The software industry in India is one of the high growth rate industries and having significant contribution to Net Foreign Exchange (NFE) earnings. Indian software industry is very well known for its quality software products and services at competitive prices in the Global software markets. Many global software giants have already made inroads to set up their software development centers (SDC) in India to take advantage of this competitive edge.

Government of India has identified computer software as an area of extreme focus. In order of give impetus to the software export industry in concrete manner and for providing conducive environment to the industry to conduct business at place commensurate with international practices ,government has conceived the Software Technology Parks (STP) scheme is to be provided with single point contact services.

Over the years trade promotion Wing of STPI has been providing informations, advices, clarifications to the perspective industries on time to time basis. The generic questions have been how to setup software development center in India? Whom to meet to establish the software development center? Where to setup? etc. etc... This compendium is results of the effort to address few of needs of the potential entrepreneurs, who wish to establish SDC in India in general and under STP scheme in particular.