A practical map for India GCC entity setup

This is orientation for operators, not legal advice. Use qualified counsel and accountants for your fact pattern.

Many teams start on Employer of Record to hire fast, then form their own Indian entity when the center’s shape is clear. Others need an entity earlier for banking, customer, or policy reasons.

A common sequence

1. Confirm the operating model (EOR, BOT, own entity, or hybrid).
2. Choose entity type with counsel (often a private limited company for captives).
3. Complete incorporations, tax registrations, and bank setup.
4. Align employment contracts, IP assignment, and policies.
5. Scale hiring only when payroll and compliance rails work.

Timing traps

• Starting entity paperwork the week you want ten people in seats
• Ignoring that incentive programs may assume a particular entity form
• Letting brokers drive legal structure

30 / 60 / 90

• 30: Model choice and counsel engaged.
• 60: Incorporation and registration path on a dated plan.
• 90: Either EOR hires live, or entity rails ready for direct employment.

Takeaway

Entity setup is a project with dependencies.

Sequence it. Do not romanticize it.

We help teams stage EOR-to-entity paths for Bengaluru builds.