Your GCC in India, built to be yours.
Onfocus sets up, staffs and runs your Global Capability Centre in India under a Build-Operate-Transfer model. When the team is stable and delivering, we transfer the entity, the people and the know-how to you.
- GCCs in India
- 2,117
- people working in them
- 2.36 million
- revenue in FY26
- US$98.4 bn
Source: Zinnov–Nasscom India GCC Landscape 2026, data to March 2026.
Build it, run it, hand it over.
You get a working team in months instead of years, without carrying the setup risk. The handover is planned from the first week, so the centre is built to transfer, not to stay with us.
1Build
Typically 3 to 6 months
We set up the legal entity or host your team in ours, find the right city and workspace, and hire your first engineers and leads against a hiring plan you approve.
- Entity, tax and statutory registrations
- City and workspace selection
- Hiring of leads and the first team
- Tooling, security and access set up to your policies
2Operate
Typically 18 to 36 months
We run the centre day to day while your leaders direct the work. You get delivery, people and compliance handled, with agreed KPIs reviewed every month.
- Delivery management and engineering practices
- Payroll, benefits, HR and statutory compliance
- Scaling the team and building a second line of leaders
- Monthly reporting on cost, attrition, quality and velocity
3Transfer
Planned from day one
When the centre is stable, we hand it over: the entity or business, the people, the contracts and the know-how. Your managed team becomes your own capability centre.
- Share or business transfer to your company
- Employees move with continuity of service
- Contracts, assets, IP and documentation
- Optional advisory support after the handover
What we take care of
Everything between your decision to build in India and a team shipping work.
- Entity and compliance
- Company incorporation, FDI and RBI filings, GST, transfer pricing, labour-code compliance and data protection, with our legal and accounting partners.
- Location and workspace
- City selection on talent, cost and time zone, then managed offices or flexible space, from a small start to a dedicated floor.
- Talent
- Hiring of engineers, data scientists, designers and leaders, employer branding, onboarding and our graduate training program.
- Delivery
- Engineering management, agile delivery, code quality and QA, using the practices we use on our own product work.
- Technology depth
- AI and machine learning, data engineering, Web3 and full-stack product development, so your centre can take on real engineering, not just support.
- Operations
- Payroll, benefits, IT, information security and facilities, reported transparently so there are no surprises at transfer.
How BOT compares with the other ways to build in India
| Question | Build-Operate-Transfer | Captive from day one | Outsourcing | Staff augmentation / EOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first productive team | Fast: we hire and run it | Slowest: you build everything | Fast | Fast |
| Upfront setup effort and risk | Low: shared with us | High | Low | Low |
| Your control over people and roadmap | High, and full after transfer | Full | Low | Medium |
| Who owns the centre at the end | You | You | The vendor | Nobody: no centre is built |
| Best for | Building a long-term India capability with less risk | Large firms with India experience | Well-defined, outcome-based work | Short-term capacity |
Anywhere in India
Hyderabad is our home base. We set up wherever the skills, costs and time zones suit your plan, including the tier-2 cities where many new centres now start.
- Hyderabad
- Bengaluru
- Pune
- Chennai
- Delhi NCR
- Mumbai
- Kochi
- Coimbatore
- Ahmedabad
- Jaipur
- Indore
- Kolkata
An engineering company, not a staffing desk
We design and ship AI, data, Web3 and product software for our own clients, and we already recruit and manage engineering teams for companies in fintech, banking and Web3. Your centre is run with the same engineering practices, so it can own real product work from the start, including AI and data engineering.
We train graduates through our university program, which gives a new centre a steady pipeline of junior talent alongside the experienced leads we hire.
Questions leaders ask us
- What is the Build-Operate-Transfer model for a GCC?
- A partner such as Onfocus builds your Global Capability Centre in India, runs it for an agreed period while your leaders direct the work, and then transfers the entity, employees and processes to you. You get a running centre faster and with less setup risk than building it alone.
- How long does a BOT engagement take?
- Most engagements run two to four years in total: three to six months to build, eighteen to thirty-six months of operation, and a transfer phase planned from the start. The timing of the transfer is your decision, and the contract can allow an earlier option.
- How many people do we need to start?
- There is no fixed minimum. Many companies start with a pilot team of 10 to 25 people and scale once the team is delivering. We plan the hiring with you so the first hires are the leads who will shape the centre.
- How is a BOT engagement priced?
- Commonly as a fixed fee for the build, a monthly fee per employee (or the actual cost of the team plus a management fee) during the operate phase, and transfer terms and any transfer fee written into the contract at the start, so there are no surprises when you take over.
- Which cities in India can you set up in?
- Any major Indian city. Hyderabad is our home base, and we also set up in Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and growing tier-2 hubs such as Kochi, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Indore, depending on the skills and costs you need.
- What happens to employees at transfer?
- Employees move to your entity with their service and benefits recognised, and we plan communication early so the team knows the path from day one. Most people join a BOT centre precisely because it will become part of the client company.
- Is BOT only for large enterprises?
- No. BOT suits mid-sized companies and scale-ups too, because the partner carries the setup work that would otherwise need an in-house team that has done it before.
Guides for planning your GCC
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