Shiv Nadar is the founder of HCL and has an estimated net worth of $13.7 billion. He established HCL in 1976 and grew it into a major IT company with over 47,000 employees worldwide. Through his Shiv Nadar Foundation, he focuses on developing educational institutions in India and has founded schools and an engineering university. He has received several honors and awards for his entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

1. Shiv Nadar – A Successful
Entrepreneur
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2. INTRODUCTION
 Shiv Nadar is the founder-chairman of
HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited)
and also in Shiv Nadar foundation.
 As of 2015, his personal wealth is
estimated at $13.7 Billion.
 He is the only Indian to establish
computer systems industry in India.
• In 2008 , he was honoured with
Padambhushan for his efforts in IT
industry.

3. “INDIAN
STEVE JOBS”
 In 2009, he was counted
amongst Forbes 48 Heroes of
Philanthropy in Asia Pacific.
 In 2010,he received Dataquest
Lifetime Achievement Award.
 since mid-1990s has focused his
efforts in developing the educational
system of India through the Shiv
Nadar Foundation
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4. Early Life
 Shiv Nadar was born in 1945 in
Moolaipozhi village, near
to Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi
district ,Tamil Nadu.
 His parents were Sivasubramaniyam
and Vamasundari Devi.
 Shiv's mother, Vamasundari Devi, is
the sister of S. P. Adithanar,
founder of Dina Thanthi newspaper.
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5. Early Education • Pre – Graduation
Education from
Madurai American
College
• Got Degree in
Electricals and
Electronics
Engineering from
P.S.G College of
Technology,
Coimbatore
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6. Career
 Nadar began his career at Walchand group's
Cooper Engineering in Pune in 1967.
 He soon gave it up to begin his own
venture, in partnerships with several friends
and colleagues.
 These partners were Ajai Chowdhry (Ex-
Chairman, HCL Infosystems) Arjun
Malhotra,Subhash Arora,Yogesh Vaidya, S.
Raman, Mahendra Pratap and DS Puri
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7. HCL in
First Decade
• The initial enterprise which Nadar and
his partners began was Micro comp, a
company which focused on selling tele
digital calculators in the Indian market.
• HCL was founded later, in 1976, with an
investment of Rs.187,000. Received
support from the Uttar Pradesh
government to setup their
manufacturing in Noida.
• 1977,The company enjoyed unexpected
gains when companies like IBM left the
country because of the policies
incorporated by the then Industrial
Minister George Fernandes, providing
Shiv Nadar with a wide market space for
his microcomputer in India.
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8.  In 1980, HCL ventured into the
international market with the opening
of Far East Computers in Singapore to
sell IT hardware.
 The venture reported Rs.1million
revenue in the first year and continued
to address the Singapore operations.
 Shiv Nadar remained the largest
shareholder without retaining any
management control.
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9. HCL in
Second
Decade
 After expansion of business, Mr. Nadar decided
to increase demand for IT education and
Computer Training.
 In 1981 he setup NIIT to impart high quality
education.In 1984, government opened computer
market and permitted import of technology.
 In 1991 HCL entered partnership with
HP(Hewlett-Packard)to form HCL HP Ltd.
 Looking beyond PCs, HCL tied up with Nokia
for distributing cell phones and with Ericsson for
distributing switches.
 In 1996 HCL became an enterprise which
comprises two companies listed in India, HCL
Technologies and HCL Infosystems.
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10. HCL in
Third
Decade
 HCL technologies were made public by
Shiv in 1999, at the time of Initial Public
Offering, HCL was the second largest IT
company .
 With emergence of the Internet in 2000,
HCL was left behind by its competitors
because of their first crack in the Enterprise
application services.
 He made an effort to tie up together HCL
with acquisitions in 2001 and acquired
Deutsche Software Limited and Apollo
Contact centre.

11.  By 2004, the number of entities in HCL was consolidated
from five to two - HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems.
 In 2007 (2007-13), Vineet Nayar was titled as the CEO of
HCL Technologies and Nadar continues to be the Chairman
of HCL Technologies and also its largest shareholder
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12. HCL Infosystem's Leadership Initiatives
 They gave the country's first DeskTop
PC in 1976- BusyBee in 1985.
 India’s first branded home PC .
 Beanstalk was launched in 1995 by
HCL.
 HCL also gave India’s first Pentium 4
based PC at a sub 40k price mark .
 They also boast of providing India’s
first Media Center PC
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13. Strengths of
HCL
Infosystems
Ltd
 They understand the business of the
customer and provide the apt technology
to them.
 They have a long committed relationship
with their customers.
 Customers get their value for money.
 They are the leaders in technology.
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14. Focus on
Education
 In 1996, Nadar founded SSN College of
Engineering in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the
name of his father.
 Shiv Nadar takes active role in the college
activities including gifting of Rs. 1 million
worth of HCL shares to the college.
 He joined the Executive Board of Indian
School of Business in 2005.
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15.  In 2006, he announced that the college will promote research
apart from ensuring that students benefit from foreign
university tie-ups.
 In March 2008, his SSN Trust announced setting up of two
Vidyagyan schools in UP for rural students where free
scholarship will be provided for 200 students from 50 districts
of Uttar Pradesh.
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16. • He visited Town Higher Secondary School on 8 February
2011 and generously donated computers and other equipment
worth Rs. 80 lakhs.
• He is currently the chairman of IIT Kharagpur, the elite
technical institute of India.
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17. Shiv Nadar as
successful
Entrepreneur
 Mr.Shiv Nadar & his team have proven
the technological expertise, the ability
to scale up operations or the confident
to manage big and critical assignment
without a hitch.
 HCL today is a conglomerate worth
$4.1 billion.
 Staff strength of 47,000 in 17
countries.
 More than 500 global clients.
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18. PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
 Shiv foundation is the philanthropic arm of HCL promoter
Shiv Nadar.
 Shiv Foundation run schools in Uttar Pradesh for
underprivileged students.
 And also runs Shiv Nadar university in greater Noida.
 Foundation invested 400 crores in 2 boarding schools in
Uttar Pradesh .
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19. Achievements
 At the time when there were just 250 computers in all in India, at that time
Shiv Nadar led a team that was passionate about boasting the growth of the IT
Industry.
 In 1996 Nadar founded SSN college of Engineering in Chennai.
 He enthusiastically participates in the events and activities of the college.
 In March 2008, his SSN Trust declared the establishment of the seven
Vidyagyan Schools in UP for rural students where free scholarships will be
provided for hundred students from ten districts of UP.
 In 2005, he became a member of the Executive Board of Indian School of
Business.
 Shiv Nadar is a member of the governing board of the Public Health
Foundation of India.
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20. Awards won by Shiv Nadar
 In 1995 he became the Dataquest IT Man of the
year.
 In 2005 he was bestowed with CNBC Business
Excellence Award.
 In 2006 received an Honorary Fellowship of All
India Management Association-AIMA.
 In 2008 honoured by Government Of India with
Padambhushan.
 In 2009 he was counted amongst Forbes 48
Heroes of Philanthropy in Asia Pacific.
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