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                                                                                    The power
                                                                                    of Ideas
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          Cyient Limited, Plot No. 11, Software Units Layout,
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                                                                                    Annual Report 2018-19
INNOVATE
…by using the power of digital.
DISRUPT
…markets, processes, and status quo.
LEAD
…stakeholders into the future.
THE POWER
OF IDEAS
Every once in a while, a new
technology, an old problem, and
a big idea turn into an innovation.
At Cyient, we are making that a reality.
                          TABLE OF CONTENTS
02    KEY PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
07 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
16 CEO’S MESSAGE
19 CORPORATE INFORMATION
40 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
42 SENIOR LEADERSHIP
62 DIRECTORS’ REPORT
                                                                                 82%
                          Cyient DLM enabling us to create a unique and
                          comprehensive ecosystem of engineering
                          capability, emerging technologies, and design-
                          led manufacturing capabilities. These well-
                          rounded capabilities not only enable us to meet
                          global market expectations, but also fulfill our
                          strategic goal of providing complete systems           (Including buyback)
                          and solutions to clients across industries.
                                                                             Highest ever at ₹15 per share
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        Operating Profit
    $ 91.9 Mn
           7.9% YoY
(₹6,443 Mn at a growth rate
      of 17.3% YoY)
    $   69.8 Mn
(₹4,898 Mn at a growth rate
      of 14.0% YoY)
    144.2 Mn
                                Revenue Segmentation
                                    By Geography
$
         (₹9,983 Mn on
     closing exchange rate)
                                                   23%
                                       Americas
      Services Revenue
                              52%      EMEA
    580.2 Mn
                                       APAC
$
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                                                  25%
           6.3% YoY
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                                     55
                                 LOCATIONS
                                                                 15 ,000 +
                                                                  ASSOCIATES
                                     20
                                 COUNTRIES
                                                                  300 +
                                                                   CLIENTS
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We are committed to creating an organization and culture where our associates are empowered and engaged
to be equal partners in our growth story. Our emphasis is on building an agile and inclusive organization that
celebrates diversity.
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                          DIFFERENTIATING WITH
                          DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
                          Dear Shareholders,
                          Ones and zeros are defining today’s world. Digital is now the byword for
                          creating, storing, communicating, consuming, and analyzing information.
                          From small businesses to large corporations, from government agencies to
                          non-profits, there is intense focus to transform into “digital enterprises.”
                          For the past four to five years and coinciding with the advent of Industry
                          4.0, we are witnessing a growth in platform-based concepts and
                          businesses as well as strong data-driven economies powered by IoT and
                          AI-led services and products. Organizations are building end-to-end
                          service offerings and developing abilities to define, design, build, operate,
                          and maintain an entire value chain.
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                          Against this backdrop, for an             competition, the pace of this          At Cyient, innovation is a cultural
                          enterprise to truly differentiate          change is accelerating, making         paradigm, and we continuously
                          itself and succeed in the digital era,    organizations embrace dynamic          explore new avenues to meet
                          I believe it is prudent to follow these   and robust strategies.                 evolving customer expectations.
                          five commandments:                                                               We launched the New Business
                                                                    Cyient continues to implement its      Accelerator (NBA) in FY18 and
                          - Make evidence-based “where-to-          strategy to expand from services       made good progress through the
                            play” choices and actively prioritize   to systems and solutions with the      course of FY19 by proactively
                            to scale with a robust strategy         AGILE 2030 execution framework.        identifying opportunities,
                          - Embrace open-innovation and             By developing capabilities across      engaging with and acquiring new
                            leverage the partner ecosystem          the design-build-operate-              technologies, new skills, new
                            to build end-to-end solutions           maintain continuum in our focus        partners, and developing new
                                                                    industries, we are creating            solutions.
                          - Evolve talent models that suit
                                                                    differentiated business offerings
                            the digital era—redefine people
                                                                    and expanding our addressable          The NBA is incubating 18 new
                            supply chain by following the
                                                                    market in the industries we            initiatives, and the first crop
                            “right-skill, re-skill, up-skill”
                                                                    play. This allows us to address        is at the market-entry stage,
                            mantra
                                                                    a broader range of customer            generating strong interest from
                          - Create an agile organization            needs, be it in aerospace, defense,    our customers. The Cyient IoT
                            taking the best of domain,              transportation, energy, utilities,     Platform, Cyient Augmented/
                            technical, and service line             healthcare, telecommunications,        Virtual Reality Platform, and
                            capabilities to deliver business        or manufacturing.                      Cyient SmartCity Platform are
                            value to customers continuously                                                a few examples. Our precision
                          - Pursue strategic and best-fit           Cyient’s values and cultures           agriculture initiative (in cooperation
                            mergers and acquisitions to             underpin its strategy: Values          with a major agriculture company)
                            access relevant and advanced            FIRST (Fairness, Integrity, Respect,   is showing promising results in
                            technologies, skills, regulatory        Sincerity, and Transparency) and       increasing the net income of
                            practices, and markets;                 the AGILE culture (Ambitious,          farmers, and we continue to test
                            successfully integrate the              Growth mindset, Inclusive, Lead        and develop our business model.
                            acquired entities                       by Example, and Empowered)             These initial successes validate our
                                                                    frameworks guide our behaviors         approach to invest strategically in
                          Cyient embarked on its digital            and actions and reinforce trust        emerging technologies.
                          journey 28 years ago with                 with our stakeholders.
                          digitization of maps and creation                                                Taking our multi-pronged approach
                          of digital map content for in-car         Cyient recently adopted the            to innovation forward, Cyient made
                          navigation. Cyient stood the test         “Readiness 2020” initiative            corporate venture investments in
                          of the time with a relentless pursuit     that focuses on operational            two medical start-ups in FY19. We
                          to solve problems that matter by          efficiency improvements across           also acquired the semiconductor
                          applying technology imaginatively.        the organization to drive greater      firm, Ansem. Through this
                          It went on differentiating through         growth and profitability.              acquisition, Cyient is helping its
                          innovation and excellence. Allow                                                 clients develop smart analog
                          me to enumerate how Cyient                                                       sensors to capture data, while
                          is diligently following these             Innovation                             leveraging our IoT and analytics
                          five commandments to win                                                         solutions to provide actionable
                          the confidence of customers,              Innovation is the life-blood of        insights.
                          associates, shareholders, and             a technology company. In the
                          society.                                  Industry 4.0 era, the days of
                                                                    simple process/product/business        Skills, Leadership Development,
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    Schools supported              Children enrolled       Cyient Digital Centers           Best Overall
                                                                                          Excellence in CSR
                                                                                            Award 2018
From developing initiatives that support education, digital enablement, women and girl child
empowerment, and healthcare, to social innovation and community development, the Cyient
Foundation had been at the core of creating sustainable value for all since 2002.
Read about E Ravali, who studied                 Learn more about our                    Discover Mokshagundam,
 at a Cyient-supported school,                   CSR initiatives on the                   a smart village adopted
    and now teaches in one.                        next few pages.                              by Cyient.
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                            THE POWER OF IDEAS
                          Cyient-adopted Mokshagundam is
                          on track to becoming a smart village.
                          From improved healthcare facilities
                          and infrastructure to access to drinking
                          water and education, this village’s story
                          is only a beginning.
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Social innovation in healthcare:                             Water availability and conservation go
As a founding partner of MedTechConnect—an                   hand-in-hand:
ecosystem platform that brings together members of           The people of the village have also benefitted from
the medical technology and healthcare communities            the construction of water treatment plants and the
to address three barriers to healthcare: access,             installation of dispensing machines to supply potable
affordability, and availability—the Cyient Foundation         drinking water through prepaid cards. Also, bore wells
collaborated with Cardiac Design Labs to deliver             were dug to develop water harvesting pits. The Cyient
a device that can detect more than 50 cardiac                Foundation has taken necessary steps to educate
conditions for the people of the village and even            villagers on groundwater recharge processes and
trained the primary healthcare staff to use the device.       worked with the administration to supply piped water
                                                             to homes across the village.
“Since 2015, when the Cyient Foundation adopted
our village, along with other facilities, the PHC has        Infrastructure development projects in place:
significantly minimized the need the need for people         As part of our focus on infrastructure improvements
to travel long distances for their healthcare needs,”        at the village, the Foundation helped the
says T Peddi Reddy, the former village head.                 administration successfully complete the CC road
                                                             work. Also, as part of the Swacch Bharath Abhiyan,
Earlier the villagers had to do an ECG check with the        the Foundation worked with the government to build
machine brought from outside once a month.                   toilets for every household in Mokshagundam.
“We used to collect phone numbers of patients who
wanted to take the test and inform them a day before         Access to quality education is an enabler:
the screening,” says Sreedevi, the PHC nurse.
                                                             The Cyient-adopted school in Mokshagudam is
                                                             equipped with efficient and optimized infrastructure
Things are different now for Mokshagundam and
                                                             for classrooms, improved sanitation facilities, and
its residents. The Cyient Foundation supports the
                                                             air-conditioned digital classrooms to facilitate
PHC and Homeo Hospital in the village, providing
                                                             technology-based learning.
necessary infrastructure and medicines to the
out-patients.
For India to achieve inclusive growth, our villages must grow in tandem with cities. Going back to our grassroots
and building sustainable communities in the nation’s hinterlands is only the beginning.
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                          Cyient Impact:
                          Coming Full-Circle
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An active member of our more than 4,000                    “Every month, the first and third Saturdays are booked
participants’ strong CSR volunteer team, Siva Jyothi       for school visits with my family who help conduct
Sankham has regularly contributed to the community         extracurricular activities for middle school students.
support programs initiated by the Cyient Foundation.       It’s so humbling to be greeted by these children who
From imparting computer education and leading              welcome me with 'Namaskaram teacher” or “Good
summer camps at Cyient-supported schools to                morning akka' and enthusiastically ask about the
conducting career counseling sessions, and inspiring       programs I will be conducting next.”
financially weak parents to educate their children, Siva
Jyothi has done it all.                                    Her nine-year-old daughter is an active participant in
                                                           all of Siva Jyothi’s sessions and is already turning into
She has worked relentlessly to create health and           an art and craft mentor for the students at the Cyient-
hygiene awareness in Cyient adopted schools with           supported school. Cyient Foundation is privileged to
special lectures for girls on menstrual hygiene and        have associates who go all out to make a difference in
awareness and helped students learn ergonomic              the world we live in.
exercises. Conducting evening classes and raising
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                          CEO’S MESSAGE
                          Dear Shareholders,
                          Over the last couple of years, technology has transformed the way we do
                          business. A number of industries now leverage technology in unique ways to
                          deliver differentiated products and services.
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Managing Director & CEO
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                          We also acquired an additional          Overall, the NBA is garnering good     include Pratt & Whitney’s
                          26% stake in Cyient DLM which           traction and we are confident          supplier awards for “Supplier
                          now means Cyient owns 100% of           that it will materially add to the     Highest Productivity”, “Supplier
                          Cyient DLM. These acquisitions          company’s EPS in the near future.      Innovation” and “Consistent
                          allow us to create a unique and                                                Supplier Productivity.” The awards
                          comprehensive ecosystem                 Along with developing key              reflect Cyient’s continued focus
                          of engineering, emerging                technologies, we are also focused      on excellence, innovation, and
                          technologies, and design-led            on developing the next generation      success within its Pratt & Whitney
                          manufacturing capabilities. They        of leadership within Cyient.           Centre of Excellence (CoE). Cyient
                          also allow us to meet the complex       We have identified leadership          was also recognized among the
                          requirements of our clients and         interventions across all levels of     Top 20 most promising Aerospace
                          strengthen our portfolio across the     the organization, such as the First    Tech solutions providers for driving
                          S3 continuum. As an organization        Time Managers (FTM) Program,           innovation and growth across the
                          we have a well laid out M&A             Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)         Aerospace & Defense lifecycle.
                          strategy with a focus on building       for new managers, Business             In the Zinnov Zones’ ER&D
                          comprehensive engineering               Leaders Program (BLP) for middle       Services Report for 2018, we were
                          capabilities in areas of embedded       managers, or Succession Planning       recognized as an “Established and
                          software, connected technologies,       and Global Leaders Program (GLP)       Expansive” player. We maintained
                          Design Led Manufacturing (DLM)          for senior management. Our focus       our leadership position in the
                          and emerging technologies. We will      is on empowering employees and         “Overall Ratings” category for
                          leverage the cash available in the      developing leaders at all levels of    the seventh consecutive year and
                          business to focus on acquisitions       the organization.                      were placed in the “Leadership
                          that fill the gaps in our strategy.                                            Zone” in four key industry verticals.
                          Over the year, we made strides in       From an execution perspective, we      Along with this, we were also
                          sharpening our business unit (BU)       focus on stakeholder satisfaction.     recognized as a “Major Contender”
                          strategy by developing specific         We continue to operate within the      in Everest Group’s Peak Matrix:
                          industry solutions and capabilities     framework of our guiding principles    Medical Devices Engineering
                          to strengthen our position as an        of Values FIRST (Fairness,             Services Assessment 2019. The
                          industry leader. We also continue       Integrity, Respect, Sincerity, and     recognition further strengthens
                          to make investments in building         Transparency) and the AGILE            Cyient’s position as a leading global
                          capabilities and infrastructure         (Ambition, Growth Mindset,             medical technology and healthcare
                          such as labs, prototyping facilities,   Inclusive, Lead by example and         solutions provider.
                          manufacturing capabilities and          Empowered) culture, forming the
                          offices to drive strategy execution.      basis of how we do things at Cyient.   Every business faces challenges in
                                                                  From a stakeholder satisfaction        succeeding in today’s market, while
                          Accelerating innovation is a key        perspective, we fared well on both     accelerating innovation across
                          part of our strategy, and we            the customer satisfaction (CSAT)       industries. We are excited about
                          continue to invest in innovation        and associate satisfaction (ASAT)      the prospects of the future and
                          through the New Business                surveys for FY 19. Our CSAT score      realize the immense opportunity
                          Accelerator (NBA) group. As part of     saw an improvement of 4.7 points       ahead of us to make a difference.
                          NBA, we are focused on leveraging       YoY, while our ASAT score saw a 3%     Our innovation and strategy
                          new technologies to develop             improvement YoY. Our focus on          execution positions us well to
                          solutions for our clients’ problems.    improving Diversity and Inclusion      achieve significant growth. We
                          We are working on developing            (D&I) is gaining momentum. Last        have a strong outlook for FY 20
                          18 solutions across industries          year we launched many initiatives      and will continue to focus on our
                          with a focus on high growth             across geographies, including          commitment to our stakeholders.
                          technologies such as IoT, AR/           the Global Mentorship Program
                          VR, additive manufacturing, radar       that will help develop 50 women
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                          solutions, drone systems, smart         leaders for higher roles within the    Thank you.
                          cities, connected equipment, AI         organization.
                          and ML. Over the last year, we have
                          developed a few solutions that are      Over the year we also won many
                          at a mature stage of development,       awards and accolades and were
                          and we will monetize the same           recognized by major industry           Krishna Bodanapu
                          during the course of the year.          analysts. These achievements           Managing Director & CEO
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Corporate Information
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                           THE POWER OF IDEAS
                          Streamline non-conformance
                          resolution with digital tech
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Ensuring High-Quality Manufacturing Processes in A&D
In the A&D industry, while each component of an aircraft engine is designed according to certain parameters
and standards, it is often only in the build (manufacturing or assembling) phase that discrepancies in terms of its
dimensions and/or materials used are discovered. The non-conformance of a physical product with its required
quality triggers an engineering Quality Notification (QN) to take remedial action.
Given its focus on safety and compliance, the high number of QNs in the aircraft engine manufacturing process
makes it difficult to apply corrective measures for the concerned components efficiently and is often a manual,
time-consuming process.
To overcome this issue, Cyient designed a digital tool that enables clients to electronically document, manage, and
track non-conformance with materials, work-in-process or finished components. The Quality Notification Solution
enables effective quality management and cross-functional communication between inventory control managers,
manufacturing engineering managers, production control teams, and quality inspectors.
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Enabling Reality-Led, Immersive Workforce Experiences
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications are no longer futuristic experiences of science fiction.
Today, industries are using this technology to solve real-world operating challenges or to enhance their product
offerings in innovative ways. New products are becoming increasingly complex to assembly, service, inspect, and
even promote in the market.
Additionally, production and maintenance leaders are under constant pressure to increase productivity and reduce
operating costs. Virtual reality training and augmented reality workforce applications can help simplify operations,
close the barriers of distance and scale workforce expertise more quickly. With our extensive domain experience,
Cyient’s AR/VR applications help bring product, process, and operations information to life. AR/VR headsets,
tablets, and mobile phones become powerful, effective, and collaborative workforce tools to minimize production
and maintenance errors, improve quality and safety, and save cost.
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                          Future-ready
                          telecom networks
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Enhancing Experience with Improved Network Quality
Telecom networks are not static and their quality is impacted by multiple factors. Communications
Service Provider (CSPs) undertake several steps to improve and ensure premium network quality—from
effective network roll-out planning, continuous maintenance of the network KPIs, to short- and long-term
transformational changes in the network.
This constant focus on quality makes it critical for CSPs to look toward partners who can help manage this
network transformation. It is critical to jointly define network performance elements and objectively quantify
the network quality. Cyient’s IP in network planning brings the right tools and techniques to capture an
exhaustive set of KPIs for measurement of these metrics that need to be accentuated. With our Network
Performance Analyzer solution, CSPs can now drive the entire process to ensure effective network planning,
especially in the era of 5G, resulting in consequent commercial benefits in the form of reduced customer churn.
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Building Operational Intelligence with Connected
Equipment
Within a competitive marketplace, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and equipment owners and
operators must find creative ways to drive business growth and efficiency with minimal risk. Cyient’s Connected
Equipment offering helps organizations respond to market demands such as optimized equipment uptime,
increased operational safety and efficiency, and reduced operating expenses. Combining advanced analytics, IoT
connectivity, and asset health monitoring, our offering enables safer, smarter, and more reliable equipment. With
a connected equipment strategy, clients can enhance their customer experiences, offer new digital products and
services, and even build additional revenue models, improve operational excellence, create a digital workforce, and
ensure stronger management, safety, compliance, and security capabilities.
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Driving IoT-Enabled Decision-Making
In the digital age, Industrial Internet of Things or IIoT, connects companies to their physical assets, creating
a network of endpoints to collect and utilize data to drive smarter business decisions.
Implementing IIoT in industrial environments comes with unique challenges including highly complex
machinery and operations, product diversity, and varying optimal connectivity and communications
protocol. Companies understand the benefits IIoT can bring to their ecosystem but want a simple approach
to implementation that minimizes disruption, provides security, is flexible to work with their existing
systems, and provides a solid return on investment.
Cyient combines industry-specific domain experience with digital and analytics expertise to solve unique
client challenges. Our offering starts with assessing requirements and sees clients through to design,
development, and deployment. Whether just starting on a digital journey or looking to get more insights
from big data, Cyient is a digital solutions partner focused on your outcome.
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                          Healthcare technologies
                          reach untapped markets
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Designing a Protein Analyzer for Emerging Markets
Cyient helped an India-based in vitro diagnostics company design, develop and manufacture a tabletop
protein analyzer that can test for up to 40 parameters, including HbA1c and CRP, and also enables
simultaneous measurement of eight samples. This legacy product was designed for developed markets,
with major component obsolescence.
We supported the technology transfer of the product, incorporating new features, obsolescence
management, and cost reduction while also ensuring the product was launched within a 15-month time
frame in the Indian market. Our team leveraged expertise in platform engineering techniques to enable
process automation and reduction in sample-time analysis. By developing a localized supply chain, the
product cost was reduced to fit the constraints of a price-sensitive local market.
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                              We at Deutsche Bahn believe that safety is key for the rail segment. Our industry is proud that we
                          represent the safest transport mode statistically. It is imperative for the continued success of the rail industry
                          to ensure this will be also the case in future by putting our joint focused efforts on this important aspect. I am
                          happy to see that Cyient as engineering solutions provider in the rail industry is taking another step toward
                          embracing technology for increased safety in rail.
                          – Uwe Guenther, CPO, Deutsche Bahn
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Enabling Safer Train Journeys for Passengers
Passenger and asset safety is highly critical in the railway industry, with the train driver playing a major role
in ensuring the same. Cyient has introduced a device that supports ensuring that no alarm raised for the
train driver goes unnoticed. CyceroTM, Cyient’s Cab Event Response Output, is a more reliable yet highly
scalable supplementary alarm notification solution for the train driver. Cycero alerts the driver by playing
preconfigured tones associated with specific events prompting immediate corrective action. The modular and
scalable architecture accommodates options to plug smart and intelligent features to suit specific customer
requirements—whether for new builds, refurbishment of existing builds, or for substitution of incumbent
generic devices.
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Enabling Video On Demand—Anywhere in the Home
Today, internet service providers (ISPs) offer total communication and entertainment solutions, enabling mobile
connectivity and interactive television across the user’s home. To meet the needs of an increased number of
concurrent users, and improve image and connection quality, many homes require a reliable high-speed digital
connection in every room. Unfortunately, wireless communication often is not sufficient, and adding wired
connections strain the budget and damage walls.
But, what if customers were able to reuse existing wiring? At AnSem, a Cyient company, we solved this problem by
developing an on-chip integrated analog front end (AFE) that was designed to adapt to existing and future multi-
standard protocols. Using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) modulated signals, this solution
supports a range of in-house wires and overcomes traditional limitations. With our solution, end customers can
now use existing wiring like phone cables, coaxial cable, and power cables at their homes to drive interactive
TV signals at a much higher speed.
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Maximizing Productivity of Radar Surveillance Systems
Commercial Aerospace & Defense applications of radar technology are expanding, and OEMs for radar
systems are looking to innovate both in technology and cost. Transmit/Receive Modules (TRMs) are key
building blocks for Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems, adjusting the phase and
amplitude of Radio Frequency (RF) signal transmission and reception and interfacing with radar electronics
to steer beams and control power.
Cyient is driving a unique approach to manufacturing by helping OEMs significantly bring down radar
surveillance system costs while remaining competitive in performance. Cyient’s Transmit and Receive
Module increases power efficiency with GaN MMIC power amplifiers; is 20% lower in module weight; and
uses commercial, non-ITAR components that speed qualification and provide an ITAR-free module option
for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) radar systems. Unlike conventional TRM modules,
Cyient’s X-Band TRM can provide a valuable boost to performance while reducing manufacturing costs.
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Leveraging Satellites for Field Asset Safety
The increased availability and frequency of satellite data over the last few years has irrevocably changed the
landscape for Earth observation. The ability to closely monitor and analyze assets and remote sensing of
the environment is not for the exclusive use of government and defense organizations any longer. Moreover,
advanced satellite systems today provide unrivaled scale, cadence, and economy.
The geospatial industry, driven by the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI), is uniquely positioned
to leverage this increased data availability. In particular, the ability to analyze data and gain insights in near-
real time adds significant value for time-critical processes.
Satellite imagery provides both multi-band optical and radar (SAR) data. SAR enables analysis beyond
what is visible to the human eye by highlighting hidden details; and can penetrate cloud cover, day or night,
providing consistent levels of change detection.
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                          BOARD OF
                          DIRECTORS
                          The Cyient Board of Directors is committed to serving the goals
                          of the company and help it achieve sustainable growth in market
                          value. The Board ensures that the company makes a positive
                          difference to the industries it serves and upholds the long-term
                          interests of our stakeholders. Cyient has been growing in scale and
                          diversity under their guidance.
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                          SENIOR
                          LEADERSHIP
                          The senior leadership team is at the forefront of nurturing
                          new opportunities for Cyient in the dynamic and digital           Krishna Bodanapu
                                                                                           Managing Director & CEO
                          business landscape, combining strategies and data science to
                          design innovative, high-value solutions for our clients.
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       Sanjay Krishnaa                  Sunil Kumar Makkena           Dr. PNSV Narasimham
   Sr. VP - Communications &               Sr. VP - Operations          Sr. VP - Global Human
        President - APAC                                                      Resources
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                                    AWARDS AND
                                    ACCOLADES
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                                                                     Pratt & Whitney Supplier
   John Deere Supplier
                                                                           Awards, 2018
      Award, 2018                                                     In three categories: Supplier
For "Commendable Performance"
                                                                      Highest Productivity, Supplier
  in the Engineering Solutions
                                                                       Innovation; and Consistent
            category
                                                                          Supplier Productivity
                                     Lifetime Achievement
                                            Award
                                  Presented to Executive Chairman,
                                  BVR Mohan Reddy, by Hyderabad
                                  Software Enterprises Association
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                                CSS WON ITS FIRST ORDER FROM
                                INDIAN ARMY FOR THE SPYLITE
                                MINI UAS, AUGUST 2018
Cyient Solutions & Systems (CSS), a joint venture between Cyient and BlueBird Aero Systems,
Israel, received its first order from the Indian Army for its SpyLite mini UAV systems—the only
system to pass the army’s extremely-high-altitude trials.
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          f)   Car                                                  members be and is hereby accorded for the appointment
               Use of fully maintained company’s car with           of Mr. Krishna Bodanapu (DIN: 05301037) as Managing
               chauffeur and fuel reimbursement                      Director & Chief Executive Officer for a period of five
                                                                    years with effect from 24 April 2019 at a remuneration as
          g)   Telephone                                            detailed below:
               Reimbursement of residential telephone               I.     Salary
               bills at actuals. Use of telephone for official
               purpose shall not be considered as perquisite.              Salary shall not be less than ` 12, 00,000 (Rupees
               Use of one mobile phone for official purpose.                 Twelve lakhs only) per month. The salary may
                                                                           progressively go up subject to his performance
    IV.   Other Benefits                                                   and industry trends, subject however that in no
          On full pay and allowances as per the rules of the               case, the salary shall exceed ` 20,00,000 ( Rupees
          Company, not more than one month’s leave for                     Twenty lakhs only) per month subject to the
          every 11 months of service.                                      confirmation of the board of directors based on the
                                                                           recommendation of the Leadership, Nomination &
    V.    Overall Remuneration
                                                                           Remuneration committee of directors.
          That the total remuneration (i.e., salary, perquisites,
                                                                    II.    Commission
          commission and allowances) in any one financial
          year shall not exceed the limits prescribed from                 The Percentage of net profits of the company
          time to time under sections 196, 197 and other                   as commission payable shall be determined by
          applicable provisions of the Act read with Schedule              the Leadership, Nomination & Remuneration
          V to the said Act, as may for the time being, be in              Committee / Board of Directors of the company,
          force and any amendments thereto. In case of any                 subject to the total remuneration (i.e., salary,
          doubt / discrepancy / clarification that may arise               perquisites, commission and allowances) in any one
          with respect to payment of remuneration the same                 financial year shall not exceed the limits prescribed
          shall be determined and decided by the board of                  from time to time under section 196, 197 and other
          directors on the recommendation of Leadership,                   applicable provisions of the Act, read with schedule
          Nomination & Remuneration committee of                           V to the said Act, as may for the time being, be in
          directors. Further, within the overall remuneration,             force and any amendments thereto.
          the individual components may be changed as               III.   Perquisites
          desired by Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy and accepted
          by the Leadership, Nomination & Remuneration                     Perquisites as follows will be paid and/or provided
          committee.                                                       in addition to salary. Perquisites shall be valued
                                                                           in terms of actual expenditure incurred by the
    VI.   Minimum Remuneration                                             company. However, in cases where the actual
          In the event of loss or inadequacy of profits, in                amount of expenditure cannot be ascertained with
          any financial year during the currency of tenure                 reasonable accuracy the perquisites shall be valued
          of service, the payment of salary, commission,                   as per Income Tax Rules:
          perquisites and other allowances shall be governed               a)   Medical Reimbursement
          by Schedule V to the Act, including any statutory
          modifications or re-enactment thereof, as may, for                    Reimbursement of medical expenses actually
          the time being, be in force.                                          incurred for self and family as per the rules of
                                                                                the company
    VII. Termination
                                                                           b)   Leave Travel Concession / allowance
          Two months’ notice shall be required, on either side
          for termination of service.”                                          For self and family, once in a year in accordance
                                                                                with the rules of the company
10. To consider and if thought fit to pass with or without
    modification(s), the following resolution as a special                 c)   Club Fees
    resolution:                                                                 Fees of Club payable as per the rules of the
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Notes
1.   A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual        10. Shareholders holding shares in physical form may write
     General Meeting (AGM) is entitled to appoint a proxy               to the company/company’s R&T agents for any change in
     to attend and vote on a poll on behalf of him and the              their address and bank mandates; shareholders holding
     proxy need not be a member. The proxy form should                  shares in electronic form may inform the same to their
     be deposited at the registered office of the company                 depository participants immediately so as to enable the
     not less than 48 hours before the commencement                     Company to dispatch dividend warrants at their correct
     of the AGM. A person can act as proxy on behalf of                 addresses, where applicable.
     shareholders not exceeding fifty (50) in number and
                                                                    11. In terms of Schedule I of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
     holding in the aggregate not more than 10% of the total
                                                                        2015, listed companies are required to use the Reserve
     share capital of the company. In case a proxy is proposed
                                                                        Bank of India’s approved electronic mode of payment
     to be appointed by a shareholder holding more than 10%
                                                                        such as National Automated Clearing House (NACH),
     of the total share capital of the company carrying voting
                                                                        National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), Real Time
     rights, then such proxy shall not act as a proxy for any
                                                                        Gross Settlement (RTGS) for making payments like
     other shareholder.
                                                                        dividend to the shareholders. Accordingly, shareholders
2.   Corporate shareholders intending to send their                     holding securities in demat mode are requested
     authorized representatives to attend the AGM are                   to update their bank details with their depository
     requested to send a certified copy of the board resolution         participants. Shareholders holding securities in physical
     to the company authorizing them to attend and vote on              form may send a request updating their bank details to
     their behalf at the AGM.                                           the company’s Registrar and Transfer Agent.
3.   The Register of Members and the Share Transfer Books           12. Shareholders who wish to claim unclaimed dividends
     of the company will remain closed from 3 June 2019 to              of the past years, are requested to correspond with
     6 June 2019 (both days inclusive) in connection with the           Mr. N. Ravi Kumar, Deputy Company Secretary, at the
     AGM and for the purpose of dividend.                               company’s registered office. Pursuant to provisions of
4.   An explanatory statement pursuant to provisions of                 sections 124 and 125, and other applicable provisions,
     section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’) is annexed          if any, of the Act, all unclaimed / unpaid dividends for a
     hereto in respect of item numbers 4 to 11.                         period of seven years from the date they become due for
5.   The Board of Directors of the company had declared                 payment are required to be transferred to the Investor
     an interim dividend of ` 6/- per share i.e., at the rate of        Education Protection Fund (‘IEPF’). The shares in
     120% on face value of ` 5/- on 17 October 2018. The                respect of such unclaimed dividends are also liable to be
     same was paid on 6 November 2018.                                  transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority.
                                                                        In view of this, shareholders are requested to claim
6.   Final dividend of ` 9/- per share, i.e., at the rate of 180%       the dividend from the company within the stipulated
     on face value of ` 5/- each for the year ended 31 March            timeline.
     2019, as recommended by the board, if declared at the
     AGM, will be payable to those persons whose names              13. The certificates from the auditors of the company under
     appear in the Register of Members of the company as at             SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefit) Regulations,
     the close of business hours on 31 May 2019. Dividend will          2014, as amended, will be available for inspection by the
     be paid on 20 June 2019.                                           shareholders at the AGM.
7.   The relevant details as required by Regulation 36 of the       14. In consonance with the company’s sustainability
     SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)             initiatives and Regulation 36 of the SEBI (LODR)
     Regulations, 2015 (SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015) and              Regulations, 2015, the company is sharing all documents
     Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS 2) issued             with shareholders in the electronic mode, wherever
     by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, of               the same has been agreed to by the shareholders.
     director seeking re-appointment under Item Nos. 3, 5 to            Shareholders are requested to support this green
     10 above is annexed hereto.                                        initiative by registering/ updating their e-mail addresses
                                                                        for receiving electronic communications.
8.   Shareholders/proxies are requested to bring their copies
     of the Annual Report to the AGM and the attendance slip        15. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
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     duly filled in for attending the AGM.                              has mandated the submission of Permanent Account
9.   Shareholders desirous of obtaining any information                 Number (PAN) by every participant in securities market.
     concerning the accounts and operations of the company              Shareholders holding shares in electronic format,
     are requested to send their queries to the registered              therefore, are requested to submit their PAN to their
     office of the company at least seven days before the date            Depository Participants with whom they are maintaining
     of the AGM, so that the information requested may be               their demat accounts. Shareholders holding shares in
     made available.                                                    physical form may submit their PAN and other details
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                               to the company’s R&T Agents in accordance with SEBI              consolidating their holdings into one folio. A consolidated
                               Circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP1/CIR/P/2018/73 dated                  share certificate will be issued to such shareholders after
                               20 April 2018.                                                   making requisite changes.
                          16. SEBI has recently amended relevant provisions of SEBI        19. In case of joint holders attending the AGM, the
                              (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)                shareholder whose name appears as the first holder in
                              Regulations, 2015 to disallow listed companies from              the order of names as per the Register of Members of
                              accepting request for transfer of securities which are           the company will be entitled to vote.
                              held in physical form, with effect from 1 April 2019. The     20. All documents referred to in the accompanying notice
                              shareholders who continue to hold shares in physical             will be available for inspection at the registered office of
                              form even after this date, will not be able to lodge the         the company during business hours on all working days
                              shares with company / its RTA for further transfer. They         up to the date of declaration of the result of the 28th AGM
                              will need to convert them to demat form compulsorily             of the company.
                              if they wish to effect any transfer. Only the requests for
                              transmission and transposition of securities in physical     21. Route map to the venue of the AGM is published
                              form, will be accepted by the RTA.                               elsewhere in the Annual Report.
                          17. Pursuant to section 72 of the Act, shareholders are                                                   By Order of the Board
                              entitled to make a nomination in respect of shares held
                              by them. Shareholders desirous of making a nomination,
                              pursuant to the Rule 19(1) of the Companies (Share           Place: Hyderabad                       Dr. Sudheendhra Putty
                              Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 are requested            Date: 25 April 2019                        Company Secretary
                              to send their requests in Form No. SH-13, to the R&T                                                          M.No. F5689
                              Agent of the company. Further, shareholders desirous of
                                                                                           Registered Office
                              cancelling/ varying nomination pursuant to the rule 19(9)
                                                                                           4th Floor, A Wing, Plot No.11,
                              of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules,
                                                                                           Software Units Layout, Infocity,
                              2014, are requested to send their requests in Form No.
                                                                                           Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081
                              SH-14, to the R&T Agent of the company.
                                                                                           Telangana
                          18. Shareholders holding shares in physical form, in identical   CIN: L72200TG1991PLC013134
                              order of names, in more than one folio are requested         Email: company.secretary@cyient.com
                              to send to the R&T Agent of the company, the details         Website: www.cyient.com
                              of such folios together with the share certificates for
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Guidelines for Electronic Voting                                            at the AGM but have not cast their votes electronically
                                                                            using the remote e-voting facility.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 108 of the Act, the
                                                                     g)     Immediately after the conclusion of voting at the AGM,
Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
                                                                            the Scrutineer will first count the votes cast at the AGM
2014 as amended by the Companies (Management and
                                                                            and thereafter unblock the votes cast through remote
Administration) Amendment Rules, 2015 and Regulation 44 of
                                                                            e-voting in the presence of at least two witnesses not
the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 shareholders are provided
                                                                            in the employment of the company. The Scrutineer will
with the facility to cast their vote electronically, through
                                                                            prepare a consolidated Scrutineer’s Report of the total
the e-voting services provided by Karvy Fintech Private
                                                                            votes cast in favour or against, if any, not later than three
Limited (‘Karvy’), in respect of all resolutions set forth in this
                                                                            days after the conclusion of the AGM. This report shall
Notice. The facility of casting votes by shareholders using an
                                                                            be made to the Chairman or any other person authorized
electronic voting system from a place other than the venue of
                                                                            by the Chairman, who will then declare the result of the
the AGM is termed as ‘Remote Electronic Voting’ (e-voting)
                                                                            voting.
Mr. S Chidambaram, Practicing Company Secretary has been
                                                                     h)     The voting results declared along with the Scrutineer’s
appointed as the Scrutineer to scrutinize the voting process
                                                                            Report will be placed on the company’s website www.
in a fair and transparent manner.
                                                                            cyient.com and on the website of Karvy immediately
a)   The remote e-voting period commences on 3 June 2019                    after the declaration of the result by the Chairman or a
     (09:00 am IST) and ends on 5 June 2019 (05:00 pm IST).                 person authorized by the Chairman. The results will also
     During this period, shareholders of the company, holding               be immediately forwarded to the BSE Ltd. and National
     shares either in physical form or in dematerialized form,              Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
     as on the cut-off date of 31 May 2019, may cast their            Guidelines for e-voting:
     votes electronically. The remote e-voting module will be
     disabled by Karvy for voting thereafter. Once the vote on       The procedure and instructions for e-voting are as follows:
     a resolution is cast by the shareholder, the shareholder        i.     Open your web browser during the voting period and
     will not be allowed to change it subsequently or cast the              navigate to ‘https://evoting.karvy.com’
     vote again.
                                                                     ii.    Enter the login credentials (i.e., user-id & password)
b)   Any person, who acquires shares of the company and                     mentioned on the Postal Ballot Form. Your folio/DP
     becomes a shareholder of the company after dispatch                    Client ID will be your User-ID.
     of the notice of AGM and holds shares as on the cut-off
     date i.e. 31 May 2019, may obtain user ID and password                 User – ID     For shareholders holding shares in Demat
                                                                                          Form:-
     by sending a request at evoting@karvy.com. However,
     if you are already registered with Karvy for e-voting,                               a)   For NSDL:- 8 Character DP ID
                                                                                               followed by 8 Digits Client ID
     then you can use your existing user ID and password
     for casting your vote. If you forget your password, you                              b)   For CDSL:- 16 digits beneficiary ID
     can reset the password by using ‘Forgot User Details/                                     For shareholders holding shares in
     Password’ option available on ‘https:// evoting.karvy.                                    Physical Form:-
     com’                                                                                      Event no. followed by Folio Number
                                                                                               registered with the company
c)   The shareholders who have cast their vote by remote
     e-voting prior to the AGM may also attend the AGM but                  Password :    Your Unique password is printed on the
     will not be entitled to cast their vote again.                                       Postal Ballot Form/via email forwarded
                                                                                          through the electronic notice
d)   The facility for voting through ballot paper will be made
                                                                            Captcha:      Enter the Verification code i.e., please
     available at the AGM venue and the shareholders
                                                                                          enter the letters and numbers in the exact
     attending the AGM, who have not cast their vote by
                                                                                          way as they are displayed for security
     remote e-voting will be able to exercise their right at the                          reasons.
