 537,900) Equity Shares of Euro 1 each fully
paid- up in Coforge GmbH, Germany |
185 |
1,000,000 (March 31, 2024:1,000,000) Equity Shares of Euro 1 each
fully paid- up in Coforge Airline Technology GmbH Germany |
224 |
5,000 (March 31, 2024: 5,000) Ordinary Shares of 1000 AED each fully
paid in Coforge FZ LLC Dubai |
63 |
5,182,069 (March 31, 2024: 5,182,069) Equity Shares of INR 2 each in
Coforge DPA Private Limited |
7,593 |
722,527 (March 31, 2024: 722,527) Equity Shares of INR 10 each in
Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited |
12,552 |
|
In INR Mn. |
Investments in equity instruments in subsidiary companies (fully
paid) |
Investment value as on March 31, 2025 |
14,875,357 (March 31, 2024: Nil) Equity Shares of face value of INR10
each in Cigniti Technologies Limited |
20,964 |
Total equity instruments |
42,644 |
Particulars of Contracts or arrangements with Related Parties
The Related Party Transaction Policy deals with the review and approval of related
party transactions. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the criteria for
making the omnibus approval by the Audit Committee. The Board has the Policy in line with
the recent amendments in SEBI Listing Regulations and is uploaded on the website of the
Company at https://25186482fsl.hubspotusercontent-eul.net/ hubfs/25186482/
RPT-Policy-l.pdf A Statement of all related party transactions is presented before the
Audit Committee on a quarterly basis and prior/ omnibus approval is also obtained for the
entire year, specifying the nature, value and terms and conditions of the transactions.
None of the transactions with the related parties fall under the scope of Section 188 (1)
of the Companies Act, 2013. Details of Related Party transactions pursuant to Section
134(h) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in
Form No. AOC-2 in Annexure - D.
Management's Discussion and Analysis Report
In terms of Regulation 34(e) of the SEBI (Listing Regulations), 2015 as amended from
time to time, the Management's Discussion and Analysis Report is set out in this Annual
Report.
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report
The SEBI (Listing Regulations), 2015, read with SEBI Circular no.
SEBI/H0/CFD/CMD-2/P/CIR/2021/562 dated May 10, 2021 has prescribed the format for the
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) in respect of reporting on ESG
(Environment, Social and Governance) parameters by listed entities mandates the inclusion
of Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report ('BRSR') for top 1000 listed
companies based on market capitalization as on March 31, 2025. In compliance with the
samethe Company has formulated Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting
Initiatives, Policy, and Framework adopted. The BRSR Report for the Financial Year ended
March 31, 2025, has been enclosed with this Report.
Corporate Governance
In terms of Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing
Regulations), 2015 as amended from time to time, a Report on Corporate Governance along
with Compliance Certificate issued by Statutory Auditor's in terms of Part E of Schedule V
of the said Regulations of the Company forms an integral part of Corporate Governance
Report.
Compliance with applicable Secretarial Standards
The Company is in compliance with the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by
Institute of Company Secretaries of
India and notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs with all
amendments thereto.
Auditors & Auditors' Report/Certificate
a. Statutory Audit:
S R Batliboi & Associates LLP (FRN 101049W/ E300004) have carried out Statutory
Audit under the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial
year 2024-25. The Report given by Auditors forms part of this Report. The Auditors Report
to the Shareholders does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
b. Secretarial Audit:
During the year, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Ranjeet Pandey
(Membership No.5922) of Ranjeet Pandey & Associates, Company Secretaries (CP No -
6087), in Whole-time Practice, to carry out Secretarial Audit underthe provisions of
Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunder, for the Financial
Year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31 2025, was
considered by the Board in its meeting held on July 23, 2025, and the said Report given by
Secretarial Auditors is annexed to this Report as Annexure-E. The Secretarial Audit
Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
Further, the Board of Directors of the Company, on the recommendation of the Audit
Committee, at their meeting held on May 5, 2025, has approved the appointment of Parikh
& Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, a peer reviewed firm (Firm Registration
Number: P1988MH009800) as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of five
consecutive years commencing from FY 2025-26 till FY 2029-30, subject to approval of the
Members.
