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{{Short description|Non-governmental Indian trade association}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Advert|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox organization
| logo                     = Nasscom-logo-svg.svg
| alt                      = NASSCOM
| logo_caption             = NASSCOM's New logo
| formation                = {{start date and age|1988|03|01|df=y}}
| extinction               = <!-- e.g. use {{end date and age -->
| type                     = [[Non-governmental organization|Non-governmental]] [[trade association]]
| headquarters             = [[Noida, Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] & [[New Delhi, Delhi]], [[India]]
| coords                   = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} -->
| key_people               = Rajesh Nambiar President Nasscom <ref name="executive council">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasscom.in/our-councils/executive-council|title=Executive Council|website=NASSCOM|date=31 January 2024 }}</ref><br /> Sindhu Gangadharan (Chairperson)<ref name="executive council"/>Srikanth Velamakanni (Vice Chairperson)<ref name="executive council"/>
| services                 = Business promotion, networking, policy reforms
| purpose                  = [[Policy advocacy]]
| affiliations             = {{unbulleted list|NASSCOM Foundation|[[National Institute for Smart Government]] (NISG)|[[Data Security Council of India]] (DSCI)|Sector Skills Council NASSCOM}}
| name                     = National Association of Software and Service Companies
| abbreviation             = NASSCOM
| tax_id                   = <!-- or | vat_id = (for European organisations) -->
| registration_id          = <!-- for non-profit org -->
| fields                   = [[Information Technology]] (IT)<br />[[Business Process Management]] (BPM)
| num_members              = Over 3,200 companies
| owner                    = <!-- or | owners = -->
| leader_title             = President Nasscom
| leader_name              = Rajesh Nambiar
| website                  = {{url|www.nasscom.in}}
}}

'''National Association of Software and Service Companies''' ('''NASSCOM'''<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, November 28). [https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Association-of-Software-and-Services-Companies National Association of Software and Services Companies]. Encyclopedia Britannica.</ref>) is an Indian non-governmental [[trade association]] and advocacy group that primarily serves the Indian technology industry. Founded in [[1988]], NASSCOM operates as a [[nonprofit organization]] and serves as a key entity within the [[Information technology in India|Indian technology sector]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/indias-tech-industry-set-to-reach-245-billion-in-fy23/2996774/|title=India's tech industry set to reach $245 billion in FY23|date=2 March 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ïndianit245">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indian-it-sector-to-touch-245-bn-in-fy23-nasscom/articleshow/98344616.cms|title=Indian IT sector to touch $245 billion in FY23: Nasscom|newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 March 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/companies/indian-it-revenues-grow-fastest-in-a-decade-to-usd-227-bn-in-pandemic-hit-fy22-7774764/|title=Indian IT revenues grow fastest in a decade to $227 billion in pandemic-hit FY22|date=15 February 2022 }}</ref>

==Events==
In 2013, NASSCOM initiated a program to promote 10,000 startups in India by 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/why-nasscom-10k-startups-backed-by-google-microsoft-ibm-has-had-mixed-success-in-india/articleshow/54665247.cms|title=Why NASSCOM 10K Startups - backed by Google, Microsoft, IBM - has had mixed success in India|last=Singh|first=Shelley|date=5 October 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> NASSCOM sponsors events that target startups in India.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maharashtra to create incubation centre for startups near Mumbai with Nasscom|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/maharashtra-to-create-incubation-centre-for-startups-near-mumbai-with-nasscom/articleshow/81126990.cms|access-date=2024-01-31}}</ref>
Events include:
* NASSCOM Product Conclave;
* NASSCOM Emerge 50;
* Global In-house Centers Summit;
* Big Data Analytics Summit;
* Diversity & Inclusion Summit;
* HR Summit;
* NASSCOM Leadership Forum;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/nasscom-leadership-forum-it-congress-kick-off-in-hyderabad/article22794691.ece|title=Nasscom leadership forum, IT congress kick off in Hyderabad|last=Kurmanath|first=K. V.|website=The Hindu Businessline|date=7 December 2021|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
* NASSCOM Engineering Summit;
* Annual Information Security Summit, and<ref>{{Cite news|last=Basu|first=Somdatta|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/iit-kgp-wins-dsci-excellence-award-2018-for-cyber-security-education-at-nasscom-dsci/articleshow/66997491.cms|title=IIT KGP wins DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for Cyber Security Education at NASSCOM-DSCI - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=8 December 2018 |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
* NASSCOM Innotrek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/innotrek-2018-40-tech-start-ups-go-to-silicon-valley/article23687589.ece|title=Nasscom's InnoTrek picks 40 start-ups for programme at Silicon Valley|website=The Hindu Businessline|date=26 April 2018 |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>

