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offers a large (over a million graduates each year with 350,000 engineers), wellqualified, English speaking labor force to offshoring organizations. It is on this
parameter that potential and existing outsourcers perceive it more favorably than
other low-cost countries such as Brazil, Hungary, Philippines and China. Canada, a
viable near-shore option for many organizations, recognized for its people
competitiveness, is however, considered a high-cost location. The cost advantages
of offshoring to India are significant. It costs less than US$ 7,500 annually to hire a
call center agent in India (cost to company) as compared to US$ 19,000 in the
United States and US$ 17,000 in Australia. It is also estimated that the average
annual salary of graduates in India is just US$ 2,400 as compared US$ 2,900 in
Philippines. All these factors have helped India gain a competitive advantage in
global markets and have has helped simulate growth within this sector
Industry Structure
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Customer support services: 24/7 inbound / outbound call center services that
address customer queries and concerns through phone, email and live chat.
Technical support services: Installation, product support, running support,
troubleshooting, usage support and problem resolution for computer software,
hardware, peripherals and internet infrastructure.
Telemarketing services: Interacting with potential customers and creating
interest for the customer's services/ products. Up-selling, promoting and cross
selling to existing customers and completing online sales processes.
IT help desk services: Level 1 and 2 multi-channel support, system problem
resolutions, technical problem resolution, office productivity tools support,
answering product usage queries and performing remote diagnostics.
Insurance processing: New business acquisition and promotion, claims
processing, policy maintenance and policy management.
Data entry and data processing: Data entry from paper, books, images, ebooks, yellow pages, web sites, business cards, printed documents, software
applications, receipts, bills, catalogs and mailing lists.
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