c. Internal Auditors:
The Board on the recommendation of Audit Committee had appointed KPMG Assurance and
Consulting Services LLP, Limited Liability Partnership, Firm Registration Number: AAT-
0367 as its Internal Auditors of the Company. The Internal Auditors report to the
Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Internal Auditor monitor and evaluate the efficacy
and adequacy of internal control systems in the Company, their compliance with operating
systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations of the Company. Based on
their reports, corrective actions in respective areas are taken to strengthen the
controls. There are no significant audit observations made by Internal Auditors.
d. Auditors Certificate on Corporate Governance:
As required by SEBI (Listing Regulations), 2015, the Auditor's Certificate on Corporate
Governance is provided within the Corporate Governance Report. The Auditors Report to the
Shareholders does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
e. Cost audit & records:
Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company. Therefore,
Cost Audit has not been conducted for the financial year 2024-25 and records are not
maintained.
f. No fraud has been reported by the Auditors to the Audit Committee, Board or any
other relevant authority.
Human Resource Initiatives
Nurturing a positive corporate culture is integral to our business and is reflected in
our phenomenal growth journey. Guided by our vision, "Engage with the Emerging,"
we deliver best-in-class solutions using new-age technologies. Our mission,
"Transform at the Intersect," has cemented our position as an expert in focused
industry verticals. We follow a 4E strategy to curate a holistic global employee
experience:
Examining the pulse of the organization
Ongoing Employee Engagement
Providing Education through robust learning and development initiatives
Offering Encouragement for meaningful interactions with our people
The outcomes of these interventions are reflected in our key people metrics, including
high retention rates and Employee Engagement Scores (EES) that exceed industry benchmarks.
Additionally, our people practices have received external recognition - reflecting our
efforts to create an engaging and supportive environment.
As an organization that has always believed in "Coforge is People," our
collective efforts have enabled us to emerge stronger, stay the course with our growth
story, continue delivering value to our customers, and remain focused on nurturing our
culture.
Elements of our strategy have been listed below: Examine
Coforge actively gauges employee sentiment through various tools, with our
comprehensive Annual Employee Engagement Survey (EES), branded "My Voice,"
focusing on critical areas such as professional growth, work-life balance, managerial
support, training, teamwork, and commitment.
Engagement
We are a people-first organization with friendly, flexible policies and practices. The
testimony to this is the sustenance of being GPTW certified for four consecutive years. We
have developed a robust talent framework aimed at providing a sustainable employee
experience, which includes multi-channel touchpoints, an open culture of speaking up,
timely recognition, a transparent work environment, and focused coaching and development
opportunities.
Coforge ensures that our people do not only have the right skills but also aligned with
the business strategy and goals of its client organization.1) Training and learning
opportunities to ensure the right individual productivity. 2) Fostering team spirit to
enable collaboration and alignment to project goals and outcomes. 3) Awards and
recognition to ensure people feel valued for their contribution.
At Coforge, we celebrate our people, all around the year through global engagement
campaigns - Coforge Talent Hunt showcasing an extraordinary display of enthusiasm,
passion, and talent; Coforge Day: celebrating our annual day recognizing excellence and
contributions, Bring Your Kids to Work, festivals, employee wellbeing initiatives.
Upskilling&ReskillingthroughCapability Development
Coforge's systematic upskilling and reskilling strategy builds a future-ready workforce
through a global framework of agile learning academies. These academies employ curated,
cutting-edge content and flexible hybrid methodologies to ensure continuous employee
development underpinned by the Xcellerate Competency Framework.
Our global network of agile learning academies employs curated, cutting-edge content
and flexible hybrid methodologies to ensure continuous employee development. This is
facilitated through diverse learning methods such as anytime-anywhere solutions, Action
Learning Projects, sandbox environments, benchmarks St assessments, virtual and blended
programs, e-learning platforms, and OEM partnerships. Our overarching vision is to design
and deliver a scalable global learning strategy that is integral to business success and
ensures the future skills of our 30,000+ strong workforce.
Xcellerate is a strategic internal talent marketplace designed to proactively address
skill gaps by mapping demand to precise Role Skill Combinations (RSCs). This platform
features a scalable and customized inventory of skills and certifications, facilitating
continuous workforce development through targeted training and certification programs,
alongside real-time self-development resources. Xcellerate identifies technical,
functional, and behavioral skills for each role, assesses current capabilities, and
implements upskilling initiatives.
