Tata Group is the Indian conglomerate founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868 that includes Tata Consultancy Services.
Jamsetji Tata established the business in Bombay, now Mumbai, in 1868. The group later expanded into steel, hotels, power, automobiles, chemicals, communications, information technology, and consumer products. Its companies are separately incorporated, so Tata Group is a business group rather than one single operating corporation.
Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS, was established in 1968 and became one of India’s largest information-technology services companies. Other major Tata businesses include Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consumer Products, and the airline Air India, which Tata Group acquired in 2022.
A substantial portion of Tata Sons, the group’s principal holding company, is owned by philanthropic trusts. This ownership structure is different from the shareholding of many founder-controlled conglomerates and is frequently discussed when explaining the group’s governance and social projects.