     AGM venue through ballot paper. Shareholders who have
     not cast their vote electronically, by remote e-voting,         iii.   After entering these details appropriately, click on
     may only cast their vote at the AGM through ballot paper.              “LOGIN”.
e)   The voting rights of shareholders will be in proportion to      iv.    In case of first login, shareholders holding shares in
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     the shares held by them, as on the cut-off date of 31 May               Demat/Physical form will now reach Password Change
     2019.                                                                  menu wherein they are required to mandatorily change
                                                                            their login password in the new password field. The new
f)   At the AGM, at the end of discussion on the resolutions                password has to be minimum eight characters consisting
     on which voting is to be held, the Chairman, with the                  of at least one upper case (A-Z), one lower case (a-z),
     assistance of the scrutineer, will order voting through                one numeric value (0-9) and a special character. Kindly
     ballot paper for all those shareholders who are present                note that this password can be used by the Demat
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                                 holders for voting for resolution of any other company               displayed. If you wish to confirm your vote, click on
                                 on which they are eligible to vote. System will prompt               “OK”, else to change your vote, click on “CANCEL” and
                                 you to change your password and update any contact                   accordingly modify your vote.
                                 details like mobile number, email ID etc on first login. You   x.    Once you ‘CONFIRM’ your vote on the resolution, you
                                 may also enter the Secret Question and answer of your                will not be allowed to modify your vote.
                                 choice to retrieve your password in case you forget it. It
                                 is strongly recommended not to share your password             xi.   Corporate/Institutional Members (corporate / Fls/Flls/
                                 with any other person and take utmost care to keep your              Trust/Mutual Funds/Banks, etc) are required to send
                                 password confidential.                                               scan (PDF format) of the relevant Board resolution to
                                                                                                      the Scrutineer through e-mail to schid285@gmail.com
                          v.     You need to login again with the new credentials.                    with copy to evoting@karvy.com.The file/scanned image
                          vi.    On successful login, system will prompt to select the                of the Board Resolution should be in the naming format
                                 ‘Event’ i.e., ‘Company Name’.                                        “Corporate Name_ Event no.”
                          vii.   If you are holding shares in Demat form and had logged                                                By Order of the Board
                                 on to “https://evoting.karvy.com” and cast your vote
                                 earlier for any company, then your existing login id and
                                 password are to be used.
                          viii. On the voting page, you will see Resolution Description         Place: Hyderabad                     Dr. Sudheendhra Putty
                                and against the same the option ‘FOR/AGAINST/                   Date: 25 April 2019                      Company Secretary
                                ABSTAIN’ for voting. Enter the number of shares (which                                                         M.No. F5689
                                represents number of votes) under ‘FOR/AGAINST/                 Registered Office
                                ABSTAIN’ or alternatively you may partially enter any           4th Floor, A Wing, Plot No.11,
                                number in ‘FOR’ and partially in ‘AGAINST’, but the total       Software Units Layout, Infocity,
                                number in ‘FOR/AGAINST’ taken together should not               Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081
                                exceed your total shareholding. If the shareholder does         Telangana
                                not want to cast, select ‘ABSTAIN’                              CIN: L72200TG1991PLC013134
                          ix.    After selecting the resolution you have decided to             Email: company.secretary@cyient.com
                                 vote on, click on “SUBMIT”. A confirmation box will be         Website: www.cyient.com
                          Item No. 11: Re-appointment of Mr. B. Ashok Reddy as               Recently, Mr. Ashok Reddy was bestowed the ‘ILA Pride of
                          President – Global Corporate Affairs & Infrastructure               India Award’ by the Indian Lawyers Association.
                          Mr. B. Ashok Reddy is President –Corporate Affairs &                Except Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Executive Chairman, none
                          Infrastructure of the company. He was appointed post               of the other directors or key managerial personnel (KMP) or
                          approval by the members in 2015. He heads the global legal         relatives of other directors and KMP is concerned or interested
                          and secretarial, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and         in the resolution at Item No. 11 of the accompanying notice.
                          infrastructure functions in the company. He has fiduciary          There is no change in the remuneration compared with the
                          responsibility vis-à-vis the various subsidiaries of the           previous appointment and approval in 2015.
                          company and chairs the respective boards. He is also a
                                                                                             Your directors recommend the resolution for your approval.
                          director on the board of the company’s Bangalore based Joint
                          Venture, Infotech HAL Limited. Mr. Ashok Reddy has been with                                                By Order of the Board
                          the company since June 1999 and until 2014, also headed the
                          global HR functions of the company. Mr. Reddy’s appointment
                          to this position in 2015 was approved on the same terms.
                                                                                             Place: Hyderabad                       Dr. Sudheendhra Putty
                          Under Mr. Ashok Reddy’s able stewardship, the company has          Date: 25 April 2019                        Company Secretary
                          designed and implemented robust, effective and laudable                                                              M.No. F5689
                          corporate governance practices, many of them voluntarily           Registered Office
                          much before being mandated by the law. Under his leadership        4th Floor, A Wing, Plot No.11,
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                          the company won the 14th ICSI National Award for Excellence in     Software Units Layout, Infocity,
                          Corporate Governance. The company also obtained a CGR 2+           Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081
                          rating for its corporate governance practices from ICRA during     Telangana
                          November 2017 and the same was reaffirmed in 2018-19. Mr.            CIN: L72200TG1991PLC013134
                          Ashok Reddy also heads the Global Governance Committee             Email: company.secretary@cyient.com
                          of the company that has oversight on the compliance and            Website: www.cyient.com
                          governance aspects of the global operations of the company.
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ANNEXURE TO THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION 36 OF THE LISTING REGULATIONS AND
SECRETARIAL STANDARD-2 ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA, INFORMATION ABOUT THE
DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE APPOINTED / RE-APPOINTED IS FURNISHED BELOW:
Qualification    B.E., MS     B.Tech., MBA     MS., MBA           B.A., MBA        B.Com, MBA          M.Tech.               B.E., MBA
Experience and Strategy,      Engineering,     Manufacturing, Human                e-commerce, IT Cutting edge               Engineering,
expertise      business       automotive and   automotive,      resources          enabled services engineering, research    business
               development,   manufacturing    mergers and                         and aviation     and development,         management
               technology     industries and   acquisitions and                                     innovation and           and strategy
               and finance    information      strategic affairs                                     strategy
                              technology/
                              software
                              services
Date of first   11/08/1997    24/04/2014       17/10/2018         25/04/2019       25/04/2019          28/08/1991            24/04/2014
Appointment
on the Board of
the Company
Shareholding in 30,000        NIL              NIL                NIL              NIL                 33,58,254             18,50,760
the Company
List of
Directorship
                                                        Please refer Report on Corporate Governance
held in other
companies
Membership /
Chairmanship
in Committees
                                                        Please refer Report on Corporate Governance
of other
companies as
on date
Relationships                                                                                          Relative of Mr. Krishna Relative of
between                                                                                                Bodanapu                Mr. B.V.R.
                               There is no inter-se relationship among the directors
Directors                                                                                                                      Mohan Reddy
inter-se
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                          BRIEF PROFILES OF AUDITORS/DIRECTORS BEING
                          APPOINTED/RE-APPOINTED
                          Item No. 4                                                         is a limited liability partnership firm (“LLP”) incorporated in
                                                                                             India. It has registered office at 22, Camac Street, Kolkata and
                          Appointment of Auditors
                                                                                             has 10 branch offices in various cities in India. The Audit Firm
                          Pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”)         has valid Peer Review certificate and is part of S.R. Batliboi
                          and the Rules made thereunder, it is mandatory for the             & Affiliates network of audit firms. It is primarily engaged in
                          Company to rotate its statutory auditors on completion             providing audit and assurance services to its clients.
                          of the maximum term as prescribed thereunder. M/s
                                                                                             PROFILE OF THE DIRECTORS
                          Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants (Firm
                          Registration No. 008072S) , have been the statutory auditors       Item No. 3
                          of the Company since the financial year 2009-10 and have           Mr. Murugappan - Non-Executive, Non-Independent
                          completed their term of 10 years from the date of first            Director
                          appointment. Accordingly, it is proposed to appoint M/s.
                          S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm        Mr. Murugappan is the Executive Chairman of Murugappa
                          Registration No. 101049W/E300004) as the statutory auditor         Corporate Advisory Board. He has over 40 years of experience
                          of the Company, to hold office for a period of five consecutive      in diverse areas including strategy & business development,
                          years from the conclusion of the 28th Annual General Meeting       technology, R&D and human resources. Holds a Bachelor’s
                          of the Company till the conclusion of the 33rd Annual General      degree in Chemical Engineering from the AC College of
                          Meeting to be held in the year 2024.                               Technology, University of Madras, India and a Master of
                                                                                             Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University
                          The annual remuneration / fee for the financial year ending        of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Is the chairman of
                          March 31 ,2020 is proposed at ` 8,000,000/- (Rupees Eighty         TI Financial Holdings Limited, Cholamandalam MS General
                          lakhs only), plus out of pocket expenses and taxes at the          Insurance Company Ltd, Coromandel International Ltd (CIL),
                          applicable rates, for the purpose of the statutory audit of the    Tube Investments of India (TII) and Carborundum Universal
                          Company, which is not a material change from what was paid         (CUMI). He is an independent director on the boards of
                          to M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells for the same scope of work. The    companies outside the Murugappa Group such as Mahindra &
                          Board, including relevant committee(s) thereof, shall be given     Mahindra Ltd. (Mumbai).
                          the power to agree, alter and vary the terms and conditions
                          of such appointment, remuneration etc. including by reason         Served on the Board of Governors of IIT Madras, for six years
                          of necessity on account of conditions as may be stipulated by      till November 2011 and has enabled many industry – academic
                          the Companies Act, 2013, in such manner and to such extent         partnerships. Now serves on the board of the IIT-Madras
                          as may be mutually agreed with the auditors. In addition to        Research Park and is a mentor to many companies incubated
                          the above and in accordance with the provisions of the Act,        there. He is a Trustee of the Group’s AMM Foundation, actively
                          the Board / committees thereof, may approve other services,        involved in the development of various citizenship initiatives,
                          as deemed appropriate, and remuneration for such services          particularly in education, health care, performing arts and
                          as required by law or otherwise, subject to the provisions of      sport.
                          section 144 of the Act.                                            Item No. 5
                          M/s. S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants         Mr. Vikas Sehgal - Independent Director
                          have confirmed their eligibility to be appointed as Statutory      Mr. Vikas Sehgal is the Executive Vice Chairman of Rothschild
                          Auditors in terms of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013        & Co, responsible for the South & South East Asian businesses
                          and applicable rules. The management and the board had             and also its global automotive business.
                          carried out a detailed evaluation process of various audit firms
                          based on which the board has recommended the appointment           He is former Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)
                          of M/s S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants       Global Agenda Council for Automotive and Transportation,
                          as the statutory auditors of the Company.                          and a member of its Global Future Council for mobility. Vikas
                                                                                             has been associated with WEF since 2012, working on a
                          None of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and their          range of issues pertaining to manufacturing, automotive, and
                          relatives are concerned or interested in the passing of this       mobility. In addition, he is a Member of the Board of Houghton
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of Industrial Policy and Promotion (for FDI in India). He is        She holds a BA in Sociology with a post-graduation in
also acting adviser to the Government’s Working Group on            Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from XLRI.
Aluminum Industry, which aims to develop a sustainable              Item No. 7
aluminum sector in the country.
                                                                    Mr. Vivek N. Gour - Independent Director
Prior to joining Rothschild & Co in 2011, Vikas managed the
                                                                    Mr. Vivek N. Gour is an independent director with over 15
automotive and engineering business of Booz Allen Hamilton
                                                                    years of experience as a Board member of large operating
and was instrumental in setting up the company’s office in
                                                                    companies in India, USA and the Middle East in diverse
India. Prior to this, he worked in engineering roles at the Ford
                                                                    industries such as e-commerce, ITES, and aviation.
Motor Company and Daewoo Motors.
                                                                    Since 2010, he has served on the board of MakeMyTrip.com,
Mr. Sehgal did his B.E., mechanical, from the Delhi College
                                                                    as the Chairman of the audit committee and also serves on
of Engineering (DCE) and went on to earn an MS degree in
                                                                    the board on IndiaMART, Affle Global, and ASK Investment
industrial engineering from the University of Florida and MS
                                                                    Managers as the Chairman of the audit committee. In his
in mechanical engineering and technology policy planning
                                                                    previous assignments, Vivek has held leadership roles as
from MIT, Massachusetts. He is also an MBA in Finance and
                                                                    Managing Director of Air Works India, Global CFO of Genpact
International business from the University of Chicago.
                                                                    Ltd, Chairman of Empire Aviation, Dubai, CFO of GE Capital
The youngest ever recipient of the Yuva Ratan Award, Vikas          India, and various leadership roles at GE Capital.
was recognized for exemplary contribution to society through
                                                                    Currently, he volunteers his time as a social impact investor
academics and community service. He is the first Indian to
                                                                    in large impact projects creating skilling and employment
be awarded the International Outstanding Student Officer
                                                                    for rural youth and providing pediatric medical care for the
Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers and is also
                                                                    underprivileged.
the recipient of the Most Outstanding Student Award, DCE,
and the National Science Foundation Scholarship and Ford            Mr. Gour has 34 years of work experience. He is a graduate of
Fellowship, MIT.                                                    Harvard Business School’s OPM programme. He has an MBA
                                                                    from FMS, University of Delhi, and a B.Com from the University
Mr. Sehgal is a published author with “Higher Education in
                                                                    of Mumbai.
Third World Countries: Revamping Technical Education Policy”
by Uppal Publishing, and more than 20 papers and articles in        Item No. 8
leading global journals to his credit. He is frequently quoted in   Mr. Som Mittal - Independent Director
print and electronic media.
                                                                    Mr. Som Mittal, is the former Chairman and President of
Mr. Sehgal has lived, studied, and worked in USA, Germany,          NASSCOM, the premier trade body for the IT-BPM Industry
UK, France, Italy, China, Japan, and India.                         in India. He steered the industry through one of its most
Item No. 6                                                          challenging phases. Under his leadership, the industry crossed
                                                                    the USD 100 billion milestone.
Ms. Matangi Gowrishankar - Independent Director
                                                                    Having completed his graduation and post-graduation from IIT
Ms. Matangi Gowrishankar carries more than three decades
                                                                    Kanpur and IIM, Ahmedabad, Mr. Mittal held senior corporate
of senior leadership experience spanning multiple industries.
                                                                    leadership roles for over three decades in the IT industry at
Her professional acumen and knowledge of workforce
                                                                    companies such as Wipro, Digital, Compaq and HP. He also
management have helped her effectively spearhead senior
                                                                    has extensive experience in the engineering, manufacturing
roles in human resources for a range of companies including
                                                                    and automotive industries, having held executive roles with
Reebok India, General Electric, and Zensar Technologies.
                                                                    Larsen & Toubro, Escorts, and Denso. He has held global CXO
Her expertise lies in the areas of Leadership and Organization      positions and managed businesses across geographies.
development with a deep commitment to help organizations
                                                                    Mr. Mittal has worked and influenced governments of various
and teams achieve their strategic intent through people and
                                                                    countries in developing policies to promote trade. He served
strong people processes.
                                                                    as member of the Prime Minister’s Committee on National
Ms. Gowrishankar was a Board Member of the NHRDN                    e-Governance and was the Chairman of the Council which
(National HRD Network in India) with several publications to        developed the IT vision for Indian Railways. He is also on the
her credit. She was part of the Strategic Human Resources           Governing Council of several academic institutions and social
Programme from Harvard Business School and is a Certified           organizations, and is a Board Member of Axis Bank, Cyient Ltd,
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Coach—Neuro-leadership Group, Certified Assessment                  EXL Services Inc., Sheela Foams and TATA Singapore Airlines
Centre (Design & Conduct) from SHL and Certified Facilitator        Ltd. and chairs several Board committees.
& SATE Practitioner from IBM Skillbase.
                                                                    He is Chairman of leading NGOs like Charities Aid Foundation,
Ms. Gowrishankar is passionate about building high-                 India; NCPEDP; Museum of Art and Photography.
performance teams and is a recognized mentor. Her extensive
                                                                    He is also on the Governing Council in Lady Shri Ram College
business and HR experience make her a true asset to the
                                                                    & GMR Foundation.
organization.
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                          He is an Advisor to a number of organizations including            Engineers (CIE Division) in 2011. He is a distinguished alumnus
                          Mckinsey and BCG and is a Beachhead Advisor to NZ Trade            of IIT-Kanpur.
                          and Enterprise.                                                    Mr. Reddy holds postgraduate degrees – from Indian Institute
                          Mr. Som Mittal was honoured in 2019 with a Lifetime                of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, and from University of Michigan,
                          Achievement Award by Indian Merchants Chamber for                  Ann Arbor, USA. He is the recipient of honorary doctorates
                          his contribution to the IT industry. He also honoured with         from JNTU-Hyderabad, Andhra University, KL University, and
                          a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 for outstanding               JNTU-Kakinada.
                          dedication to the growth of the global ICT Industry by the         Item No. 10
                          World Information Technology and Services Alliance. He was
                          recognized as a Distinguished Alumni from IIT Kanpur.              Mr. Krishna Bodanapu - Managing Director & CEO
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CYIENT moved to an upgraded office in PEoRIA
HEIGHTS, IL, USA, to support our continued
growth and strengthen our local presence
as an innovative solutions company.
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                          Director’s Report
                          Dear Shareholders,
                          Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 28th Directors’ Report on the business and operations of your company, for the
                          financial year ended 31 March 2019.
                          1.   FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                     (Amount in ` Million)
                                                                                                  Consolidated                       Standalone
                                                     Particulars
                                                                                             2018-19             2017-18         2018-19           2017-18
                                Total Income                                                  47,515              40,694           17,770           16,320
                                EBIDTA                                                             7,668           6,873            5,932             5,671
                                Finance Cost                                                        326              204                11                6
                                Depreciation and amortization expense                              1,114           1,052              509               508
                                Exceptional Items                                                    35               50                 -            (103)
                                Profit Before Tax                                                  6,193           5,567            5,412             5,260
                                Current Tax                                                        1,512           1,493            1,179             1,285
                                Deferred Tax                                                        (85)            (113)            (174)             (43)
                                Share of profit / (loss) in associate company                          -            (160)                -                -
                                Share of profit in Joint Venture                                      5                 4                -                -
                                Non-controlling Interest                                            (14)             (23)                -                -
                                Profit After Tax                                                   4,785           4,054            4,407             4,018
                                Basic Earnings per share (Rs.)                                     42.43           36.00            39.07             35.69
                                Diluted Earnings per share (Rs.)                                   42.36           35.85            39.01             35.54
                                Interim Dividend paid (Rs./ share)                                    6                 9                6                9
                                Final dividend recommended (Rs./ share)                               9                 4                9                4
                                Paid up Equity Share Capital                                        552              563              552               563
                                Reserves                                                          25,089          22,876           21,813           20,051
                          2.   STATE OF AFFAIRS / COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE                            There is no change in the nature of business during the
                                                                                                   year.
                               Your Company provides engineering, manufacturing,
                               geospatial, network and operations management                 3.    DIVIDEND
                               services to global industry leaders. It delivers innovative         Your directors have recommended a final dividend of `
                               solutions that add value to businesses throught the                 9.00 per share (180%) on par value of ` 5.00 per share.
                               deployment of robust processes and state-of-the-art                 During the year, the Company declared Interim Dividend
                               technology. The Company’s high quality products and                 of ` 6.00 per equity share [120%] on 17 October 2018.
                               services help clients leverage market opportunities and             Total dividend (excluding dividend distribution tax) as a
                               gain the competitive advantage.                                     percentage of profit after tax of the standalone financial
                               On a consolidated basis, the revenue from operations for            statements were 37.8% as compared to 36.4% in the
                               FY 2019 at ` 46,175 million was higher by ` 7,000 million           previous year. In terms of regulation 43A of SEBI (Listing
                               over the last year. The profit for the year attributable to         Obligations & Disclosure requirements) Regulations,
                               shareholders and non-controlling interests was ` 4,771              2015, the Company has formulated and uploaded
                               million, recording an increase of ` 740 million over FY             dividend policy on the corporate website (www.cyient.
                               2018. The profit after tax attributable to shareholders             com/investors/corporate-governance).
                               of the company was ` 4,785 million, 17.90% higher than
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                                                                                             4.    TRANSFER TO RESERVES
                               that of the previous year ` 4,054 million.
                                                                                                   Your Company has not transferred any amount to
                               On a standalone basis, the revenue from operations for              reserves during the year under review and proposes
                               FY 2019 at ` 16,149 million, was higher by 12.2% over               to retain the entire amount of ` 4,407 million in its
                               the last year ` 14,397 million in FY 2018. The profit for           Statement of Profit and Loss/retained earnings.
                               the year was ` 4,407 million, registering a growth of 9.7%
                               over the PAT of ` 4,018 million in FY 2018.                         During the year, the Company has created capital
                                                                                                   redemption reserve of ` 13 Million out of the General
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     reserve, on account of Buyback of equity shares, in                Company has deployed ` 1,99,99,94,028.90 (Rupees One
     accordance with section 69 of the companies act, 2013.             Hundred Ninety Nine Crores Ninety Nine Lacs Ninety
5.   LIQUIDITY                                                          Four Thousand Twenty Eight and Ninety paise only) which
                                                                        represents 99. 9997% of the Maximum Buyback Size.
     Your Company continues to be debt-free and maintains
     sufficient cash reserves to meet its operations and             9.   SUBSIDIARIES
     strategic objectives. As at 31 March 2019, your company            Cyient, Inc. (CI)
     had liquid assets of ` 7,405 million as against ` 8,396
                                                                        Headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, Cyient
     million at the previous year end. These funds have been
                                                                        Inc. provides engineering, manufacturing, geospatial,
     invested in short term fixed deposits and mutual funds
                                                                        network, and operations management services to
     with scheduled banks, financial institutions and debt
                                                                        customers in North America. Cyient Inc. closed the year
     based mutual funds.
                                                                        with 24 offices across the US and Canada, and 1,816,
6.   PUBLIC DEPOSITS                                                    associates sourced primarily from within the geography.
     Your Company has not accepted any deposits falling                 CI has over 175 active clients across our seven business
     within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act,             units, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small
     2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)              organizations and local, state, and federal government
     Rules, 2014 during the financial year.                             agencies. CI operates in 40 states and four Canadian
                                                                        provinces, and generates $294M in annual revenues.
7.   SHARE CAPITAL
                                                                        CI leverages both the local and global delivery capability
     Your Company has allotted 4,48,689 equity shares of
                                                                        of Cyient while executing projects across North America.
     ` 5.00 each to the associates of the company and its
                                                                        CI is also principal unit for executing the acquisition
     subsidiaries upon exercise of an equal number of stock
                                                                        strategy in North America. During the year, CI acquired
     options vested in them pursuant to the extant Restricted
                                                                        B&F Design Services, a Connecticut based company,
     Stock Units and Stock Option Schemes of the company.
                                                                        engaged in the design and manufacturing of tools, which
     Further, 19,30,102 shares which were bought back
                                                                        will focus on machining development hardware for the
     by the company from the open market through the
                                                                        aerospace and defense industry .
     stock exchange mechanism were duly extinguished in
     accordance and consonance with the Companies Act,                  Cyient Europe Limited (CEL)
     2013 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy           Incorporated in London as Dataview Solutions Limited in
     Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018 . Pursuant to the            1992, it became a part of the Infotech Group in 1999.
     allotments and extinguishment of shares as above, as on
     31 March 2019, the paid up capital of the Company was `            Its services are designed to cater to leading Tier-1 and
     55,55,72,945/- consisting of 11,11,14,589 equity shares            Tier-2 Telcos, gas, electric and water utility companies,
     of ` 5.00 each.                                                    public sector agencies, and commercial businesses. In
                                                                        addition it provides world-class engineering services as
     During the month of April 2019, the company has                    well as big data and analytics capabilities to rail, aerospace
     extinguished 11,93,861 equity shares, which were bought            and manufacturing companies. The company enjoys
     back. The share capital of the company as on date of the           long-term relationships with several of its partners and
     report is ` 54,96,03,640/- consisting of 10,99,20,728              customers and has built a strong foundation of trust and
     equity shares of ` 5.00 each.                                      reliability.
8.   BUYBACK OF SHARES                                                  Cyient Europe Ltd has 4 wholly owned subsidiaries. The
     The Board of Directors of the Company had, at its meeting          oldest, Cyient Benelux BV, based in Breda, Netherlands,
     held on 1 February 2019, approved the Buyback of its fully         provides support to its customers and business in the
     paid-up Equity Shares of the face value of ` 5/- each, from        Benelux region while Cyient Schweiz GmbH, based in
     its members/beneficial owners, other than those who                Bern, provides support and local presence for our long
     are promoters or the persons in control of the Company             standing engagement with Swisscom. Cyient SRO, based
     and the promoter group, from the open market through               on Prague in the Czech was established in September
     the stock exchange mechanism, in accordance with the               2015. Its primary focus is to provide engineering services
     Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities and Exchange                to our rail and aerospace customers across Europe
     Board of India (Buy Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018.         and has now grown to a team of over 120 associates.
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     The maximum size of the buyback was ` 200 crores, and              The most recent subsidiary is Ansem NV, a Belgium
     at a maximum price not exceeding ` 700/- per Equity                company that CEL acquired in April 2018. Ansem is a
     Share, payable in cash. The Company commenced the                  specialist solutions company, focused on the design and
     buy-back of Equity Shares from 12 February 2019 and                prototyping of analogue semi-conductor chips for a wide
     closed on 11 April 2019. The Company has bought back               range of industrial clients.
     and extinguished a total of 31,23,963 Equity Shares at an
                                                                        The November 2016 acquisition of Blom Aerofilms Ltd, the
     average price of ` 640.2105 per Equity Share. Accordingly,
                                                                        UK subsidiary of NRC Group from Norway is progressing
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                          well. The business bought a team with complementary             telecommunications, utilities and rail transportation.
                          skills of around 40 associates, mostly based out of their       CSPL has close to 100 engineers supporting its
                          offices in Cheddar, Somerset, who have now been fully             customers from the engineering centre in Singapore.
                          integrated into Cyient’s European operations.                   CSPL has a strong customer base in the region and this
                          The company is an ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified              entity becomes very important for the future growth in
                          organization. Leveraging the global execution capability        the region.
                          of its parent organization, it maintains client relationships   Cyient Engineering (Beijing) Limited (CEBL)
                          and ensures efficient project management across Europe.
                                                                                          Cyient established its presence by setting up a subsidiary
                          Cyient GmbH (CG)                                                in Beijing in 2017. CEBL sees China as having long term
                          Cyient GmbH offers world-class engineering services              market not only to support its global customers in
                          as well as big data and analytics capabilities to rail,         China but also to capture huge potential that the China
                          aerospace and manufacturing companies in Germany                market brings to its future growth. Particular focus is on
                          and neighbouring countries such as Austria, France              semiconductor, manufacturing and energy markets.
                          and Sweden. It was established as Advanced Graphics             Cyient Israel India Limited (CIIL)
                          Software (AGS) in Leonberg, Germany, in 1992 – a 3D
                          CAD/CAM, e-solution software and application provider.          During FY17, Cyient established its local presence in
                                                                                          Israel to engage more closely with Israeli Defense OEMs
                          After becoming a part of the Cyient Group in 2000, it           who are significant clients for the company’s Design Led
                          extended its foray into other service areas like GIS and        Manufacturing (DLM) business. Cyient has invested in
                          IT solutions. Owing to the large pool of engineering, GIS       local business development and consulting resources
                          and IT resources, CG provides high-quality services and         to strengthen its focus on this important market that
                          solutions to a wide range of clients with offshore cost          has significant, long-term potential particularly around
                          advantage and onsite project management. Growth in              Indian Defence offsets opportunities. Cyient additionally
                          the recent past has included Telecom Plan and Design            engaged in an Israeli start-up accelerator programme
                          services into the German market as well as semi-                that gives the company access to partnerships around
                          conductor design and verification services. We recently         innovative technology for military, defense and homeland
                          moved our offices from Leonberg to Stuttgart to reflect           security applications.
                          this growth and expansion.
                                                                                          Cyient DLM Private Limited (CDLMPL)
                          Cyient Australia Pty Limited (CAPL)
                                                                                          CDLMPL is recognised as a market leader in High-
                          Established in 2014, Cyient Australia provides engineering
                                                                                          Mix, HighTech Electronic & Mechanical manufacturing
                          design and network operations services to diverse
                                                                                          Services in Aerospace & Defense, Rail Transportation,
                          industries to its Asia Pacific customers. CAPL supports
                                                                                          Medical Technology, Telecom & Industrial business
                          its customers especially Telecommunication, Utilities and
                                                                                          segments. CDLMPL possesses and maintains quality
                          Rail transportation from global delivery centres in Sydney
                                                                                          certifications that enable it to design and manufacture
                          and Melbourne with operations Australia wide and across
                                                                                          products to clients in these industry verticals.
                          the APAC region. CAPL has over 600 associates operating
                          from our global delivery centres and customers across           CDLMPL is responsible for seamless transition from
                          Australia. Melbourne is the APAC headquarter.                   the design phase to the manufacturing phase by
                                                                                          arriving at Integrated Product Development Plan (IPDP)
                          Cyient KK (CKK)
                                                                                          with all BU’s. In many cases, we support our customer
                          Established in 2008 in Central Tokyo, CKK is a leading          in techno commercial points by a set of seasoned
                          engineering service provider in Japan. CKK provides             experts to deliver value engineered products derived
                          end-to-end engineering services and solutions to                from a combination of efficient designs, sourcing and
                          manufacturing industries. CKK leverages the global              production processes.
                          delivery capability of the parent organisation, while
                                                                                          During the year, Company has acquired 100% stake in
                          maintaining client relationships and managing projects
                                                                                          CDLMPL.
                          locally.
                          During the year CAPL has acquired 86% stake in CKK. It          Cyient Insights Private Limited (CIPL)
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                          brought down the shareholding of the Company in CKK to          In October 2014, Cyient acquired a majority stake in Invati
                          14%.                                                            Insights Private Limited, Hyderabad, India. The Company
                                                                                          was subsequently renamed Cyient Insights Private
                          Cyient Singapore Pte Limited (CSPL)
                                                                                          Limited
                          Established in 2015, Cyient Singapore is the South
                                                                                          Cyient Insights enables its customers to derive end to
                          East Asia headquartered CSPL provides services and
                                                                                          end business excellence and derive quantifiable business
                          solutions to diverse industries such as aerospace,              results through gamut of machine learning and deep
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learning capabilities and associated actionable insights.        IHL is well positioned to undertake work from various
Cyient Insights stands apart from its peers with its             OEMs under offset program. IHL services leverage
capability to acquire, manage and analyse vast amount            offshore execution of projects with onsite program
of data generated by sensors embedded in machines and            management of manufacturing at our approved vendors”.
devices, and the unmatched commitment to add value to         10. QUALITY
customers with the proven global delivery model. Cyient
Insights brings in domain specialists through Cyient’s           Your company is committed to creating and delivering
decades of work with verticals such as Aerospace &               engineering services and solutions that exceed
Defence, Heavy Engineering, Transportation, Medical,             customer expectations and enhance the level of business
Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy & Natural              profitability. Your company’s quality implementation
Resources and marries it to its data science capability to       efforts are all pervasive, beginning with a stated goal.
execute projects.                                                True to the image as a global player, the company has
                                                                 developed a reputation for providing its clients with world
During the year, Company has acquired 100% stake in              class quality; the clients trust the strength of quality
CIPL.                                                            processes that have always assured them of timely
Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited (CSSPL)             defect-free deliverables.
In April 2017, Cyient Solutions and Systems Private              The quality management system (QMS) is a testimony
Limited (CSS) was established to focus exclusively on            derived and optimized with experiences and best
business in the Indian Defence Sector. CSS underlines            practices that are aligned with the internationally
Cyient’s commitment to the Make in India initiative              renowned quality standards and models like ISO
that reflects the nation’s aspirations for increased self-       9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, AS 9100 D, ISO 13485:2016,
reliance in Defence. Cyient has been actively investing          ISO 22163: 2017- (IRIS), TL- 9000 R 6.0/R5.5 V, ISO
in technology IP, design, development, manufacturing             14001:2015, BS-OHSAS 18001-2007, ISO 20000 and
and system integration capabilities to address critical          CMMI-DEV Version 1.3 Level 5 (pursuing CMMI DEV
technology requirements of the Defence sector. CSS               Version 2.0) . Quality policy and objectives are mentioned
signed a collaboration agreement with BlueBird Aero              elsewhere in the annual report.
Systems Israel to design, manufacture, and maintain UAV       11. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
Systems for Indian defence, paramilitary and homeland
security agencies. BlueBird’s world-class technology             In pursuance of Regulation 34 of the SEBI (LODR)
combined with Cyient’s manufacturing, aftermarket                Regulations, 2015, the company is publishing the
capabilities and local presence offers exceptional value to       Business Responsibility Statement. The same is enclosed
the rapidly expanding market for UAV solutions in India.         as Annexure ‘A’.
Cyient Urban Micro Skill Centre Foundation (CUMSCF) 12. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
In October 2018, company incorporated CUMSCF as a                Your company believes in giving back to society in some
non-profit organisation under section 8 of the Companies         measure that is proportionate to its success in business.
Act, 2013. This will enable more focus on urban micro            Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aims at balancing
skills. The operations of the company will commence in           the needs of all stakeholders. The company’s CSR initiative
FY 2019-20.                                                      goes beyond charity and believes that as a responsible
                                                                 company it should take into account its impact on society
Infotech HAL Limited (IHL)                                       as much as creating business impact. The CSR initiatives
Infotech HAL Ltd (IHL), a joint venture (50:50) between          are conducted through Cyient Foundation. During the
CYIENT Ltd (formerly known as Infotech Enterprises               year, the company also set up a wholly owned subsidiary
Limited) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The            licensed under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013,
Engineering services wing of IHL provides Conceptual             Cyient Urban Micro Skill Centre Foundation (CUMSCF)
design, Development of Digital mockups, Tool design,             to cater exclusively to the skill development initiatives.
detail design and analysis, prototyping, Software Design         An elaborate report on CSR is published elsewhere in
and Database Management . IHL delivers engineering as            this annual report. The CSR Annual Report is enclosed as
well as aftermarket engineering and support services,            Annexure ‘B’.
i.e., Technical publications, service bulletins, Electronic
                                                              13. BOARD OF       DIRECTORS       &   KEY    MANAGERIAL
Manuals, Computer Based Training, etc. in the Aerospace
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                                                                  PERSONNEL
and Defense area.
                                                                 None of the directors of the company is disqualified
IHL will partner with customer to provide manufacturing
                                                                 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’)
program management from receipt of drawing to delivery
                                                                 or under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
of hardware, including production and recertification with
minimum involvement of customer resources and acts as            Requirements) Regulations, 2015. All Independent
customer representative to the vendors in India                  Directors have provided confirmations as contemplated
                                                                 under section 149(7) of the Act.
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                            Appointments/Re-appointments                                  15. NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR
                            In accordance with the provisions of the Companies               During the year, six meetings of the board were held,
                            Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company,            the details of which form part of the report on corporate
                            Mr. M. M. Murugappan, non- independent and non-                  governance.
                            executive Director retires by rotation and being eligible,
                                                                                          16. BOARD EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
                            offers himself for re-appointment. During the year,
                            Mr. M. M. Murugappan was re-designated as a Non-                 The company believes that formal evaluation of the
                            Executive, Non-Independent Director, w.e.f. 7 October 2018.      board and of the individual directors, on an annual basis,
                                                                                             is a potentially effective way to respond to the demand
                            On the recommendations of the Leadership, Nomination
                                                                                             for greater board accountability and effectiveness. For
                            and Remuneration Committee, the Board appointed
                                                                                             the company, evaluations provide an ongoing means
                            Mr. Vikas Sehgal, Ms. Matangi Gowrishankar and Mr. Vivek
                                                                                             for directors to assess their individual and collective
                            Gour, as Independent Directors of the Company with
                                                                                             performance and effectiveness. In addition to greater
                            effect from 17 October 2018, 25 April 2019 and 25 April
                                                                                             board accountability, evaluation of board members helps
                            2019 respectively. Mr. Som Mittal is being proposed for re-
                                                                                             in:
                            appointment as Independent Director for a second term.
                                                                                             •   More effective board processes
                            Mr. B.V.R.Mohan Reddy has been re-appointed as
                            Executive Chairman of the Company w.e.f 25 April 2019            •   Better collaboration and communication
                            till 31 March 2020 and Mr. Krishna Bodanapu has been             •   Greater clarity with regard to members' roles and
                            re-appointed as a Managing Director & CEO of the                     responsibilities and
                            Company w.e.f 25 April 2019 for a period of five (5) years
                                                                                             •   Improved Chairman - Managing Director - Board
                            on the terms and conditions as recommended by the
                                                                                                 relations
                            Leadership, Nomination and Remuneration Committee
                            and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company            By focusing on the board as a team and on its overall
                            in their meeting held on 25 April 2019, subject to the           performance, the company ensures that communication
                            approval of shareholders.                                        and overall level of participation and engagement also
                            Pursuant to the provisions of regulation 36 of the SEBI          improves.
                            (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)                In order to facilitate the same, the board undertook
                            Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standard 2 on General          a formal board assessment and evaluation process
                            Meetings issued by ICSI, brief particulars of the directors      during 2018-19. The board evaluation was performed
                            proposed to be appointed/ re-appointed are provided as           after seeking inputs from all the directors and included
                            an annexure to the notice convening the AGM.                     criteria such as the board composition and structure,
                            Mr. K. Ramachandran, Mr. John Paterson and                       effectiveness of board processes, information and
                            Ms. Andrea Bierce will complete their respective terms           functioning as provided by the Guidance Note on Board
                            as independent directors on the board of the company             Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board
                            at the conclusion of the 28th AGM. The board thanks the          of India on 5 January 2017 and the amendments brought
                            directors for their contribution during their tenure.            in SEBI (LODR) Regulations in 2018. The Leadership,
                                                                                             Nomination & Remuneration Committee has overall
                            Key Managerial Personnel
                                                                                             stewardship for the process. The evaluation process
                            Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Executive Chairman; Mr. Krishna          covers the following aspects:
                            Bodanapu, Managing Director & CEO; Mr. Ajay Aggarwal,
                                                                                             •   Peer and self-evaluation of performance of directors
                            CFO and Dr. Sudheendhra Putty, Company Secretary
                            are Key Managerial Personnel of the Company in                   •   Evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of
                            accordance with the provisions of Section(s) 2(51), and              the board
                            203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies           •   Evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of
                            (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)               Board Committees
                            Rules, 2014. There has been no change in the Key
                                                                                             •   Evaluation of the performance of the Executive
                            Managerial Personnel during the financial year.
                                                                                                 Chairman and the Managing Director & CEO
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   Benefits) Regulations, 2014. Disclosure pursuant to the            8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in
   said regulations is enclosed as Annexure ‘D’.                      Form AOC-2 and is enclosed as Annexure ‘G’.
20. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, RESEARCH AND                           25. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN (MGT 9)
    DEVELOPMENT,   TECHNOLOGY      ABSORPTION,
                                                                      The extract of the annual return in Form MGT 9 as required
    FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
                                                                      under the provisions of section 92 of the Act is enclosed
   The details are enclosed as Annexure ‘E’.                          as Annexure ‘H’.
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                               The extract of the annual return of the company is also              any exceptional circumstances for increase in the
                               uploaded on the company’s website at www.cyient.com/                 managerial remuneration:
                               investors.
                                                                                                    The average annual increase was around 8.16%. and the
                          26. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES                                              average annual increase managerial personnel 8.15%
                               The information required under Section 197 of the Act           f.   Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the
                               read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and                remuneration policy of the Company:
                               Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are                The Company affirms remuneration is as per the
                               given below:                                                         remuneration policy of the Company.
                          a.   The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the           g.   The statement containing particulars of employees as
                               median remuneration of the employees of the Company                  required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule
                               for the financial year:                                              5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
                                                                                                    of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is open for
                                Executive Directors      Ratio to Median remuneration               inspection at the Registered Office of the Company. Any
                                B V R Mohan Reddy                     131.86                        shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of the same
                                Krishna Bodanapu                      169.30                        may write to the Company Secretary.
                                                                                               27. PARTICULARS    RELATING   TO   THE  SEXUAL
                                Independent Directors                                              HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
                                K. Ramachandran                                   1.63             (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT,
                                                                                                   2013
                                Som Mittal                                        1.63
                                John Paterson                                     4.88              Your Company has always provided a safe and harassment
                                                                                                    free workplace for every individual working in its premises
                                Andrea Bierce                                     4.88
                                                                                                    through various policies and practices. The company
                                Vikas Sehgal*                                     1.63              always endeavours to create and provide an environment
                                Vinai Thummalapally                               4.88              that is free from discrimination and harassment including
                                M.M. Murugappan (Non-Executive &                  1.63              sexual harassment. Your company has been actively
                                Non-Independent)                                                    involved in ensuring that the associates are aware of the
                                                                                                    provisions of the POSH Act and rights thereunder.
                               * Since this information is for part of the year, the same is
                               not comparable.                                                      The company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment
                                                                                                    Policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual
                          b.   The percentage increase in remuneration of each
                                                                                                    Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention,
                               director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
                                                                                                    Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints
                               company secretary in the financial year:
                                                                                                    Committee has been set up to redress complaints
                                                                                                    received regarding sexual harassment. All associates of
                                                                          % increase in
                                Directors, Chief Executive Officer,                                   the company are covered under this policy.
                                                                         remuneration in
                                    Chief Financial Officer and
                                                                               the                  During the year, the company conducted awareness
                                       Company Secretary
                                                                          financial year            campaigns at all locations in India
                                B.V.R Mohan Reddy                              8.00%
                                                                                                    1.   Held awareness sessions on a quarterly basis at all
                                Krishna Bodanapu                               8.30%                     locations in India through specific connect sessions
                                Ajay Aggarwal                                21.70%                      by in-house women leaders and ‘floor connect‘
                                Sudheendhra Putty                            10.40%                 2.   Enhanced the Internal web portal – ‘also ensured 
                               There is no change in the remuneration of Non-Executive                   more  online  and digital  learning through dcafe for
                                                                                                         associates.
                               Director compared with last year.
                                                                                                    3.   Have made POSH MODULE as Mandatory in the
                          c.   The percentage increase in the median remuneration of
                                                                                                         digital induction.
                               employees in the financial year: 8.16%
                                                                                                    4.   Nominated the POSH panel (across India locations)
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                          d.   The number of permanent employees on the rolls of                         to attend related sessions on POSH being conducted
                               Company: 12,287                                                           by various organizations such as IWN, NHRD and
                          e.   Average percentile increase already made in the salaries                  CII for better understanding of the Act and its
                               of employees other than the managerial personnel                          requirements
                               in the last financial year and its comparison with the               5.   Nominated associates to attend women safety
                               percentile increase in the managerial remuneration                        sessions.
                               and justification thereof and point out if there are
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   6.    Devised plan of action for financial year 2019.                                             Regulation 46 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
   During the year, two cases were registered and both the                                           Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (http://www.cyient.
   cases have been closed within the stipulated time limits                                          com/investors/corporate-governance).
   and in accordance with the law. There are no pending                                              There are no orders passed by the regulators or courts
   complaints either at the beginning or end of the financial                                        or tribunals impacting the going concern status and
   year.                                                                                             Company’s operations in future.
28. RISK MANAGEMENT                                                                     31. CEO’s DECLARATION
   The board of directors has formed a risk management                                               Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 17 of the SEBI
   committee to identify, evaluate, mitigate and monitor                                             (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
   the risk management in the company. The committee                                                 Regulations, 2015, a declaration by the Managing Director
   is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan                                             & CEO of the company declaring that all the members of
   and ensuring its effectiveness. The audit committee                                                the board and the senior management personnel of the
   has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and                                       company have affirmed compliance with the Code of
   controls. A comprehensive enterprise risk management                                              Conduct of the company is enclosed as Annexure ‘J’.
   mechanism has been put in place and the same is regularly                                         The CEO/CFO certification to the board pursuant to
   reviewed.                                                                                         Regulation 15 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
   A more detailed analysis of the risk management in the                                            Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is enclosed
   company is published in the management discussion and                                             Annexure ‘K’.
   analysis report published elsewhere in the annual report.                            32. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
29. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE                                                                             The board of directors expresses its thanks to the
   Your Company will continue to uphold the true spirit                                              company’s customers, shareholders, vendors and
   of Corporate Governance and implement the best                                                    bankers for their support to the company during the
   governance practices. A report on Corporate Governance                                            year. Your directors would like to make a special mention
   pursuant to the provisions of Corporate Governance                                                of the support extended by the various Departments
   Code stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and                                               of the Central and State Governments, particularly
   Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms                                                  the Software Technology Parks of India, Development
   part of the Annual Report. Full details of the various                                            Commissioners - SEZ, Department of Communication
   board committees are also provided therein along with                                             and Information Technology, the Direct and Indirect
   Auditors’ Certificate regarding compliance of conditions                                          tax authorities, the Ministry of Commerce, the Reserve
   of corporate governance is enclosed as Annexure ‘I’.                                              Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs/Registrar of
30. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS                                                                          Companies, Securities and Exchange Board of India, the
                                                                                                     Stock Exchanges and others and look forward to their
   Details of the familiarization programme of the                                                   support in all future endeavours.
   independent directors are available on the website of the
   Company (http://www.cyient.com/investors/corporate-                                               Your directors wish to place on record their deep sense
   governance).                                                                                      of appreciation for the committed services of the
                                                                                                     associates of the company at all levels.
   Policy for determining material subsidiaries of the
   Company is available on the website of the Company                                                                           For and on behalf of the Board
   ( h t t p : // w w w. c y i e n t . c o m / i n v e s t o r s /c o r p o r a t e -
   governance).
   Policy on dealing with related party transactions is
   available on the website of the Company(http://www.                                                                                   B.V.R. Mohan Reddy
   cyient.com/investors/corporate-governance).                                          Place: Hyderabad                                 Executive Chairman
                                                                                        Date: 25 April 2019                                  (DIN-00058215)
   The Company has formulated and published a Whistle
   Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism for employees
   including directors of the Company to report genuine                                 Note: Except as otherwise stated, all the numbers in the
   concerns. The provisions of this policy are in line with                                   Directors’ Report are on standalone basis.
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                          Our Germany office moved to a
                          contemporary, modern facility in
                          Stuttgart marking a new chapter of
                          growth for the company.
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Business Responsibility Report                                                                                   Annexure-A
3    Do any other entity/entities (e.g. suppliers, distributors etc.) that the Company does business 30%-60%
     with, participate in the BR initiatives of the Company? If yes, then indicate the percentage of
     such entity/entities? [Less than 30%, 30-60%, More than 60%]
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                          Section D: BR Information
                          1. Details of Director/s responsible for BR
                               a) Details of the director responsible for implementation of BR policies
                                          1      DIN number                                          00058215
                                          2      Name                                                B.V.R. Mohan Reddy
                                          3      Designation                                         Executive Chairman
                               b)        Details of BR head:
                                          1      DIN number                                          01848553
                                          2      Name                                                B. Ashok Reddy
                                          3      Designation                                         President - Corporate Affairs & Infra
                                          4      Contact number                                      +91-40-67641000
                                          5      Email                                               Ashok.Reddy@cyient.com
                          2.   Principle-wise (as per NVGs) BR Policy/policies
                                   Principles                                       Description                                          Company’s Policy
                                Principle 1              Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with Ethics,            Codes of Conduct, Whistle Blower
                                                         Transparency and Accountability
                                Principle 2              Businesses should provide goods and services that are safe and          EOHS & information security policy
                                                         contribute to sustainability throughout their life cycle
                                Principle 3              Businesses should promote the well-being of all employees               POSH, EOHS, Maternity, Medical
                                                                                                                                 and Leave policy
                                Principle 4              Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive            CSR Policy
                                                         towards all stakeholders, especially those who are
                                                         disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized
                                Principle 5              Businesses should respect and promote human rights                      POSH, CSR Policy& Prevention of
                                                                                                                                 sexual harassment
                                Principle 6              Business should respect, protect and make efforts to restore             EOHS Policy
                                                         the environment
                                Principle 7              Businesses, when engaged in influencing public and regulatory           Codes of conduct, Anti-bribery/
                                                         policy, should do so in a responsible manner                            Anti-fraud
                                Principle 8              Businesses should support inclusive growth and equitable                Modern Slavery Statement,
                                                         development                                                             Diversity and Inclusion policy
                                Principle 9              Businesses should engage with and provide value to their                Procurement Guidelines
                                                         customers and consumers in a responsible manner
                          3.   Details of compliance (Reply in Y/N)
                                                                                                                         P   P     P    P    P    P    P    P      P
                               S.No.                                        Questions
                                                                                                                         1   2     3    4    5    6    7    8      9
                                    1.        Do you have policy/policies for....                                        Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                    2.        Has the policy been formulated in consultation with the relevant           Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              stakeholders?
                                    3.        Does the policy confirm to any national/ international standards?          Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              If yes, specify?
                                    4.        Has the policy being approved by the Board? If yes, has it been            Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              signed by the MD/owner/CEO/ appropriate Board Director?
                                    5.        Does the Company have a specified committee of the Board/                  Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              Director/Official to oversee the implementation of the policy?
                                    6.        Indicate the link for the policy to be viewed online? (see legend below)   1   2     2    1    2    2    1    2      2
                                    7.        Has the policy been formally communicated to all relevant internal         Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              and external stakeholders?
                                    8.        Does the Company have in-house structure to implement the                  Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
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                                              policy/policies?
                                    9.        Does the Company have a grievance redressal mechanism related              Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              to the policy/policies to address stakeholders’ grievances related
                                              to the policy/ policies?
                                    10.       Has the Company carried out independent audit/evaluation of the            Y   Y     Y    Y    Y    Y    Y    Y      Y
                                              working of this policy by an internal or external agency?
                               Legend: 1-www.cyient.com 2-Available on the company’s intranet
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       No.                                  Questions                                 P1   P2   P3    P4   P5    P6   P7   P8    P9
        1.     The Company has not understood the Principles
        2.     The Company is not at a stage where it finds itself in a position to
               formulate and implement the policies on specified principles
        3.     The Company does not have financial or manpower resources
               available for the task                                                                Not applicable
        4.     It is planned to be done within next 6 months
        5.     It is planned to be done within the next 1 year
        6.     Any other reason (please specify)
4.   Governance related to BR
       1     Governance           The BR performance of the company is assessed every 3 – 6 months. The company publishes
             related to BR        the Business Responsibility Report annually in the Annual Report. (https://www.cyient.com/
                                  investors/corporate-governance/ )
                                  The company is in the process of adopting sustainability reporting guidelines
Section E: Principle wise Performance
Principle 1: Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Cyient Limited creates long term value for stakeholders through unwavering adherence to the FIRST values, our Code of
Conduct, our vigil mechanism, data privacy policies and tools, as well as our grievance mechanism. These are the tools that guide
and enable the senior management and every employee of the company to conduct business with utmost integrity, commitment
and high ethical and moral standards.
Our Values
Cyient Limited is guided by the values ‘FIRST’ (Fairness, Integrity, Respect, Sincerity and Transparency) across all our relationships
with clients, stakeholders and associates. We strongly believe that our vision of ‘Designing Tomorrow Together’ can be achieved
by maintaining highest standards of corporate ethics and good governance practices keeping our core values intact.
Code of Conduct
The Company has adopted ‘Code of Conduct’ for its Board of Directors and senior management personnel in order to strengthen
the corporate governance practices. The company has several policies guided by the ‘Code of Conduct’ which includes code
of conduct for Directors and Senior Management, code of conduct for prevention of insider trading, code of practices and
procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information. Other policies including our Board Diversity policy,
policy for determination of materiality, policy on related party transactions etc. strengthen our corporate governance system.
Vigil Mechanism
Anti-Corruption Policy
Anti-corruption policy provides a detailed guidance on the business ethics, values, policies and procedures to prevent bribery
in all the activities and business dealings of Cyient Limited. It sets forth the policy of zero tolerance of bribery applicable to the
organisation and its subsidiaries who have an obligation to have adequate procedures for monitoring, detecting, preventing and
punishing any violations of the Anti-bribery laws and other anti-corruption laws.
Cyient Limited also provides a platform for employees, employee’s representatives and other stakeholders to submit their
suggestions and feedback to the legal cell of the Company at the designated e-mail.
Whistle Blower Policy
The policy provides the associates, clients, vendors an avenue to raise their concerns in line with Cyient‘s commitment to the
highest possible standards of ethical, moral and legal business conduct and its commitment to open communication. Moreover,
to provide necessary safeguards for protection of associates, clients and vendors from reprisals or victimization, for whistle
blowing in good faith.
Data Privacy
We acknowledge the needs of the client in protecting their personal and confidential data during their dealing with us. The
Company endeavours to preserve the confidentiality of un-published price sensitive information and prevent its misuse. We lay
emphasis on process improvements and deploy additional tools to enhance information and cyber security controls. We have
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deployed ‘Data Leak Prevention (DLP) tool to protect the organisation and customer intellectual property. We have a robust
policy in place “Code of practices and procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information” to maintain
uniformity, transparency and fairness in dealing with all its stakeholders.
Grievance Mechanism
Cyient Limited has a transparent grievance mechanism and details of the investor complaints and disposals are discussed in the
company’s Report on Corporate Governance. During the financial year, 111 complaints were received and all have been solved
to the satisfaction of the stakeholders.
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                          Principle 2: Businesses should provide goods and services that are safe and contribute to sustainability throughout their
                          life cycle.
                          From quieter flights and safer train rides to more reliable energy supply, we strive to provide comprehensive solutions that help
                          our clients achieve their operational and business goals. Cyient’s technical expertise, domain knowledge, and service offerings
                          differentiate us as a Design, Build, Operate & Maintain Partner, committed to meeting our Client’s needs and solving more
                          problems. We leverage the power of digital technology to offer complete solutions across our clients’ value chains.
                          The following is an overview of our goods and services and how they are aligned with sustainability:
                          Digital                             Our solutions help businesses:              By empowering our Clients to access more
                          • Internet of Things                • build the right capabilities to garner    insights, we empower them to make better
                          • Analytics                            insights that enable better decisions    decisions – which may lead to increasing
                          • Additive Manufacturing               to create value                          productivity, reducing inefficiencies and solving
                                                              • convert raw and unstructured data         more problems.
                          • Mobility
                          • Augmented Reality                    into actionable insights
                          • Digital Reality                   • deploy end-to-end connected device
                                                                 solutions seamlessly.
                          Case Study: Predictive Analytics Solution for Off-Highway equipment
                           Services             Predictive Analytics Solution for Off-Highway Equipment
                           Problem              Our client is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of off-highway equipment. They approached us
                           statement            to help them reduce their cost of operations and improve the asset longevity through informed and
                                                effective decision-making in the maintenance of an asset and its components. They wanted to reduce
                                                downtime and production losses by effectively prioritizing maintenance activities and proactively
                                                replacing components before failure.
                           Solution             We designed an ensemble of advanced analytics solutions that could predict when asset components
                                                will fail and align replacements with planned maintenance schedules. We also built predictive algorithms,
                                                which evaluate a machine’s exception or repair history, operating and maintenance practices, etc. to
                                                predict the catastrophic premature failure risk before planned maintenance. We created a predictive
                                                model assessing the relative performance of an asset health, ranging from 100 (new) to 0 (failed) based
                                                upon the asset risk categories created, to help evaluate the estimated remaining useful life of the asset.
                           Key Business         Maintenance effectiveness:
                           Benefits             • 8% reduction in maintenance costs
                                                • 10% reduced asset downtime
                                                • Improved management of asset maintenance schedules
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Principle 3: Businesses should promote the wellbeing of all employees.
Cyient Limited is an employee-centric organisation which focuses on creating a work environment that provides new learning
and growth opportunities to our talent along with ensuring their health and safety at workplace. We provide our associates with
clean and hygienic workspaces with a well-defined access control system. We regularly organise health check-up camps and
train our employees via fire and mock drills to tackle situations of emergency. Our well-defined security system and automation
in transportation strengthens our internal security for ensuring employee-safety at workplace.
We ensure a good mix of local hires in our talent acquisition process and carry out employee engagement initiatives that fosters
innovation and collaboration. We promote diversity and inclusion within the organisation by building awareness among associates
on various parameters like generational diversity, gender know your brand, self-dependence etc. The strategy of our HR team is
completely aligned with our vision of ‘Designing Tomorrow Together’ that is aimed at nurturing and retaining the quality talent.
We have also partnered with various academic institutions and consulting companies globally for training and development. We
provide training to employees on various areas viz., role specific training; project group / function specific training; emerging
technologies; and leadership qualities.
We have more than 2000 online courses available for associates at various levels. Besides, byte sized learning, community based
learning continue to be available online for our employees. Blended learning is the next prevalent with a combination of more than
one learning methodology viz., classroom, remote delivery, online, action learning, and mentoring. Depending on geographic
location of the employee and the kind of learning, methodology is identified and implemented accordingly. From safety view
point, we have facilities teams across all locations that drive EHS initiatives in partnership with Human resources.
 Does the policy of the company on human rights Yes. Policy applicable across Cyient Ltd and its subsidiaries and affiliate
 cover only the company or extend to the Group/ companies. It is also applicable to suppliers and contractors.
 Joint Ventures/ Suppliers/ Contractors/ NGOs/
 Others?
 How many stakeholder complaints have been We have various grievance redressal channels to deal with issues related
 received in the past financial year and what percent to discrimination, retaliation and harassment. The complainants are
 was satisfactorily resolved by the management?       assured of complete anonymity and confidentiality
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                          Although, we engage in various activities that revolve around employee-centricity, some of the recent highlights of these
                          methods of engagement are:
                          MagnifiCyient: Our employees have enthusiastically embraced this rewards and recognition platform that promotes a culture
                          of peer recognition via non-monetary rewards. Various features that have led to wide acceptance is usage of appreciation notes
                          and presence of a dashboard consisting of social features that allows associates to like/comment on each reward.
                          Monetary Recognition: Awards like Most Valuable Performer Bronze, Silver, and Gold for Individuals and Teams; and the
                          Star Performer awards recognize exceptional and organization-wide contribution also foster a sense of belongingness and
                          collaboration among the associates. These awards are easy to use in redeemable form that work across all GEOs without the
                          currency conversion barrier.
                          Technology-driven: We have work day implementation across geographies covering 100% associates, implemented LMS to
                          facilitate day to day learning activities. Cyient Limited facilities have D Café for promoting virtual learning and also launched Global
                          Time and expense (Concur) platform to expedite expense reimbursement process. Also, in order to gauge associate satisfaction
                          level on an annual basis, ASAT, a third party managed online surveys on an annual basis. The Company also introduced Global Help
                          Desk (GHD) services for associates across the globe for faster query resolution.
                          Some of the new health and wellness initiatives launched keeping employee well-being in mind include launching of wellness app
                          ‘E-Kincare app’ to assess health risks, participate in Corporate Challenge of the National Steps Challenge and a physical activity
                          campaign initiated by the Health Promotion Board in Singapore. Development initiatives like merging learning and development
                          with the HR function, introducing talent review on succession planning and launching of leadership programmes focus on career
                          development of employees.
                          at regular intervals every year in order to assess and gauge the feedback of the respective stakeholders. Thorough analysis on
                          the information gathered is then assessed carefully to ensure further improvement. The Company hosts an annual Investor Day
                          at its premises. The Company also engages an external agency to carry out an independent Investor Satisfaction Survey and the
                          results of the survey are analysed and improvements are implemented.
                          We carry out various CSR activities through Cyient Foundation to give back to the society within which we operate. The details of
                          these initiatives have been described in Principle 8.
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Principle 5: Businesses should respect and promote human rights.
We abide by the spirit of the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy of the Indian Constitution which acts as
our guiding framework for promoting human rights. We strictly adhere to the human rights laws and guidelines of the International
Bill of Human Rights.
Mechanisms to promote human rights
An efficient grievance redressal system is our core mechanism for addressing human rights in our organisation, supplemented
by various organisational policies. We also have an efficient whistle blower mechanism which enables all associates of the
company including subsidiaries to approach the Ombudsperson of the company and make protective disclosures about
unethical behaviour and actual or suspected fraud. Further, we have also set up an Internal Complaints Committee, as required
to be constituted by law, at all the locations in India. The company, within its sphere of influence, also promotes the awareness
and realization of human rights across its value chain including external stakeholders including suppliers and contractors.
Policy on Sexual harassment
We as a company are an equal employment opportunity provider and are committed to creating a healthy working environment
that enables employees to work without fear of prejudice, gender bias and sexual harassment. The company also believes that
all associates of the company, have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Sexual harassment at the work place or
other than work place if involving associates is a grave offence and hence, punishable. In keeping with our avowed commitment
to the adoption of best practices, the principles of Values FIRST and compliance of The Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the company has adopted and implemented a Policy to prevent and
prohibit sexual harassment at the work place. The policy further provides for the redressal of complaints of sexual harassment.
Implementation of this policy also makes us compliant to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against
Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women). Cyient has also published a Modern
Slavery Statement on the corporate website, which outlines the steps that the company has taken to ensure that there is no
modern slavery in our business and supply chains. In addition to ensuring compliance with the applicable laws, this demonstrates
Cyient’s commitment to transparent business practices and commitment to protection of workers’ rights.
Principle 6: Business should respect, protect and make efforts to restore the environment.
Cyient Limited is extremely conscious about the environmental impact of the activities it undertakes as an organisation. The
Company has a robust mechanism to ensure that the impact on environment of its activities is limited and health & safety risks
within the management framework are righteously addressed by virtue of its Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety
(EOHS) Policy. Some of the objectives of this policy applies to all its suppliers and contractors which directs them to adopt
optimal utilisation of natural resources and minimal pollution causing activities. Apart from the policy, we have environment
management system to mitigate any environmental risks within the organisation.
Various initiatives have been launched in the direction of effective environment management which includes energy conservation
measures, reducing GHG emissions by optimising business travel via SAP Concur and effective waste disposal methods. We
have adopted various power saving initiatives like heat load monitoring on a daily basis, installation of LED lighting instead of
conventional lighting, regular maintenance of electrical equipment and promote awareness creation among our associates to
ensure judicious utilisation of energy resources at workplace.
Energy management:
We have undertaken various clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives at our workplaces including:
•   Solar power procurement at Manikonda location
•   Replacement of existing conventional lighting fixtures with the LED fixtures with occupancy sensors
•   Daily monitoring of heat load on floors & other critical areas
•   Regular maintenance of electric motors, AC’s and other equipment.
•   Procurement of energy saving equipment including LED lights, energy start rating AC machines etc.
•   Awareness building among employees and associates to adopt power saving measures such as turning off lights and
    computers when not in use
GHG emissions management:
Apart from reducing GHG emissions through improved energy management at the workplace, we endeavour to reduce our
carbon footprint by creating awareness and motivating employees to adopt less-carbon intensive modes of transportation and
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car-pooling.
Waste management:
We frequently send e-mails to our associates creating awareness on waste management, and providing data and observations
on the basis of continuous monitoring after office hours and during weekends. In the domain of waste disposal, we sell our
e-waste (hard-disks, printers, old systems) to a firm approved by the ‘Pollution Control Board.’ Further, we have partnered with
ITC for using our paper waste from various workplaces for manufacturing recycled paper.
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                          Principle 7: Business, when engaged in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a responsible manner.
                          The Company is member of the following associations:
                          National Education Council – CII, Confederation of Indian Industry
                          All India Committee for Technical Education
                          Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements
                          Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
                          Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
                          National Association of Software and Service Companies
                          Global Compact Network India
                          Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
                          National HRD Network
                          The Federation of Telangana and AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry and
                          Hyderabad Management Association
                          Our cordial relations with prestigious bodies such as the Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Business, Institute of
                          Company Secretaries of India, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Directors, besides several
                          universities and educational institutions broadens our horizons of business responsibility. The senior management of the
                          company is also represented on various committees and boards constituted by the government on regulatory matters.
                          In FY19, Mr Reddy has spent significant time in promoting, reforming, reinventing higher education, especially technical
                          education in India. He also worked relentlessly on innovation, reskilling and digital talent development, entrepreneurship
                          development in India. The following are a few activities under the multi-pronged approach he has taken to contribute to the
                          policy and society during FY19.
                          1. Technical Education reforms in India: The All India Committee for Technical Education (AICTE), under the aegis of Union
                             Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), has constituted a committee with BVR Mohan Reddy as its chairman
                             for developing a short and medium-term perspective plan for technical education in the country. The committee studied the
                             engineering education landscape in the country and submitted its report in December 2018 titled, Engineering Education in
                             India: Short & Medium-term Perspectives.
                             The committee studied the current state of engineering education across the states in India in depth and forward
                             evidence-based, and consensus-based recommendations. The Committee put forward comprehensive perspectives and
                             recommendations that are relevant in short and medium terms impacting all the stakeholders. The recommendations
                             address the issues of excess supply of engineering capacity, poor employability of engineering graduates, poor competencies
                             of faculty, pedagogy and curricula issue and put forward its recommendations for the corrective measures needed.
                             AICTE has started implementing several of the recommendations put forward by the committee.
                          2. Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA): To nurture the environment of innovation and
                             entrepreneurship within the higher educational institutions in the country, the Ministry of Human Resources Development
                             (MHRD), launched the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). ARIIA aims to systematically rank all
                             major higher educational institutions and universities in the country on indicators related to the promotion of innovation
                             and entrepreneurship development amongst students and faculties. BVR Mohan Reddy is the chairman of the evaluation
                             committee for ARIIA 2019 ranking and played a key role in developing the evaluation criteria for the ranking. The first round
                             of ranking was announced on April 8, 2019.
                          3. Developing Digital Talent: Mr Reddy is part of Niti Aayog’s Expert Committee on evolving a Roadmap for ‘Development of
                             Digital Talent in India’ with 5-10 year horizon. Mr Reddy studied the technical education and talent ecosystem in the country
                             deeply and identified issues for discussion. These include (but not limited to) - demand and supply issues of digital talent
                             at undergraduate and post graduate levels; necessary skills to be imparted at secondary school, polytechnic and industrial
                             training institutes; appropriate categorisation of digital work; need to move from STEM education to STEAM education;
                             proactive stakeholder participation. This activity is work-in-progress.
                          4. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad: Mr BVR Mohan Reddy is appointed as the chairman of the Board of Governors
                             for the third consecutive term in October 2018. Under his leadership, IIT Hyderabad (which is just completing 10 years of
                             existence), has made great strides in education and research. In the recently published National Institutional Ranking
                             Framework by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, IITH is ranked 8th in NIRF-Engineering.
                             In Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) which systematically ranks all major higher educational
                             institutions and universities in India on indicators related to “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development” amongst
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                             students and faculties, IITH was ranked 10th. He taught a 1-credit course to fourth year engineering students on ‘Leadership
                             & HR’ in February-March 2019 and introduced several novel pedagogy practices.
                          5. Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) – As part of the ASCI committee, chairman- Cyient began examining the
                             directions in which ASCI should grow in the next 5-10 years. This activity is work-in-progress.
                          6. T-HUB: Promoting entrepreneurship in Telangana – recommendations and suggestions on launching a T-Fund (Telangana
                             Venture Capital Fund), as a SEBI-registered venture capital fund operating in Telangana and backed by State & Central
                             Government financial institutions. Recommended the Fund to receive a subscription from premier institutions such as
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   Telangana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited - TSIIDC, Telangana State Financial
   Corporation - TSFC, and Small Industries Development Bank of India - SIDBI.
7. National Education Council – CII: Mr BVR Mohan Reddy elected as the co-chair of National Education Council, CII.
8. National Skills Development Corporation: Mr. Reddy serves as Chairman of Sectoral Skills Council of NASSCOM and Director
   on the Board of National Skills Development Corporation NSDC).
Principle 8: Business should support inclusive growth and equitable development.
Cyient Limited acknowledges its responsibility towards the society and supports inclusive growth and equitable development of
all its stakeholders. We strongly believe in growing together responsibly leading to success of our business. We aim at balancing
the needs and address the concerns of our stakeholders and endeavours to take into the consideration of the impact it has on the
environment, society and the community as much as its vision of designing tomorrow together.
Cyient Limited is committed to giving back to the society within which it operates and flourishes and as part of this principle,
we have chosen our initiatives around education, literacy, skills, health, sanitation and community development. The Company
carries out various initiatives under the aegis of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ and are undertaken through in-house team,
volunteers and own foundation. We also engage NGO’s and other Government entities and work in four thematic areas to
empower the community. These four areas include:
                                                         Giving Back:
                                                        Empowering the
                                                          Community
The Company undertakes these initiatives via its Corporate Social Responsibility arm Cyient Foundation which adopts a three-
ponged approach that focuses on health, digital literacy and community development with education and innovation at the core.
We also carried out impact assessment for the initiatives undertaken and received Andhra Pradesh State Government Award on
community development for Village Adoption program that helped us in achieving highest community participation.
Case Study: Education Initiative - Adoption of Schools & Support Children from EWS Sections
 Initiative       We support pre-primary children all the way through to high school students. Adopting schools primarily
                  for benefit of children belonging to economically weaker sections of society
 Description      There is a challenge in increasing new admissions and reducing dropouts in Government Schools. Most of
                  the children from low socio-economic background discontinue education due to financial and social reasons
                  and due to lack of basic amenities. CYIENT intends to improve the quality of education through adoption
                  of Govt. schools, CYIENT Foundation had adopted 25 schools in and around our facilities and presently, we
                  support 15,000+ children from primary education to high schooling. This initiative started in January 2018
                  at Serilingampally, Hyderabad, Telangana & Sarpavaram, Kakinada, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh & Mysore,
                  Karnataka, & Noida, Uttar Pradesh and is a continued support till date.
                  We aim to provide basic facilities and amenities at these schools which include:
                  • Construction of separate washroom for girl students
                  • Conduct career guidance and counselling programs
                  • Infrastructure development such as construction of additional classrooms for higher classes, development
                       of play areas and proper fencing of boundary for additional security.
                  • Carry out restoration of power facilities in school buildings
                  • Appointment of qualified teaching staff
                  • Distribute school bags, notebooks, exam kits and teaching aids every year
                  • Provide mid-day meals and nutritional supplements to school kids
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                  More than 3100 enthusiastic Cyient Associates across pan India are volunteering in enlightening the children
                  in realizing their dreams. In the current year, 25300+ volunteering hours (2300+ hours per month) are spent by
                  our associates and their family members in various CSR events till date. This directly reduce the operational
                  costs in executing our initiatives. They utilize their valuable time in teaching computers, train the teachers on
                  using computers. More than 1080+ female associates do deliver the career counselling and personal hygiene
                  to girl students. Our associates also conduct Sports, Extra Curricular and Motivational sessions periodically
                  on every Saturday and out of business hours. More than 380 associates supporting the exclusively smart
                  classrooms and had trained the teachers on the usage of the audio-visual equipment and the technology
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                                           usage to 320+ government teaching staff, this initiative was applauded by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister
                                           for Education – Telangana State Government. Cyient also engages not for profit entities to execute programs,
                                           NGO’s, Community, Schools and Government Bodies are part of the implementation.
                                           Cyient Foundation shall monitor the implementation of its CSR Policy through periodic reviews and present
                                           their annual budgets and list of programmes, projects, and activities to the CSR Committee for its approval.
                                           The monitoring and reporting mechanism is divided into three distinct areas:
                                           • Program Monitoring • Evaluation • Reporting and Documentation
                                           In the current Financial year 2018 spent ` 3.12 Crores (as on February ‘19) and budgeted ` 3.25 Crores for the
                                           upcoming financial year 2019.
                           Impact          The initiative made a remarkable progress in giving as good as corporate schools education to underprivileged
                                           children.
                                           • Girl Student Enrolment had increased to 54% in Adopted schools by improving sanitation and watch & ward,
                                             dropout % reduced to 3% from 13%. Girl student pass% has improved from 31% to 88%.
                                           • The overall pass out rate has improved to 85%, overall dropouts reduced to 4% from 14% - New Admissions
                                             improved to 24% from 13%.
                                           • We have received great appreciation from Honourable President of India, Governor of Telangana & AP and
                                             Telangana educational Minister on the Smart Classrooms Initiative.
                                           • Received appreciation from STATE EDUCATION Department for maintaining around 1:30 teacher to student
                                             ratio with the introduction of smart classrooms in adopted schools.
                                           • Received best government school’s awards in cleanliness and hygiene.
                                           An impact assessment by the Third party has yielded following key findings related to the initiative:
                                           • Improved teacher student ratio, although with scope of improvement as per RTE Act 2009
                                           • 86% of the students who received this support found it useful and the quality to be ‘very nice’. 3% of
                                             students were not happy with support leading another key area for improvement
                                           • 94.5% of students felt that there are enough washrooms in their school. However, 5% felt that there aren’t
                                             enough washrooms for boys in their school while all the Headmasters in all the adopted schools strongly
                                             agreed that washrooms positively impacted the enrolment of girls and boys.
                                           • 4% students shared that the washrooms are generally not clean or need repairs paving way for another
                                             scope of improvement
                                           • 89% of the students feel that meal supplements help them in their studies and both students and teaching
                                             staff feels that the food supplements to children has brought drastic improvement in the health of students.
                                           We have received huge requests from the local communities and the Government to adopt more schools and
                                           increase the scale of the initiative.
                                           makes the product easy to understand and intuitive to use. This was an indirect spend through Hyderabad Eye
                                           Research Foundation.
                           Impact          • Low-cost device for refractive error screening
                                           • Early-age blindness prevention in low resource schools and remote areas
                          The total CSR expenditure of the company in these areas for the financial year FY 2018-19 amounted to ` 74 mn. The impact
                          created by our CSR program is evaluated using beneficiary surveys carried out by CSR volunteers. We regularly monitor and
                          publish the results of impact assessment studies.
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Principle 9 Business should engage with and provide value to their customers and consumers in a responsible manner.
The company is committed to creating and delivering engineering services and solutions that exceed customer expectations
and enhance the level of business profitability. We consistently strive forth to ensure higher customer satisfaction and providing
them great value for money via our efforts in product innovation, R&D activities and ensuring enhanced life-cycle of the product.
Our efforts in ensuring good cost to benefit ratio along with reduction in time consumption, we use our knowledge and skills to
create solutions that are future facing, imaginative and practical for our customers.
We stand firm to our reputation for providing our clients with world class quality through an effective Quality Management system
in place and best practices that are aligned with the internationally renowned quality standards and models like ISO 9001:2015,
ISO 27001:2013, AS 9100 D, ISO 13485:2003, ISO 22163: 2017 (IRIS), TL 9000 R 5.5, ISO 14001:2015, BS-OHSAS 18001-2007
and CMMI-DEV Version 1.3 Level 5.
All interactions with our customers are based on a strong foundation of our ‘Values First’ philosophy of Fairness, Integrity, Respect,
Sincerity and Transparency. We carry out Customer Satisfaction Surveys on annual basis. This provides valuable feedback for the
Company for providing the best possible service to customers and continuously improve our engagement with them.
 Cyient positioned in the 2017 winner’s circle of HfS blueprint for aerospace engineering services
 Cyient Limited has earned a place in the 2017 Winner’s Circle of the HfS Blueprint for Aerospace Engineering Services. HfS
 Research, a leading independent analyst firm, recognized Cyient for its end-to-end solutions portfolio, successful acquisition
 strategy, innovation credentials, and client quality in the aerospace industry.
 “Cyient was built based on its capabilities in the aerospace sector, with a focus on support for the most complex aircraft engines
 in operation. It is remarkable how the company has diversified and developed the requisite domain depth in other portfolios
 as well. They are among leaders in innovation and digital solutions in the A&D sector and continue to make investments in
 developing capabilities centered around high-value, complex solutions. The company’s client-centric value proposition is
 strengthened by the acquisitions it has made in the areas of testing and certification, MRO, and manufacturing over the last
 few years. Cyient has become a global player in A&D solutions by serving as a trusted partner to the largest OEMs in the sector
 and providing integrated design, build, and maintain capabilities.”
 --- Pareekh Jain, Senior Vice President, HfS Research, and Lead Analyst for A&D Engineering Blueprint
 Cyient collaborates with Xynteo and India2022 coalition to develop diagnostic healthcare solutions
 As a partner organization in India2022, a business-led coalition committed to creating a new model of growth by the 75th year
 of India’s independence, Cyient announced that it will lead the Healthcare Impact Track to develop high-quality, technology-
 enabled, and patient-centric healthcare solutions for the Indian market. Recognizing the need for better preventive healthcare
 for all people, Cyient will work to ensure people from all demographic and geographic backgrounds have access to affordable
 diagnostic care solutions. To achieve these objectives, Cyient will work collaboratively with Xynteo, a platform for connecting
 ideas, talent and capital fusing them into new growth opportunities that are fit for the future, the India2022 coalition and the
 healthcare sector to advance innovative business models that will help to maximize the reach of these solutions.
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     6.   In case the company has failed to spend the two per cent of the average net profit of the last three financial years or any part thereof, the company shall provide the
          reasons for not spending the amount in its Board report - Not Applicable
     7.   The CSR Committee confirms that the implementation and monitoring of the CSR Policy, is in compliance with CSR objectives and Policy of the company.
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                          To
                          The Members,
                          Cyient Limited
                          Hyderabad.
                          My Secretarial Audit Report of even date is to be read along with this letter.
                          1    The maintenance of Secretarial records is the responsibility of the Management of the Company. Further, the Company is
                               also responsible for devising proper systems and process to ensure the compliance of the various statutory requirements
                               and Governance systems.
                          2    It is the responsibility of the Management of the Company to ensure that the systems and process devised for operating
                               effectively and efficiently.
                          3    My responsibility is to express an opinion on these secretarial records based on my audit.
                          4    I have followed the audit practices and process as were appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance about the correctness
                               of the contents of the Secretarial records. The verification was done on test basis to ensure that correct facts are reflected
                               in Secretarial records. I believe that the process and practices followed provide a reasonable basis for my opinion.