The framework encompasses over 800 unique RSCs linked to 1200+ skills and behavioral
competencies with associated learning pathways. Assessments maintain contextual relevance,
and Individual Development Plans (IDPs) personalize employee growth.
iEnable solution is the central training hub for all technical, functional, and domain
learning, strategically ensuring our employees possess contextually relevant skills and
maintain a competitive advantage. Our dedicated training team collaborates closely with
the business to develop and deliver role-specific learning solutions for our global
workforce. These initiatives encompass comprehensive upskilling and crossskilling programs
for new hires and existing staff, alongside professional accreditation through
industry-recognized certifications, equipping our 30,000+ professionals to excel in the
evolving technology space:
1. Expanding Learning Access: strategically broadens learning opportunities beyond
formal training through alliances with leading external enterprise learningand OEM
partners, ensuring continuous access to diverse resources.
2. Executive-Led Learning Culture: executives and leaders actively champion
learning at Coforge by strategizing and driving key initiatives for capability enhancement
across the firm.
3. Business-Driven Capability Enhancement: The business directly facilitates
targeted learning interventions in critical areas like QE, Data & Al, Experience,
Software Engineering, Intelligent Automation, CIMS, Salesforce, MuleSoft, and Pega &
Appian. These initiatives focus on upskilling technical employees in niche technologies,
domains, and client-specific requirements, directly supporting strategic learning goals.
4. Next-Gen Technology capabilities build: 95% traction of Al Spark-foundational
learning on fundamentals of Al, Gen Al & LLMs; 12K+ colleagues trained on GitHub
Competency in our endeavor to train our colleagues on Gen Al Tech, including GitHub
fundamentals, prompt engineering and GitHub Copilot. 2600+ colleagues trained and tested
on Microsoft Technologies - Coforge Certified MS Professional, Coforge curated training on
MS Technologies.
5. Proactive Capability Enhancement for Laterals (PACE):
learning calendar developed collaboratively with HBUs, provides a focused and efficient
L&D plan for lateral hires. It strategically upskills and cross-skills them on market-
ready technologies relevant to client projects.
6. Graduate Engineering Training (GET): Coforge continues to provide robust support
for newly hired campus graduates through our comprehensive Boot Camp program, aligned with
RDG projections.
7. Building Professional Credibility through Certifications:
strategically investment in building professional credibility through
industry-recognized certifications in Azure, AWS, GCP, SAFe Agile, Scrum, POPM Salesforce,
ISTQB, and Pega Appian, resulting in over 8,000 certified resources and a future-ready
workforce. This includes targeted upskilling drives with OEM partners like Microsoft.
8. Strategic Learning Partnerships: maximize learning access and relevance through
strategic partnerships and learning partner portals, including Percipio, Udemy, Microsoft
ESI, AWS, GCP, AIT, LOMA, ISTQB, Unqork, Appian, ITIL, and MuleSoft. These alliances are
directly aligned with stakeholder requests, encompassing platforms like Decisions Portal,
D&A technology portals, and Thought Machine.
9. Dedicated Domain Training: dedicated, self-paced domain-specific learning
programs across key verticals like BFS, Insurance, Travel & Hospitality, Retail, and
Healthcare via learning portals such as Percipio and Udemy, fostering continuous
improvement.
10. Scalable Learning Academies for Upskilling&Reskilling:
strategically designed Learning Academies, developed in collaboration with HBUs, have
empowered 20,000+ learners to rapidly enhance their skills in relevant and future-focused
technologies.
11. "TECH BYTES": Agile Microlearning: delivers flexible and convenient
learning experiences through concise (under 10 minutes), SME-validated video modules on
Percipio, catering to on-the-go learning preferences. Three learningjourneys have been
launched with 10,000+ learner accesses.
12. "Tech4Tomorrow": Leadership Foresight Series: talk series equipped
3,500+ global leaders at Coforge with insights into Talent, Technology, and Transformation
in 2025. Internal and external experts facilitated panel discussions and fireside chats to
prepare mid and senior- level managers for Industry 4.0 in alignment with the firm's
strategy.
LEAD (Learning Experiences Accelerating Development) program strategically develops
leadership, behavioral, and human skills through a diverse portfolio of impactful learning
solutions and initiatives. Utilizing an experiential and results-oriented approach, LEAD
enables employees, managers, and leaders to internalize new behaviors and cultivate
crucial attitudes.
