Side-by-side comparison

IBM India Private Limited vs TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Summary

IBM India Private Limited and TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED are both major H-1B sponsors. IBM India, based in North Carolina, has filed 48,627 H-1B cases since 2010 with an 80.9% certification rate and a 1.03% denial rate. TCS, headquartered in Maryland, has filed 126,291 cases over the same period with a 99.23% certification rate and a 0.15% denial rate.

TCS leads significantly on total filings—more than 2.6× IBM India's volume—and achieves a much higher certification rate, indicating stronger compliance with prevailing wage and labor condition standards. IBM India's denial rate is substantially higher at 1.03% versus TCS's 0.15%, reflecting stricter scrutiny of some IBM filings. Both companies have been active H-1B sponsors since 2010, establishing long histories in the visa program.

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Entity A

IBM India Private Limited

NCRank #11FEIN 52-2061430

Entity B

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

MDRank #3FEIN 98-0429806

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

Metric	IBM India Private Limited	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Total filings	48,970	128,379▲
Certified %	80.92%	99.22%▲
Denied %	1.02%	0.15%▲
Withdrawn %	11.88%	0.50%
Cert-withdrawn %	6.18%	0.13%
Rank	#11	#3▲
Active years	FY2010–FY2024	FY2010–FY2026
Worksite state	NC	MD

Outcomes — IBM India Private Limited

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	80.9%
Cert-withdrawn	6.2%
Withdrawn	11.9%
Denied	1.0%

Certified80.9%

Cert-withdrawn6.2%

Withdrawn11.9%

Denied1.0%

Outcomes — TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	99.2%
Cert-withdrawn	0.1%
Withdrawn	0.5%
Denied	0.1%

Certified99.2%

Cert-withdrawn0.1%

Withdrawn0.5%

Denied0.1%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

IBM India Private Limited

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	1,554
FY2011	1,044
FY2012	4,024
FY2013	3,456
FY2014	5,232
FY2015	10,259
FY2016	9,594
FY2017	8,554
FY2018	3,082
FY2019	2,120
FY2020	27
FY2021	21
FY2022	0
FY2023	2
FY2024	1
FY2025	0
FY2026	0

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	1,008
FY2011	5,386
FY2012	6,700
FY2013	8,724
FY2014	13,977
FY2015	16,514
FY2016	13,100
FY2017	13,511
FY2018	14,583
FY2019	11,853
FY2020	23
FY2021	15
FY2022	11
FY2023	2,459
FY2024	9,708
FY2025	7,886
FY2026	2,921

Top 5 occupations — IBM India Private Limited

115-1252Software Developers20,098
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts6,002
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,217
415-1251Computer Programmers3,926
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3,778

Top 5 occupations — TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

115-1251Computer Programmers42,530
215-1252Software Developers24,314
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other22,480
415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers8,820
515-1211Computer Systems Analysts6,080

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