                          5    Wherever required, I have obtained the Management representations about the compliance of laws, rules and regulations
                               and happening of events etc.
                          6    The Compliance of the provisions of other applicable laws, rules and regulations is the responsibility of the management.
                               My examination was limited to the verification of procedure on test basis.
                          7    The secretarial Audit report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficacy or
                               effectiveness with which the Management has conducted the affairs of the Company.
                                                                                                                                          S. Chidambaram
                                                                                                                             Practicing Company Secretary
                                                                                                                                              FCS No. 3935
                                                                                                                                               C P No: 2286
                          Place : Hyderabad
                          Date : 23 April 2019
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Details of Stock Options pursuant to SEBI regulations                                                               Annexure-D
                                 iv) Weighted average exercise price and fair value of stock options granted:
                                                                                     Weighted average        Weighted average        Closing market price at NSE
                                              Stock Options granted on
                                                                                     exercise price (in ₹)    fair value (in₹)        on the date of grant (in ₹)
                                                       12/06/14                             324.00                 325.00                      325.00
                                                       16/07/15                             559.00                 531.50                      531.95
                                                       14/01/16                             487.00                 466.50                      468.35
                                                       13/07/16                             500.00                 499.90                      502.55
                                                       30/03/17                               5.00                 455.40                      474.35
                                                       11/10/17                             518.00                 654.45                      518.90
                                                       17/01/18                             583.00                 629.00                      590.20
                                                       11/07/18                             741.00                 744.00                      740.50
                                                       24/08/18                             730.00                 727.00                      730.00
                                                       16/10/18                             678.00                 688.80                      677.40
                                                       16/01/19                             615.00                616.05                        614.60
                                  v)    Description of the method and significant assumptions The Black Scholes option pricing model was
                                        used the year to estimate the fair value of the options, developed for estimating fair value of traded options
                                        including the following weighted average information:    that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
                                                                                                 transferable. Since option pricing models require
                                                                                                 use of substantive assumptions, changes therein
                                                                                                 can materially affect fair value of options. The option
                                                                                                 pricing models do not necessarily provide a reliable
                                                                                                 measure of fair value of options.
                                 vi) The main assumptions used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model during the year were as follows:
                                                              Particulars                                    Stock Options                         RSUs
                                         Risk free interest rate (%)                                         6.41 - 8.40                              6.3
                                         Expected life of options from the date(s) of grant                  3-4 years                             1 Year
                                         Expected volatility (%)                                             28.66 - 65.53                           24.4
                                         Dividend yield (%)                                                  1.53 - 2.64                              1.6
                          Place : Hyderabad
                          Date : 25 April 2019
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CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION,                                                                        Annexure-E
     As part of the conservation of our natural resources,                We have implemented SAP’s next generation business
     the paper waste from our locations is given to ITC for               suite SAP S/4HANA in-place of existing legacy SAP ECC
     recycling of paper for making of recycled products                   ERP system across Cyient. SAP S/4HANA is an entirely
     and the recycled water used in restrooms, Aerators                   new generation Business Suite that is characterized by
     are fixed to all the taps in the restrooms to reduce the             simplifications, massively increased efficiency, improved
     water consumption To save energy, energy audit at our                data model, faster analytics & reporting, and compelling
     locations was conducted.                                             features such as planning and simulation options in
                                                                          many conventional transactions. This implementation
     In order to conserve natural resources, another STP                  defined as a single instance model, whereby both project
     plant was installed at our Kakinada - SEZ location there             and production support activities will take place in one
     by resulting in usage of the STP water for plantation                system. Cyient is targeting to use HANA with operational
     purpose. More information is available at the business               and analytical capability, with scalability options to
     responsibility report.                                               accommodate further expansion, and to remove the
     Overall we have saved around 10 lakh units in the financial          requirement to maintain multiple systems in the future.
     year 2018-19 compared to the previous financial year.                34 entities are covered as part of implementation scope
                                                                          across the globe which covers APAC, EMEA, NAM regions.
2.   Research & Development and Benefit ts thereon
                                                                          Another important addition to our Information
     Our New Business Accelerator (NBA) which started                     Technology portfolio is the Cyber Security Operations
     in 2017, is continuing to drive business innovation in               Centre (SOC). Cyber threats continue to evolve and are
     Cyient. The number of initiatives under development                  becoming more sophisticated, evasive, and persistent.
     has increased to 19 in total with more to come. The first            With attackers finding resourceful ways to penetrate
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     initiatives are now in the market entry stage and we see             organizations by avoiding detection and breaching
     strong interest from our customers in this new offerings.             security controls, the key to cyber defense is to develop
     These include for example the Cyient IoT Platform,                   a SOC that will continuously evolve to effectively counter
     the Cyient Augmented/Virtual Reality Platform or our                 such advanced attacks. SOC where our security analysts
     SmartCity Platform. Our Precision Agriculture initiative             and partner security analysts work together to monitor,
     (in cooperation with a major Agriculture company)                    detect, assess, and mitigate any potential cyber threat
     shows very promising results already in significantly                to the organization. SOC will help us to detect potential
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                          cyber threats, create workarounds to neutralize them,         4.   Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
                          and take suitable proactive measures to strengthen
                          existing security systems.                                         Most of your company’s earnings are from the export
                                                                                             of Engineering and Software Services. During the year,
                          We have deployed in-house developed Asset                          export earnings accounted for 82% of the total income.
                          Management System (AMS) tool for all pan India sites.              In order to promote product sales and services, your
                          AMS is a fully integrated, real-time Asset Management              company participated in various exhibitions and carried
                          System which allows us to streamline life cycle                    product promotion activities. Details of Foreign Exchange
                          management operations of IT assets and workspace                   Earnings and Outgo areas follows:
                          management across departments and locations while
                                                                                                                                         (` in million)
                          providing comprehensive, improved support and
                          enhanced decision-making experience.                                                           Year ended     Year ended
                                                                                                  Particulars             March 31,      March 31,
                          In addition to the above three initiatives we have                                                2019           2018
                          implemented Disaster Recovery (DR) for corporate
                                                                                         Foreign Exchange Earning          14,577         13,266
                          critical IT applications. DR allows to maintain and quickly
                          resume mission-critical functions within a pre-defined         Foreign Exchange Outgo             1,816          1,765
                          recovery time during any disaster or natural calamities
                          such as storms, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis                                On behalf of the Board of Directors
                          etc and other incidents like cyber-attacks, equipment
                          failures and even terrorism. The DR site is hosted at a
                          third party Teir-3 ISO27001 certified data center which
                                                                                                                                 B.V.R. Mohan Reddy
                          resides in a different seismic zone about 500 KM away
                                                                                                                                 Executive Chairman
                          from the primary data center. DR ensures business
                                                                                                                                     (DIN-00058215)
                          continuity, prevention of data loss and safeguards our IT     Place : Hyderabad
                          setup from unexpected failures.                               Date : 25 April 2019
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The Cyient Blacktown, Sydney, office opened
a new Experience Center to showcase key
solutions and initiatives that address
the needs of the dynamic communications
industry.
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                          Management Discussion and Analysis                                                                                      Annexure-F
                          Global Economic Outlook                                             2018, in Berlin. Aligned with our S3 strategy and approach
                          The global economy is expected to slow down in 2019,                to expanding the project and product value chain of our
                          particularly in developing economies where growth is                key clients, CyceroTM, is a testimonial of our commitment
                          projected to be 4.2%. International trade and investment are        towards safety in Rail. Along with a number of solutions
                          moderating and trade tension and financial market pressures         leveraging technology to address emerging industry trends
                          are expected to escalate the slowdown in global activity.           such as augmented reality and smart asset maintenance.
                                                                                              These new offerings have been well received by our key clients
                          In all, global growth is projected to grow at 2.9 percent in 2019
                                                                                              and the industry, and have been endorsed by leading industry
                          and 2.8 percent in 2020-21, as economic slack continues,
                                                                                              experts as well.
                          monetary policy accommodation in advanced economies is
                          reversed and global trade gradually slows1.                         The Zinnov Zones for Product Engineering Services
                          Aerospace & Defense                                                 report positioned Cyient in the “Leadership Zone” in the
                                                                                              transportation industry for the year. This is the seventh
                           The global Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry is expected to
                                                                                              consecutive year that we have been placed in the leadership
                          witness growth over the year. With strong commercial aircraft
                                                                                              zone.
                          order backlog and a strengthening defense expenditure, there
                          is continued optimism across global markets. After periods          Our outlook for FY20 and beyond continues to be positive. This
                          of spending austerity early in the decade, the next couple of       is driven by industry growth in our focus segments of rolling
                          years will see a fresh recapitalization cycle on a global level,    stock and signaling, our strong long-term client relationships,
                          and growth in the Asia Pacific region in particular.                a robust opportunity pipeline, and the increasing momentum
                                                                                              in strategy execution.
                          The Aerospace and Defense Business Unit (BU) witnessed
                          growth driven growth in key accounts and new solution               Energy & Utilities
                          development. Over the year the BU made significant                  From FY20 onwards the Energy & Natural Resources Business
                          investments in digital solutions and manufacturing capabilities     in IENR BU and the Utilities business in U&G BU will be
                          which is expected to contribute to the growth in the coming         combined into a new business unit called Energy & Utilities
                          years. Cyient became the first India-based company to               (E&U). The intent of doing this is to leverage synergies in these
                          receive Part Manufacturing Approval (PMA) from the FAA for          segments to build end to end capabilities across the energy
                          various aircraft—a key development in this fiscal. Additionally,    value chain including raw material mining, power generation,
                          we rolled out a new digital quality notification solution that      transmission & distribution and the associated equipment.
                          was designed and built by Cyient and was successfully
                          delivered to multiple clients across the world. This year we        From the industries outlook perspective, the oil & gas
                          won a contract from a major European OEM to build and lead          industry continues to recover from the last few years of weak
                          an engineering Centre of Excellence (CoE) in India focused          prices, enforced capital discipline, portfolio realignments,
                          on avionics solutions. We also formed a partnership with a          and productivity efficiencies. The outlook for the mining
                          technical publication solutions provider that will allow us to      sector is positive with rising commodity prices. The sector
                          build on our S1000D expertise for rapid technical publication       is experiencing strong outlook of future orders and reduced
                          development and digital content management.                         operational costs. On the mining front, there is expected to be
                                                                                              an upturn in the next one to two years and new deposits have
                          We also won many awards and accolades and were recognized
                                                                                              been identified in key minerals that supply the electronics
                          by major industry analysts. The key among them being Pratt
                                                                                              industries; i.e., lithium.
                          & Whitney supplier awards for “Supplier Highest Productivity”
                          Award, “Supplier Innovation Award” and “Consistent Supplier         The utilities industry is witnessing significant growth due to
                          productivity” Award. We were also identified as a “Major            an investment in distributed and renewable power generation
                          Contender” in the Everest Group Verification & Validation           projects and increasing regulatory driven requirements. Large
                          Engineering Services PEAK Matrix™ 2018 and were named as            investments in grid modernization, renewable, mobility and
                          one of the Top 20 Most Promising Aerospace Tech Solutions           smart metering continue to dominate capital investments,
                          Providers by CIO Review.                                            supported by operational processes to manage increasing
                          Transportation                                                      volumes of data.
                          The Transportation industry has outperformed predicted              The growth in the BU was driven by new customer additions
                          growth forecasts, supported by strong growth in rolling stock       and new solutions offerings. More established solution
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                          and signaling. With these segments being our core focus             offerings like iDMS for utilities continue to gain traction.
                          areas, the general long-term outlook for Transportation             There is increased focus on ADMS readiness, data quality and
                          BU remains positive. Our value proposition continues to             governance across utilities and solutions for remote sensing
                          resonate well with the key industry trends of multimodality,        and change detection from satellite imagery. Along with this,
                          standardization, digitization, and internationalization.            we will focus on key strategic offerings around connected
                          We unveiled our new product, CyceroTM, for rail cab audio           equipment, asset management, plant engineering and digital
                          alarm notification, at the industry’s flagship event, InnoTrans     twin solutions for capital projects. We also see opportunities
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in predictive analytics, manufacturing engineering and                  In the second year of partnership with Xynteo, a Norway
renewables.                                                             based international advisory firm, we have conceptualized
The outlook for FY 20 continues to remain strong with growth            an ecosystem platform, MedtechConnect aimed at
expected in Europe and North America markets. We continue               minimizing the time to take a product from lab to market. The
to focus on the development of solutions and working with               platform connects players from all aspects of the medical
our expanding partner ecosystem to secure deals that bring              technology value chain—innovation, product development,
on-board both synergic and complementary technologies.                  and commercialization, with the intent of taking affordable
                                                                        diagnostics to the rural in India. We also expanded our
SIA
                                                                        corporate venture-capital portfolio for medical technology by
Cyient’s Semiconductor, IoT, and Analytics (SIA) BU focuses             investing in two innovative technologies, one in point-of-care
on building capabilities to strengthen our leadership position          (PoC) diagnostics and the other one in wearables. For FY20,
in digital transformation solutions for our clients across              we expect growth to be driven by new clients and through
industries. SIA BU is expected to witness strong growth with            monetizing solutions developed.
focus on expanding markets for custom semiconductor and
                                                                        Communications
digital services. The full integration of Ansem N.V. a custom
analog acquisition, gives Cyient turnkey integrated circuit,            The communications industry growth will be driven primarily by
enabling the development of custom ASICs, including smart               broadband rollout as demand for high speed data continues to
analog sensors that transform real-world signals into digital           increase. The trend of increased data consumption will persist
data. With more than 600 innovative IPs in its portfolio the            in 2019 with even greater volumes of data generated by new
BU delivers specialized, mixed-signal circuits for RF design,           technologies. The industry will witness massive investments
power management, reliability requirements and unique form              in the next wave of technology and infrastructure upgrade to
factors across growing markets like industrial, automotive,             establish a 5G ecosystem.
medical technology and healthcare. Along with this our                  The communications BU continued to play a significant role in
100% acquisition of Cyient Insights has enabled us to provide           enabling service providers to achieve their objectives. Cyient
advanced analytics capabilities that help our clients solve             plays a strong role in designing and building fibre networks,
complex problems and make smarter, data-driven decisions
                                                                        small cell, and 5G rollouts. The growth for our business
to improve their business outcomes. Over the year, we
                                                                        continues to be strong, we will see continued momentum
also made tremendous progress in positioning Cyient as a
                                                                        in FY20 and beyond. Our investments on forging strong
connected car and automotive technology solutions and
                                                                        relationships with global CSP’s are showing results as we work
services provider in embedded systems, software and turnkey
                                                                        towards expanding our services and solutions play and align
mixed-signal & analog ASIC solutions. We also successfully
                                                                        them to industry requirements.
won business from some top tier-1 automotive suppliers. We
continue to make progress by offering unique solutions for               Our strategy to invest in people, technology, and infrastructure
digital cockpits, autonomous driving, connected mobility and            is paying dividends where we see traction in newer services
electrification of cars.                                                and solutions around SDN, 5G, IoT, and analytics including
                                                                        implementation of massive MIMO and network planning and
Despite significant headwind and margin pressure on our
traditional layout and physical design services, we increased           optimization. The communications BU has been focused on
our focus on pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation       developing client-focused solutions and integrating them into
in semiconductor design services, establishing innovative               our portfolio to provide clients with a robust and end-to-end
equipment in our Hyderabad and Bangalore labs. This focus               offerings.
is helping us create momentum with clients. We continue to              A problem-solution approach to building proof of concept
work with new clients, expanding our foray into unique and              with CSPs in-line with our wireless strategy, is now getting
growing applications in AI and autonomous driving.                      translated into building frameworks that address client
Medical Technology & Healthcare                                         issues. These frameworks leverage our core strengths in both
                                                                        wireline and wireless solutions. This year we established a
The Medical device industry is poised for steady growth, with
                                                                        state-of-the-art experience centre at our office in Sydney,
the industry expected to grow at a rate of ~5% during the year.
                                                                        Australia. The experience center demonstrates innovative
Digital technologies such as Robotic Process Automation
                                                                        solutions and products using technologies such as IoT,
(RPA), cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics, to internet
                                                                        artificial intelligence, analytics, and augmented/virtual reality
of medical things (IoMT), digital and virtual reality will continue
                                                                        amongst others to bring innovation close to our clients.
to see increased investments with focus on patient centered
care, increased access and affordability, improved quality and           Geospatial
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                          with “the power of ideas” we can make a distinctive and           large associate strength makes it imperative for us to have a
                          positive impact in the markets we serve.                          robust internal controls framework. The Company has in place
                          While the vision statement articulates our future, S3 strategy    adequate systems of internal control commensurate with its
                          defines how we intent to get there. S3 articulates our two-       size and the nature of its operations. These have been designed
                          pronged approach to expand from Services to Systems and           to provide reasonable assurance with regard to recording
                          Solutions.                                                        and providing reliable financial and operational information,
                                                                                            complying with applicable statutes, safeguarding assets
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from unauthorized use or losses, executing transactions            to carry out an independent Investor Satisfaction Survey and
with proper authorization and ensuring compliance of               the results of the survey are analysed and improvements are
corporate policies. The Company has a well-defined manual          implemented.
for delegation of authority for approving revenue and
                                                                   Whistle-blower policy
expenditure. The Company uses SAP system, globally, to
record data for accounting, consolidation and management           Cyient firmly believes in Values FIRST (Fairness, Integrity,
information purposes, which connects to different locations         Respect, Sincerity, Transparency) and the organization-wide
for exchange of information.                                       Whistle-Blower policy is a step towards ensuring transparency
                                                                   and accountability. The Company believes in the conduct of
M/s Ernst & Young LLP carried out the internal audit for the
                                                                   the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner
financial year 2018-19 based on an internal audit plan, which is
                                                                   by adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty,
reviewed each year in consultation with the statutory auditors
                                                                   integrity and ethical behaviour. This allows stakeholders to
(M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells) and the Audit Committee. The
                                                                   expose any kind of information or activity that is deemed
internal audit process is designed to review the adequacy of
                                                                   illegal, unethical, or not correct within the Company that
internal control checks and covers all significant areas of the
                                                                   is either private or public. The stakeholder can approach
Company’s global operations.
                                                                   the Ombudsman, without fear, to report any wrong-doing,
The Company has an Audit Committee of the Board of                 impropriety or malpractice within the Company.
Directors, the details of which have been provided in the
                                                                   Shareholder Value Creation
corporate governance report.
                                                                   As a result of our significant growth in revenue and profit over
The Audit Committee reviews audit reports submitted by
                                                                   the last 5 years, dividend payout has substantially improved
the internal auditors. Suggestions for improvement are
                                                                   over last 5 years from 25% in FY 14 to 41% in FY19 (excluding
considered and the audit committee follows up on the
                                                                   impact of buyback in FY19). The Company has achieved
implementation of corrective actions. The committee also
                                                                   significant improvement in free cash flow (FCF) generation
meets the Company’s statutory auditors to ascertain, inter
                                                                   capabilities of the business with an increased focus on
alia, their views on the adequacy of internal control systems in
                                                                   receivables management, tax optimization and prudent capex
the Company and keeps the board of directors informed of its
                                                                   strategy. These improvements in business performance also
key observations from time to time.
                                                                   resulted in increase in market capitalization. Our market
The statutory auditors have also independently audited the         capitalization has shown CAGR of ~ 6% in last 5 years.
internal financial controls over financial reporting as on March
                                                                   Revenue Growth
31, 2019 and have opined that adequate internal controls over
financial reporting are existing and that such controls were       The Company has witnessed strong revenue growth of 8.7%
operating effectively.                                              Y-o-Y in $ terms and 10.1% in constant currency basis. It has
                                                                   also sustained robust revenue growth momentum in the last
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
                                                                   5 years with an impressive compounded annual growth rate
The Company has an organization-wide ERM framework. The            (CAGR) of 14%. The revenue for the Company is driven by
framework is based on best-in-class standards and covers           focus on a well-diversified business and geography portfolio.
various operations of the Company as well as key criteria like
Financial risks, Reputation risks, Regulatory risks, Employee
risks and Customer risks. The audit of ERM is periodically
carried out by Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s internal
auditors and a report is presented to the Audit Committee.
The Company also has an internal risk committee which
reviews the risk management process on periodic basis.
The Company received an award on “Best risk management
framework and systems” from Kamikaze B2B Media.
Investor Engagement                                                Revenue by Geography
The Company communicates the business outlook, strategies
and new initiatives to its investors in a regular and structured
manner. We believe that communication with the investor
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                                                                                           Capex
                                                                                           The Company ended the FY’19 with capital expenditure of
                                                                                           ` 1,367 Mn, which is 3% of total revenue.
                                                                                           Net worth
                                                                                           Net worth of the company has grown by 39% in last 5 years
                                                                                           from ` 18,441 Mn to ` 25,622 Mn. It is mainly attributed to
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the profitable growth in each of the last years, driven by both   and associate referred to as “the Group”. The discussion
organic and inorganic initiatives.                                should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
                                                                  statements and related notes to the consolidated accounts of
                                                                  Cyient for the year ended March 31, 2019.
                                                                  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
                                                                                           31-Mar-19               31-Mar-18
                                                                             
                                                                       Particulars                    % of                     % of
                                                                                         ₹ Mn                     ₹ Mn
                                                                                                    Revenue                  Revenue
                                                                  Revenue from
                                                                                         46,175       100% 39,175                100%
                                                                  operations
                                                                  Other income            1,340        2.9%       1,519           3.9%
                                                                  Total income           47,515               40,694  
Return to investors                                               Expenses                                                    
Dividend payment trend for the company has improved               Employee benefits
                                                                                         25,374       55.0% 21,877               55.8%
substantially in last 5 years. The dividend payout for            expense
the Company stands at 41% (excluding impact of                    Cost of materials
                                                                                          3,936        8.5%       3,272           8.3%
buyback in FY19). The dividend for the full year at               consumed
` 15 per share, which is the highest ever. During the year, the   Purchases of stock-
                                                                                           108         0.2%              -           -
Company has also bought back equity shares at an average          in-trade
price of ` 640.21 per share. The Company expects the current      Changes in
dividend payout ratio to be maintained in the near term.          inventories of
                                                                  finished goods,          141         0.3%       -201           -0.5%
Market Capitalization                                             stock-in-trade and
Market capitalization of the Company has improved                 work in progress
significantly in last 5 years. The market capitalization of the   Excise duty on sale
                                                                                                -       0%          36             0%
Company has grown from ` 56,660 Mn in FY 2015 to ` 71,747         of goods
Mn in FY 2019.                                                    Operating,
                                                                  administration and     10,288       22.3%       8,837          22.6%
                                                                  other expenses
                                                                  Finance costs            326         0.7%        204            0.5%
                                                                  Depreciation
                                                                  and amortisation        1,114        2.4%       1,052           2.7%
                                                                  expense
                                                                  Total expenses         41,287       89.4% 35,077               89.5%
                                                                  Profit before tax,
                                                                  share of profit
                                                                  from associate &
                                                                                          6,228       13.5%       5,617          14.3%
                                                                  JV, exceptional
                                                                  item and non-
                                                                  controlling interest
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR 2018-19                        Exceptional Items          35        0.1%         50            0.1%
(CONSOLIDATED)                                                    Profit before tax,
                                                                  share of profit from
The financial results of Cyient Limited under Indian AS           associate & JV and      6,193       13.4%       5,567          14.2%
discussed below are for the Consolidated results of Cyient        non-controlling
Limited and its subsidiaries, which includes the performance      interest
of its subsidiaries, joint venture and associate. Preparation
                                                                  Tax expense             1,427        3.1%       1,380           3.5%
and presentation of such consolidated financial statements
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depicts comprehensively the performance of the Cyient group       Profit before share
                                                                  of profit from
of companies and is more relevant for understanding the
                                                                  associate company       4,766       10.3%       4,187          10.6%
overall performance of Cyient. Standalone results of Cyient
                                                                  & JV and non-
excludes the performance of its subsidiaries, joint venture       controlling interest
and associate. This part of the Management Discussion and
                                                                  Share of profit from
Analysis refers to the consolidated financial statements of
                                                                  associate company           5         0%        -156           -0.3%
Cyient (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries, joint venture        & Joint Venture
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                                                      31-Mar-19             31-Mar-18        Increase in subcontracting charges is in line with revenue
                                                                                             growth and directly related.
                               Particulars                       % of                % of
                                                     ₹ Mn                  ₹ Mn              Travel and Repairs & maintenance expenses have remained
                                                               Revenue             Revenue
                                                                                             flat as a percentage of revenue.
                          Share of non-
                                                         14      0.03%       23      0.05%   Rent expense increased due to addition of new leased
                          controlling interest
                                                                                             premises in India and increase in hardware lease rental
                          Net Profit                                                         charges.
                          attributable to the        4,785       10.4%     4,054     10.3%
                          shareholders                                                       Finance costs
                          ANALYSIS                                                           Finance costs is at 0.7% as a percentage of revenue, marginal
                                                                                             increase of 0.2% is due to increase in borrowings related to an
                          Revenue
                                                                                             acquisition, in line with Company policy.
                          Revenue grew by 17.9% in rupee terms and by 8.7% in US$
                                                                                             Depreciation and amortisation expense
                          terms. The growth in constant currency is 10.1%. Growth was
                          recorded across major geographies.                                 Depreciation and amortisation expense remained constant
                                                                                             ` 1,114 Mn in FY 19 (2.4% of revenue) as compared to ` 1,052
                          Other income
                                                                                             Mn in FY 18 (2.7% of revenue).
                          Other income for FY 19 was at ` 1,340 Mn as compared to
                                                                                             Exceptional item
                          ` 1,519 Mn in FY 18. Reduction in other income is primarily on
                          account of loss on forward contracts settlement and foreign        Exceptional item for FY 19 relates to net impact of ` 35 Mn on
                          exchange loss on remeasurement, compensated with an                dissolution of Cyient Insights LLC, wholly owned subsidiary of
                          increase in tax incentives on export of merchandise and            Cyient Insights Private Limited.
                          reversal of certain liabilities no longer required.                Exceptional item for FY 18 relates to loss on divestment of
                          The movement of Rupee against major currencies was as              its investment of 49% shareholding in Infotech Aerospace
                          follows:                                                           Services Inc ( Associate company).
                                                                                             Tax expense
                                           YE March 2019                 YE March 2018
                                         Closing   Average             Closing   Average     The effective tax rate has decreased from 25.7% in FY 2018 to
                                                                                             23% in FY 2019.
                           USD               69.22            69.93      65.10       64.50
                                                                                             Decrease in tax expense is on account of tax initiatives taken
                           EUR               77.77            80.97      80.09       75.43
                                                                                             during the financial year.
                           GBP               90.42            91.81      91.32       85.51
                                                                                             Share of profit from associate company & Joint Venture
                           AUD               49.06            50.98      50.04       49.89
                                                                                             The share of profit from associate company and joint venture
                          Employee benefits expense
                                                                                             has increased from ` (156) Mn in FY 18 to ` 5 Mn in FY 19.
                          Employee benefits expense includes salaries which have fixed
                                                                                             During FY 18, the Company has recognized a loss of ` 160
                          and variable components, contribution to retirement and
                                                                                             Mn as ‘share of loss from associate’ incurred up to the date
                          other funds and staff welfare expenses.
                                                                                             of divestment in Infotech Aerospace Services Inc. due to
                          Employee benefits expense as a percentage of revenue from          hurricane in Puerto Rico.
                          operations stands at 55% for FY19 as compared to 55.8% in
                                                                                             Net Profit attributable to the shareholders
                          FY18. Despite the increase in headcount we have been able to
                          control the cost through operational efficiencies.                   The net profit stands at ` 4,785 Mn for FY 19, which is an
                                                                                             increase of 18% over FY 18.
                          Operating, administration and other expenses
                                                                                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT MARCH 31, 2019
                                                 YE March 2019            YE March 2018
                                                                                                                                                  ₹ Million
                                                         % of                        % of
                                             ` Million         ` Million                                                        31-Mar-19       31-Mar-18
                                                       Revenue                     Revenue
                                                                                             EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                        
                           Rent                  1,051          2.3%        796       2.1%
                                                                                             Shareholders’ funds                                           
                           Travel                1,501          3.3%      1,337       3.4%
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-     Cash and cash equivalents            9,705        9,807    •   Balance in profit and loss, after appropriation of dividend,
                                                                     stood at ` 16,515 Mn (` 13,584 Mn as at March 31, 2018).
-     Other current assets                 5,900        4,294
                                                                 •   Foreign currency translation reserve increased from
Total - Current assets                    25,853      23,456
                                                                     ` 549 Mn as at March 31, 2018 to ` 640 Mn as at March
 TOTAL ASSETS                             38,892      34,326         31, 2019, due to movement in currency exchange rates
Share capital                                                        during the year. Use of different exchange rates for
                                                                     translation (income & expenses at average rates and
The company has only one class of shares – equity shares             assets & liabilities at closing rates) gives rise to exchange
of par value of ` 5 each. The Authorised share capital of the        difference which is accumulated in foreign currency
Company was 280,000,000 equity shares.                               translation reserve.
Buyback of equity shares:                                        Borrowings
•   The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on February 1,   The long term borrowings increased from ` 1,009 Mn as at
    2019, approved a proposal for the Company to buy back        March 31, 2018 to ` 1,813 Mn as at March 31, 2019.
    its fully paid-up equity shares of face value of ` 5 each
    from the eligible equity shareholders of the Company         The short-term borrowings increased from ` 1,780 Mn as at
    other than promoters, promoter group and persons who         March 31, 2018 to ` 2,137 Mn as at March 31, 2019.
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    are in control of the company, at a price not exceeding      These funds have been utilized for acquisition during the year
    ` 700 per equity share (Maximum Buyback price), for an       and other working capital requirements.
    aggregate amount not exceeding ` 200 crore ( Maximum
                                                                 Trade payables
    Buy back size), payable in cash from the open market
    route through the stock exchange mechanism under the         Trade payables consist of payables towards purchase of goods
    Buyback Regulations and the Companies Act.                   and services and stood at ` 3,712 Mn as at March 31, 2019
                                                                 (` 3,813 Mn as at March 31, 2018).
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                           Short-term provisions                                                   in previous year. During the year, Company sold 24,375
                                                                                                   shares held in Murata for a consideration of ` 236 Mn
                           Short term provisions increased from ` 545 Mn as at March
                                                                                                   (USD 3,470,675) resulting into gain of ` 109 Mn (net of tax
                           31, 2018 to ` 713 Mn as at March 31, 2019 due to increase in
                                                                                                   of ` 45 Mn), being transferred from ‘other comprehensive
                           income tax payable (net of advance taxes) and current portion
                                                                                                   income’ to ‘retained earnings’. Balance shares continue
                           of employee benefits.
                                                                                                   to be fair valued through other comprehensive income.
                           Property, plant and equipment
                                                                                            •      The Company has invested an amount of ` 104 Mn (USD
                           Increase of ` 622 Mn in property, plant and equipment is                1,500,000) as a part of ‘simple agreement for future
                           primarily attributable towards the additions of computer                equity’ (“SAFE”) with Spry Health Inc. during the year.
                           software, infrastructure facilities and assets acquired from            The Company has right to certain shares of Spry Health
                           the acquisitions.                                                       Inc. based on terms and conditions specified in the
                           Further, Company has entered into an agreement with a third             agreement.
                           party, wherein it was granted technology license to develop,     •      The Company has also invested an amount of ` 69 Mn
                           test and commercially utilise the benefits from such testing            (USD 1,000,000) in Series A Preferred Stock in Jana Care
                           and development activity. Development costs incurred during             Inc. during the year.
                           the year ended March 31, 2019 was ` 217 Mn.
                                                                                            Cash and cash equivalents
                           Goodwill
                                                                                            Total cash and cash equivalents consists of:
                           Goodwill represents the excess of purchase consideration
                           over net assets of acquired subsidiaries.                                                                               (` Million)
                           •   Goodwill as at March 31, 2019 stood at ` 5,257 Mn (`                                             As at March    As at March
                               3,549 Mn as at March 31, 2018) and the increase is due to                                         31, 2019       31, 2018
                               acquisition of Ansem NV and New Technology Precision             Cash and bank balances                 9,705           9,807
                               Machining Co. Inc.
                                                                                                Investment in Mutual funds               278           1,130
                           •   On April 4, 2018, the Company through its wholly-                Total                                  9,983         10,937
                               owned step down subsidiary Cyient Defense Services
                               Inc. acquired 100% equity shares of New Technology           Cash and bank balances including investment in mutual
                               Precision Machining Co., Inc., USA (“New Tech”). New         funds has decreased from ` 10,937 Mn as at March 31, 2018
                               Tech is in the business of providing precision machining     to ` 9,983 Mn as at March 31, 2019, mainly due to buyback of
                               services primarily making tools and parts according to the   equity shares.
                               customer specifications.                                     The Company deploys its surplus funds in investments in
                           •   On April 26, 2018, the Company through its wholly owned      fixed deposits and in debt-based mutual funds in line with an
                               subsidiary Cyient Europe limited has acquired AnSem NV,      approved policy.
                               a leading custom analog and mixed-signal application-        Trade receivables
                               specific integrated circuits (ASICs) design company.
                                                                                            The trade receivables have increased from ` 6,913 Mn as at
                               AnSem specializes in advanced analog, radio frequency,
                                                                                            March 31, 2018 to ` 8,137 Mn as at March 31, 2019 mainly due
                               and mixed-signal integrated circuit design and provides
                                                                                            to increase in business.
                               custom ASICs for clients around the world across key
                               industries, including automotive, medical, industrial,
                                                                                            Other current assets
                               smart home, and smart grid, with long-life applications of
                               five to ten years.                                           Other current assets have increased from ` 4,294 Mn as at
                                                                                            March 31, 2018 to ` 5,900 Mn as at March 31, 2019, primarily
                           Non-current investments
                                                                                            due to increase in unbilled revenue during the year and
                           Non-current investments have reduced from ` 298 Mn as at         receivables from government authorities on export incentives
                           March 31, 2018 to ` 267 Mn as at March 31, 2019 on account of:   and other statutory receivables. The Company regularly
                           •   During the previous year, the entire shareholding of VIOS    monitors unbilled revenue, separately as well as collectively,
                               Medical Instruments Inc. (“VIOS”) was acquired by Murata     along with trade receivables.
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 Sl. No          Ratio description             March 31, 2019        March 31, 2018           Change %              Explanation
      1   Debtors Turnover (in days)                           88                    80                   10%
      2   Inventory Turnover (in days)                       121                    125                   -3%
      3   Interest coverage ratio                            20.1                  27.6                 -27%        Refer note (i)
      4   Current ratio                                      2.61                  2.72                   -4%
      5   Debt equity ratio                                  0.15                  0.13                   15%
      6   Operating margin (%)                               14%                   14%                     0%
      7   Net profit margin (%)                              10%                   10%                     0%
      8   Return on Net Worth (%)                          19.5%                 18.2%                     7%       Refer note (ii)
(i)   Decrease in ‘interest coverage ratio’ is due to increase in interest expense for borrowings availed for acquisitions and working
      capital requirements.
(ii) The increase in ‘return on net worth’ is mainly attributable to 10% growth in net profit during the year.
 Compliance           Being a global company, we are exposed to        The Company has an in-house compliance team which
 risks                laws and regulations of multiple countries       monitors global compliances. The team receives updates
                                                                       on changes in regulations from specialist consultants and
                                                                       circulates the same internally.
People Function
As an organization we constantly strive to be the employer of choice for our associates. Cyient’s people function is very closely
aligned to our Vision and the S3 strategy and work towards talent acquisition, talent retention and developing next line of leaders.
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                           We constantly try to incorporate healthy and innovative HR         As part of this initiative we shortlisted six community colleges
                           practices that provide us an edge over our competition. Over       across North America to help us drive the Train+ Hire model of
                           the last year we made good progress on our strategy actions        recruitment. We are now in the planning phase to design and
                           and are well aligned to achieve them. The total head count as      customize the training program across these colleges.
                           on 31 March 2019 was 15,084.                                       EMEA
                           Some of the key initiatives we embarked on over the year are       Our recent acquisition Ansem N.V in Belgium has a long-
                           as follows:                                                        standing relationship with one of Europe’s leading technical
                           Early Career Initiatives                                           universities, KU Leuven, in Belgium. Through this partnership
                                                                                              Ansem recruits graduates and interns as part of their future
                           As part of early career initiative our focus has been on           talent development plans. We plan to expand this to the rest
                           innovative ways to recruit fresh talent into the organization      of the organization in the coming years.
                           that gives us an edge over our competition. Key actions
                           initiated as part of this program are as follows:                  Leadership Development
                           Cyient and TASK Sign an MOU to Help Engineering Students           Leadership development continues to be a key focus area
                           Build Skills and Improve Employability.                            for Cyient. Our flagship leadership training programs for
                                                                                              Emerging Leaders and Business Leaders continue, and we
                           Getting industry-ready talent has always been a challenge.         have trained 56 managers across both the programs during
                           Cyient has, therefore, adopted a Train + Hire Model to             the year. The coverage for these programs continues to be
                           address this critical gap in employability. Under this model,      across business units, functions, and our markets. These
                           students across colleges are trained by different agencies in       programs are spread over nine months and include working
                           critical skills to help them become job-ready. As part of this     on action learning projects where managers work on as part
                           Cyient has partnered with Telangana Academy of Skills and          of cross-functional teams and take on business challenges
                           Knowledge (TASK) is a government non-profit organization           outside their normal work scope.
                           set up to create synergy between industry, academia, and the
                           government to enable skill development and creation of talent      Along with this succession planning and the individual
                           specifically required by the industry. TASK currently operates     leadership development process has been further
                           in the State of Telangana with almost 550 registered colleges.     strengthened by extending the talent review process to the
                           As part of this initiative our focus will be on the following:     next layer of leadership—essentially covering the top 5% of
                                                                                              senior managerial talent across the company through this
                             • Enhance our talent pipeline                                    structured process. The process is now built into Workday, our
                             • Access to industry-ready talent                                HCM tool, to make it scalable.
                           In FY19, we launched the Early Career Program initiative NAM       launched to redefine the technical career path for associates
                           with focus on developing industry-ready engineers through          and define the critical competencies for career progression.