Core offerings encompass Virtual Instructor-Led Training, flexible Anytime Anywhere
Learning, and insights from Subject Matter Experts. Key initiatives include:
Strategic Learning Playbook: A roadmap for building behavioral, cultural,
and leadership excellence.
Structured Assimilation Programs: Quarterly programs, including Embark 365
and a dedicated Senior Leaders New Hire Assimilation Program, facilitating effective
integration.
ELEVATE Leadership Journey: A focused 3-month program empowering middle
managers in self, team, and business alignment.
Customized LPOD Solutions: Blended learning programs tailored to specific
business challenges.
Global Collaboration Enhancement: A cultural intelligence tool for effective
cross-border teamwork.
Comprehensive Compliance Training: Covering critical areas like Global
Compliance and Prevention of Sexual Harassment.
Engaging Learning Culture Initiatives: I ncluding Masterclass marathons,
interactive challenges, and skill benchmarks.
Skill Assessment & Practice: Skill Benchmarking and the CAISY Al
Conversation Simulator for masteringfundamental skills such as communication, delegation,
conflict resolution, motivation, and leadership.
Inclusion Academy
Coforge embeds Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EIB) at the core of its business.
Guided by our motto, "Bring Your True Self to Work," we cultivate an inclusive
environment through targeted initiatives including the Coforge For All (Inclusion Academy)
on Percipio, Leadership Advocacy, and the InclusiLearn Habit Calendar. We maintain open
communication via our Intranet SharePoint, celebrate diverse employee journeys through the
Employee Spotlight Series, and empower women through the lAmRemarkable program. Our
commitment extends to holistic employee well-being with comprehensive mental and physical
health programs, alongside global inclusion celebrations like International Women's Month
and Pride Month. Notably, our flagship EmpowHER program provides focused learning,
development, and well-being resources to enable the professional and personal success of
our women employees.
BPS L&OD Initiatives Introduction;
Recognizing the shift towards hybrid work models, the BPS L&OD team has
strategically adapted its learning interventions to include both face-to-face and hybrid
delivery. Furthermore, a revised Learning Needs Identification Survey has been launched to
capture role-specific requirements across employee groups. The insights from this survey
will serve as the foundation for the Skill Up! calendar and future learning initiatives,
guiding the upcoming year's employee development journey.
Key Programs in FY 25:
OnTrac Star Certification Program (Team Leaders): This intensive 27-hour,
externally facilitated program combined classroom learning with practical projects to
enhance Team Leaders' operational and people management capabilities. Its design
facilitated the immediate application of learned concepts in daily work, providing a
framework for higher management to observe implementation and offer targeted support.
Customer First Program: This customized, client-centric onboarding program
provided new team members on the process with critical insights into global workplace
dynamics, culture and values, standard client interaction protocols, and strategies for
enhancing client service through effective messaging.
Train the Trainer Certification (Process Trainers): This internally developed
10-hour program aimed to elevate the training skills of Process Trainers by introducing
contemporary methodologies and principles. Key modules included the PASS technique for
presentation structure, the 7Cs of communication, learner motivation strategies, effective
probing techniques, audience management, and feedback models like STAR, ultimately
improving training delivery and knowledge retention.
Tangibles and Intangibles of Business Finance (Leadership Team): This program
provided a comprehensive understanding of business finance from diverse perspectives,
fostering synergy between sales and marketing for the leadership team (18 attendees). It
explored the critical relationship between operational efficiency and shareholder value,
encouraging participants to develop an entrepreneurial mindset focused on business growth.
Play to Win (Managers and Above): This highly successful, theatre-based
management development program leveraged a novel, learner-centric, and experiential
"learning by doing" methodology, resulting in high engagement and impactful
learning outcomes.
Beyond VLOOKUP: MS Excel Training (Operations): Addressing a consistent
operational need, the BPS L&OD team developed Basic and Advanced Level MS Excel
training programs under the "Beyond VLOOKUP" banner. Offered monthly through the
"Skill Up!" calendar, this program is delivered virtually and in-person based on
business requirements.
HR Excellence Program (BPS HR Team): This pioneering, customized program for the
BPS HR team focused on critica I skills such as Business Storytelling - an effective
technique for data presentation to stakeholders to maximize impact and facilitate
collaboration. The curriculum was tailored to current HR trends and organizational
specifics.
