Data note · Founding Edition 2026
The top 10 organisations: strongest and weakest pillar, and the gap between them
Even among the top 10, pillar scores are uneven: Larsen & Toubro has a 19-point gap between its strongest (Equitable Opportunity, 95) and weakest (Psychological Safety, 76) pillars.
| Rank | Organisation | Score | Strongest pillar | Weakest pillar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Consultancy Services | 96 | Representation & Inclusion (100) | Trust & Belonging (89) | 11 |
| 2 | HDFC Bank | 91 | Transparency & Accountability (97) | Psychological Safety (80) | 17 |
| 3 | Hindustan Unilever | 90 | Trust & Belonging (100) | Transparency & Accountability (87) | 13 |
| 4 | Larsen & Toubro | 89 | Equitable Opportunity (95) | Psychological Safety (76) | 19 |
| 5 | Mahindra & Mahindra | 89 | Equitable Opportunity (95) | Psychological Safety (80) | 15 |
| 6 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | 88 | Transparency & Accountability (94) | Psychological Safety (77) | 17 |
| 7 | ITC Limited | 88 | Trust & Belonging (98) | Transparency & Accountability (85) | 13 |
| 8 | Apollo Hospitals Enterprise | 87 | Representation & Inclusion (91) | Transparency & Accountability (84) | 7 |
| 9 | ICICI Bank | 87 | Transparency & Accountability (93) | Psychological Safety (76) | 17 |
| 10 | Bajaj Auto | 86 | Equitable Opportunity (92) | Psychological Safety (77) | 15 |
Computed from the published ranking of 250 organisations in India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026, which uses secondary research only. Scores are positions on the WCRC Equity Index scale in this edition, not percentages of employees satisfied. The data is open: /data/v1/india-most-loved-250-2026.json. Gap is the strongest pillar score minus the weakest for the same organisation.
Questions about this list
Do the top 10 score well on every pillar?
3 of the top 10 score 85 or more on every pillar. The rest have at least one pillar below 85.
Which top-10 organisation has the most even profile?
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, with a 7-point gap between its strongest and weakest pillars.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are computed from the published ranking data for India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026 (250 organisations, secondary research only), which anyone can download under CC BY 4.0.
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- How far apart organisations in the same sector score
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- The weakest and strongest pillar in each sector group
- How closely the five pillar scores move together
- Who leads each of the five pillars
- All data notes
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