                           the “Train to Hire” model. The program is custom-designed          Under the initiative, a competency framework is developed
                           in partnership with educational institutions to create a path      to outline the roles and processes along with the design,
                           to employment for students, helping them gain the skills and       launch, and implementation of technical career paths. This
                           knowledge that Cyient require.                                     initiative was first launched in the Rail Transportation BU
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with initial focus on completing the evaluation of associate       Emerging Skills Development
competencies and identifying gaps. These gaps will be              Adoption of digital technologies is crucial for Cyient to offer
addressed through an Individual Development Plan. The              optimized solutions. Digital technologies equip Cyient to
initiative received an enthusiastic response and will be rolled    respond rapidly to market changes and deliver the innovation
out to other functions in FY20.                                    that customers need. Opportunities to leverage these
Design Thinking Program                                            technologies exist across the business value chain ranging
                                                                   from spotting opportunities, participating in or managing
As part of the NBA initiative we rolled out a design thinking      multidisciplinary projects, and delivering digitally-driven
training for our associates with an intent to build the            projects, to engaging with customers and emphasizing the
innovative mindset. As part of this program associates we          benefits of adopting digital technologies.
exposed to the concepts of design thinking. They were able to      A number of initiatives were undertaken at Cyient to prepare
apply them in the workshop and to the projects. A lean start-      us for the future business landscape. One such step is the
up methodology was used where associates were encouraged           establishment of a framework to provide orientation and
to do real-time research and come up with possibilities            develop capabilities in emerging technologies. The framework
and MVPs. In some cases, just applying the design thinking         has varied program structures targeting roles of associates
mindset helped resolve issues and generate solutions.              and specific learning outcomes.
Technical delivery associates have a structured learning path (101 to 103), which begins with an appreciation of technology and
being an advocate of technology. The learning path allows enthusiasts to pursue proficiency in building models and deep dive into
technology with mentoring support. Delivery managers and business leaders have different learning paths that enable them to
have informed conversations with stakeholders. Multiple methodologies—online, remote, classroom, and practice sessions—
are used for learning.
Key Diversity and inclusion Initiatives
Global Mentorship Program
Cyient is committed to being a diverse and inclusive organization. As part of this our key focus is on gender diversity. To drive
gender diversity one key initiative we started was the global mentorship program called ‘DIEL’ (Diversity, Inclusivity and Equity-
Driven Leadership). The first series of this program will kick-start with 50 women associates. This will enable an increase in the
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number of women in leadership roles at Cyient. Cyient is making significant investments in this program to improve its gender
diversity ratios in the mid and senior management levels.
This program will provide yearlong mentoring to 50 women associates. Cyient has tied up with the Hay Group (Korn Ferry), a
leading global HR consultancy, to program manage this initiative at global level.
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                           Form No. AOC-2                                                                                                         Annexure-G
                           (Pursuant to clause (h) of sub-section (3) of section 134 of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014)
                           Form for disclosure of particulars of contracts/arrangements entered into by the company with related parties referred to in
                           sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arms’ length transactions under third proviso thereto
                           1.   Details of contracts or arrangements or transactions not at arm’s length basis
                                The company has not entered into any contract or arrangement or transaction with its related parties which is not at arm’s
                                length during financial year 2018-19.
                           2.   Details of material contracts or arrangement or transactions at arm’s length basis
                                (a) Name(s) of the related party and nature of relationship
                                 Sl. No.                                Name of the Company                                            Relationship
                                        1   Cyient Europe Limited                                                                       Subsidiary
                                        2   Cyient Benelux BV                                                                      Step down subsidiary
                                        3   Cyient Schweiz GmbH                                                                    Step down subsidiary
                                        4   Cyient SRO                                                                             Step down subsidiary
                                        5   AnSem NV                                                                               Step down subsidiary
                                        6   AnSem B.V.                                                                             Step down subsidiary
                                        7   Cyient Inc.                                                                                 Subsidiary
                                        8   Cyient Canada Inc.                                                                     Step down subsidiary
                                        9   Cyient Defense Services Inc.                                                           Step down subsidiary
                                       10   B&F Design Inc.                                                                        Step down subsidiary
                                       11   New Technology Precision Machining Co., Inc.                                           Step down subsidiary
                                       12   Cyient GmbH                                                                                 Subsidiary
                                       13   Cyient AB                                                                              Step down subsidiary
                                       14   Cyient KK                                                                              Step down subsidiary
                                       15   Cyient Insights Private Limited                                                             Subsidiary
                                       16   Cyient DLM Private Limited                                                                  Subsidiary
                                       17   Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                                                Subsidiary
                                       18   Cyient Singapore Private Limited                                                            Subsidiary
                                       19   Cyient Israel India Limited                                                                 Subsidiary
                                       20   Cyient Engineering (Beijing) Limited                                                        Subsidiary
                                       21   Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                                                Subsidiary
                                       22   Cyient Urban Microskill Centre Foundation                                                   Subsidiary
                                       23   Infotech HAL Limited                                                                      Joint Venture
                                (b) Nature of contracts/arrangements/transactions
                                    IT Enabled Engineering Services & Geospatial Services.
                                (c)     Duration of the contracts/arrangements/transactions
                                        Inter-company agreements entered into with subsidiary companies, as amended and ongoing.
                                (d) Salient terms of the contracts or arrangements or transactions including the value, if any:
                                    To provide IT Enabled Engineering Services & Geospatial Services to the client/customers to the company as a
                                    tripartite agreement.
                                        The payment terms of each project as per the intercompany agreements entered with the respective subsidiaries.
                                (e)     Date(s) of approval by the Board, if any: Not applicable as these are at arms’ length basis and in the ordinary course of
                                        the business.
                                (f )    Amount paid as advances, if any: Nil
                                                                                                                                  For and on behalf of the Board
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Celebrating 20 years of partnership
with Esri
Recognized as a “Cornerstone Partner” by Esri. We have been working
seamlessly with our clients to deliver Esri-based solutions across industries.
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                           Form No. MGT-9                                                                                                               Annexure-H
                                                     EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN AS ON THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED ON 31 MARCH 2019
                                                       [Pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies
                                                                           (Management and Administration)Rules, 2014]
                           I.        REGISTRATION AND OTHER DETAILS:
                                     i)       CIN                                                  L72200TG1991PLC013134
                                     ii)      Registration Date                                    28 August 1991
                                     iii)     Name of the Company                                  Cyient Limited
                                     iv)      Category/Sub-Category of the Company                 Company Limited by shares/Indian Non-Government Company
                                     v)       Address of the Registered office and contact details 4th Floor, ‘A’ Wing,
                                                                                                 Plot No. 11, Software Units Layout, Infocity,
                                                                                                 Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081, Telangana.
                                                                                                 Tel: 040-6764 1322; Fax:040-6662 4368
                                                                                                 E-mail:Company.secretary@cyient.com
                                                                                                 Website: www.cyient.com
                                     vi)      Whether listed Company                               Yes
                                     vii) Name, Address and Contact details of                     Karvy Fintech Private Limited
                                          Registrar and Transfer Agent, if any                     Unit: Cyient Limited
                                                                                                   Karvy Selenium Tower B, Plot 31-32,
                                                                                                   Financial District, Gachibowli,
                                                                                                   Nanakramguda, Hyderabad – 500 032, Telangana.
                                                                                                   Contact Person: Mr. Mohd Mohsin Uddin,
                                                                                                   Manager-Corporate Registry
                                                                                                   Ph: 040 - 6716 1562
                                                                                                   E-mail: mohsin.mohd@karvy.com
                                                                                                   Website: www.karvyfintech.com
                                 7         Cyient Defense Services Inc.           Not Applicable         U.S.A                   100%         100%       Sec. 2(87)
                                 8         Certon Software Inc.(i)                Not Applicable         U.S.A                         -      100%       Sec. 2(87)
                                 9         Certon Instruments Inc.(i)             Not Applicable         U.S.A                         -      100%       Sec. 2(87)
                                10         B&F Design Inc                         Not Applicable         U.S.A                   100%         100%       Sec. 2(87)
                                                                                                                                                            (Contd.)
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                                                                                           Extent of holding (%)
 Sl.       Name and address of the                                         Country of       As at           As at     Applicable
                                                   CIN / GLN
 No.            Company#                                                 Incorporation     March 31,        March      Section
                                                                                             2019          31, 2018
  11     Cyient GmbH                             Not Applicable          Germany                 100%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
  12     Cyient AB                               Not Applicable          Sweden                  100%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
  13     Cyient KK                               Not Applicable          Japan                   100%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
  14     Cyient Insights Private          U72200TG2013PTC087527          India                   100%         51%      Sec. 2(87)
         Limited
  15     Cyient Insights LLC (ii)                Not Applicable          USA                           -      51%      Sec. 2(87)
  16     Cyient DLM Private Limited       U31909KA1993PTC014470          India                   100%         74%      Sec. 2(87)
  17     Cyient Australia Pty Limited            Not Applicable          Australia               100%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
  18     Cyient Singapore Private                Not Applicable          Singapore               100%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
         Limited
  19     Cyient Israel India Limited             Not Applicable          Israel                  100%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
  20     Cyient Solutions and Systems     U72501TG2017PTC116600          India                    51%        100%      Sec. 2(87)
         Private Limited
  21     Cyient Engineering (Beijing)            Not Applicable          China                         -          -    Sec. 2(87)
         Limited(iii)
  22     AnSem NV (iv)                           Not Applicable          Belgium                 100%             -    Sec. 2(87)
  23     AnSem B.V. (iv)                         Not Applicable          Netherland              100%             -    Sec. 2(87)
  24     New Technology Precision                Not Applicable          USA                     100%             -    Sec. 2(87)
         Machining Co., Inc. (iv)
  25     Cyient Urban Microskill          U85300TG2018NPL127543          India                         -          -    Sec. 2(87)
         Centre Foundation(v)
         Joint Venture
  26     Infotech HAL Limited            U29200KA2007PLC043691           India                    50%         50%       Sec. 2(6)
# Addresses of subsidiaries: Details of subsidiaries/joint venture company address are listed elsewhere is the Annual Report.
Notes:
(i)    During the year, Certon Software Inc. was merged into Cyient Inc. and Certon Instruments Inc. was dissolved.
(ii) During the year, Cyient Insights LLC was dissolved.
(iii) On March 25, 2016, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Engineering (Beijing) Limited, in China.
      There is no investment in the subsidiary till March 31, 2019 and the subsidiary is yet to commence commercial operations.
(iv) Companies acquired during the year.
(v) Company incorporated during the year.
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                           iv)   i)     SHAREHOLDING PATTERN (Equity Share Capital Breakup as percentage of Total Equity
                                                             No. of shares held at the beginning of the year     No. of shares held at the end of the year
                                                                             (1 April 2018)                                  (31 March 2019)                     %
                                                                                                                                                               Change
                                  Sl.      Category of                      No of                                             No of
                                                             No of shares shares in                    % of No of shares                                 % of  during
                                  No       Shareholder                                                                      shares in      Total
                                                                  in                      Total        total in Demat                                    total  the
                                                                          Physical                                          Physical                            Year
                                                             Demat form                               shares    form                                    shares
                                                                            form                                              form
                                  (A) PROMOTER AND PROMOTER GROUP
                                  1   INDIAN
                                  (a) Individual/HUF           8,088,085           0      8,088,085     7.18    8,098,085           0      8,098,085         7.29      0.11
                                  (b) Central                          0           0              0        0            0           0              0         0.00         0
                                      Government/State
                                      Government(s)
                                  (c) Bodies Corporate        16,884,951           0    16,884,951     15.00   16,884,951           0    16,884,951      15.20         0.20
                                  (d) Financial                        0           0             0         0            0           0             0       0.00            0
                                      Institutions/Banks
                                  (e) Others                            0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00            0
                                        Sub-Total A(1) :      24,973,036           0    24,973,036     22.18   24,983,036           0    24,983,036      22.48         0.30
                                  2   FOREIGN
                                  (a) Individuals (NRIs/                0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                      Foreign Individuals)
                                  (b) Bodies Corporate                  0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                  (c) Institutions                      0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                  (d) Qualified Foreign                 0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                      Investor
                                  (e) Others                            0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                        Sub-Total A(2) :                0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                        Total A=A(1)+A(2)     24,973,036           0    24,973,036     22.18   24,983,036           0    24,983,036      22.48         0.30
                                  (B) PUBLIC SHAREHOLDING
                                  1   INSTITUTIONS
                                  (a) Mutual Funds/UTI        20,905,093           0    20,905,093     18.57   15,026,734           0    15,026,734      13.52        -5.05
                                  (b) Financial                   18,295           0        18,295      0.02       33,917           0        33,917       0.03         0.01
                                      Institutions/Banks
                                  (c) Central                           0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                      Government/State
                                      Government(s)
                                  (d) Venture Capital                   0          0              0        0            0           0               0        0.00      0.00
                                      Funds
                                  (e) Insurance                7,998,732           0      7,998,732     7.10    7,746,797           0      7,746,797         6.97    -0.13
                                      Companies
                                  (f) Foreign                 45,515,730           0    45,515,730     40.42   49,445,158           0    49,445,158      44.50         4.08
                                      Institutional
                                      Investors
                                  (g) Foreign Venture                   0          0              0        0            0           0               0 0.0000           0.00
                                      Capital Investors
                                  (h) Qualified Foreign                 0          0              0        0            0           0               0 0.0000           0.00
                                      Investor
                                  (i) Others                           0           0              0        0            0           0              0 0.0000            0.00
                                      Foreign                  1,500,000           0      1,500,000     1.33    15,00,000           0      15,00,000    1.35           0.02
                                      Collaborators
                                        Sub-Total B(1) :      75,937,850           0    75,937,850     67.44   73,752,606           0    73,752,606      66.38        -1.06
                                  2   NON-INSTITUTIONS
                                  (a) Bodies Corporate           665,802      1,500        667,302      0.59    1,281,238       1500       1,282,738         1.15      0.56
                                  (b) Individuals
                                        (i) Individuals        5,028,032    317,742       5,345,774     4.75    5,450,150    285,492       5,735,642         5.16      0.41
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                                        holding nominal
                                        share capital upto
                                        ` 1 lakh
                                        (ii) Individuals       1,685,833           0      1,685,833     1.50    1,506,440           0      1,506,440         1.36     (0.14)
                                        holding nominal
                                        share capital in
                                        excess of ` 1 lakh
                                                                                                                                                                    (Contd.)
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                                No. of shares held at the beginning of the year        No. of shares held at the end of the year
                                                (1 April 2018)                                     (31 March 2019)                       %
                                                                                                                                       Change
 Sl.         Category of                       No of                                                  No of
                                No of shares shares in                       % of No of shares                                   % of  during
 No          Shareholder                                                                            shares in     Total
                                     in                      Total           total in Demat                                      total  the
                                             Physical                                               Physical                            Year
                                Demat form                                  shares    form                                      shares
                                               form                                                   form
 (c)      Others
          Alterate                         0          0               0         0       29,366              0       29,366         0.03    0.03
          Investment Fund
          NBFCs registered           75,210           0         75,210        0.07           325            0             325      0.00   -0.07
          with RBI
          Foreign Nationals         288,893       16,050      304,943         0.27     265,777         16,050      281,827         0.25   -0.02
          Foreign Bodies                   0          0               0         0              0            0               0        0     0.00
          Clearing Members          152,758           0       152,758         0.14     184,660           0.00      184,660         0.17    0.03
          Non Resident            2,757,559      417,000     3,174,559        2.82    2,901,598       200,550     3,102,148        2.79   -0.03
          Indians
          Trusts                     54,375      162,120      216,495         0.19           260      162,120      162,380         0.15    0.03
          IEPF                       62,242           0         62,242        0.06      93,421             0        93,421         0.08    0.03
 (d)      Qualified Foreign                0          0               0         0             0             0              0       0.00    0.00
          Investor
          Sub-Total B(2) :       10,770,704      914,412    11,685,116       10.39   11,713,235       665,712    12,378,947      11.14     0.76
          Total B=B(1)+B(2) :    86,708,554      914,412    87,622,966       77.83   85,465,841       665,712    861,31,553      77.52     0.30
     Total (A+B) :              111,681,590      914,412   112,596,002 100.00 110,448,877             665,712   111,114,589 100.00         0.00
 (C) Shares held by                       0            0             0      0           0                   0             0   0.00         0.00
     custodians, against
     which
     Depository                            0          0               0         0             0             0              0       0.00    0.00
     Receipts have been
     issued
 1   Promoter and                          0          0               0         0             0             0              0       0.00    0.00
     Promoter Group
 2   Public                                0          0               0         0             0             0              0       0.00    0.00
          GRAND TOTAL           111,681,590      914,412   112,596,002 100.00 110,448,877             665,712   111,114,589 100.00         0.00
          (A+B+C) :
Note: i. Shareholding is consolidated based on Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the shareholders.
      ii. Change in Percentage adjusted after Buyback & ESOP.
ii)       Shareholding of Promoters
                                         Shareholding at the beginning of the year                 Shareholding at the end of the year
                                                      (1 April 2018)                                         (31 March 2019)
 Sl.                                                                 % of shares                                             % of shares
              Shareholder’s name                        % of total     pledged/                                 % of total    pledged/
 No.                                        No. of      shares of                                   No. of      shares of
                                                                     encumbered                                             encumbered
                                           shares          the                                     shares          the
                                                                        to total                                               to total
                                                        Company                                                 Company
                                                                        shares                                                 shares
      1     B.V.R. Mohan Reddy             3,358,254           2.98              0                 33,68,254           3.03          0.00
      2     Krishna Bodanapu               1,850,760           1.64              0                 1,850,760           1.67          0.00
   3        B. Sri Vaishnavi                1,793,008             1.59                   0      1,793,008             1.61                0.00
   4        B. Sucharitha                     912,883             0.81                   0        912,883             0.82                0.00
   5        D. Nageswara Reddy                115,200             0.10                   0        115,200             0.10                0.00
   6        Carol Ann Reddy                    38,400             0.03                   0         38,400             0.03                0.00
   7        B.V.S. Ratna Kumari                15,600             0.01                   0         15,600             0.01                0.00
   8        A. Amala Reddy                      3,680             0.00                   0          3,680             0.00                0.00
   9        B. Ashok Reddy                        300             0.00                   0            300             0.00                0.00
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                           iii)   Change in promoters’ shareholding (Pl. specify, if there is no change)
                                                                              Shareholding at the beginning of     Cumulative shareholding at the
                                                                                         the year                         end of the year
                            Sl.
                                            Name of the Promoter                                  % of total                         % of total
                            No.
                                                                               No. of shares     shares of the     No. of shares    shares of the
                                                                                                  Company                            Company
                              1    B.V.R. Mohan Reddy                               3,358,254               2.98
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                   10,000               0.04
                                   At the end of the year                                                              33,68,254              3.03
                              2    B. Sucharitha                                     912,883                0.81
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                                912,883              0.82
                              3    Krishna Bodanapu                                 1,850,760               1.64
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                              1,850,760              1.67
                              4    B. Sri Vaishnavi                                 1,793,008               1.59
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                              1,793,008              1.61
                              5    D. Nageswara Reddy                                115,200                0.10
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                                115,200              0.10
                              6    Carol Ann Reddy                                     38,400               0.03
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                                 38,400              0.03
                              7    B.V.S. Ratna Kumari                                 15,600               0.01
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                                 15,600              0.01
                              8    A. Amala Reddy                                       3,680                 0
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                                  3,680                    0
                              9    B. Ashok Reddy                                         300                 0
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                                    300                    0
                             10    Vineyard Point Software Private Limited        11,256,634               10.00
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                             11,256,634            10.13
                             11    Infocad Enterprises Private Limited              5,628,317               5.00
                                   Increase/Decrease during the year                       Nil               Nil
                                   At the end of the year                                                              5,628,317              5.07
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iv)       Shareholding Pattern of top ten Shareholders (other than Directors, Promoters and Holders of GDRs and ADRs):
                                                                             Shareholding at the              Cumulative shareholding
                                                                            beginning of the year              at the end of the year
 Sl.
                     Name of the Top 10 Shareholders                                       % of total                       % of total
 No.                                                                       No. of                              No. of
                                                                                          shares of the                    shares of the
                                                                           shares          Company             shares       Company
      1     Amansa Holdings Private Limited                                7,235,341               6.43        7,435,341            6.69
      2     ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited                4,895,072               4.35        5,500,426            4.95
      3     T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund                     4,349,392               3.86        4,349,392            3.91
      4     First State Investments ICVC                                   3,848,615               3.42        3,991,981            3.59
      5     Aditya Birla Sun Life Trustee Private Limited A/C              6,096,318               5.41        3,626,204            3.26
            Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Hybrid '95 Fund
      6     Fidelity Investment Trust Fidelity Series Emerging                     -                  -        3,526,987            3.17
      7     Reliance Capital Trustee Co. Ltd- Reliance ETF                 5,851,927               5.20        3,442,414            3.10
            Dividend Opportunities
      8     Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund A/C Franklin India              4,662,015               4.14        3,340,758            3.01
            Taxshield
      9     Government Pension Fund Global                                 4,114,502               3.65        2,405,832            2.17
     10     RBC Emerging Markets Small - Cap Equity Fund                   1,916,675               1.70        2,128,480            1.92
Note: 1. The shares of the Company are traded on a daily basis on the stock exchanges and hence date wise increase/ decrease in
         shareholding is not provided.
          2. The details of date-wise increase/decrease will be provided at the request of shareholder.
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                           V.   INDEBTEDNESS
                                Company has not availed any loans during the year and is debt-free.
112
   C.       Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel other than Managing Director, Whole-time Directors and/or
            Manager:                                                                             (Amount in `)
                                                                 Name of KMP other than MD/WTD/Manager
    Sl.                                                           Ajay Aggarwal
                         Particulars of Remuneration                                      Sudheendhra Putty         Total
    No.                                                           Chief Financial
                                                                                          Company Secretary
                                                                     Officer
        1    Gross salary
             (a) Salary as per provisions contained in
                 section 17(1)of the Income-tax Act,1961                23,081,243                 2,647,378       25,728,621
             (b) Value of perquisites u/s17(2)
                 Income-tax Act,1961                                                Nil                   Nil                Nil
             (c) Profits in lieu of salary under section 17(3)           5,096,258                   280,955        5,377,214
                 Income Tax Act, 1961
        2    No. of Stock Options exercised                                   9,109                       168              9,277
        3    Sweat Equity                                                           Nil                   Nil                Nil
        4    Commission
             (a) as % of Profit                                                     Nil                   Nil                Nil
             (b) Others, Specify                                                    Nil                   Nil                Nil
        5        Others, please specify                                             Nil                   Nil                Nil
             Total (A)                                                  28,177,501                 29,28,333       31,105,835
   B.       DIRECTORS
                                Section of the                       Details of Penalty/          Authority     Appeal made,
                                                     Brief
               Type              Companies                       punishment/compounding          {RD/NCLT/          if any
                                                  Description
                                     Act                               fees imposed                COURT}       (give details)
    Penalty                          NIL               NIL                  NIL                     NIL              NIL
    Punishment                       NIL               NIL                  NIL                     NIL              NIL
    Compounding                      NIL               NIL                  NIL                     NIL              NIL
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                           Independent Auditor’s Certificate on                                                                                 Annexure-I
                           Corporate Governance
                           To
                           The Members of Cyient Limited
                           1.   This certificate is issued in accordance with the terms of         as applicable for the purpose of this certificate and as
                                our engagement letter dated July 18, 2018.                         per the Guidance Note on Reports or Certificates for
                                                                                                   Special Purposes issued by the ICAI which requires that
                           2.   We, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, the
                                                                                                   we comply with the ethical requirements of the Code of
                                Statutory Auditors of Cyient Limited (“the Company”),
                                                                                                   Ethics issued by the ICAI.
                                have examined the compliance of conditions of
                                Corporate Governance by the Company, for the year             7.   We have complied with the relevant applicable
                                ended onMarch 31, 2019, as stipulated in regulations 17            requirements of the Standard on Quality Control (SQC)
                                to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of regulation 46(2) and para C        1, Quality Control for Firms that Perform Audits and
                                and D of Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and           Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other
                                Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (the Listing            Assurance and Related Services Engagements.
                                Regulations).                                                 Opinion
                           Managements’ Responsibility                                        8.   Based on our examination of the relevant records
                           3.   The compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance               and according to the information and explanations
                                is the responsibility of the Management. This                      provided to us and the representations provided by
                                responsibility includes the design, implementation                 the Management, we certify that the Company has
                                and maintenance of internal control and procedures                 complied with the conditions of Corporate Governance
                                to ensure the compliance with the conditions of the                as stipulated in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i)
                                Corporate Governance stipulated in Listing Regulations.            of regulation 46(2) and para C and D of Schedule V of the
                                Auditor’s Responsibility                                           Listing Regulations during the year ended March 31, 2019.
                           4.   Our responsibility is limited to examining the procedures     9.   We state that such compliance is neither an assurance as
                                and implementation thereof, adopted by the Company                 to the future viability of the Company nor the efficiency
                                for ensuring compliance with the conditions of the                 or effectiveness with which the Management has
                                Corporate Governance. It is neither an audit nor an                conducted the affairs of the Company.
                                expression of opinion on the financial statements of the
                                Company.                                                                                  For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
                           5.   We have examined the books of account and other                                                      Chartered Accountants
                                relevant records and documents maintained by the                                           (Firm’s Registration No.008072S)
                                Company for the purposes of providing reasonable
                                assurance on the compliance with Corporate
                                Governance requirements by the Company.
                                                                                                                                      C. Manish Muralidhar
                           6.   We have carried out an examination of the relevant                                                                  Partner
                                records of the Company in accordance with the Guidance
                                                                                                                                   (Membership No. 213649)
                                Note on Certification of Corporate Governance issued
                                                                                              Place : Hyderabad
                                by the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India
                                                                                              Date : April 25, 2019
                                (the ICAI), the Standards on Auditing specified under
                                Section 143(10) of the Companies Act 2013, in so far          UDIN: 19213649AAAAAJ3848
                           I, Krishna Bodanapu, Managing Director & CEO do hereby declare that pursuant to the provisions of Schedule V of the SEBI
                           LODR Regulations, 2015 all the members of the Board and Senior Management Personnel of the Company have furnished their
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affirmation of compliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company, for the financial year ended 31 March 2019.
25 April 2019
Sub: Certificate pursuant to Regulation 17 (8) of the SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015
A.   We have reviewed financial statements and the cash flow statement (standalone and consolidated) for the year 2018-19
     and that to the best of our knowledge and belief:
     (1)   these statements do not contain any materially untrue statement or omit any material fact or contain statements that
           might be misleading;
     (2)   these statements together present a true and fair view of the company’s affairs and are in compliance with existing
           accounting standards, applicable laws and regulations.
B.   There are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no transactions entered into by the company during the year which are
     fraudulent, illegal or violative of the company’s code of conduct.
C.   We accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls for financial reporting and that we have evaluated
     the effectiveness of internal control systems of the company pertaining to financial reporting and we have disclosed to the
     auditors and the audit committee, deficiencies in the design or operation of such internal controls, if any, of which we are
     aware and the steps we have taken or propose to take to rectify these deficiencies.
(1) significant changes in internal control over financial reporting during the year;
     (2)   significant changes in accounting policies during the year and that the same have been disclosed in the notes to the
           financial statements; and
     (3)   that are no instances of significant fraud of which we have become aware and the involvement therein, if any, of the
           management or an employee having a significant role in the company’s internal control system over financial reporting.
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                           CYIENT POSITIONED AS AN “ESTABLISHED
                           AND EXPANSIVE” PLAYER IN ZINNOV ZONES’
                           ER&D SERVICES REPORT 2018
                           In addition, we were placed in the “Execution Zone” for medical devices and
                           semiconductor, and as an “Established and Niche” player in three horizontals—
                           design and simulation engineering, quality assurance engineering, and user
                           experience engineering.
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Report on Corporate Governance
Company’s Philosophy on Corporate Governance
                                                                       Application of         Excellence in functioning permeates
Corporate governance is about internalizing and manifesting            best management        every level of the company
a firm commitment to the adoption of best practices across             practices
the company to deliver value in all of its dealings with a             Compliance of law      Enhancing value to all stakeholders
wide group of stakeholders encompassing associates,                    in letter and spirit   by appropriate compliance of law
customers, vendors, regulators and shareholders at all times.                                 and maintaining the socio-economic
                                                                                              balance
It is the evolution of a system by which the values, principles,
management policies and procedures of the company are                  Adherence to           Ensuring fairness, integrity, respect,
inculcated.                                                            ethical standards      sincerity and transparency in all its
                                                                                              dealings with stakeholders
It is in this background that the company endeavours to
embrace and imbibe good governance practices. The company          Best Governance Practices
believes that corporate governance is an integral means for        The company constantly raises the benchmark in its relentless
the existence of the company. It ensures adherence to the          pursuit of corporate and business excellence. As such, it
moral and ethical values, legal and regulatory framework and       adopts, adapts and implements - voluntarily - some of the
the adoption of good practices beyond the realms of law.           most robust and laudable good governance practices across
Good corporate governance is an intrinsic part of the              the board. These include:
company’s fiduciary responsibility as a responsible citizen.       •      Implementing a group governance policy
As such, the emphasis is on transparency of operations. The        •      Voluntary rating of corporate governance practices by
company recognizes that to attract, meet and surpass the                  third party
expectations of global investors, statutory disclosures and
reporting norms are not sufficient and voluntary adherence           •      Paperless and interactive communication amongst the
to best international disclosure practices is a sine qua non.             directors through a customized web based portal - a
These practices enable the company to establish enduring                  sustainability initiative that helps in ease and pace of
relationships with all the stakeholders and optimize the                  decision-making
growth paradigm.                                                   •      Following all the Secretarial Standards issued by the
Corporate governance in the company is predicated upon                    Institute of Company Secretaries of India
an ethos of transparency, accountability, fairness and overall     •      Increased board and board committee interaction
sustainability. It aims at the following:                                 through optimum use of technology - conduct of board
    •    Fulfilling long-term strategic goals;                            meetings in the electronic mode
    •    Maintaining excellent relations with customers and        •      Vendor, Investor and associate satisfaction surveys
         suppliers;                                                       conducted to elicit feedback from stakeholders
    •    Taking care of the interests of the associates;           •      Policies and procedures for disclosure and dissemination
                                                                          of information by the company
    •    Caring for the environment and local community;
                                                                   •      Internal Audit conducted by independent professionals
    •    Complying with all applicable laws and regulatory
         requirements                                              •      All board committees headed by independent directors
Corporate governance is intertwined with the business of the       •      Separate meetings of independent directors
company and the principles are dovetailed into its activities.     •      Board committee on Diversity and inclusion.
The company’s philosophy on corporate governance is
                                                                   Good governance policies
effectively encapsulated below:
                                                                   The company constantly strives to conduct its business
 Sustainable           Company ensures the growth of               and strengthen its relationships in a dignified, distinctive
 development of all    all those associated with it on a           and responsible manner. The company lives by the ethos
 stakeholders          sustainable basis
                                                                   of Values FIRST - Fairness, Integrity, Respect, Sincerity and
 Effective              Company maximizes wealth and                Transparency in all its operations and dealings. Towards this,
 management and        judiciously deploys the wealth so
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                           The above policies are available on the website of the company    ii.   Opportunity to participate effectively and vote in general
                           (www.cyient.com/investors/corporate-governance)                         meetings.
                           Global compliance initiatives                                     iii. Being informed of the rules, including voting procedures
                                                                                                  that govern general meetings.
                           The company adopted a global compliance framework to
                           further accentuate its governance process and articulate          iv.   Opportunity to ask questions to the board of directors,
                           how the values, purpose and structure contribute towards its            to place items on the agenda of general meetings, and to
                           stakeholders and society. The initiative ensures that the best          propose resolutions, subject to reasonable and statutory
                           governance practices percolate across the group and there is            limitations.
                           uniformity in the governance regime.                              v.    Exercise of ownership rights by all shareholders, including
                           In order to meet the requirements of General Data Protection            institutional investors.
                           Regulations (GDPR), the company has been working diligently       vi. Adequate mechanism to address the grievances of the
                           to put in place a new data privacy framework including:               shareholders.
                           improved procedures, policies, communications and training
                                                                                             vii. Protection of minority shareholders from abusive actions
                           materials in line with the guidance received from the regulator
                                                                                                  by, or in the interest of, controlling shareholders acting
                           and is committed to ongoing improvements in the area of
                                                                                                  either directly or indirectly, and effective means of
                           data privacy both within Europe and its operations globally.
                                                                                                  redress.
                           The company published a Modern Slavery Statement
                                                                                             Timely information
                           outlining the steps that it has taken to ensure that there
                           is no modern slavery in its business and supply chains. In        The company provides adequate and timely information
                           addition to ensuring compliance with the applicable laws,         to shareholders, including but not limited to sufficient and
                           this demonstrates company’s commitment to transparent             timely information concerning the date, location and agenda
                           business practices and to protection of workers’ rights.          of general meetings, as well as full and timely information
                                                                                             regarding the issues to be discussed at the meeting.
                           Ratings and recognitions
                                                                                             Equitable treatment
                           ICRA, the leading rating agency (A Moody’s Investors Service
                           Company) has reaffirmed a rating of CGR2+ (pronounced               The company ensures equitable treatment of all shareholders,
                           C G R two plus) for the Corporate Governance practices            including minority and foreign shareholders:
                           of the company. The rating of CGR2 implies that, in ICRA’s        i.    All shareholders of the same series are treated equally.
                           current opinion, the rated company has adopted and follows
                                                                                             ii.   Effective shareholder participation in key corporate
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           that engender a corporate culture of integrity;          company’s best interests. It is committed to the goal of
      d.   oversee the management of potential conflicts            sustainably elevating the Company’s value creation. The
           of interest, such as those which may arise around        board critically evaluates the company’s strategic direction,
           related party transactions;                              management policies and their effectiveness. It acts on an
                                                                    informed basis and in the best interests of the company with
      e.   oversee the integrity of the company’s accounting
                                                                    good faith, care and diligence, for the benefit of shareholders,
           and reporting systems, its compliance with
                                                                    while having regard to all relevant stakeholders.
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                           As on 31 March 2019, the board has 10 directors, comprising (i) 6 Independent (ii) 2 Executive and (iii) 2 Non-Executive. The
                           composition of the board is in conformity with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
                           Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
                           A. The Board met six times during the year. The Board meets at least four times a year with a maximum gap of not more than
                              one hundred and twenty days between any two meetings. Additional meetings are held, whenever necessary.
                           B.       The names and categories, inter personal relationship of the Directors on the Board, their attendance at Board meetings
                                    during the year and at the last Annual General Meeting (AGM), as also the details of Directorships across all Companies and
                                    Committee membership/chairpersonship held by them are given below:
                                                                                                                           Leadership,
                                                                                         Audit and Risk   Stakeholders                         Corporate Social
                                                                                                                          Nomination &
                                      Name             DIN           Designation          Management      Relationship                          Responsibility
                                                                                                                          Remuneration
                                                                                          Committee        Committee                             Committee
                                                                                                                           Committee
                           K. Ramachandran           00193357    Independent Director      Chairman*       Chairman         Member*               Chairman
                           Som Mittal                00074842    Independent Director         Member           --                 --                  --
                           John Paterson             07102549    Independent Director           --             --                 --                  --
                           Andrea Bierce             06997266    Independent Director           --             --                 --                  --
                           Vinai                     07797921    Independent Director           --             --              Chairman*              --
                           Thummalapally
                           Vikas Sehgal              05218876    Independent Director           --             --                 --                  --
                           M.M. Murugappan           00170478    Non-Executive, Non-          Member*          --               Member                --
                                                                 Independent Director
                           Alain De Taeye            03015749    Non-Executive, Non-            --             --                 --                  --
                                                                 Independent Director
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                           The necessary quorum was present at all the meetings.                    g)   Subsidiary company’s minutes, financial statements
                           Resolutions by circulation were passed on 7 October 2018.                     and significant investments;
                           Mr. S Chidambaram, Company Secretary in practice has                     h)   Reviews the compliance reports of all laws applicable
                           certified that none of the directors on the board of the                      to the Company;
                           company has been debarred or disqualified from being                     i)   Evaluates the Company’s strategic direction,
                           appointed or continuing as directors of companies by the                      management policies, performance objectives and
                           Securities Exchange Board of India/Ministry of Corporate                      effectiveness of Corporate Governance practices; and
                           Affairs or any such statutory authority. The certificate is
                                                                                                    j)   Any other matter that requires the attention and
                           annexed to this report.
                                                                                                         intervention of the Board.
                           Information given to the Board
                                                                                                Code of Conduct
                           The company mandatorily provides the following information
                           to the board and the board committees as required under              The company has adopted a code of conduct for all board
                           regulation 17(7) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. Such              members and designated senior management. The duties
                           information is submitted as part of the agenda papers either         of Independent Directors as laid down in the Companies Act,
                           in advance of the meetings or by way of presentations and            2013, are incorporated in the Code of Conduct. The Code of
                           discussion materials during the meetings.                            Conduct is available on the website of the Company i.e. http://
                                                                                                www.cyient.com/investors/corporate-governance/.
                               a)    Annual operating plans and budgets, capital budgets,
                                     updates and all variances;                                 All Board members and senior management personnel have
                               b)    Quarterly, Half yearly, Nine months and Annual             affirmed compliance with the code of conduct.
                                     results of the company and its subsidiaries;               A declaration signed by the CEO to this effect is annexed to
                               c)    Detailed presentations on the business performance         this report.
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                                     of the company, its BUs and its material subsidiaries;     Board Effectiveness
                               d)    Minutes of meetings of the Audit Committee and             An effective board is a key feature of the governance journey
                                     other committees;                                          to building a successful company. The duty of the board is to
                               e)    Contract in which Directors and Senior Management          represent and protect the interests of all the stakeholders.
                                     Personnel are interested, if any;                          The board’s role is to provide entrepreneurial leadership of
                               f)    Update on the significant legal cases of the Company;      the company within a framework of prudent and effective
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controls which enables risks to be assessed and managed. An               against objective criteria and with due regard for the
effective board develops and promotes its collective vision                benefits of diversity on the board.
of the company’s purpose, its culture, its values and the             Term of Board membership
behaviour it wishes to promote in conducting its business. In
particular, it:                                                       The executive directors are appointed by the shareholders
                                                                      for a period of five years at a time; they are eligible for
•    provides direction for management;
                                                                      reappointment in accordance with the provisions of the
•    lays down strategy and vision;                                   Act. The board on the recommendations of the Leadership,
•   demonstrates ethical leadership, displaying - and                 Nomination and Remuneration committee considers the
    promoting throughout the company - behaviour                      appointment/ re-appointment of executive and non-
    consistent with the culture and values it has defined for         executive directors. Independent directors are appointed
    the company;                                                      for a term of up to 5 years. Non-executive, non-independent
•   creates a performance culture that drives value creation          directors retire by rotation as per the provisions of the
    without exposing the company to excessive risk of value           Companies Act, 2013.
    destruction;                                                      As per company policy, the retirement age for directors is 70
•   makes well informed and high quality decisions based on           years.
    a clear line of sight into the business;                          Memberships in other boards
•   creates the right framework for helping directors meet            Executive directors are allowed to serve on the boards
    their statutory duties under the relevant statutory and           of corporate or government bodies whose interests are
    regulatory regimes;                                               germane to the future of the IT and engineering service
•   is accountable, particularly to those that provide the            business or the key economic or academic institutions of the
    company’s capital; and                                            nation, or whose prime objective is to benefit society.