Annual Learning Investment Snapshot FY25
Training Category |
Hours of Training |
Safety, Security & Diversity & Induction related |
143,535 |
Behavioural, Leadership & Management |
64,393 |
Technical, Domain & Functional |
1,190,456 |
Total Learning Hours |
1,398,384 |
My Voice - Employee Engagement Survey FY2025
Coforge utilizes its annual "My Voice" Employee Satisfaction Survey to gather
actionable insights into engagement and satisfaction, directly informing workplace
environment enhancements.
The FY25 "My Voice" survey achieved an exceptional 85% participation rate,
demonstrating strong employee trust and commitment to Coforge's positive work culture.
This engagement is reflected in increased Satisfaction and Commitment Scores, both
reaching 81% in FY25, up from 80% in FY24.
The FY25 "My Voice" EES identified key engagement drivers as Basic Needs
(91%), Teamwork (89%), Manager Support (83%), Company Brand & Image (84%), Training
(83%), and Communications (83%). Notably, all drivers of engagement showed positive growth
compared to the previous year, underscoring the effectiveness of our efforts to cultivate
a supportive and engaging environment.
Demonstrating consistent excellence, Coforge has been certified as a Great Place to
Work for the fourth consecutive year and recognized among India's Best Workplaces in IT St
IT- BPM 2024 - Top 100 for the third consecutive time.
Some of the key recognitions received by Coforge on its people practices are:
1) Most Preferred Workplace 2024-25 in association with India Today and Business
Standard
2) Most Preferred Workplaces for Women 2024-25
3) One of the Best Organizations for Women 2025 by ET NOW
4) Special impact award - Inclusion learning initiatives
Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace
The Company has a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at the workplace,
in line with The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
& Redressal) Act, 2013. In accordance with the Act, Internal Complaints Committee
(ICC) has been set up and contact details of ICC displayed prominently in all units of
Coforge
The Company believes in providing all employees a congenial work atmosphere, which is
free from discrimination and harassment, without regard to caste, religion, marital
status, gender, sexual orientation, etc. During the year, the Company conducted various
awareness programs and workshops at all locations. Employees are required to attend
compulsory awareness and training program on POSH on our virtual learning platform -
Percipio. Company has conducted orientation or training sessions for the ICC members and
the HR team.
During the year 2024-25,08 complaints has been reported, and all of them were upheld
and actions were taken in accordance to POSH Act. There are no pending cases for action.
The Company duly resolved these complaints within 90 days in accordance to POSH Act.
The Company has complied with the applicable provisions relating to the Maternity
Benefits Acts, 1951 during the financial year 2024-25.
Awards And Recognitions
The Company has been recognized in several important ways at the national and global
levels, related to its leadership in specific industry verticals, and its robust HR
practices.
Coforge bagged the Silver award at the Economic Times Human Capital Awards 2024
for "Excellence in Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning and Upskilling".
Coforge was recognized for "Learning & Development",
"Employee Engagement", and "Corporate Social Responsibilities" at the
5th Edition of CHRO Vision & Innovation Summit & Awards.
Coforge won the "Skillsoft Special Impact Award for DEI (2024)" for
the second consecutive year.
Coforge was recognized with the ServiceNow 2024 Emerging Industry Partner of the
Year - Worldwide award.
Coforge received the "Partner Excellence Award" for Intelligent
Automation at PegaWorld iNspire 2024.
Coforge St St One of our largest insurance clients received the "Duck Creek
Standard of Excellence" award 2024.
Coforge certified as a "Great Place To Work", fourth time in a row.
Coforge was recognized among "Most Preferred Workplaces" by Marksmen
Daily, for the third consecutive year.
Coforge won the MuleSoft Top Partner of the Year" Award (Europe) 2024.
Coforge was recognized for its exemplary commitment towards Sustainability by ET
Edge at the Times Now Sustainable Organizations 2024.
Coforge won the Gold award for Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy at the
BW People HR Excellence Awards 2024.
Coforge ranked 32 in BW India's Most Sustainable Companies (IMSC) 2024.
Coforge was felicitated as one of the Best Tech Brands of 2024 at the 5th
edition of ET Now Best Tech Brands.
Sudhir Singh, CEO & Executive Director, Coforge, was awarded the
"Intrapreneur of the Year Award 2024" by Entrepreneur magazine.