NASSCOM organized the NASSCOM International SME Conclave in January 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/badminton-ace-pullela-gopichand-s-masterclass-on-scaling-success-from-failure/cid/1681639|title=Pullela Gopichand's masterclass: on scaling success from failure |website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> and the FISITA World Automotive Congress in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/inc42-epaper-inc/startup+events+this+week+nasscom+s+fisita+2018+world+automotive+congress+and+more-newsid-98224252|title=Startup Events This Week: NASSCOM's FISITA 2018 World Automotive Congress And More - Inc42|website=DailyHunt|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>

== Collaborations ==
The Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) collaborated with NASSCOM to implement the Investor Connect program, benefiting 30 startups in India as part of the Revv Up accelerator program. Additionally, NASSCOM has established multiple partnerships, including one with the Karnataka State Higher Education Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=T-AIM partners Nasscom to offer investor connect for startups |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/t-aim-partners-nasscom-to-offer-investor-connect-for-startups/article37115343.ece |work=The Hindu |date=21 October 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Membership==

NASSCOM's membership includes organizations engaged in [[software development]], software services, and IT-enabled or BPO services. The organization's core focus has been on ensuring high service quality standards and upholding [[Intellectual Property Rights|intellectual property rights]] within the Indian software and BPO industries. As of June 2007, more than 1,100 [[information technology]] companies in India were members of NASSCOM, including domestic software and ITES companies, as well as multinationals operating within India.

{{Inclusion|date=October 2024}}
Employees and members of the executive council of NASSCOM include:<ref name="executive council" />
* Rajesh Nambiar, President, Nasscom  (From 2024)<ref>{{Cite news https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/nasscom-appoints-rajesh-nambiar-as-president-succeeds-debjani-ghosh-124082101194_1.html}</ref>
* Sindhu Gangadharan, Chairperson, SVP & MD, [[SAP|SAP Labs India]] 
*Debjani Ghosh, Former President
*Krishnan Ramanujam, President - Service Lines (From 2022), [[Tata Consultancy Services]]
* Rostow Ravanan, Chairman & CEO, Alfahive; Chair, nasscom foundation
* Sandeep Dutta, Senior Managing Director & Head, India Business [[Accenture|Accenture India]]
* [[Keshav R. Murugesh]], Group CEO, [[WNS Global Services]]
* Anu Acharya, CEO, Map My Genome
* Arundhati Bhattacharya, India Chairperson and CEO, [[Salesforce|Salesforce India]]
* Amit Chadha, CEO and Managing Director, [[L&T Technology Services]]
* Akhilesh Tuteja, Partner and Head Global Cyber Security Consulting practice, [[KPMG|KPMG Advisory Services]]
* Daisy Devassy Chittilapilly, President India SAARC, [[Cisco|Cisco Systems India]]
* Harita Gupta, Head of APAC, [[Sutherland]]
* Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Growth, [[Tech Mahindra]]
* Jayendran Venugopal, Chief Product and Technology Officer, [[Flipkart]]
* Kishor Patil, Co-founder, [[KPIT Technologies]]
* Maulik Bhansali, CEO, Netweb
* Prativa Mohapatra, Vice President Managing Director, [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe Systems India]]
* Rahul Singh, COO Corporate Functions, [[HCLTech|HCL Technologies Ltd]]
* Sandip Patel, MD, [[IBM|IBM India And South Asia]]
* Sanjay Gupta, Country Head and Vice President, [[Google|Google India]]
* Satish H C, Exec VP and Co-Head of Delivery, [[Infosys]]
* Sriram Subramanya, CEO, Integra Software Services
* Srikanth Velamakanni, CEO, Fractal
* Tejal Patil, General Counsel, [[Wipro]]
* Vidya Srinivasan, SVP Infrastructure and Risk, [[Genpact|Genpact India]]
* Anand Ramamoorthy, MD, Micron India
* Santhosh Viswanathan, VP & MD, India Region, [[Intel|Intel India]]
* Puneet Chandok, President, [[Microsoft|Microsoft India and South Asia]]

== Founders ==
Among the founders of NASSCOM were Harish Mehta, [[Ashank Desai]], [[Nandan Nilekani]], KV Ramani, Saurabh Srivastava. These industry leaders, along with other key figures in the [[Indian IT industry]], collaborated to form NASSCOM to promote and represent the interests of the software and services industry in India. Notably, NASSCOM has evolved over the years under the leadership of various industry professionals, and its operations have expanded to include IT and business process automation services.

The 2022 book ''[[The Maverick Effect]]'' by Harish Mehta covers the story of NASSCOM’s inception and how it shaped the Indian IT industry.

==See also==
* [[Information technology in India|Information Technology in India]]
* [[List of Indian IT companies]]
* [[National Institute for Smart Government]]
* [[Data Security Council of India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official}}
* [https://www.nasscomfoundation.org/ Nasscom Foundation]
* [https://www.sscnasscom.com/ Sector Skills Council NASSCOM]

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