•   Implements its governance arrangements and embraces               Independent directors are expected not to serve on the
    evaluation of their effectiveness.                                 boards of competing companies. There are no other
The board’s effectiveness is measured by the way in which the          limitations except those imposed by law and good corporate
members of the board, as a whole work together under the              governance practices.
chairman, whose role in corporate governance is fundamental           Training of board members
and its collective ability to provide both the leadership and the     Non-executive directors who are inducted on the board
checks and balances which effective governance demands.                are given an orientation about the company, its operations,
Board accountability                                                  services, details of subsidiaries and joint ventures, board
The board presents a fair, balanced and understandable                procedures and processes and major risks and risk
assessment of the company’s position and prospects.                   management strategies. The company ensures that directors
                                                                      are inducted through a familiarization process comprising,
This responsibility extends to interim and other price                inter alia, their roles and responsibilities.
sensitive public reports and reports to regulators as well
as to information required to be presented by statutory               Newly inducted directors spend approximately a week at
requirements. The board is responsible for determining the            the time of their induction and interact with the Chairman,
nature and extent of the significant risks it is willing to take in   Managing Director & CEO, CFO and other members of the
achieving its strategic objectives. The board also maintains          senior management. They interact with the heads of all
sound risk management and internal control systems.                   business units and other functional heads. They are provided
                                                                      a walk through among some of the centres of excellence
Board membership criteria                                             and given a detailed understanding of the business and its
The Leadership, Nomination & Remuneration Committee                   operations.
reviews and assesses board composition on behalf of the               Directors are regularly updated on changes in policies and
board and recommends the appointment of new directors.                programmes, laws and the general business environment.
The committee also oversees the conduct of the annual
review of Board effectiveness.                                         Details of the familiarization programme for Non-Executive
                                                                      Directors and their letter of appointment are published on the
•   In reviewing board composition, the committee                     website of the company in the link: http://www.cyient.com/
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                           areas for further development. In addition to greater board       Decisions relating to the policy and operations of the company
                           accountability, evaluation of board members helps in:             are arrived at meetings of the board held periodically.
                           •   More effective board processes                                 Meetings of the board enable discussions on matters
                                                                                             placed before them and facilitate decision making based on
                           •   Better collaboration and communication                        collective judgment of the board. The company follows the
                           •   Greater clarity with regard to members’ roles and             best practices in convening and conducting meetings of the
                               responsibilities and                                          board and its committees.
                           •   Improved Chairman - Managing Director - Board relations       These include:
                           By focusing on the board as a team and on its overall             Annual Calendar
                           performance, the company ensures that communication and           The annual board calendar is drawn up 4 to 6 quarters in
                           overall level of participation and engagement improves.           advance together with a well thought out action planner. All
                           In order to facilitate the same, the board undertook a formal     tasks are scheduled in advance so that everyone concerned
                           board assessment and evaluation process during 2018-19            can plan their work systematically. This also enables better
                           which was administered by means of an online tool. The board      time management of and for the board besides aiding their
                           evaluation was performed after seeking inputs from all the        efficiency.
                           directors and included criteria such as the board composition     Board Charter
                           and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information
                           and functioning as provided by the Guidance Note on Board         A board charter is prepared setting out the respective roles,
                           Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of         responsibilities and authorities of the board, the various
                           India on 5 January 2017 and the amendments brought in by the      committees and the senior management. This helps in better
                           SEBI (LODR) Regulations in 2018. The Leadership, Nomination       management, governance and control within the board as
                           & Remuneration Committee has overall stewardship for the          well as within the company itself. Further, it ensures that the
                           process. The evaluation process covers the following aspects:     board decisions can be measured against the charter.
                           •   Evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of the         The meetings of the board of directors are usually held at the
                               board                                                         registered office in Hyderabad. At times, some meetings are
                                                                                             also held at the other development centres of the company.
                           •   Evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of Board
                               Committees                                                    Frequency of meetings
                           •   Evaluation of the performance of the Executive Chairman       A minimum of four board meetings are held each year with the
                               and Managing Director & CEO and                               time gap between any two successive meetings not exceeding
                                                                                             120 days. Meetings of the committees are also planned and
                           •   Feedback on management support to the Board                   scheduled to be held along with the board meetings.
                           The evaluation process elicited responses from the directors      Board agenda
                           in a judicious manner - ranging from composition and
                           induction of the board to effectiveness and governance.            The agenda is structured such that routine and administrative
                           It also sought feedback on board and committee charters,          matters do not consume too much board time. Those items
                           strategy, risk management and quality of discussion and           that are strategic in nature are given sufficient time for
                           deliberations at the board. The evaluation process also           cogitation and decision making. The agenda also shows the
                           ensures the fulfilment of independence criteria as specified in   amount of time allocated for each item. The agenda is made
                           the applicable regulations and that the latter are independent    available to the directors along with supporting documents
                           of the management. The Independent Directors do not               sufficiently in advance of the meetings.
                           participate in the evaluation process.                            Briefing papers
                           Board processes, procedures and practices                         Board materials, including the notes on agenda are
                           The company believes that the effectiveness of the board is        summarized and formatted in such a way that the directors
                           reinforced by its structures and the processes and procedures     can readily grasp and focus on the more significant issues
                           it follows. It has in place robust practices and processes        in the preparation for the board meetings. Relevant and
                           that contribute to the effective and efficient performance           complete information is presented in an orderly manner. The
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                           of the board. The processes facilitate and reinforce the          board papers associated with a particular agenda item are set
                           roles, responsibilities and authorities of the board in the       out as an executive summary with further details annexed
                           governance, management and control of the company. Board          thereto. The papers present the issue for discussion, offer
                           systems and procedures broadly comprise convening the             solutions on how to effectively address the issue and provide
                           meetings, contents of the agenda, conducting the meetings,        management’s view on what action to take. The briefing
                           decision making at the meetings, adequacy of minutes and          papers are crisp and succinct and facilitate decision making.
                           working of board committees.
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Decision making process                                            Role of the Chairman
The board follows a culture of openness and debate by              The chairman is responsible for leadership of the board
facilitating effective contribution of all directors and ensuring   and ensuring its effectiveness on all aspects of its role. The
constructive relations among the directors. Constructive           chairman lives and upholds the highest standards of integrity
discussions are facilitated leading to effective decision making.   and probity inside and outside the boardroom, through setting
The chairman’s role in securing good corporate governance          clear expectations in terms of culture and values, as well as in
is crucial. The chairman is responsible for leadership of the      terms of the style and tone of board discussions.
board and ensuring its effectiveness. The chairman ensures
                                                                   The chairman runs the board and sets the agenda - he
that adequate time is available for discussion of all agenda
                                                                   is pivotal in creating the conditions for overall board and
items, in particular, strategic issues.
                                                                   individual director effectiveness. The role includes:
Directors’ participation
                                                                   •   setting a board agenda which is primarily focused
All the directors participate, discuss and deliberate,                 on business, strategy, accountability, competitive
threadbare the proposals and matters put up to it. On some             performance and value creation;
occasions, where a director is not physically present, the
                                                                   •   ensuring that issues relevant to this objective are
company arranges for telecon or WebEx to enable remote
                                                                       reserved for board consideration, including determining
participation. On matters where a director is concerned or
                                                                       the nature and extent of the significant risks the board is
interested, he/she does not participate.
                                                                       willing to embrace in the implementation of its strategy;
Besides, heads of the business units, geography and
                                                                   •   making certain that an effective decision-making process
subsidiary heads, and key executives also participate in the
                                                                       is in place in the board, and that the board’s committees
board meetings to provide the business perspective.
                                                                       are properly structured with appropriate terms of
On a case to case basis, external experts and consultants are          reference;
also invited to make presentations to the board as required.
                                                                   •   encouraging the active engagement of all board members
Board Minutes                                                          in board and committee meetings, drawing fully on their
The minutes of the meetings of the board and committees                skills, experience, knowledge and, where appropriate,
are drafted such that they strike the right balance between            independence;
being a bare record of decisions and a full account of the         •   building effective relationships founded on mutual
discussions. They mention the brief background of the                  respect and open communication - both inside and
proposal, summarize the deliberations and the rationale for            outside the boardroom - between the non-executive
taking the decision. The minutes are drafted in unambiguous            directors and executive team, in particular with regard to
terms and comprise a fair and correct summary of the                   the identification and oversight of significant risks;
proceedings conducted thereat.
                                                                   •   developing, in particular, a productive working
E-Initiatives                                                          relationship with the CEO, providing support and advice
The company leverages technology and synergizes it with                while respecting executive responsibility;
the green initiatives to the optimum. The company has put          •   consulting the senior independent director on board
in place systems that provide more efficient information flow            matters consistent with regulations;
to the board and leverages technology solutions to enhance
                                                                   •   ensuring effective processes are established relating to
board- committee interactions. It uses the world’s most
                                                                       succession planning and the composition of the board,
widely used digital board solution.
                                                                       having regard to the benefits of diversity;
Availability of information to the board
                                                                   •   taking the lead on issues of director development and
The board should be supplied in a timely manner with                   acting on the results of board evaluation;
information in a form and of a quality appropriate to enable it
                                                                   •   ensuring effective communication with shareholders and
to discharge its duties. Under the advice and direction of the
                                                                       other stakeholders and ensuring that all directors are
chairman, the company secretary’s responsibility includes
                                                                       made aware of the views of major investors.
ensuring good information flows within the board as well as
between senior management and non-executive directors.             Role of Managing Director & CEO
Action Taken Report                                                The CEO is vested with operational responsibility for
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                           company’s culture, values and behaviours, and for ensuring      Role of Independent directors
                           that the appropriate standards of governance permeate
                                                                                           The independent directors bring an element of objectivity
                           down to all levels of the organisation.
                                                                                           to the board processes; they bring in an objective view in
                           He has comprehensive and granular understanding of the          the board deliberations. They provide a valuable outside
                           company. This is evidenced when making proposals and            perspective to the deliberations of the board and contribute
                           exercising judgement, particularly on matters of strategy.      significantly to the decision making process. Independent
                           The CEO appreciates that constructive challenge from            directors play a pivotal role in maintaining a transparent
                           non-executive directors is an essential aspect of good          working environment in the company.
                           governance and encourage the non-executive colleagues to
                                                                                           Declaration by Independent Directors
                           probe proposals, especially when issues of judgement are
                           concerned.                                                      All the Independent Directors have confirmed that they meet
                                                                                           the criteria of independence as mentioned under Regulation
                           Role of Non-Executive Directors
                                                                                           16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
                           Non-executive directors constructively challenge and help       Requirements), 2015 read with Section 149(6) of the Act.
                           develop proposals on strategy.
                                                                                           During the financial year 2018-19, information as mentioned
                           Non-executive directors make sufficient time available to         in Schedule II Part A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
                           discharge their responsibilities effectively. This involves      Disclosure Requirements), 2015, has been placed before the
                           being well-informed about the company, and having a strong      Board for its consideration.
                           command of issues relevant to the business. Non-executive
                                                                                           The terms and conditions of appointment of the Independent
                           directors seek constantly to develop and refresh their
                                                                                           Directors are disclosed on the website of the Company at
                           knowledge and skills to ensure that their contribution to the
                                                                                           http://www.cyient.com/investors/corporate-governance/
                           board remains informed and relevant.
                                                                                           During the year, no Independent Director has resigned before
                           The letter of appointment issued to the non-executive
                                                                                           expiry of his tenure.
                           directors states the time the non-executive director will be
                           required to spend on the company’s business, and indicates      Declaration by Board
                           the possibility of additional time commitment when the          The Board has confirmed that in its opinion, the independent
                           company is undergoing a period of particularly increased        directors fulfill the conditions specified in these regulations
                           activity, such as in the case of an acquisition or takeover.    and are independent of the management.
                           As part of the process of learning more about the business      Separate meetings of the Independent Directors
                           and of becoming effective boardroom contributors in the
                                                                                           During the year under review, the Independent Directors met
                           company, non-executive directors - supported by the
                                                                                           on 19 April 2018, to discuss, inter alia:
                           chairman and CEO - build recognition among executive
                           directors of their contribution in order to promote mutual      •   Review the performance of Non-Independent Directors
                           respect. This, in turn, allows them to support executive            and the Board of Directors as a whole;
                           directors in their management of the business while             •   Review the performance of the Chairman of the company,
                           monitoring their conduct.                                           taking into account the views of the Executive and Non-
                           Non-executive directors maintain confidence in the                  Executive Directors;
                           governance of the company by upholding high standards           •   Assess the quality, content and timeliness of flow of
                           of integrity and probity, and supporting the chairman and           information between the Management and the Board that
                           executive directors in the embedding of the appropriate             is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably
                           culture, values and behaviours in the boardroom and beyond.         perform its duties.
                           Because of the importance of the process of decision            All the Independent Directors were present at the Meeting.
                           making to the work of the board, non-executive directors
                           insist on accurate, clear and comprehensive information         Performance evaluation criteria for Independent Directors
                           being provided sufficiently in advance to enable thorough         The performance of Independent Directors is evaluated
                           consideration of the issues prior to, and informed debate and   annually on the following parameters:
                           challenge at, board meetings.
                                                                                           •   understanding of the company’s business as well as the
                           At Cyient, non-executive directors supplement their                 markets and industry it operates in
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Decision making at the board                                         decisions of the Committees are placed before the Board for
Effective and good decision-making at the board is facilitated        information or for approval.
by:                                                                  The company has seven board-level committees - four of
•        ensuring that directors are afforded adequate time to        them mandatory (M) and three of them non-mandatory (NM),
         prepare for meetings;                                       namely:
•        allowing time for debate and challenge, especially for      1.   Audit & Risk Management Committee (M)
         complex, contentious or business-critical issues;           2.   Leadership, Nomination & Remuneration Committee (M)
•        achieving timely closure on decisions taken; and            3.   Stakeholders Relationship Committee (M)
•        providing clarity for executives on the actions required.   4.   Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (M)
Succession planning at the board and senior management               5.   Buyback Committee (NM)
levels
                                                                     6.   Strategy & Client Engagement Committee (NM)
The company uses succession management and planning to
                                                                     7.   Diversity & Inclusion Committee (NM)
ensure that it identifies and develops future leaders to face
the challenges of growth effectively and successfully. For a          Audit & Risk Management Committee
conscious board, a succession plan that provides guidance on         The management is responsible for the company’s internal
identifying and sourcing potential board members who can             controls and the financial reporting process while the statutory
fulfill key requirements is essential. This succession plan helps    auditors are responsible for performing independent audit
appoint new directors quickly in a structured manner, and the        of the company’s financial statements in accordance with
board can continue its business without disruption, meeting          generally accepted auditing practices and for issuing report
any business challenges that may be encountered. The LNR             based on such audit. The Board of Directors has constituted
committee is entrusted with the task of succession planning          and entrusted the Audit and Risk Management Committee
for the board. This committee is responsible for:                    with the responsibility to supervise these processes and
•        Interviewing potential candidates;                          thus ensure accurate and timely disclosures that maintain
                                                                     the transparency, integrity and quality of financial control and
•        Recommending candidates to the board;
                                                                     reporting. The constitution of the Audit and Risk Management
•        Ensuring each new Board member receives induction and       Committee also meets with the requirements of Section 177
         training; and                                               of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
•        Developing a database of eligible board candidates on a     2015.
         continuous basis.                                           The Audit and Risk Management Committee comprises
•        The CEO, along with the head of HR, makes a presentation    majority of Independent Directors. All members of the Audit
         to the LNR Committee about the succession plan of           and Risk Management Committee are financially literate and
         senior management on an annual basis. The same is           bring in expertise in the fields of finance, economics, strategy
         updated to the board.                                       and management.
Committees of the Board                                              During the financial year 2018-19, the Committee met four
                                                                     times and the gap between no two meetings exceeded 120
The Board Committees focus on specific areas and make
                                                                     days. All the members of the audit committee are financially
informed decisions within the authority delegated. The
                                                                     literate. The Chairman attended the last annual general
committees also make specific recommendations to the
                                                                     meeting to answer shareholders’ queries. The Particulars
board on various matters, within the scope delegated to them,
                                                                     of composition of the audit committee and the details of
whenever required. All observations, recommendations and
                                                                     attendance is as follows.
Mr. Murugappan was the chairman for April and July 2018 meetings
Mr. K. Ramachandran was the chairman for October 2018 and January 2019 meetings
The specific charter of the Committee is:
Audit:
• Recommend appointment and remuneration; evaluate performance of the auditors and effectiveness of the audit process.
• Evaluate the independence of auditors and their areas of un-resolved concerns if any.
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                           •    Review effectiveness of internal audit function, reporting            execution by management of strategies to mitigate risks;
                                structure, scope coverage and frequency of internal audit        •   Overseeing the integrity of the company’s governance
                           •    Examine internal audit report to focus on significant                framework of operational controls with respect to legal
                                findings, follow up actions in place, internal investigations,       and regulatory compliance
                                conclusions arrived, failures or irregularities in the           Further, the committee reviews the adequacy of internal
                                internal controls framework and the reports submitted to         controls over financial reporting and the company-level
                                highlight the same.                                              control systems.
                           •    Review the statutory audit scope and plan for various            It reviews the quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial results
                                locations before commencement of the audit; provide              before their submission and adoption by the board.
                                inputs and areas of focus if any.
                                                                                                 The committee also reviews             corporate    governance,
                           •    Summarize the findings of statutory audit report;                processes and procedures.
                                understand process gaps, mitigation plans implemented
                                                                                                 The Audit and Risk Management Committee invites such
                                to address the same.
                                                                                                 executives, as it considers appropriate, statutory auditors and
                           Financial Review:                                                     internal auditors to be present at its meetings.
                           •    Oversight of the company’s financial reporting process           The company secretary acts as the Secretary to the Audit and
                                and the disclosure of its financial information to ensure        Risk Management Committee.
                                that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and
                                                                                                 On an annual basis, the members of the audit committee meet
                                credible;
                                                                                                 and interact with both the statutory auditors and internal
                           •    Reviewing with the management, the annual and quarterly          auditors without the presence of the management. Further,
                                financial statements and auditor’s report thereon before         on an annual basis, the key stakeholders within the company
                                submission to the board for approval;                            share their feedback on their interaction with the statutory
                           •    Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions          and internal auditors. The audit committee is suitably apprised
                                of the company with related parties;                             of the same.
                           •    Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;               The total fees for all services paid by the company and its
                                                                                                 subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to the statutory auditor
                           •    Valuation of undertakings or assets of the company,
                                                                                                 and all entities in the network firm/network entity of which the
                                wherever it is necessary;
                                                                                                 statutory auditor is a part is ` 35 mn.
                           •    To look into the reasons for substantial defaults in
                                                                                                 Leadership, Nomination & Remuneration Committee
                                the payment to the depositors, debenture holders,
                                shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared                 The Board has constituted Leadership, Nomination and
                                dividends) and creditors;                                        Remuneration Committee consisting of three Directors. The
                                                                                                 terms of reference of the committee include
                           •    To review the functioning of the Whistle Blower
                                mechanism                                                        •   Evaluation of compensation and benefits for Executive
                                                                                                     Director(s), Non-Executive Director(s), Key Managerial
                           Risk Management:
                                                                                                     Personnel,
                           •    Assessing and providing oversight to management with
                                                                                                 •   Framing of policies and systems of the Employee Stock
                                regards to the identification and evaluation, of major
                                                                                                     Option Scheme and
                                strategic, operational, regulatory, information and
                                external risks inherent in the business of the Company           •   Reviewing and resolving issues relating to major HR
                                and the control processes with respect to such risks;                policies.
                           •    Overseeing the risk management, cyber security,                  •   During the financial year 2018-19, the Committee met
                                compliance and control activities of the company,                    three times. The below table gives the composition and
                                including but not limited to the development and                     attendance record of the Committee.
    b.   In case of appointment of independent directors,         iii. The remuneration of the CEO & Managing Director is
         the committee shall satisfy itself with regard to the         broadly divided into fixed and variable components.
         criteria of independence of the directors vis-à-vis           The fixed component comprises salary, allowances,
                                                                       perquisites, amenities and retrial benefits. The
         the company so as to enable the board to discharge
                                                                       variable component comprises performance bonus;
         its function and duties effectively.
                                                                       as mutually agreed.
    c.   The committee shall ensure that the candidate
                                                                  iv.   In determining the remuneration (including the fixed
         identified for appointment as a director is not
                                                                        increment and performance bonus) the committee
         disqualified for appointment under Section 164 of
                                                                        considers the relationship of remuneration and
         the Companies Act, 2013.
                                                                        performance benchmarks, the balance between
    d.   The committee shall consider the following                     fixed and variable pay reflecting short and long
         attributes/criteria, whilst recommending to the                term performance objectives, appropriate to
         board the candidature for appointment as director:             the working of the company and its goals; the
         •   Qualification, expertise and experience of the             responsibility required to be shouldered by the CEO
             directors in their respective fields;                      & Managing Director, the industry benchmarks and
         •   Personal, professional or business standing;               the current trends and company’s performance vis-
                                                                        à-vis the annual budget achievement and individual
         •   Diversity of the board.
                                                                        performance vis-à-vis the KRAs / KPIs.
         •   In case of re-appointment of Non-Executive
                                                                  Remuneration Policy for the Senior Management
             Directors, the Board shall take into consideration
                                                                  Employees including CFO
             the performance evaluation of the Director and
             his engagement level.                                In determining the remuneration of the Senior
                                                                  Management Employees (i.e. KMP and Executive
    Remuneration
                                                                  Committee Members) the Committee shall ensure /
    The Non-Executive Directors shall not be entitled to          consider the following:
    receive remuneration except by way of sitting fees,
                                                                  i.    clarity on the relationship of remuneration and
    reimbursement of expenses for participation in the
                                                                        performance benchmark;
    board / committee meetings and commission. The
    independent directors of the company shall not be             ii.   the balance between fixed and variable pay reflecting
    entitled to participate in the Stock Option Scheme of the           short and long term performance objectives,
    company. The aggregate commission paid to the Non-                  appropriate to the working of the company and its
    Executive Directors is within the statutory limit of 1% of          goals, as mutually agreed;
    the stand alone net profits of the company.                   iii. the remuneration is divided into two components
    Criteria for selection/appointment          of   Managing          viz. fixed component comprising salaries, perquisites
    Director & CEO and CFO                                             and retirement benefits and a variable component
                                                                       comprising performance bonus;
    For the purpose of selection of the Managing Director &
    CEO and CFO the Committee shall identify persons of           iv.   The remuneration including annual increment
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    integrity who possess relevant expertise, experience and            and performance bonus is decided based on the
    leadership qualities required for the position and shall            criticality of the roles and responsibilities, the
    take into consideration recommendation, if any, received            Company’s performance vis-à-vis the annual budget
    from any member of the Board.                                       achievement, individual performance vis-à-vis KRAs /
                                                                        KPIs, industry benchmark and current compensation
    The Committee will also ensure that the incumbent
                                                                        trends in the market as mutually agreed.
    fulfils such other criteria with regard to age and other
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                                Directors Remuneration
                                a)   Executive Directors
                                     The remuneration paid/payable to the Executive Directors is given below:
                                                                                                                                               (Amount in `)
                           The Stakeholders Engagement Committee is empowered to perform the functions of the Board relating to handling of
                           stakeholders’ queries and grievances. It primarily focuses on:
                           1.   Consider and resolve the grievances of shareholders of the Company with respect to transfer of shares, non-receipt of
                                annual report, non-receipt of declared dividend, etc;
                           2.   Evaluate performance and service standards of the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company;
                           3.   Provide guidance and make recommendations to improve investor service levels for the investors.
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    The Committee consists of three Directors and during the financial year 2018-19, the Stakeholders’ Engagement Committee
    met twice and all the members were present for the meeting.
The complaints have been resolved to the satisfaction of the      The Board of Directors of the Company had, in its meeting
shareholders. The Company Secretary of the Company act            held on 1 February, 2019, approved the Buyback of its
as the secretary of the Committee and also designated as          fully paid-up Equity Shares of the face value of ` 5/- each,
Compliance Officer.                                                 under the open market route through stock exchanges
                                                                  mechanism, for a maximum amount not exceeding ` 200
SCORES
                                                                  crores, and at a maximum price not exceeding ` 700/- per
The Securities Exchange Board of India has initiated a platform   Equity Share, payable in cash. The Board has set up a Buyback
for redressing the investor grievances through SCORES,            Committee to administer the buyback process, including the
a web based complaints redressal system. The system               monitoring of market trend, quantity of sale, price, trades
processes complaints in a centralized web based mechanism.        and extinguishment of the shares bought back and the
The company is in compliance with this system.                    compliances. The committee comprises both the directors
Name, designation and address of Compliance Officer:                and executives of the company
The Committee met on 19 April 2018 and all the members            It monitored the company’s performance in the context
attended the meeting. Composition of the committee during         of Cyient’s “Design-Build-Operate-Maintain” strategy. As
the year 2018-19 is as follows:                                   always, the committee shared valuable perspectives on the
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                           macro environment that encouraged some of the businesses            Composition of the committee is as follows:
                           to rethink certain elements of strategy execution by taking
                           into account the impact of economic and geopolitical                 Name of the Member                            Position
                           changes. The committee assessed various acquisition targets          Andrea Bierce                            Chairperson
                           pursued by the company and its feedback ensured a more               John Paterson                            Member
                           robust evaluation of business and financial metrics on these         Vinai Thummalapally                      Member
                           transactions.
                                                                                               Role of company secretary in overall governance process
                           On the Client Engagement front, the committee reviewed
                           annual CSAT results and the actions being taken to improve          The company secretary has a key role to play in facilitating
                           customer and associate satisfaction.                                the effective functioning of the board through the timely
                                                                                               presentation of board information which - by being accurate,
                           It gave recommendations on how the CSAT process can                 clear and comprehensive - assists high-quality decision
                           be improved, which were taken into consideration by the             making.
                           management team in the FY19 survey.
                                                                                               Under the direction of the chairman, the company secretary’s
                           In January 2019, the company organized a strategy off site           responsibilities include ensuring good information flows within
                           attended by the board of directors and leadership team. The         the board and its committees, between senior management
                           focus was on Cyient’s articulation of Vision 2030 and an update     and non-executive directors, as well as facilitating induction
                           on the AGILE framework (Ambition, Growth, Investment, and           and assisting with professional development. All directors
                           Leadership & Execution) that provides the basis to deliver          have access to the advice and services of the company
                           the vision. The Board along with the management team                secretary who is responsible to the board for ensuring that
                           discussed and debated several facets of the vision around           board procedures are complied with. In addition, the Company
                           business transformation, prioritizing investments, building         Secretary discharges the functions prescribed under the
                           new talent and developing a winning culture of the company.         Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
                           The recommendations resulting from the offsite have been             Personnel) Rules, 2014.
                           incorporated into the AGILE execution plan.
                                                                                               STATUTORY AND REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
                           The composition of the Strategy & Client Engagement
                           Committee as on 31 March 2019 is as follows:                        Disclosure on      Materially   Significant   Related     Party
                                                                                               Transactions:
                                       Name of the Member                    Position          The Company’s major related party transactions are generally
                               Andrea Bierce                             Chairperson           with its subsidiaries and associates. The related party
                               Som Mittal                                Member                transactions are entered into based on considerations of
                               Alain De Taeye                            Member                various business exigencies, such as synergy in operations,
                                                                                               sectoral specialization and the Company’s long-term
                               John Paterson                             Member
                                                                                               strategy for sectoral investments, optimisation of market
                               Vikas Sehgal*                             Member                share, profitability, legal requirements, liquidity and capital
                           *Mr. Vikas Sehgal appointed w.e.f. 17 October 2018.                 resources of subsidiaries and associates.
                           The committee met four times during the year                        All the contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the
                                                                                               Company during the financial year with related parties were in
                           Diversity & Inclusion Committee
                                                                                               its ordinary course of business and on arm’s length basis.
                           The board continues with the Diversity and Inclusion (D and I)
                                                                                               During the year, the Company had not entered into any
                           Committee to focus on the following areas:
                                                                                               contract / arrangement / transaction with related parties
                           •      Drive D and I values into key business processes;            which could be considered material in accordance with
                           •      Link organizational D and I strategy to business strategy;   the policy of the Company on materiality of related party
                                                                                               transactions.
                           •      Develop initiatives to create awareness of diversity and
                                  inclusion benefits and metrics to measure progress;          None of the transactions with any of related parties were in
                                                                                               conflict with the Company’s interest.
                           •      Measure D and I impact through metrics;
                                                                                               The Company’s policy on Materiality of Related Party
                           •      Communicate internally and externally D and I as part of     transactions and on dealing with Related Party Transactions is
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                                  the Cyient brand;                                            uploaded on the Company’s website and can be accessed at
                           •      Suggest policy changes to operation council when             https://www.cyient.com/investors/corporate-governance/
                                  needed.
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General Body Meetings
(a) Annual General Meetings:
(b) Extraordinary General Meeting                                  (f) The board of directors has laid-down a ‘Code of
                                                                       Conduct’ (Code) for all the board members and
    No Extra-ordinary General Meeting of the shareholders
                                                                       senior management personnel of the company and
    was held during the year.
                                                                       this Code is posted on the website of the Company.
(c) Postal Ballot                                                      Annual declaration is obtained from every associate
    During the year, the shareholders of the company passed            covered by the Code. The declaration of the
    no resolutions through postal ballot.                              Managing Director & CEO, as required under SEBI
                                                                       (LODR) Regulations, 2015, is published elsewhere in
(d) Procedure for postal ballot
                                                                       the Annual Report.
    Company conducts a postal ballot, where required, in
                                                                   (g) The board regularly discusses the significant
    accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,
                                                                       business risks identified by the management
    2013 and the Rules made thereunder and applicable
                                                                       and the mitigation process being taken up. On a
    regulations.
                                                                       quarterly basis, the CEO also presents an update to
    At present, there are no postal ballots proposed to be             the Board. A detailed note on the risk identification
    held.                                                              and mitigation is included in the Risk Management
(e) Disclosures                                                        Report and Management Discussion and Analysis
                                                                       annexed to the Directors’ Report.
    (a) The Managing Director & CEO and Chief Financial
        Officer have given a Certificate to the Board as             (h) No penalties or strictures were imposed on the
        contemplated in SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. This            company by the Stock Exchanges, SEBI or other
        is published elsewhere in the Annual Report.                   statutory authorities during the last three years.
    (b) There are no materially significant related party          (i)   The company is compliant with the provisions of
        transactions please refer note No. 32 of the                     applicable laws and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
        consolidated financial statements, forming part of               2015.
        this Annual Report                                         (j)   The senior management have affirmed to the board
    (c) There were no pecuniary transactions with any of                 of directors that there are no material, financial and
        the Non-Executive Directors, except payment of                   commercial transactions, where they have personal
        commission.                                                      interest that may have a potential conflict with the
                                                                         interest of the company.
    (d) A compliance report of all applicable laws and
        regulations duly signed by the Executive Chairman,         (k) Mr. Krishna Bodanapu is the son of Mr. B.V.R. Mohan
        Chief Financial Officer and the Company Secretary                Reddy. There are no inter-se relationships between
        is placed at periodic intervals for review by the              and among any other directors.
        Board. The Board reviews the compliance of all the         (l)   The company is preparing its financial statements in
        applicable laws and gives appropriate directions                 line with the accounting standards prescribed under
        wherever necessary.                                              section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013.
    (e) The board considers materially important show              (m) The company has not raised any fresh funds from the
        cause/demand notices received from statutory                   public or through Rights or Preferential Issue.
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                              The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial                    and BSE Corporate Compliance & Listing Centre (the
                              Officer of the company have given certification on                     ‘Listing Centre’):
                              financial reporting and internal controls for the financial          All periodical compliance filings like shareholding
                              year 2018-19 to the Board of Directors at their meeting              pattern, corporate governance report, media
                              held on 25 April 2019, as required under regulation 17(8)            releases, among others are also filed electronically
                              of SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015.                                   on the Listing Centre.
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(l) E-voting                                                        Listing on Stock Exchanges
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Companies Act,              The Company’s shares are listed on BSE Limited (BSE), and
    2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure           The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE).
    Requirements), 2015, company is providing e-voting
                                                                    The listing fee for the financial year 2019-20 has been paid to
    facility to its shareholders, in respect of all shareholders’
                                                                    both the stock exchanges.
    resolutions, to be passed at the General Meetings.
                                                                    Stock Code:
(m) Additional Shareholders’ Information
                                                                    a)     Trading scrip code on BSE: 532175
    Annual General Meeting:
                                                                    b)     Trading scrip code on NSE: CYIENT/EQ
    Date    : 6 June 2019
                                                                    c)     ISIN of the company: INE136B01020
    Time    : 3:00 PM
                                                                    Market Price Data
    Venue : L&D Centre (company’s campus), Plot No.
            2, IT Park, Manikonda, Hyderabad-5000 032,              The Monthly high and low prices of your company’s share at
            Telangana                                               BSE and NSE for the year ended 31 March 2019 are as under:
    Financial Calendar                                                                                                              (in `)
    Financial Year - 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
                                                                                                  NSE                       BSE
    Tentative calendar for declaration of financial results in             Month
                                                                                          High          Low        High           Low
    financial year 2019-20
                                                                     Apr-2018             780.00        621.15     779.45         624.00
     Results for the quarter ended      On or before
                                                                     May-2018             887.00        731.10     887.00         727.90
     30 June 2019                       18 July 2019
                                                                     Jun-2018             775.00        659.80     775.65         660.50
     30 September 2019                  17 October 2019
     31 December 2019                   16 January 2020              Jul-2018             777.70        670.65     778.00         674.00
     31 March 2020                      23 April 2020                Aug-2018             748.00        646.00     746.75         644.65
    Book Closure dates                                               Sep-2018             819.50        690.65     821.00         660.00
    The dates for book closure are from 3rd June, 2019 to 6th        Oct-2018             779.95        602.20     777.20         603.40
    June, 2019 (both days inclusive) (both days inclusive).          Nov-2018             670.60        592.80     672.00         591.05
    Date of Payment of Dividend                                      Dec-2018             660.00        597.50     662.15         593.00
    The directors have recommended a final dividend of
                                                                     Jan-2019             637.00        570.90     636.20         571.10
    ` 9/- per equity share of face value of ` 5.00 (180%) each
    for the financial year ended March 31, 2019. Subject to          Feb-2019             649.50        576.05     646.50         580.60
    the approval of the shareholders, the dividend will be paid      Mar-2019             693.80        642.95     692.30         642.00
    on 20 June 2019.
                                                                    Share price performance in comparison to broad-based
    Code of Conduct for prohibition of Insider trading
                                                                    indices
    Your company has adopted a Code of conduct as per
    Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of                             Share price v/s NSE       Share price v/s BSE
    Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 as amended in 2019.                             Share                     Share
                                                                         Particulars                                           BSE
    All Directors, Senior Management Personnel, person                                 Price        Nifty        Price
                                                                                                                              Sensex
    forming part of Promoter(s)/Promoter(s) Group(s) and                               (in `)                    (in `)
    such other Designated Employees who could have access           As on 2 April
    to the Unpublished Price Sensitive Information of the           2018                687.70     10,211.80     686.25      33,255.36
    Company are governed by this Code. During the year, the
                                                                    As on 29
    Company had made due compliance with Securities and             March 2019          649.45     11,623.90     647.95      38,672.91
    Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
    Regulations, 2015. The code of conduct is available             Changes (%)          (5.56)         13.83      (5.58)          16.29
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    on the website of the Company i.e. www. cyient.com              Share Transfer System
    Company Secretary of the Company is appointed as the
                                                                    As the Company’s shares are currently traded in dematerialized
    Compliance Officer by the Board to ensure compliance
                                                                    form, the transfers are processed and approved in the
    and effective implementation of the Insider Trading Code.
                                                                    electronic form by NSDL / CDSL through their depository
                                                                    participants.
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                           Karvy Fintech Private Limited is the Common R&T Agent for          and applicable regulations prescribed by the Securities and
                           both physical and dematerialised mode.                             Exchange Board of India and Foreign Exchange Management
                           All queries and requests relating to share transfers/              Act, 1999 and Secretarial Standard issued by the Institute of
                           transmissions may be addressed to our Registrar and Transfer       the Company Secretaries of India. The Secretarial Audit forms
                           Agent:                                                             part of the Annual Report.
                                                                                            % of total
                                      No. of shares          No. of Shareholders                                  No. of shares         % to Total Capital
                                                                                           shareholders
                                         Upto – 500                         32,843                   95.97               28,76,529                      2.59
                                         501 - 1000                           578                      1.69                8,00,525                     0.72
                                        1001 - 2000                           374                      1.09              10,87,768                      0.98
                                        2001 - 3000                              94                    0.27                4,75,256                     0.43
                                        3001 - 4000                              43                    0.13                3,01,337                     0.27
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Distribution of Shareholding on the basis of ownership as on 31 March 2019
138
The movement of unclaimed shares in the “Cyient Ltd – Unclaimed Suspense Account” during the year as follows:-
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                                                                                                         Annexure to Report on Corporate Governance
                           The Members,
                           Cyient Limited,
                           Hyderabad.
                           SUB: Certificate under Schedule V(C)(10)(i) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015
                           I, S. Chidambaram, Practicing Company Secretaries, have examined the Company and Registrar of Companies records, books
                           and papers of CYIENT LIMITED (CIN: L72200TG1991PLC013134) having its Registered Office at “4th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Plot
                           No.11, Software Units Layout, Infocity, Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500081, Telangana State, India (the Company) as required to be
                           maintained under the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI Regulations, other applicable rules and regulations made thereunder for the
                           Financial Year ended on March 31, 2019.
                           In my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the examinations carried out by me and explanations and
                           representation furnished to me by the Company, its officers and agents, we certify that none of the following Directors of
                           the Company have been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of Companies by the SEBI/
                           Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority as on March 31, 2019:
                           List of Director of the Company as on 31st March, 2019 :
                             Sl.
                                     DIN No               Name of the Director                                    Designation
                             No
                              1    00058215      Venkat Rama Mohan Reddy Bodanapu         Executive Chairman
                              2    05301037      Ganesh Venkat Krishna Bodanapu           Managing Director & CEO
                              3    00193357      Krishnan Ramachandran                    Independent Director
                              4    00074842      Som Mittal                               Independent Director
                              5    06997266      Andrea Higgins Bierce                    Independent Director
                              6    07102549      Paterson John Paul                       Independent Director
                              7    07797921      Vinai Kumar Thummalapally                Independent Director
                              8    05218876      Vikas Sehgal                             Additional Director (Independent)
                              9    00170478      Murugappan Murugappan Muthiah            Non-executive & Non independent Director
                             10    03015749      Alain A De Taeye                         Non-executive & Non independent Director
Signature:
                                                                                                                                       S. Chidambaram
                                                                                                                          Practicing Company Secretary:
                           Place: Hyderabad                                                                                                FCS No. 3935
                           Date: 23 April 2019                                                                                              C P No: 2286
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Associate Career
and Competency
Progression Plan
As the organization gears toward
building capabilities to become a
technology partner of choice, it is
critical to define an enabling career
framework that helps sustain this
goal.