Coforge recognized as one of the Most Preferred Workplaces for Women 2024-2025
Coforge recognized among India's Best Workplaces in IT & IT-BPM 2024, 3rd
time in a row by Great Place to Work? Institute India.
Coforge was recognized at the 2nd edition of the Financial Express FUTECH Awards
in the Most Innovative Use of Al category.
Coforge became the winner of the Appian Europe 2024 Partner Impact and
ExcellenceIndustry Award for Public Sector!
The Coforge Public Library was honored as the Best Education Initiative for the
General Public of the Year, at the prestigious Indian CSR Awards 2024.
Coforge won the Rising Star-New Partner of the Year award at the Global Perforce
Conference 2024
The Hyderabad Campus was honored with LEED Gold Certification for Sustainability
Excellence.
Coforge has successfully achieved the ISO/IERs. 27701 certification from The
British Standards Institution (BSI).
Coforge recognized as one of the 'Best Organisations for Women 2025' for
demonstrating excellence in fostering a
workplace culture that empowers women and promotes gender equality.
Analysts Accolades
Everest recognized Coforge as a Leader in the Insurance IT Services PEAK
Matrix? Assessments 2024 for Duckcreek.
NelsonHall positioned Coforge as a Leader within the Wealth & Asset
Management Services NEAT Overall, for Al & Analytics Services, Cloud Migration
Services, and Process Automation Services.
NelsonHall positioned Coforge as a Leader within the Salesforce Services NEAT
2024 in the MuleSoft Services segment.
NelsonHall positioned Coforge as a Leader in the End- to-End Cloud
Infrastructure Management Services 2024 NEAT Overall, for AWS Capabilities, Microsoft
Azure Capabilities, Cloud Management Services, and Cloud Orchestration Services.
Zinnov Zones positioned Coforge in the Leadership Zone across four categories of
Zinnov Zones - Generative Al Services, Banking, Insurance, and Overall IA Services
category for mid-tier service providers.
Everest recognized Coforge as a Leader in the Low-code Application Development
Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024 - Focus on Appian.
Zinnov Zones positioned us in the Leadership Zone in the Zinnov Zones for
Digital Engineering Services 2024 for Digital Engineering Services, Experience Engineering
Services, Data St Al Services, and Enterprise Software Services, all for Small St Medium
Service Providers.
Everest Group positioned Coforge as a Leader in Everest Group Digital
Transformation Services for Mid-market Enterprises PEAK Matrix Assessment 2024.
Everest Group positioned us as a Leader in Quality Engineering Services for
Mid-Market Enterprises PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024
QKS Group recognized Coforge as a Technology Leader in the SPARK Matrix: Managed
Cloud Services Q4, 2024.
ISG recognized Coforge as a Leader in the Insurance Services 2024' ISG Provider
Lens Study - North America.
QKS Group recognized Coforge as a Leader and one of the top 5 players in the
SPARK Matrix -Data Management and Analytics Services, 2024, Quadrant Knowledge Solutions.
NelsonHall recognized Coforge as a Leader within the IT Infrastructure
Transformation: Cognitive St Self-Healing NEAT - in 3 market segments including Overall,
Al Capabilities, Server-Centric Services Capabilities.
QKS positioned us as a Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solution's SPARK
Matrix for Digital Banking Services, 2024 report.
ISG positioned us as a Leader in Continuous Testing Specialist in the ISG
Provider Lens Next-Gen ADM Services 2024 for the US region.
ISG positioned Coforge as a Leader in Managed Services- Mid Market for UK region
in the ISG Provider Lens Multi Public Cloud Services 2024
NelsonHall recognized us as a Leader in Overall QE, RPA-based automation,
Al-Based Analytics & Automation, GenAI Use Cases, and Application Migration to Cloud
Testing market segments in NelsonHall's NEAT assessment report titled "NEAT Quality
Engineering 2024: Test Automation and GenAI."
ISG positioned Coforge as a Leader in Agile App Dev Projects in the ISG Provider
Lens Next-Gen ADM Services 2024 for the US region.
Nelson Hall positioned Coforge as a High-Achiever in the Marketing Cloud
Services segments in Salesforce Services 2024 NEAT.
Nelson Hall recognized Coforge as a High-Achiever in the Professional Services
market segment in the Market Assessment on Transforming Core Banking Services.
