Founding Edition 2026
Banking workplaces in India: the 2026 ranking
14 of the 250 organisations in India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026 fall in this group. Their average composite score is 70.9, against 69.2 for the full ranking. The strongest pillar is Transparency & Accountability (75.9) and the weakest is Psychological Safety (61.9).
- Organisations
- 14
- Average score
- 70.9
- Highest score
- 91
- Lowest score
- 52
The ranking, banking
Position is the organisation's rank among all 250. Pillar columns show the five pillar scores on a scale of 0 to 100.
| Position | Organisation | Score | Band | P.Safety | Rep & Inc | Eq.Opp | Transparency | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | HDFC Bank | 91 | A1 Equity Vanguard | 80 | 89 | 95 | 97 | 94 |
| 6 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | 88 | A2 Culture Champion | 77 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 91 |
| 9 | ICICI Bank | 87 | A2 Culture Champion | 76 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 90 |
| 25 | Axis Bank | 83 | A2 Culture Champion | 73 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 86 |
| 39 | HSBC India | 83 | A2 Culture Champion | 73 | 83 | 88 | 93 | 81 |
| 102 | Standard Chartered India | 71 | B1 Progress Maker | 62 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 69 |
| 104 | DBS Bank India | 71 | B1 Progress Maker | 62 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 69 |
| 117 | IndusInd Bank | 70 | B1 Progress Maker | 61 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 |
| 119 | Federal Bank | 70 | B1 Progress Maker | 61 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 |
| 147 | AU Small Finance Bank | 65 | B2 Committed Employer | 56 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| 218 | Bandhan Bank | 54 | B3 Culture Builder | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 57 |
| 219 | IDFC First Bank | 54 | B3 Culture Builder | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 57 |
| 220 | RBL Bank | 53 | B3 Culture Builder | 46 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
| 221 | Yes Bank | 52 | B3 Culture Builder | 45 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 55 |
Source: India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026, a secondary-research ranking. Organisation names link to each organisation's own website. How the ranking was built.
Questions about this group
How many banking are in India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026?
14 of the 250 organisations in the ranking: 11 Indian companies and 3 multinationals' India operations.
Which banking ranks highest?
HDFC Bank, at position 2 overall with a composite score of 91 (A1, Equity Vanguard).
How do banking compare with the full ranking?
Their average composite score is 70.9, which is 1.7 points above the 69.2 average for all 250 organisations. Scores in this group run from 52 to 91.
Which pillar is strongest and which is weakest for banking?
Transparency & Accountability is the strongest pillar, with an average of 75.9. Psychological Safety is the weakest, at 61.9.
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