People. Purpose. Possibility.
- 25th June 2025
- Sahara Star, Mumbai
Celebrating India's Most Inspiring Workplaces
The Best Organisations to Work For 2025 celebrates India’s most admired workplaces—those that redefine what it means to create cultures of care, clarity, and commitment. These are organizations where leadership inspires trust, employees grow with purpose, and the workplace becomes a launchpad for both careers and communities. This platform honors organizations that lead with empathy, ensuring every employee, regardless of title or tenure, feels seen, supported, and empowered. Research shows that companies prioritizing employee well-being experience significantly higher profitability and lower turnover, proving that a people-first culture is essential for long-term success.
The Future of Work is Human
Companies with people-first cultures outperform their peers.
Today’s best organisations build not just products or profits, but possibility—giving employees a place to grow, thrive, and belong.
Key Themes
Explore bold Key and breakthrough strategies shaping the future of work—where people, purpose, and performance align to create thriving, adaptable, and human-centric workplaces in a changing world
Excellence across multiple sectors
Information Technology & Software
Healthcare & Pharma
FMCG & Consumer Durables
Startups & Unicorns
E-commerce & Retail
Hospitality & Services
Education & EdTech
Energy, Infrastructure & Utilities
Media, Entertainment & Sports
Real Estate & Construction
Logistics & Supply Chain
Automotive & Mobility
Consulting & Professional Services
Manufacturing & Industrial
BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance)
How We Identify the Best Organisations
- The company should have an operating presence in India for at least 5 years.
- The company should have a registered office and customer base in India.
- The company should be providing financial services as its main function.
- For large enterprises, the annual turnover should be more than 100 crores and a minimum presence of 5 years.
- For startups, the annual turnover should be more than 25 crores and a minimum presence of 3 years.
- Should have played a pivotal role in development and enhancement of its reputation in the industry, by providing holistic products and/or exceptional customer service and other essential a as covered under Selection Criteria.
- They should have a public profile (financials should be publicly available).
- They should have client base in at least 2 regions of India.
- Any other notable achievements (awards/accolades/member of notable industry associations).
- The knowledge partner will define parameters and segments, as well as assign weightage for evaluation
- Organizations can self-nominate by completing an online application form on the event website
- The Research partner will analyze a universe of 1000+ brands based on the knowledge partner's parameters and the self-nominations received
- The assessment of these 1000 plus organisations will be based on parameters defined by the knowledge partner
- Following this, these organisations will have to fill out a questionnaire
- This will be followed by a rigorous evaluation process and out of these 1000 organisations, 200 organisations will be shortlisted
- These shortlisted brands will be intimated and invited to be felicitated at ET Now Best Organisations to Work
- The success stories of organisations will also be featured in the Best Organisations to work - Coffee Table Book 2025
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