Everest Group recognized Coforge as a Major Contender and Star Performer in
Capital Markets IT Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024
Whitelane Research recognized Coforge as an Exceptional Performer in the general
satisfaction category in the 2024 IT Sourcing Study UK. Coforge ranked #1 (shared) in
Digital Transformation, #2 in General Satisfaction, #2 in Application Services and #3
(shared) in Cloud & Infrastructure Services.
Everest positioned Coforge as a Major Contender in Insurance IT Services PEAK
Matrix? Assessments 2024 for Guidewire.
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challengerfor its market standing in the
'Private/Hybrid Cloud - Data Center Services 2024' ISG Provider Lens Study
Everest recognized Coforge as a Major Contender in the Insurance Intermediaries
Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024
Everest recognized Coforge as a Major Contender in the Low-code Application
Development Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024 - Focus on Outsystems.
Everest recognized Coforge as a Major Contender in the Low-code Application
Development Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024 - Focus on Power Apps.
Everest positioned Coforge as a Major Contender in the Life Sciences Digital
Services for Mid-market Enterprises PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024
Everest positioned Coforge as a Major Contender in the Capital Markets IT
Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024.
Everest recognized Coforge as a Major Contender in the Lending Services
Operations PEAK? Matrix Assessment 2024.
Avasant recognized Coforge as an Innovator in the Travel, Transportation, and
Hospitality Digital Services 2024 RadarView.
Zinnov Zones positioned us in the Execution Zone for Retail Si CPG in the Zinnov
Zones for Intelligent Automation (IA) Services 2024 study
Quadrant Knowledge Solutions positioned Coforge as a Major Contender in the
Quadrant SPARK Matrix "SPARK Matrix: Artificial Intelligence Services, 2024.
ISG recognized Coforge in the 'Retail and CPG Services 2024' ISG Provider
Lens Study - U.S. as a Product Challenger in Business Transformation Services and
Digital Innovation Services
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challenger in the Generative Al Services
2024' ISG Provider Lens Study
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challenger in the Advanced Analytics and Al
Services 2024' ISG Provider Lens Study
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challenger, Market Challenger, and Contender
in the ISG Provider Lens Multi Public Cloud Services 2024.
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challenger in the 'Intelligent Automation
Services 2024' ISG Provider Lens Study.
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challenger in the Healthcare Digital
Services 2024' ISG Provider Lens Study.
ISG recognized Coforge as a Product Challenger in the AWS Ecosystem Partners
2024' ISG Provider Lens Study.
Nelson Hall recognized Coforge as a Major Player in the Al Si Analytics Services
and Operation Services market segments in the Market Assessment on Transforming Core
Banking Services
ISG recognized us as a Product Challenger in the ISG Provider Lens Digital
Engineering Services 2024 study across four quadrants in the US (Design Si Development,
Integrated Customer/User Engagement, Platform Si Application Services, and Intelligent
Operations) and one quadrant in Europe (Platform Si Application Services).
Zinnov Zones positioned us in the Established Zone in the Zinnov Zones for
Digital Engineering Services 2024 for Overall Digital Engineering Services, Overall
Experience Engineering Services, Overall Data Si Al Services, and Overall Hyperscalers
Services.
Zinnov Zones positioned us in the Execution Zone in the Zinnov Zones for Digital
Engineering Services 2024 for Overall Enterprise Software Services, Overall Consumer
Software Services, Software Platform Engineering Services for Small Si Medium Service
Providers, and Medical Devices.
Everest positioned us as a Major Contender in Quality Engineering (QE) Services
for Al Applications and Systems Everest Group PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024
Everest Group positioned Coforge as a Major Contender in Salesforce Services
PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024
Avasant recognized Coforge as a Challenger in the Banking Process Transformation
2024 RadarView.
Everest Group positioned Coforge as a Major Contender in Life & Annuity
(L&A) Insurance IT Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024.
NelsonHall recognized us as a Major Player in the SAP Testing market segment in
NelsonHall's NEAT assessment report titled "NEAT Quality Engineering 2024: Test
Automation and GenAI."
ISG recognized us in the ISG Provider Lens for Life Sciences Digital
Services, 2024 for the Global region as a Contender in Clinical Development, Patient
Engagement, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, and Pharmacovigilance & Regulatory
Affairs.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in the Applied Al Services 2024
RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Mortgage Business Process
Transformation 2024 RadarView Survey.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Data Center Managed Services
RadarView - Survey 2024.
Nelson Hall recognized Coforge as an Innovator within the Overall, Process
Automation Services, and Cloud Migration Services market segments in the Market Assessment
on Transforming Core Banking Services.
Forrester recognized and listed Coforge in the Application Modernization and
Multicloud Managed Services Landscape, Q4 2024.
HFS positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Azure Ecosystems Horizons
evaluation 2024.
HFS positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Best Service Providers for
Commercial Banking Horizons 2024
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Intelligent Automation Services
2024-2025 RadarView.
Avasant recognized Coforge as a Challenger in the Data Management and Advanced
Analytics Services 2024 RadarView Survey.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Life and Annuities Insurance
Digital Services 2024-2025 RadarView..
ISG recognized Coforge as a Contender in the Power & Utilities Services
2024' ISG Provider Lens Study.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in the Blockchain Services 2024
RadarView.
NelsonHall recognized Coforge as an Innovator in the Cognitive Service Desk
Capability market segment in the IT Infrastructure Transformation: Cognitive & Self-
Healing NEAT.
ISG positioned us as a Contender in three quadrants in Europe (Design &
Development, Integrated Customer/User Engagement, and Intelligent Operations).
Zinnov Zones positioned us in the Emerging Zone in the Zinnov Zones for Digital
Engineering Services 2024 for Generative Al Engineering Services.
Zinnov Zones positioned us in the Breakout Zone in the Zinnov Zones for Digital
Engineering Services 2024 for 0 vera II Software Platform Services.
ISG positioned Coforge as a Contender in Application Quality Assurance in the
ISG Provider Lens Next-Gen ADM Services 2024 for the Europe region.
Avasant positioned us as a Challenger in Avasant Financial Services Digital
Services 2024 RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in Digital CX Services 2024
RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in United Kingdom (UK) Digital
Services 2024 RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in the Insurance Business Process
Transformation 2024 RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Disruptor in Property and Casualty Insurance
Digital Services 2024 RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in Avasant Digital Workplace Services
2024 RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in Freight and Logistics Digital
Services 2024 RadarView.
Avasant positioned Coforge as a Challenger in Banking Digital Services 2024
RadarView.
Everest Group positioned Coforge as an Aspirant in Enterprise Immersive
Experience Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2024.
Forrester listed Coforge in The Modern Application Development Services
Landscape, Q3 2024.
Forrester listed Coforge in The Oracle Services Landscape, Q3 2024.
Forrester listed Coforge in The SAP Services Landscape, Q3 2024.
I DC listed Coforge in the I DC Market Glance: Digital Engineering and
Operational Technology Services, 3Q24.
IDC listed Coforge in the IDC Market Glance: Enterprise Intelligence Services,
3Q24.
HFS listed Coforge as a Disruptor in HFS Horizons: AADA Quadfecta Services for
the Generative Enterprise, 2024.
Avasant recognized Coforge as a Challenger in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Region Digital Services 2025 RadarView
Alliances, partnerships, and solutions offerings
Coforge enhanced collaboration with Microsoft to boost developer productivity;
trained over 10,000 developers on GitHub Copilot
Coforge launched the Generative Al Center of Excellence based on its Al
framework on the ServiceNow platform.
Sabre launched a strategic collaboration with trusted engineering partner
Coforge to accelerate pace of product innovation and delivery
Coforge and Intellect forged a strategic partnership to transform global banking
and financial services industry
Coforge partnered with ACORD Solutions Group to drive adoption of modernization
capabilities in the global insurance industry
Coforge launched ENZO: An innovative sustainability solution powered by
Salesforce
Coforge announced the launch of Copilot Innovation Hub in collaboration with
Microsoft to accelerate enterprise adoption of Generative Al
Coforge in partnership with Fiorano introduced ISO 20022 Compliance as a Service
(ICaaS)
Acknowledgements
The Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to place on record its
appreciation for the committed services and contributions made by employees of the Company
during the year. In addition, the Directors wish to thank the Company's customers,
vendors, bankers Stfinancial institutions, all government & non- governmental
agencies, and other business associates for their continued support. The Directors
acknowledge and appreciate the support and confidence of the Company's shareholders and
remain committed to enabling the Company to achieve its growth objectives in the coming
years.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors Sd/-
O P Bhatt
Chairperson
DIN: 00548091
Place: Mumbai
July 23, 2025