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                           REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR ON THE
                           ABRIDGED STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           TO THE MEMBERS OF CYIENT LIMITED                                  Auditor’s Responsibility
                           The accompanying abridged standalone Ind AS financial             Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the abridged
                           statements of CYIENT LIMITED (“the Company”), which               standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our
                           comprise Abridged standalone Balance Sheet as at March            procedures conducted in accordance with Standard on
                           31, 2019, Abridged standalone Statement of Profit and Loss        Auditing (SA) 810 “Engagements to Report on Summary
                           (including Other Comprehensive Income), Abridged Cash             Financial Statements” specified under Section 143(10) of the
                           Flow Statement and Abridged Statement of Changes in               Act. In performing those procedures, the auditor considers
                           Equity for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived    internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and
                           from the audited standalone Ind AS financial statements           fair presentation of the abridged standalone Ind AS financial
                           of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019. We              statements in order to design audit procedures that are
                           expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those standalone         appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
                           Ind AS financial statements in our report dated April 25, 2019.   expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
                                                                                             internal control.
                           The abridged standalone Ind AS financial statements do not
                           contain all the disclosures required by the Companies Act,        Opinion
                           2013 (“the Act”) and Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
                                                                                             In our opinion and to the best of our information and
                           prescribed under Section 133 of the Act and accounting
                                                                                             explanations given to us, the abridged standalone Ind AS
                           principles generally accepted in India which were applied in
                                                                                             financial statements prepared in accordance with Rule 10 of
                           the preparation of the audited standalone Ind AS financial
                                                                                             the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended, derived
                           statements of the Company. Reading the abridged standalone
                                                                                             from the audited standalone Ind AS financial statements of
                           Ind AS financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for
                                                                                             the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019 prepared
                           reading the audited standalone Ind AS financial statements of
                                                                                             in accordance with the Ind AS prescribed under Section 133
                           the Company.
                                                                                             of the Act and accounting principles generally accepted in
                           Management’s Responsibility for the Abridged Standalone           India, are a fair summary of those audited standalone Ind AS
                           Ind AS Financial Statements                                       financial statements.
                           The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the
                           preparation of the abridged standalone Ind AS financial
                                                                                                                        For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
                           statements in accordance with the requirements specified
                                                                                                                                   Chartered Accountants
                           under Section 136(1) read with Rule 10 of the Companies
                                                                                                                         (Firm’s Registration No.008072S)
                           (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended, based on the audited
                           standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for
                           the year ended March 31, 2019, prepared in accordance with
                           Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of
                                                                                                                                   C. Manish Muralidhar
                           the Act and accounting principles generally accepted in India.
                                                                                                                                                 Partner
                           This responsibility includes the design, implementation and
                                                                                                                                (Membership No. 213649)
                           maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation
                                                                                             Place : Hyderabad
                           and presentation of the abridged standalone Ind AS financial
                                                                                             Date : April 25, 2019
                           statements.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To The Members of Cyient Limited                                  in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements        under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities
                                                                  under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s
Opinion                                                           Responsibility for the Audit of the Standalone Financial
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial             Statements section of our report. We are independent of the
statements of Cyient Limited (“the Company”), which               Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued
comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019, and the          by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive       together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to
Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of             our audit of the standalone financial statements under the
Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary          provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we
of significant accounting policies and other explanatory          have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
information.                                                      with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We
                                                                  believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
                                                                  and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the
to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone
                                                                  standalone financial statements.
financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required         Key Audit Matters
and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian       Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the          judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the
Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)         standalone financial statements of the current period. These
Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting          matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the
principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs    standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming
of the Company as at March 31, 2019, and its profit, total        our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion
comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in           on these matters. We have determined the matter described
equity for the year ended on that date.                           below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our
Basis for Opinion                                                 report.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements
Sr.
         Key Audit Matter                                              Auditor’s Response
No.
1   Accuracy of recognition,         We assessed the Company’s process to identify the impact of adoption of the new revenue
    measurement, presentation        accounting standard.
    and disclosures of revenues      Our audit approach consisted testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the
    and other related balances       internal controls and substantive testing as follows:
    in view of adoption of
    Ind AS 115 “Revenue from         • Evaluated the design of internal controls relating to implementation of the new
    Contracts with Customers”            revenue accounting standard.
    (new revenue accounting          • Tested the operating effectiveness of the internal control, relating to identification
    standard)                            of the distinct performance obligations and determination of transaction price. We
                                         carried out a combination of procedures involving enquiry and observation, and
      The application of the             inspection of evidence in respect of operation of these controls.
      new revenue accounting
      standard involves certain      • Performed the following procedures:
      key judgements relating            • Analysed and identified the distinct performance obligations in the contracts.
      to      identification    of       • Compared these performance obligations with that identified and recorded by the
      distinct         performance           Company.
      obligations, determination
      of transaction price of the        • Considered the terms of the contracts to determine the transaction price including
      identified       performance           any variable consideration to verify the transaction price used to compute revenue
      obligations       and    the           and to test the basis of estimation of the variable consideration.
      appropriateness of the basis       • Samples in respect of revenue recorded for time and material contracts were tested
      used to measure revenue                using a combination of approved time sheets including customer acceptances,
      recognized over a period.              subsequent invoicing and historical trend of collections and disputes.
                                         • In respect of samples relating to fixed price contracts, progress towards
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                           Information Other than the Financial Statements and              Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Standalone
                           Auditor’s Report Thereon                                         Financial Statements
                           •    The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible             Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
                                for the other information. The other information            whether the standalone financial statements as a whole
                                comprises the information included in the Director’s        are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
                                report, Management discussion & Analysis and                or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our
                                Business responsibility report, but does not include the    opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,
                                standalone financial statements and our auditor’s report    but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
                                thereon.                                                    with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it
                                                                                            exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
                           •    Our opinion on the standalone financial statements
                                                                                            considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
                                does not cover the other information and we do not
                                                                                            could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
                                express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
                                                                                            decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone
                           •    In connection with our audit of the standalone financial    financial statements.
                                statements, our responsibility is to read the other
                                                                                            As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
                                information and, in doing so, consider whether the
                                                                                            professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism
                                other information is materially inconsistent with the
                                                                                            throughout the audit. We also:
                                standalone financial statements or our knowledge
                                obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise        •    Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement
                                appears to be materially misstated.                              of the standalone financial statements, whether due
                                                                                                 to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures
                           •    If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude
                                                                                                 responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
                                that there is a material misstatement of this other
                                                                                                 that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
                                information, we are required to report that fact. We have
                                                                                                 for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
                                nothing to report in this regard.
                                                                                                 misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for
                           Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial              one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
                           Statements                                                            forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or
                           The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the               the override of internal control.
                           matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to      •    Obtain an understanding of internal financial control
                           the preparation of these standalone financial statements              relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
                           that give a true and fair view of the financial position,             that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under
                           financial performance including other comprehensive                   section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for
                           income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in            expressing our opinion on whether the Company has
                           accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles            adequate internal financial controls system in place and
                           generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes        the operating effectiveness of such controls.
                           maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
                                                                                            •    Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies
                           with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of
                                                                                                 used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
                           the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and
                                                                                                 and related disclosures made by the management.
                           other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate
                           accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that        •    Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use
                           are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation                of the going concern basis of accounting and, based
                           and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,              on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material
                           that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy              uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that
                           and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to               may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to
                           the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial          continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material
                           statement that give a true and fair view and are free from            uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention
                           material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.                 in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the
                                                                                                 standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures
                           In preparing the standalone financial statements,
                                                                                                 are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions
                           management is responsible for assessing the Company’s
                                                                                                 are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the
                           ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as
                                                                                                 date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or
                           applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
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             In respect of immovable properties of land that have been taken on lease and disclosed as property, plant and
             equipment in the financial statements, the lease agreements are in the name of the Company, where the Company
             is the lessee in the agreement. In case of one leasehold land, the Company is yet to receive the title which is pending
             completion of legal formalities relating to conveyance.
ii. The Company does not have any inventory and hence reporting under clause (ii) of the Order is not applicable.
iii.   According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has granted loans, unsecured, to companies
       covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of which:
       (a)   The terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the Company’s
             interest.
       (b)   The schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been stipulated and repayments or receipts of
             principal amounts and interest have been regular as per stipulations.
iv.    In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions
       of Sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of grant of loans, making investments and providing
       guarantees and securities, as applicable.
v.     According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit during the year and
       does not have any outstanding unclaimed deposits as at March 31, 2019 and therefore, reporting under clause (v) of the
       Order is not applicable.
vi. Having regard to the nature of the Company’s business / activities, reporting under clause (vi) of the Order is not applicable.
vii.   According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
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       (a)   The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employees’ State
             Insurance, Income-tax, Goods & Services Tax, Customs Duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it
             to the appropriate authorities.
       (b)   There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income-tax,
             Goods & Services Tax, Customs Duty, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2019 for a
             period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
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                                  (c)   Details of dues of Sales Tax, Service Tax, and Value Added Tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2019 on
                                        account of disputes are given below:
                           viii. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from financial institutions, banks and government or issued any
                                 debentures. Hence, reporting under clause (viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
                           ix.    The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) or term
                                  loans and hence reporting under clause (ix) of the Order is not applicable.
                           x.     To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and
                                  no fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
                           xi.    In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided managerial
                                  remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to
                                  the Companies Act, 2013.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause (xii) of the Order is not applicable.
                           xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is in compliance with Section 177
                                 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related
                                 party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
                           xiv. During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly
                                convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
                           xv.    In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not entered
                                  into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 of the
                                  Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
                           xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
                                                                                                                           For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
                                                                                                                                      Chartered Accountants
                                                                                                                            (Firm’s Registration No.008072S)
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                                                                                                                                       C. Manish Muralidhar
                                                                                                                                                     Partner
                                                                                                                                    (Membership No. 213649)
                           Place : Hyderabad
                           Date : April 25, 2019
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Abridged Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019
(All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
                                                                                          As at                As at
                                    Particulars
                                                                                      March 31, 2019       March 31, 2018
 ASSETS
 Non-current assets
 Property, plant and equipment                                                                    2,460                2,252
 Capital work-in-progress                                                                           287                  213
 Intangible assets                                                                                  204                  292
 Intangible assets under development                                                                468                  251
 Financial assets
     (a) Investments                                                                              5,101                4,639
     (b) Loans                                                                                      491                  127
     (c) Other financial assets                                                                     197                  193
 Deferred tax assets (net)                                                                          194                  167
 Income tax assets (net)                                                                            320                  392
 Other non-current assets                                                                           462                  507
 Total non-current assets                                                                        10,184                9,033
 Current assets
 Financial assets
     (a) Investments                                                                                278              1,130
     (b) Trade receivables                                                                        5,079              4,151
     (c) Cash and cash equivalents                                                                6,998              7,200
     (d) Other bank balances                                                                        129                 66
     (e) Loans                                                                                      320                267
     (f) Other financial assets                                                                   1,805              1,628
 Other current assets                                                                             1,008                536
 Total current assets                                                                            15,617             14,978
 Total assets                                                                                    25,801             24,011
 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
 EQUITY
 Equity share capital                                                                               552                563
 Other equity                                                                                    21,813             20,051
 Total equity                                                                                    22,365             20,614
 LIABILITIES
 Non-current liabilities
 Provisions                                                                                         863                 701
 Total non-current liabilities                                                                      863                 701
 Current liabilities
 Financial liabilities
     (a) Trade payables
         (i) total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises                        1                  1
         (ii) total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and                1,962              1,932
              small enterprises
     (b) Other financial liabilities                                                                137                173
 Income tax liabilities (net)                                                                        48                 44
 Provisions                                                                                          97                 71
 Other current liabilities                                                                          328                475
 Total current liabilities                                                                        2,573              2,696
 Total liabilities                                                                                3,436              3,397
 Total equity and liabilities                                                                    25,801             24,011
 Accompanying notes form an integral part of the abridged financial statements
In terms of our report attached
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells                                For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Chartered Accountants
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      Abridged Statement of changes in equity for the year ended March 31, 2019
      (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
      a.   Equity share capital
                                           Particulars                                               Amount
            Balance as at March 31, 2017                                                                563
            Issue of shares during the year*                                                               -
            Balance as at March 31, 2018                                                                563
            Issue of shares during the year                                                                2
            Shares bought back and extinguished during the year                                         (10)
            Shares bought back pending extinguishment                                                    (3)
            Balance as at March 31, 2019                                                                552
           *On issue of shares (under Company’s associate stock option plan) during the previous year, the Company had received ` 0.15 rounded off.
      b.   Other equity
                                                                                                     Surplus                                      Items of other
                                                                                                                                             comprehensive income        Total
                                    Particulars                              Capital                                Stock                    Cash flow       Equity     other
                                                                           Redemption Securities       General      option     Retained        hedge      instruments   equity
                                                                             Reserve    premium        reserve     reserve     earnings       reserve     through OCI
           Balance as at March 31, 2017                                               -     3,850         5,289          206       8,588              326           -    18,259
           Profit for the year                                                        -          -             -           -        4,018               -           -      4,018
           Other comprehensive income                                                 -          -             -           -           (1)          (356)           -      (357)
           Total comprehensive income for the year                                    -          -             -           -       4,017            (356)           -     3,661
           Issue of shares under the Company's associate stock option plan            -         13             -           -             -              -           -          13
           Stock option expense for the year                                          -          -             -          15             -              -           -          15
           Dividends paid (including dividend distribution tax)                       -          -             -           -      (1,897)               -           -    (1,897)
           Balance as at March 31, 2018                                               -     3,863         5,289          221      10,708             (30)           -    20,051
           Profit for the year                                                        -          -             -           -        4,407               -           -      4,407
           Other comprehensive Income                                                 -          -             -           -          (49)            304           2        257
           Total comprehensive income for the year                                    -          -             -           -       4,358              304           2     4,664
           Issue of shares under the Company's associate stock option plan            -        199             -       (179)             -              -           -          20
           Stock option expense for the year                                          -          -             -          29             -              -           -          29
           Dividends paid (including dividend distribution tax)                       -          -             -           -      (1,269)               -           -    (1,269)
           Buyback of equity shares                                                   -    (1,655)             -           -             -              -           -    (1,655)
           Transaction costs towards Buyback of equity shares                         -       (27)             -           -             -              -           -        (27)
           Amount transferred to capital redemption reserve upon Buyback             13          -          (13)           -             -              -           -           -
           Balance as at March 31, 2019                                              13     2,380         5,276           71      13,797              274           2    21,813
           Accompanying notes form an integral part of the abridged financial statements
           In terms of our report attached
           For Deloitte Haskins & Sells                                                                   For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
           Chartered Accountants
                                                                                                         B.V.R. Mohan Reddy                         Krishna Bodanapu
           C. Manish Muralidhar                                                                           Executive Chairman                        Managing Director and CEO
           Partner                                                                                       (DIN - 00058215)                           (DIN - 05301037)
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                           Abridged Cash Flow Statement for the year ended March 31, 2019
                           (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
                                                                                                               For the year ended   For the year ended
                                                                Particulars
                                                                                                                March 31, 2019       March 31, 2018
                            Net cash flow from operating activities                                                         2,281                2,399
                            Net cash from/(used in) investing activities                                                      102                (122)
                            Net cash used in financing activities                                                         (2,881)              (1,891)
                            Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                       (498)                 386
                            Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year                                          7,200                6,516
                            Exchange differences on translation of foreign currency cash and cash                              296                 298
                            equivalents
                            Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year [refer note (i) below]                         6,998                7,200
                            Notes:
                            (i) Cash and cash equivalents comprises of:
                               Balances with banks
                                   in current accounts                                                                        510                 817
                                   in deposit accounts                                                                      4,177                4,264
                               Deposits with financial institutions                                                         2,241                1,955
                               Remittances in transit                                                                          70                 164
                               Total                                                                                        6,998                7,200
                            Accompanying notes form an integral part of the abridged financial statements
152
Notes forming part of the abridged financial statements
(All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
1.   Corporate Information
     (Refer to Note 1 of the standalone financial statements)
     Cyient Limited (‘Cyient’ or ‘the Company’) is engaged in providing global technology services and solutions specialising
     in geospatial, engineering design, analytics, network and operations solutions. The Company is a public limited Company
     incorporated in India and has its headquarters and development facilities in India and serves a global customer base
     through its subsidiaries in the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore
     and India. Cyient’s range of services include digitisation of drawings and maps, photogrammetry, computer aided design/
     engineering (CAD/CAE), design and modelling, repair development engineering, reverse engineering application software
     development, software products development, consulting, analytics and implementation. Cyient specialises in software
     services and solutions for the manufacturing, utilities, telecommunications, transportation & logistics, local government
     and financial services markets.
     The Company’s shares are listed on the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
     Complete Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash flows and
     other statements and notes thereto prepared as per the requirements of Division II to the Schedule III to the Companies
     Act, 2013 are available at the Company’s website.
     Copy of the financial statements is also available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during the working
     hours for a period of 21 days before the date of AGM.
2.   Related Party Transactions
     (Refer to Note 22 of the standalone financial statements)
     (A) The list of related parties of the Company is given below:
           Company.
     (iv) On July 18, 2016, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Israel India Limited, in Israel. During
          previous year, the subsidiary has commenced its commercial operations.
     (v)    On March 25, 2016, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Engineering (Beijing) Limited, in
            China. There is no investment in the subsidiary till March 31, 2019 and the subsidiary is yet to commence commercial
            operations.
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                           (vi) During the previous year, the Company subscribed to 49% share capital in Cyient Solutions and Systems Private
                                Limited (“CSSPL”). The Company acquired 51% share capital in March 2018, increasing the shareholding to 100%.
                                On April 11, 2018, CSSPL entered into a share purchase agreement with Bluebird Aero Systems Limited (“Bluebird”),
                                wherein Bluebird acquired 49% shareholding in CSSPL.
                           (vii) During the year, the Company incorporated a wholly owned Company Under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013,
                                 Cyient Urban Micro Skill Centre Foundation, to further the CSR activities of the Company.
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      Subsidiary of Cyient DLM Private Limited :
                                                                     Country of         Extent of holding (%) as at
                       Name of the Subsidiary
                                                                   incorporation    March 31, 2019       March 31, 2018
      Techno Tools Precision Engineering Private Limited #               India                       -                    -
      # Effective April 01, 2017, Techno Tools Precision Engineering Private Limited was merged with its holding company,
        Cyient DLM Private Limited, pursuant to the order dated April 02, 2018 from National Company Law Tribunal.
      Other related party:
                                                                     Country of
                                 Entity                                                   Nature of relationship
                                                                   incorporation
      Cyient Foundation                                                India             Entity with common KMP
      Infotech ESOP trust                                              India             Entity with common KMP
      Key Managerial Personnel (KMP):
             Name                                                      Designation
      B.V.R Mohan Reddy                                            Executive Chairman
      Krishna Bodanapu                                             Managing Director & CEO
      Ajay Aggarwal                                                President & Chief Financial Officer
      K. Ramachandran                                              Independent Director
      Som Mittal                                                   Independent Director
      Andrea Bierce                                                Independent Director
      John Paul Paterson                                           Independent Director
      Vinai Kumar Thummalapally                                    Independent Director
      Vikas Sehgal                                                 Independent Director
      M. M Murugappan                                              Non-Executive & Non-independent Director
      Alain De Taeye                                               Non-Executive & Non-independent Director
      Relative of Executive Chairman and Managing Director & CEO
       B. Ashok Reddy                                          President – Corporate Affairs & infrastructure
(B) Summary of the transactions and balances with the above related parties:
(a)   Transactions during the year:
                                                                                            For the year ended
      Nature of the transaction                       Party name
                                                                                    March 31, 2019       March 31, 2018
      Revenue from operations         Cyient Inc.                                              4,132                3,501
                                      Certon Software Inc.                                         -                   35
                                      Cyient Europe Limited                                    1,016                1,057
                                      Cyient Benelux BV                                          491                  369
                                      Cyient Schweiz GmbH                                        152                   93
                                      Cyient S.R.O.                                               32                   32
                                      Cyient GmbH                                                958                  900
                                      Cyient AB                                                  148                  138
                                      Cyient Canada Inc.                                         212                  149
                                      Cyient KK                                                  376                  235
                                      Infotech HAL Limited                                         -                    1
                                      Cyient Australia Pty Limited                             1,182                  995
                                      Cyient Singapore Private Limited                            44                   98
                                      Cyient Israel Limited                                        9                    -
       Sub-contracting charges        Cyient Inc.                                                216                  215
                                      Cyient Europe Limited                                        1                    2
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                                      Cyient Benelux BV                                            4                   13
                                      Cyient S.R.O.                                                3                    -
                                      Cyient GmbH                                                  -                    3
                                      Cyient AB                                                    1                    2
                                      Cyient Canada Inc.                                           2                    4
                                      Cyient Insights Private Limited                             35                   83
                                      Cyient DLM Private Limited                                  24                    9
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                                                                                                                For the year ended
                           Nature of the transaction                     Party name
                                                                                                        March 31, 2019      March 31, 2018
                           Reimbursement of              Cyient Inc.                                                   63                  52
                           Expenses (net)                Certon Software Inc.                                           -                 (1)
                                                         Cyient Europe Limited                                       (61)                (52)
                                                         Cyient Benelux BV                                              5                   1
                                                         Cyient S.R.O.                                               (14)                (18)
                                                         Cyient GmbH                                                 (25)                (41)
                                                         Cyient AB                                                    (2)                   8
                                                         Cyient Canada Inc.                                           (9)                 (9)
                                                         Cyient KK                                                    (5)                   -
                                                         Cyient Singapore Private Limited                               -                (38)
                                                         Cyient Insights Private Limited                              (1)                   1
                                                         Cyient DLM Private Limited                                  (43)                (32)
                                                         Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                 (2)              (131)
                                                         Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                (19)                   -
                           Software purchases            Cyient Inc.                                                   50                  55
                           Corporate guarantee given     Cyient DLM Private Limited                                  850               1,760
                           to subsidairy’s bankers       Cyient Inc.                                                 381                 430
                                                         Cyient Defense Services Inc.                                   -                215
                                                         Cyient GmbH                                                    -                368
                                                         Cyient Europe Limited                                     1,283                 358
                                                         Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                213                   -
                                                         Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                  3                  50
                           Corporate guarantee given     Cyient Inc.                                               1,110                 326
                           to subsidairy’s bankers       Cyient GmbH                                                   -                 368
                           liquidated                    Cyient Europe Limited                                         -                 183
                                                         Cyient DLM Private Limited                                  540                   -
                           Other income on corporate     Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                  2                   1
                           guarantee given to            Cyient Europe Limited                                        11                   3
                           subsidiary’s bankers          Cyient GmbH                                                   2                   2
                                                         Cyient Inc.                                                   9                  11
                                                         Cyient S.R.O.                                                 1                   1
                                                         Cyient Singapore Private Limited                              2                   2
                           Investments in subsidiaries   Cyient Israel limited                                         -                   32
                                                         Cyient DLM Private Limited #                                425                    3
                                                         Cyient Insights Private Limited                              35                    -
                                                         Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                  -                  0.2
                           Disposal of investment in     Infotech Aerospace Services Inc.                              -                 (11)
                           associate
                           Advances given /              Cyient KK                                                      -               (110)
                           (recovered)                   Infotech HAL Limited                                           3                   4
                                                         Cyient Solutions and Systems Private                       (137)                 137
                                                         Limited
                           Loans given                   Cyient Insights Private Limited                              16                  11
                                                         Cyient DLM Private Limited                                  120                 385
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                                                                                                          For the year ended
        Nature of the transaction                           Party name
                                                                                                March 31, 2019          March 31, 2018
        Rental Income                    Infotech HAL Limited                                                     1                       1
                                         Cyient Insights Private Limited                                          3                       3
                                         Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                           0.2                       -
        Dividend from associate          Infotech Aerospace Services Inc.                                         -                     589
        Dividend from Subsidiary         Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                          457                        -
        CSR expenditure                  Cyient Foundation                                                      74                       68
    #
         During the previous year, ` 3 paid to the promoters of Cyient DLM Private Limited, by way of an indemnity claim, defined by the share
         purchase agreement.
                                         Cyient Benelux BV                                                      25                       48
                                         Cyient GmbH                                                            69                      177
                                         Cyient Schweiz GmbH                                                     6                        1
                                         Cyient AB                                                              13                       40
                                         Cyient KK                                                               4                        2
                                         Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                          116                      102
                                         Cyient Singapore Private Limited                                       37                       54
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                                                                                                                                 As at
                                    Nature of the balance                      Party name
                                                                                                                March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                 Advance from subsidiaries     Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                     -                     125
                                                               Cyient GmbH                                                      -                      85
                                 Trade payables                Cyient Inc.                                                    713                     434
                                                               Cyient Europe Limited                                           11                      58
                                                               Cyient Benelux BV                                               35                      62
                                                               Cyient AB                                                       43                      41
                                                               Cyient Singapore Private Limited                                33                      20
                                                               Cyient S.R.O.                                                    4                       1
                                                               Cyient GmbH                                                     82                      80
                                                               Cyient KK                                                       38                     193
                                                               Cyient Insights Private Limited                                  8                       6
                                                               Cyient Canada Inc.                                              35                      32
                                                               Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                    90                      65
                                 Other receivables             Cyient Inc.                                                     34                      55
                                                               Cyient Canada Inc.                                               1                       2
                                                               Cyient Europe Limited                                            6                       7
                                                               Cyient Benelux BV                                                1                       2
                                                               Cyient Defense Services Inc.                                     -                       1
                                                               Cyient KK                                                        1                       1
                                                               Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                     9                      12
                                                               Cyient Singapore Private Limited                                 1                       2
                                 Corporate guarantee given     Cyient Inc.                                                  1,447                   2,113
                                 to subsidiary’s bankers       Cyient Defense Services Inc.                                   228                     215
                                                               Cyient Europe Limited                                        1,890                     586
                                                               Cyient S.R.O                                                   132                     139
                                                               Cyient GmbH                                                    358                     368
                                                               Cyient DLM Private Limited                                   5,280                   4,970
                                                               Cyient Australia Pty Limited                                   381                     158
                                                               Cyient Singapore Private Limited                               388                     365
                                                               Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                    53                      50
                                 Commitments                   Cyient Europe Limited                                          552                     569
                                 Advances outstanding          Infotech HAL Limited                                            15                      12
                                                               Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                     -                     137
                                 Loans outstanding             Cyient Insights Private Limited                                143                     127
                                                               Cyient DLM Private Limited                                     385                     265
                                                               Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited                   282                       -
                                 Interest on loans             Cyient DLM Private Limited                                      36                      21
                                 outstanding
                                 Short-term benefits           Executive Chairman and Managing Director                       138                    129
                                 payable                       & CEO
                                 Commission and other          Non-Executive and Independent Directors                         13                     11
                                 benefits payable
                                group and persons who are in control of the company, at a price not exceeding ` 700 per equity share (Maximum Buyback
                                price), for an aggregate amount not exceeding ` 2,000 (Maximum Buyback size), payable in cash from the open market
                                route through the stock exchange mechanism under the Buyback Regulations and the Companies Act. The Buyback shall
                                not exceed ` 2,000 (Maximum Buyback size) excluding the transaction charges. The Maximum Buyback Size represents
                                9.79% of aggregate of the Company’s paid up equity capital and free reserves based on the audited financial statements of
                                the Company as at March 31, 2018, which is in compliance with the maximum permissible limit of 10% of the total paid up
                                equity share capital and free reserves in accordance with Section 68(2) of Companies Act, 2013.
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     As of March 31, 2019, the scheme of Buyback was open, the Company bought back 2,570,518 equity shares as resulting in
     total cash consideration of ` 1,695 (including ` 27 towards transaction costs of Buyback). Out of 2,570,518 equity shares
     bought back, the Company extinguished 1,930,102 shares as at March 31, 2019 and the remaining were extinguished in the
     month of April 2019 as per the records of the depositories. In line with the requirement of Companies Act, 2013, an amount
     of ` 1,682 have been utilised from the securities premium account for the Buyback. Further, capital redemption reserve
     of ` 13, representing the nominal value of shares bought back, has been created in accordance with Section 69 of the
     Companies Act, 2013.
     The Buyback commenced on February 12, 2019 and closed on April 11, 2019. The Company bought back an aggregate of
     3,123,963 equity shares , utilizing a total of ` 2,000 (excluding transaction costs of Buyback), which represents 99.99% of
     the maximum Buyback size.
4.   Earnings per share
     (Refer to Note 23 of the standalone financial statements)
                                                                                               For the year ended
                                      Particulars
                                                                                      March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
      Profit after tax                                                                           4,407                    4,018
      Basic:
      Number of shares outstanding at the year end                                         110,474,173             112,596,002
      Weighted average number of equity shares                                             112,789,308             112,578,461
      Earnings per share (`)                                                                      39.07                  35.69
      Diluted:
      Effect of potential equity shares on ASOPs & RSUs outstanding                             167,866                 477,065
      Weighted average number of equity shares outstanding                                 112,957,174             113,055,526
      Earnings per share (`)                                                                      39.01                  35.54
5.   Segment information
     (Refer to Note 27 of the standalone financial statements)
     Segment information has been presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with Ind AS 108 notified
     under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
6.   Exceptional item
     (Refer to Note 25 of the standalone financial statements)
     During September 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to divest its entire 49% shareholding in its
     associate company, Infotech Aerospace Services Inc., (“IASI”) Puerto Rico for a consideration of ` 114 (USD 1,768,916).
     The closing conditions for the divestment were concluded on December 08, 2017. Upon divestment, the resultant gain of
     ` 103 is disclosed as ‘exceptional item’ in these financial statements. Further, the Company has also received ` 589 (USD
     9,131,064) from IASI towards dividend, which is recognised under ‘other income’ in the standalone financial statements.
7.   Contingent liabilities and commitments
     (Refer to Note 21 of the standalone financial statements)
                                                                                                       As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                      March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
      (A) Contingent liabilities:
          Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt                                       456                    490
          (refer note (i) to (vi) below)
          Guarantees (refer note (vii) below)                                                    10,157                   8,964
                                                                                                 10,613                   9,454
      (B) Commitments:
          Contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not                             297                    297
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                                Notes:
                                (i)    The Company disputed various demands raised by income tax authorities for the assessment years 1997-98, 1999-00
                                       to 2002-03, 2004-05 to 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14 to 2015-16 (March 31, 2018-1997-98, 1999-00 to 2002-
                                       03, 2004-05 to 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14 to 2015-16) which are pending at various stages of appeals. The
                                       aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided for is ` 158 (March 31, 2018 - ` 138). The Company is confident that
                                       these appeals will be decided in its favour.
                                (ii)   The Company disputed various demands raised by the sales tax authorities for the financial years 2004-05 to
                                       2009-10, 2012 - 13 and 2015-16 (March 31, 2018 - 2004-05 to 2009-10, 2012-13 and 2015-16). The Company has
                                       filed appeals, which are pending with the appropriate authorities. The aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided
                                       for is ` 20 (March 31, 2018 - ` 20). The Company is confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour. The above
                                       does not include show cause notices received by the Company.
                                (iii) The Company disputed various demands raised by the service tax authorities for the financial years 2006-07 to 2015-
                                      16 (March 31, 2018 - 2006-07 to 2015-16). The Company has filed appeals, which are pending with the appropriate
                                      authorities. The aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided for is ` 141 (March 31, 2018 - ` 141). The Company is
                                      confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour. The above does not include show cause notices received by
                                      the Company.
                                (iv) The Company is contesting certain pending service tax refunds amounting to ` 45 (March 31, 2018 : ` 73) at various
                                     appellate authorities. The Company is confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour.
                                (v)    During the year 2014-15, the Company received an order from Provident Fund authorities regarding provident fund
                                       (PF) payments on certain allowances given by the Company to its employees for the years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
                                       Against this, the Company made a provision along with interest on the same, during the current year. Consequent
                                       to the above order, the Company is in process of evaluating the implication, if any, for the periods subsequent to the
                                       above order. Currently, the amount is indeterminable.
                                (vi) During the financial year 2015-16, the Government of India notified an amendment to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1961
                                     whereby the applicable slabs as well as coverage limit was enhanced. The said amendment was made effective April 1,
                                     2014. The Company has contested the retrospective applicability of the amendment for the financial year 2014-15 in
                                     the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The aggregate amount of
                                     liability pertaining to the financial year 2014-15, not provided for, is ` 92 (March 31, 2018 - ` 92).
                                (vii) Corporate guarantee given to subsidiary’s bankers to obtain line of credit ` 10,157 (March 31, 2018 – ` 8,964).
                                (C) The Company has certain outstanding export obligations/commitments as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018.
                                    Further, the Company has certain commitments to bankers relating to receivables factoring arrangements entered
                                    with them in respect of receivables from few customers. These factoring arrangements are without recourse to the
                                    Company and in the normal course of business. The Company is confident of meeting these commitments arising
                                    from such arrangements.
                           8.   Cash and Bank Balances
                                (Refer to Note 10 of the standalone financial statements)
                           8A. Cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                                                      As at
                                                                    Particulars
                                                                                                                     March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                 Balances with banks
                                    in current accounts                                                                             510                   817
                                    in deposit accounts                                                                           4,177                 4,264
                                 Deposits with financial institutions                                                             2,241                 1,955
                                 Remittances in transit                                                                              70                   164
                                 Total                                                                                            6,998                 7,200
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8B. Other bank balances
                                                                                                       As at
                                         Particulars
                                                                                      March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
      Unpaid dividend/ASOP account                                                                  24                       14
      Balance in escrow account (refer note below)                                                  50                        -
      Deposits held as margin money/security for bank guarantees                                    55                       52
      Total                                                                                         129                     66
     Note: The Company has deposited an amount of ` 50 (March 31, 2018: ` Nil) in escrow account (2.5% of the amount ear-
     marked for Buyback) and furnished an irrevocable and unconditional bank guarantee of ` 500 (March 31, 2018: ` Nil) (25%
     of the maximum Buyback size) towards security for the performance and compliance of its obligations under the Regulation
     20 of the Buyback Regulations.
9.   Revenue from contracts with customers
     (Refer to Note 17A of the standalone financial statements)
     Effective April 1, 2018, the Company adopted Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers using the cumulative
     catch-up transition method applied to contracts that were not completed as at April 1, 2018. In accordance with the cumu-
     lative catch-up transition method, the comparatives have not been retrospectively adjusted. The effect of adoption of Ind
     AS 115 was not material.
     Revenues for the year ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are as follows:
     method. When there is uncertainty as to measurement or ultimate collectability, revenue recognition is postponed until
     such uncertainty is resolved. Percentage of completion is determined based on the project costs incurred to date as a
     percentage of total estimated project costs required to complete the project. The input method has been used to measure
     the progress towards completion as there is direct relationship between input and productivity.
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                                Time and Material
                                Revenue from time and material contracts are recognised as and when services are rendered to the customers. These are
                                based on the efforts spent and rates agreed with the customer. Revenue from the end of the last invoicing to the reporting
                                date is recognised as unbilled revenue.
                                Maintenance
                                Revenue from fixed-price maintenance contracts are recognised pro-rata over the term of the maintenance arrangement.
                           2.   Trade receivables and contract balances
                                                                                                                                     As at
                                                                  Particulars
                                                                                                                    March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                 Trade receivables                                                                             5,079                    4,151
                                 Unbilled revenue                                                                              1,027                    1,018
                                 Unearned revenue                                                                                 62                       49
                                The Company classifies the right to consideration in exchange for deliverables as either a receivable or as unbilled revenue.
                                A receivable is a right to consideration that is unconditional upon passage of time. Revenue in excess of invoicing are classi-
                                fied as contract assets (unbilled revenue) while invoicing in excess of revenue are classified as contract liabilities (unearned
                                revenues).
                                Movement in unbilled revenue:
                                                                                                                                     As at
                                                                  Particulars
                                                                                                                    March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                 Opening balance                                                                                1,018                      863
                                 Add: Revenue recognised during the year                                                        4,625                    5,636
                                 Less : Invoiced during the year                                                              (4,616)                  (5,467)
                                 Less : Impairment / (reversal) during the year                                                     -                      (14)
                                 Closing balance                                                                                 1,027                   1,018
                                Movement in unearned revenue:
                                                                                                                                     As at
                                                                  Particulars
                                                                                                                    March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                 Opening balance                                                                                   49                       17
                                 Less : Revenue recognised during the year                                                      (403)                    (376)
                                 Add: Invoiced during the year but not recognized as revenue                                      416                      408
                                 Closing balance                                                                                    62                      49
                                The Company has applied practical expedient and has not disclosed information about remaining performance obligations
                                in contracts, where the original contract duration is one year or less or where the entity has the right to consideration that
                                corresponds directly with the value of entity’s performance completed to date. Consequently, disclosure related to trans-
                                action price allocated to remaining performance obligation is not material.
                           10. Employee benefits expense
                               (Refer to Note 18 of the standalone financial statements)
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11. Other expenses
    (Refer to Note 20 of the standalone financial statements)
                                                                                  For the year ended   For the year ended
                                      Particulars
                                                                                    March 31, 2019       March 31, 2018
      Rent including lease rentals                                                               548                  403
      Rates and taxes                                                                             50                   36
      Insurance                                                                                   17                   10
      Travelling and conveyance                                                                  628                  665
      Sub-contracting charges                                                                    512                  481
      Communication                                                                              121                  134
      Printing and stationery                                                                     17                   19
      Power and fuel                                                                             208                  200
      Marketing and advertising expenses                                                          43                   55
      Repairs and maintenance
       - Buildings                                                                                10                   19
       - Machinery                                                                               868                  753
       - Others                                                                                   82                   74
      Non executive directors commission                                                          13                   11
      Legal and professional charges                                                             427                  337
      Expenditure for corporate social responsibility                                             74                   73
      Provision for doubtful debts (net)                                                          52                   15
      Auditors' remuneration                                                                      22                   21
      Recruitment expenses                                                                        36                   43
      Training and development                                                                    75                   49
      Software charges                                                                           156                  135
      Electoral bonds                                                                             40                    -
      Miscellaneous expenses                                                                     293                  358
      Total                                                                                    4,292                3,891
12. These financial statements were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 25, 2019.
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                           Early Career
                           Initiatives
                           From increasing the number of
                           applications to developing innovative
                           techniques for engaging and
                           attracting top candidates, Cyient is
                           continuously evolving to embrace
                           best-in-class and trend-setting
                           talent acquisition practices. In
                           FY19, we upgraded our recruitment
                           policies across geographies to hire
                           more young talent directly from
                           educational institutions.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To The Members of Cyient Limited                                   Basis for Opinion
Report on the Audit of the Consolidated Financial                  We conducted our audit of the consolidated financial
Statements                                                         statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
Opinion                                                            specified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our
                                                                   responsibilities under those Standards are further
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial            described in the Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the
statements of Cyient Limited (”the Parent”) and its                Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We
subsidiaries, (the Parent and its subsidiaries together            are independent of the Group in accordance with the Code
referred to as “the Group”) which includes Group’s share of        of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
profit in its joint venture, which comprise the Consolidated       India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are
Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019, and the Consolidated           relevant to our audit of the consolidated financial statements
Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive        under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder,
Income), the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and the              and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the year           accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code
then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies       of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us
and other explanatory information.                                 and the audit evidence obtained by other auditors in terms of
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according    their reports referred to in Other Matters section below,
to the explanations given to us, and based on the consideration    is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit
of reports of other auditors on separate financial statements      opinion on the consolidated financial statements.
of subsidiaries, and joint venture referred to in the Other        Key Audit Matters
Matters section below, the aforesaid consolidated financial
statements give the information required by the Companies          Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a         judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the
true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting        consolidated financial statements of the current period.
Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with        These matters were addressed in the context of our audit
the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as        of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and
amended (‘Ind AS’), and other accounting principles generally      in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a
accepted in India, of the consolidated state of affairs of the      separate opinion on these matters. We have determined
Group as at March 31, 2019, and their consolidated profit, their   the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be
consolidated total comprehensive income, their consolidated        communicated in our report.
cash flows and their consolidated changes in equity for the
year ended on that date.
 Sr.
                 Key Audit Matter                                            Auditor’s Response
 No.
  1    Accuracy       of       recognition,    We assessed the Group’s process to identify the impact of adoption of the new
       measurement, presentation and           revenue accounting standard.
       disclosures of revenues and other       Our audit approach consisted testing of the design and operating effectiveness
       related balances in view of adoption    of the internal controls and substantive testing as follows:
       of Ind AS 115 “Revenue from             • Evaluated the design of internal controls relating to implementation of the
       Contracts with Customers” (new              new revenue accounting standard.
       revenue accounting standard)            • Tested the operating effectiveness of the internal control, relating to
                                                   identification of the distinct performance obligations and determination
                                                   of transaction price. We carried out a combination of procedures involving
                                                   enquiry and observation, and inspection of evidence in respect of operation
                                                   of these controls.
                                               • Performed the following procedures:
                                                   • Analysed and identified the distinct performance obligations in the
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                                                       contracts.
                                                   • Compared these performance obligations with that identified and
                                                       recorded by the Group.
                                                   • Considered the terms of the contracts to determine the transaction price
                                                       including any variable consideration to verify the transaction price used
                                                       to compute revenue and to test the basis of estimation of the variable
                                                       consideration.
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                               Sr.
                                               Key Audit Matter                                              Auditor’s Response
                               No.
                                     The application of the new revenue           •   Samples in respect of revenue recorded for time and material contracts
                                     accounting       standard       involves         were tested using a combination of approved time sheets including
                                     certain key judgements relating to               customer acceptances, subsequent invoicing and historical trend of
                                     identification of distinct performance           collections and disputes.
                                     obligations,      determination       of
                                     transaction price of the identified          •   In respect of samples relating to fixed price contracts, progress towards
                                     performance obligations and the                  satisfaction of performance obligation used to compute recorded
                                     appropriateness of the basis used to             revenue was verified with actual efforts from the time recording system.
                                     measure revenue recognized over a
                                                                              •   Sample of revenues were tested with the performance obligations specified
                                     period.
                                                                                  in the underlying contracts.
                                     Refer Note 21 to the Consolidated
                                     Financial Statements.             •          Performed analytical procedures for reasonableness of revenues disclosed
                                                                                  by contract type and service offerings.
                               2     Acquisition of businesses within the     For assessing the impairment, we have verified the following:
                                     Group are recognised and accounted       • Evaluated the internal sources and external sources of information to identify
                                     in the books in accordance with Ind          impairment indicators.
                                     AS 103 Business Combinations.
                                                                              • Assessed the reasonableness of key assumptions such as revenue growth
                                     The application of the accounting            rates and gross margin by comparing to commercial contracts and historical
                                     standard involves key management             trend analyses used in development of free cash flows by the management.
                                     judgements relating to recognition
                                     and the valuation of assets and          • Assessed the discount rates by making reference to comparable companies
                                     liabilities acquired, at fair values         within the same industry.
                                     and the resultant goodwill. Refer        • Reviewed the minutes of the board of directors, management plans for the
                                     Note 33 to the Consolidated                  foreseeable future and events / factors which have an impact on the relevant
                                     Financial Statements.                        business.
                                     The carrying value of Goodwill           • Evaluated management’s sensitivity analysis around the key assumptions, to
                                     resulting from such business                 ascertain the extent of change in those assumptions that either individually
                                     combinations aggregated ` 5,257              or collectively would impact impairment analysis.
                                     million as at March 31, 2019.            • Involved internal specialist teams for testing the key assumptions and
                                     Significant judgement is required            methodology used in the valuation of goodwill.
                                     by management in assessing the           • We analysed the board approved financial projections considered for
                                     Goodwill impairment, if any, annually,       assessment of investments values and significant management assumptions
                                     which is determined using valuation          involved. These projections were evaluated for sensitivity of significant
                                     techniques. The valuation is largely         assumptions considered, which will have adverse impact on the recoverable
                                     based on expected future cash                value of such investments.
                                     flows, taking into account estimated
                                     growth rates and assumption with         • Tested the accounting entries of business combinations for the acquisition
                                     regard to discount rates.                    entries recorded during the financial year to verify if these were in accordance
                                                                                  with Ind AS 103.
                                     The assessment of impairment
                                     involves significant judgements and      • Held discussions with the Component Auditors for business combinations
                                     estimates. As such we consider this          accounted in components not audited by us to verify compliance with the
                                     as a key audit matter.                       accounting standards.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
                           •       The Parent’s Board of Directors is responsible for the               auditors, to the extent it relates to these entities and, in
                                   other information. The other information comprises                   doing so, place reliance on the work of the other auditors
                                   the information included in the Director’s report,                   and consider whether the other information is materially
                                   Management discussion & Analysis and Business                        inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements
                                   responsibility report, but does not include the                      or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit
                                   consolidated financial statements and our auditor’s                  or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. Other
                                   report thereon.                                                      information so far as it relates to the subsidiaries, and
                                                                                                        joint venture, is traced from their financial statements
                           •       Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements
                                                                                                        audited by other auditors.
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Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial         As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
Statements                                                         professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism
                                                                   throughout the audit. We also:
The Parent’s Board of Directors is responsible for the
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to        •   Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement
the preparation of these consolidated financial statements             of the consolidated financial statements, whether due
that give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial           to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures
position, consolidated financial performance including                 responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
other comprehensive income, consolidated cash flows and                that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
consolidated changes in equity of the Group including its joint        for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
venture in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting             misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for
principles generally accepted in India. The respective Board           one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
of Directors of the companies included in the Group and of             forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or
its joint venture are responsible for maintenance of adequate          the override of internal control.
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
                                                                   •   Obtain an understanding of internal financial control
the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Group and its
                                                                       relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
joint venture and for preventing and detecting frauds and
                                                                       that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section
other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate
                                                                       143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing
accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that
                                                                       our opinion on whether the Parent has adequate internal
are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation
                                                                       financial controls system in place and the operating
and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,
                                                                       effectiveness of such controls.
that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy
and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the        •   Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used
preparation and presentation of the financial statements               and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and
that give a true and fair view and are free from material              related disclosures made by the management.
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, which have            •   Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use
been used for the purpose of preparation of the consolidated           of the going concern basis of accounting and, based
financial statements by the Directors of the Parent, as                on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material
aforesaid.                                                             uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the                may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Group
respective Board of Directors of the companies included in the         and its joint venture to continue as a going concern.
Group and of its joint venture are responsible for assessing the       If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we
ability of the Group and of joint venture to continue as a going       are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report
concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going           to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting                statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to
unless the management either intends to liquidate or cease             modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.              audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s
                                                                       report. However, future events or conditions may cause
The respective Board of Directors of the companies included
                                                                       the Group and its joint venture to cease to continue as a
in the Group and of its joint venture are also responsible for
                                                                       going concern.
overseeing the financial reporting process of the Group and
of its joint venture.                                              •   Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
                                                                       of the consolidated financial statements, including the
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Consolidated
                                                                       disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial
Financial Statements
                                                                       statements represent the underlying transactions and
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about                events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole
                                                                   •   Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
                                                                       business activities within the Group and its joint venture
or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our
                                                                       to express an opinion on the consolidated financial
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,
                                                                       statements. We are responsible for the direction,
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                               remain responsible for the direction, supervision and            subsidiaries and joint venture is based solely on the reports
                               performance of the audits carried out by them. We                of the other auditors.
                               remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
                                                                                                Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements above
                           Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the                 and our report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
                           consolidated financial statements that, individually or in           below, is not modified in respect of the above matters with
                           aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of          respect to our reliance on the work done and the reports of
                           a reasonably knowledgeable user of the consolidated financial        the other auditors.
                           statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative
                                                                                                Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
                           materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of
                           our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii)   1.   As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our
                           to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the              audit and on the consideration of the reports of the other
                           consolidated financial statements.                                        auditors on the separate financial statements of the
                                                                                                     subsidiaries and joint venture referred to in the Other
                           We communicate with those charged with governance of the
                                                                                                     Matters section above we report, to the extent applicable
                           Parent and such other entities included in the consolidated
                                                                                                     that:
                           financial statements of which we are the independent
                           auditors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope                a)   We have sought and obtained all the information and
                           and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including              explanations which to the best of our knowledge and
                           any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify              belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit
                           during our audit.                                                              of the aforesaid consolidated financial statements.
                           We also provide those charged with governance with a                      b)   In our opinion, proper books of account as required
                           statement that we have complied with relevant ethical                          by law relating to preparation of the aforesaid
                           requirements regarding independence, and to communicate                        consolidated financial statements have been kept
                           with them all relationships and other matters that may                         so far as it appears from our examination of those
                           reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and                         books, returns and the reports of the other auditors.
                           where applicable, related safeguards.
                                                                                                     c)   The Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated
                           From the matters communicated with those charged with                          Statement of Profit and Loss including Other
                           governance, we determine those matters that were of                            Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Cash
                           most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial                   Flow Statement and the Consolidated Statement
                           statements of the current period and are therefore the key                     of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are
                           audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s                      in agreement with the relevant books of account
                           report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure                    maintained for the purpose of preparation of the
                           about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,                     consolidated financial statements.
                           we determine that a matter should not be communicated in
                                                                                                     d)   In our opinion, the aforesaid consolidated financial
                           our report because the adverse consequences of doing so
                                                                                                          statements comply with the Ind AS specified under
                           would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest
                                                                                                          Section 133 of the Act.
                           benefits of such communication.
                                                                                                     e)   On the basis of the written representations
                           Other Matters
                                                                                                          received from the directors of the Parent as on
                           We did not audit the financial statements of sixteen                           March 31, 2019 taken on record by the Board of
                           subsidiaries whose financial statements reflect total assets                   Directors of the Company and the reports of the
                           of ` 15,254 million as at March 31, 2019, total revenues of                    statutory auditors of its subsidiary companies and
                           ` 18,803 million and net cash outflows amounting to ` 389                      joint venture company incorporated in India, none of
                           million for the year ended on that date, as considered in the                  the directors of the Group companies and joint venture
                           consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial                  company incorporated in India is disqualified as on
                           statements also include the Group’s share of net profit of `                   March 31, 2019 from being appointed as a director in
                           5 million for the year ended March 31, 2019, as considered                     terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
                           in the consolidated financial statements, in respect of one
                                                                                                     f)   With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial
                           joint venture, whose financial statements have not been
                                                                                                          controls over financial reporting and the operating
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     controls over financial reporting of those companies.            ii)   Provision has been made in the consolidated
                                                                            financial statements, as required under the
     With respect to the other matters to be included
                                                                            applicable law or accounting standards, for
     in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with the
                                                                            material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term
     requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as
                                                                            contracts including derivative contracts;
     amended, in our opinion and to the best of our
     information and according to the explanations given              iii) There has been no delay in transferring
     to us, the remuneration paid by the Parent to its                     amounts, required to be transferred, to the
     directors during the year is in accordance with the                   Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
     provisions of section 197 of the Act.                                 Parent and its subsidiary companies and joint
                                                                           venture companies incorporated in India.
g)   With respect to the other matters to be included in
     the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of                                    For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
     the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,                                                  Chartered Accountants
     as amended. In our opinion and to the best of our                                      (Firm’s Registration No. 008072S)
     information and according to the explanations given
     to us:
     i)   The consolidated financial statements disclose                                              C. Manish Muralidhar
          the impact of pending litigations on the                                                                  Partner
          consolidated financial position of the Group and                                         (Membership No. 213649)
          joint venture;                                     Place: Hyderabad
                                                             Date: April 25, 2019
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                           ANNEXURE “A” TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
                           (Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ section of our report of even date)
                           Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial           controls system over financial reporting and their operating
                           Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143         effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over
                           of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)                             financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of
                           In conjunction with our audit of the consolidated financial        internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing
                           statements of the Company as of and for the year ended             the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and
                           March 31, 2019, we have audited the internal financial controls    evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
                           over financial reporting of Cyient Limited (hereinafter referred   control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected
                           to as “Parent”) and its subsidiary companies and joint venture,    depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment
                           which are companies incorporated in India, as of that date.        of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
                                                                                              statements, whether due to fraud or error.
                           Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
                                                                                              We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained
                           The respective Board of Directors of the Parent, its
                                                                                              and the audit evidence obtained by other auditors of the
                           subsidiary companies and joint venture, which are companies
                                                                                              subsidiary companies and joint venture, which are companies
                           incorporated in India, are responsible for establishing and
                                                                                              incorporated in India, in terms of their reports referred
                           maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal
                                                                                              to in the Other Matters paragraph below, is sufficient and
                           control over financial reporting criteria established by the
                                                                                              appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the
                           respective Companies considering the essential components
                                                                                              internal financial controls system over financial reporting of
                           of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of
                                                                                              the Parent, its subsidiary companies and joint ventures, which
                           Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by
                                                                                              are companies incorporated in India.
                           the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These
                           responsibilities include the design, implementation and            Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial
                           maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were      Reporting
                           operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient          A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting
                           conduct of its business, including adherence to the respective     is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
                           company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the            regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
                           prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy        preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
                           and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely         accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A
                           preparation of reliable financial information, as required under   company’s internal financial control over financial reporting
                           the Companies Act, 2013.                                           includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the
                           Auditor’s Responsibility                                           maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
                                                                                              and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
                           Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the internal
                                                                                              assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
                           financial controls over financial reporting of the Parent, its
                                                                                              transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
                           subsidiary companies and joint venture, which are companies
                                                                                              of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
                           incorporated in India, based on our audit. We conducted
                                                                                              accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
                           our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit
                                                                                              of the company are being made only in accordance with
                           of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the
                                                                                              authorisations of management and directors of the company;
                           “Guidance Note”) issued by the Institute of Chartered
                                                                                              and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
                           Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing,
                                                                                              or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or
                           prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act,
                                                                                              disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material
                           2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial
                                                                                              effect on the financial statements.
                           controls. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that
                           we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform           Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over
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                           Consolidated Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019
                           (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
                                                                                                                         As at                 As at
                                                           Particulars                                    Note
                                                                                                                     March 31, 2019        March 31, 2018
                            ASSETS
                            Non-current assets
                            Property, plant and equipment                                                    3                    3,530                3,220
                            Capital work-in-progress                                                                                300                  213
                            Goodwill                                                                         4                    5,257                3,549
                            Intangible assets                                                                5                      993                1,206
                            Intangible assets under development                                              5                      740                  302
                            Financial assets
                                (a) Investments                                                              6                      267                298
                                (b) Other financial assets                                                   7                      316                270
                            Deferred tax assets (net)                                                      18.2                     294                321
                            Income tax assets (net)                                                        18.3                     716                755
                            Other non-current assets                                                         8                      626                736
                            Total non-current assets                                                                            13,039              10,870
                            Current assets
                            Inventories                                                                      9                    1,833                1,312
                            Financial assets
                                 (a) Investments                                                             6                      278              1,130
                                 (b) Trade receivables                                                      10                    8,137              6,913
                                 (c) Cash and cash equivalents                                             11A                    9,072              9,603
                                 (d) Other bank balances                                                   11B                      633                204
                                 (e) Other financial assets                                                  7                    4,226              3,384
                            Other current assets                                                             8                    1,674                910
                            Total current assets                                                                                25,853              23,456
                            Total assets                                                                                        38,892              34,326
                            EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
                            EQUITY
                            Equity share capital                                                            12                      552                563
                            Other equity                                                                    13                  25,089              22,876
                            Equity attributable to Shareholders of the Company                                                  25,641              23,439
                            Non-controlling interests                                                       14                      (19)                 3
                            Total equity                                                                                        25,622              23,442
                            LIABILITIES
                            Non-current liabilities
                            Financial liabilities
                                (a) Borrowings                                                              15                    1,116                  630
                                (b) Other financial liabilities                                             16                      697                  353
                            Provisions                                                                      17                    1,137                  878
                            Deferred tax liabilities (net)                                                 18.2                     405                  356
                            Income tax liabilities (net)                                                   18.3                       20                  20
                            Other non-current liabilities                                                   19                         -                  26
                            Total non-current liabilities                                                                        3,375                 2,263
                            Current liabilities
                            Financial liabilities
                                (a) Borrowings                                                              15                    2,137                1,780
                                (b) Trade payables                                                          20
                                    (i) total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises                             13                 1
                                    (ii) total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro                                     3,699              3,812
                                        enterprises and small enterprises
                                (c) Other financial liabilities                                             16                      874              1,256
                            Income tax liabilities (net)                                                   18.3                     424                316
                            Provisions                                                                      17                      289                229
                            Other current liabilities                                                       19                    2,459              1,227
                            Total current liabilities                                                                            9,895               8,621
                            Total liabilities                                                                                   13,270              10,884
                            Total equity and liabilities                                                                        38,892              34,326
                            Corporate information and significant accounting policies                      1&2
                            Accompanying notes form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
                           In terms of our report attached
                           For Deloitte Haskins & Sells                                    For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
                           Chartered Accountants
      Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended March 31, 2019
      (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
      A. Equity share capital
                                         Particulars                                     Note                  Amount
           Balance at March 31, 2017                                                                              563
           Issue of shares during the year *                                             12A                         -
           Balance as at March 31, 2018                                                                           563
           Issue of shares during the year                                                                           2
           Shares bought back and extinguished during the year                           12A                      (10)
           Shares bought back and pending extinguishment                                                           (3)
           Balance as at March 31, 2019                                                                           552
          *On issue of shares (under the Company’s associate stock option plan) during the previous year, the company had received ` 0.15 rounded off.
      B. Other equity
                                                                                  Attributable to shareholders of the Company
                                                                                 Surplus                           Items of other comprehensive income
                                                                                                            Gross ob-
                                                                                                                                              Foreign
                                                                               Stock                   Re-   ligation                Cash              Equity Non-con- Total
                      Particulars                                                                                                               cur-
                                                 Note Capital Secur- General option                  tained liability                 flow             instru- trolling other
                                                      redemp-    ities                                                 Capital                 rency
                                                                       reserve  re-                  earn- to acquire                hedge             ments Interests equity
                                                         tion  premium                                                 reserve                 trans-
                                                                               serve                  ings non-con-                    re-            through
                                                       reserve                                                                                 lation
                                                                                                              trolling               serve               OCI
                                                                                                                                              Reserve
                                                                                                             interest
      Balance at March 31, 2017                                 -     3,850     5,155          206   11,433       (616)     32          327      223        -        26 20,636
      Profit for the year                                       -         -         -            -    4,054           -      -            -        -        -      (23) 4,031
      Other comprehensive income                                -         -         -            -       (6)          -      -        (356)      326      117         -     81
      Total comprehensive income for the year                   -         -         -            -    4,048           -      -        (356)      326      117      (23) 4,112
      Issue of shares under Company's associ-       13          -        13         -            -         -          -      -            -        -        -         -     13
      ate stock option plan
      Stock option expense for the year             13          -         -         -           15         -          -          -        -        -        -        -      15
      Dividends paid (including dividend            38          -         -         -            -   (1,897)          -          -        -        -        -        - (1,897)
      distribution tax)
      Balance as at March 31, 2018                              -     3,863     5,155          221   13,584       (616)     32         (29)      549      117          3 22,879
      Profit for the year                                       -         -         -            -    4,785           -      -            -        -        -      (14) 4,771
      Other comprehensive income                                -         -         -            -      (52)          -      -         303        67       11        (1)    328
      Total comprehensive income for the year                   -         -         -            -    4,733           -      -         303        67       11      (15) 5,099
      Carry forward of capital reserve on ac-       13          -         -         -            -         -          -      3            -        -        -          -      3
      quisition of subsidiary
      Amount transferred to capital redemption      13        13          -       (13)           -        -           -          -        -        -        -        -        -
      reserve upon buyback of equity shares
      Issue of shares under Company's associ-       13          -       199         -      (179)          -           -          -        -        -        -        -      20
      ate stock option plan
      Buyback of equity shares                      13          -   (1,655)         -            -        -           -          -        -        -        -        - (1,655)
                                                                                                                                                                         Contd.
      Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended March 31, 2019
      (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
      B. Other equity
                                                                                   Attributable to shareholders of the Company
                                                                                  Surplus                           Items of other comprehensive income
                                                                                                           Gross ob-
                                                                                                                                              Foreign
                                                                                 Stock                Re-   ligation                  Cash             Equity Non-con- Total
                      Particulars                                                                                                               cur-
                                                   Note Capital Secur- General option               tained liability                   flow            instru- trolling other
                                                        redemp-    ities                                              Capital                  rency
                                                                         reserve  re-               earn- to acquire                  hedge            ments Interests equity
                                                           tion  premium                                              reserve                  trans-
                                                                                 serve               ings non-con-                      re-           through
                                                         reserve                                                                               lation
                                                                                                             trolling                 serve              OCI
                                                                                                                                              Reserve
                                                                                                            interest
      Transaction costs towards Buyback of           13         -       (27)         -          -         -           -          -        -        -            -       -    (27)
      equity shares
      Stock option expense for the year              13         -          -         -      29           -            -          -        -        -            -       -      29
      Impact on dissolution of subsidiary            13         -          -         -       -           -            -          -        -       24            -       -      24
      Transfer of gain to retained earnings on       13         -          -         -       -         109            -          -        -        -        (109)       -       -
      disposal of equity instruments through
      OCI
      Net impact on settlement of gross oblig-       13         -          -         -          -     (191)        616           -        -        -            -       -    425
      ation to acquire non-controlling interest
      Net impact on acquisition of non-con-          14         -          -         -          -     (451)           -          -        -        -            -     (9)   (460)
      trolling interest
      Dividends paid (including dividend distri-     38         -          -         -          -   (1,269)           -          -        -        -            -       - (1,269)
      bution tax)
      Other adjustments                                         -          -         -          -         -           -          -        -        -            -       2          2
      Balance as at March 31, 2019                            13      2,380     5,142       71      16,515            -         35      274      640          19     (19) 25,070
      Accompanying notes form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
      In terms of our report attached
      For Deloitte Haskins & Sells                                                                            For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
      Chartered Accountants
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                           Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year ended March 31, 2019
                           (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
                                                                                                     For the year ended        For the year ended
                                                            Particulars
                                                                                                      March 31, 2019            March 31, 2018
                            A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                                 Profit for the year                                                   4,771                     4,031
                                 Adjustments for :
                                    Tax expense                                                         1,427                    1,380
                                    Share of loss of associate                                               -                     160
                                    Loss on dissolution/disposal of subsidiary/associate, (net)             35                       50
                                    Share of profit of joint venture                                       (5)                      (4)
                                    Depreciation and amortisation expense                               1,114                    1,052
                                    Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment, (net)                     6                        3
                                    Finance costs                                                         326                      204
                                    Interest income                                                     (555)                    (505)
                                    Dividend from mutual funds and equity instruments                     (55)                     (42)
                                    Liabilities no longer required written back                           (53)                   (167)
                                    Gain on fair valuation of financial instrument                      (135)                      (35)
                                    Stock option expense                                                    30                       48
                                    Provision for doubtful debts, (net)                                   140                        71
                                    Translation differences                                                  77                     390
                                    Exchange difference on translation of foreign currency               (296)                    (298)
                                    cash and cash equivalents
                                    Unrealised forex loss/(gain)                                             1                     (63)
                                 Operating profit before working capital changes                                      6,828                    6,275
                                 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                 Adjustments for (increase) / decrease in operating assets:
                                    Trade receivables                                                 (1,301)                     (408)
                                    Other financial assets                                              (543)                   (1,105)
                                    Inventories                                                         (516)                     (296)
                                    Other assets                                                        (714)                       322
                                 Adjustments for increase / (decrease) in operating
                                 liabilities:
                                    Trade payables                                                      (172)                     (112)
                                    Other financial liabilities                                           133                        23
                                    Other liabilities                                                   1,186                     (135)
                                    Provisions                                                            217                        52
                                 Cash generated from operations                                                       5,118                    4,616
                                 Net income taxes paid                                                               (1,417)                  (1,653)
                                 Net cash flow from operating activities (A)                                          3,701                    2,963
                            B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                 Payment towards purchase of property, plant and equipment            (1,512)                   (1,474)
                                 and intangible assets (refer note (ii) below)
                                 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                        72                        5
                                 Proceeds from sale of financial assets
                                    - Investments in equity instruments classified as FVTOCI              223                        -
                                    - Mutual funds                                                      5,887                    3,140
                                 Payments to acquire financial assets
                                    - Investment in compulsorily convertible preference                 (173)                      (10)
                                      shares/debt/preferred instruments
                                    - Mutual funds                                                    (5,035)                   (3,345)
                                 Payment to non-controlling interests                                   (460)                        (3)
                                 Interest received                                                        564                       398
                                 Dividend received from
                                  - Mutual funds and equity instruments                                     55                       42
                                  - Associate                                                                -                      589
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                           Notes forming part of the Consolidated financial statements
                           (All amounts in ` millions, except share and per share data and where otherwise stated)
                           1.   Corporate information                                                 Group takes into account the characteristics of asset or
                                                                                                      liability of market participants when pricing the asset or
                                Cyient Limited (‘Cyient’ or ‘the Company’) and its
                                                                                                      liability at the measurement date.
                                subsidiaries and joint venture (collectively referred to as
                                ‘the Group’) is engaged in providing global technology                Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes
                                services and solutions specialising in geospatial,                    in these consolidated financial statements is determined
                                engineering design, IT solutions and data analytics. The              on such a basis, except for share-based payment
                                Group also specialises in the areas of total electronics              transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 102,
                                manufacturing solutions in the fields of medical,                     leasing transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS
                                industrial, automotive, telecommunications, defence                   17, and measurements that have some similarities to fair
                                and aerospace applications, including manufacturing and               value but are not fair value, such as net realisable value in
                                machining of components for aerospace, automotive                     Ind AS 2 or value in use in Ind AS 36.
                                and defence industries. The Company is a public limited               In addition, for financial reporting purposes, fair value
                                Company incorporated in India and has its headquarters                measurements are categorised into Level 1, 2, or 3
                                and development facilities in India and serves a global               based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value
                                customer base through its subsidiaries and joint                      measurements are observable and the significance of the
                                ventures in the United States of America (USA), United                inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which
                                Kingdom (UK), Germany, Japan, Australia and Singapore.                are described as follows:
                                Cyient Group’s range of services include digitisation
                                of drawings and maps, photogrammetry, computer                           Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in
                                aided design/engineering (CAD/CAE), design and                            active markets for identical assets or liabilities that
                                modelling, repair development engineering, reverse                        the entity can access at the measurement date;
                                engineering application software development, software                   Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices
                                products development, consulting, analytics and                           included within Level 1, that are observable for the
                                implementation. Cyient Group specialises in software                      asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
                                services and solutions for the manufacturing, utilities,
                                                                                                         Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset
                                telecommunications, transportation & logistics, local
                                                                                                          or liability.
                                government and financial services markets. Further, the
                                Group is also engaged in the business of manufacturing,           2.3 Use of estimates
                                assembling, integrating, testing and sale of unmanned                 The preparation of the consolidated financial statements
                                aerial systems.                                                       in conformity with Ind AS requires the management
                                The Company’s shares are listed on the BSE Limited and                to make estimates and assumptions considered in the
                                National Stock Exchange of India Limited.                             reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures
                                                                                                      relating to contingent liabilities as at the date of the
                           2    Significant accounting policies
                                                                                                      consolidated financial statements and the reported
                           2.1 Statement of compliance                                                amounts of income and expenditure for the periods
                                The consolidated financial statements comply in all                   presented.
                                material respects with Indian Accounting Standards (“Ind              The management believes that the estimates used in
                                AS”) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act,                 preparation of the consolidated financial statements are
                                2013 (“the Act”) read with Companies (Indian Accounting               prudent and reasonable.
                                Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended and other accounting
                                                                                                      Future results could differ from these estimates –
                                principles generally accepted in India and guidelines
                                                                                                      estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on
                                issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India
                                                                                                      an ongoing basis. The effects of changes in accounting
                                (“SEBI”).
                                                                                                      estimates are reflected in the consolidated financial
                           2.2 Basis of preparation & presentation                                    statements in the period in which results are known and,
                                These consolidated financial statements have been                     if material, are disclosed in the financial statements.
                                prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain                Significant areas of estimation of uncertainty and critical
                                financial instruments that are measured at fair values                judgments in applying accounting policies that have the
                                at the end of each reporting period, as explained in the              most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the
                                accounting policies below.                                            consolidate d financial statements such as:
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                                Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an             •   Useful lives of property, plant and equipment and
                                asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction           intangible assets
                                between market participants at the measurement date,
                                                                                                      •   Intangible assets under development
                                regardless of whether that price is directly observable
                                or estimated using another valuation technique. In                    •   Assets and obligations relating to employee benefits
                                estimating the fair value of an asset or a liability, the             •   Share based payments
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    •   Evaluation of recoverability of deferred tax assets           cases, the bargain purchase gain is recognised directly in
    •   Financial instruments                                         equity as capital reserve.
                                                                      When the consideration transferred by the Group in
    •   Measurement of recoverable amounts of cash-
                                                                      a business combination includes assets or liabilities
        generating units
                                                                      resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement,
    •   Provisions and contingencies                                  the contingent consideration is measured at its
2.4 Basis of consolidation                                            acquisition-date fair value and included as part of the
                                                                      consideration transferred in business combination.
    The consolidated financial statements incorporate                 Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration
    the financial statements of the Company and entities              that qualify as measurement period adjustments
    controlled by the Company and its subsidiaries. Control is        are adjusted retrospectively, with corresponding
    achieved when the Company:                                        adjustments against goodwill or capital reserve, as the
    •   has power over the investee;                                  case may be. Measurement period adjustments are
                                                                      adjustments that arise from the additional information
    •   is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its       obtained during the ‘measurement period’ (which cannot
        involvement with the investee; and                            exceed one year from the acquisition date) about facts
    •   has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.        and circumstances that existed as on the acquisition
                                                                      date.
    Entities controlled by the Company are consolidated
    from the date control commences until the date control            The subsequent accounting for changes in the fair value
    ceases.                                                           of the contingent consideration that do not qualify as
                                                                      measurement period adjustments and are classified as
    Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive
                                                                      an asset or liability and are remeasured at fair value at
    income are attributed to the owners of the Company and            subsequent reporting dates with the corresponding gain
    to the non-controlling interests. Total comprehensive             or loss being recognised in consolidated statement of
    income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the         profit and loss.
    Company and to the non-controlling interests even if this
    results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit         Acquisition of some or all of the non-controlling interest
    balance.                                                          (“NCI”) is accounted for as a transaction with equity
                                                                      holders in their capacity as equity holders. Consequently,
    When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial             the difference arising between the fair value of the
    statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting              purchase consideration paid and the carrying value of the
    policies into line with the Group’s accounting policies.          NCI is recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings
    All intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income,            that is attributable to the Company. No goodwill is
    expenses, and cash flows relating to transactions                 recognised as a result of such transactions.
    between members of the Group are eliminated in full on            Where settlement of any part of cash consideration
    consolidation.                                                    is deferred, the amounts payable in the future are
2.5 Business combination                                              discounted to their present value as at the date of
                                                                      exchange. The discount rate used is the entity’s
    The Company accounts for its business combinations                incremental borrowing rate, being the rate at which a
    under acquisition method of accounting. The                       similar borrowing could be obtained from an independent
    consideration transferred in a business combination is            financier under comparable terms and conditions.
    measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of
    the acquisition-date fair value of the assets transferred by      Business combinations arising from entities that are
    the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the former        under the common control are accounted at historical
    owners of the acquiree and the equity interest issued             cost. The difference between any consideration given
    by the Group in exchange of control of the acquiree.              and the aggregate historical carrying amounts of assets
    Acquisition related costs are generally recognised in             and liabilities of the entity are recorded in other equity.
    consolidated statement of profit and loss as incurred.         2.6 Goodwill
    Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the              Goodwill arising on an acquisition of a business is carried
    consideration transferred, the amount of any non-                 at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the
    controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value         business less accumulated impairment losses, if any.
    of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the          For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is
    acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition–date            allocated to each of the Group’s cash generating units
    amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the               that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the
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                               in which they arise.                                              payable on the taxable income based on the applicable
                                                                                                 income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes
                               For the purposes of presenting these consolidated
                                                                                                 in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to
                               financial statements, the assets and liabilities of
                                                                                                 temporary differences and to unused tax losses.
                               the Group’s foreign operations are translated into
                               presentation currency using exchange rates prevailing             Current and deferred tax is recognised in consolidated
                               at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense           statement of profit and loss, except to the extent that
                               items are translated at the average exchange rates                it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive
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   income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also         Operating leases:
   recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in             Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and
   equity, respectively.                                               rewards of ownership are not transferred to the Group
   The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis            as lessee are classified as operating leases. Payments
   of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the             made under operating leases (net of any incentives
   end of the reporting period in the countries where the              received from the lessor) are charged to the consolidated
   Company and its subsidiaries operate and generate                   statement of profit and loss on a straight-line basis
   taxable income.                                                     over the period of the lease unless the payments are
   Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the balance          structured to increase in line with expected general
   sheet method, on temporary differences arising between               inflation to compensate for the lessor’s expected
   the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying          inflationary cost increases.
   amounts in the consolidated financial statements.                   As a lessor:
   However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognised if they        Operating lease:
   arise from the initial recognition of goodwill. Deferred
   income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from              Lease income from operating leases where the Group is
   initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction       a lessor is recognised in income on a straight-line basis
   other than a business combination that at the time of the           over the lease term unless the receipts are structured
   transaction affects neither accounting profit nor taxable            to increase in line with expected general inflation to
   profit (loss).                                                      compensate for the expected inflationary cost increases.
                                                                       The respective leased assets are included in the balance
   Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and              sheet based on their nature.
   laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by
   the end of the reporting period and are expected to apply       2.11 Earnings per share:
   when the related deferred income tax asset is realised or           The Group presents basic and diluted earnings per share
   the deferred income tax liability is settled.                       (“EPS”) data for its ordinary shares. Basic EPS is calculated
   Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible               by dividing the consolidated statement of profit and loss
   temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is            attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Group by the
   probable that future taxable amounts will be available to           weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding
   utilise those temporary differences and losses.                      during the year.
   Deferred tax liabilities are not recognised for temporary           Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the consolidated
   differences between the carrying amount and tax bases                statement of profit and loss attributable to ordinary
   of investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates             shareholders and the weighted average number of
   and interest in joint arrangements where the Group is               ordinary shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive
   able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary         potential ordinary shares, which includes all stock options
   differences and it is probable that the differences will not          granted to employees and RSU’s outstanding.
   reverse in the foreseeable future.                              2.12 Provisions and contingent liabilities
   Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there            Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present
   is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets          legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events,
   and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate           it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required
   to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and              to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably
   tax liabilities are offset where the entity has a legally            estimated.
   enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on
   a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability       Provisions are measured at the present value of
   simultaneously.                                                     management’s best estimate of the expenditure
                                                                       required to settle the present obligation at the end of the
   Minimum alternate tax (MAT) credit is recognised in                 reporting period. The discount rate used to determine
   accordance with tax laws in India as an asset only when             the present value is a pre-tax rate that reflects current
   and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the             market assessments of the time value of money and the
   Group will pay normal income tax during the specified               risks specific to the liability. The increase in the provision
   period. The Group reviews the MAT credit at each balance            due to the passage of time is recognised as an interest
   sheet date and writes down the carrying amount of                   expense. Provisions are not recognised for future
   MAT credit entitlement to the extent there is no longer             operating losses.
   convincing evidence to the effect that the Group will pay
                                                                       Provisions for onerous contracts are recognised when the
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                               Contingencies:                                                    ii)   Stores and spares – at cost.
                               Contingent liabilities are not recognised in the financial              Cost includes purchase costs and other attributable
                               statements. A contingent asset is neither recognised nor                expenses
                               disclosed in the financial statements.                            iii) Work in process & finished Goods – at cost or net
                           2.13 Share based payments                                                  realisable value whichever is less.
                               Stock options are granted to the associates of the Group                Costs of production comprises of direct material
                               under various stock option schemes established after                    costs, wages and applicable overheads.
                               June 19, 1999. These stock options are measured at the            Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net
                               fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date.           realisable value. Costs of inventories are determined on
                               The fair value determined at the grant date of the stock          a weighted average basis. Net realisable value represents
                               options is expensed on a straight-line basis over the             the estimated selling price for inventories less all
                               vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of                estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to
                               the equity instruments that will eventually vest, with a          make the sale.
                               corresponding increase in equity.                              2.16 Revenue
                               At the end of each reporting period, the Company                  The Company derives revenue primarily from services
                               revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments          and solutions specialising in geospatial, engineering
                               expected to vest. The impact of the original estimates,           design, analytics, network and operations solutions.
                               if any, is recognised in consolidated statement of profit         Revenue is measured based on the consideration
                               and loss such that the cumulative expense reflects the            specified in a contract with a customer and excludes
                               revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the          amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The
                               stock option reserve.                                             Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control
                               The fair value of the amount payable to the employees             over a product or a service to a customer. The method for
                               in respect of Restricted Stock Units (RSU) which are              recognizing revenues and costs depends on the nature of
                               settled in equity and cash are recognised as an expense           services rendered as mentioned below:
                               with a corresponding increase in stock option reserve             a)    Time and material: Revenue from time and material
                               and liabilities, in the period during which the employees               contracts are recognized as the related services are
                               become unconditionally entitled to payment.                             performed, which is pursued based on the efforts
                               The equity settlement component is not remeasured at                    spent and agreed rate with the customer. Revenue
                               each reporting date. The cash settlement component                      from the end of the last invoicing to the reporting
                               is remeasured at each reporting date and at settlement                  date is recognized as unbilled revenue.
                               date based on the fair value of the RSUs. Any change in           b)    Fixed price contracts: Revenue from fixed-price
                               the liability is recognised in the consolidated statement               contracts is recognized as per the ‘percentage-
                               of profit and loss.                                                     of-completion’ method, where the performance
                           2.14 Cash and cash equivalents:                                             obligations are satisfied over time and when there is
                               Cash comprises cash on hand, in bank, demand deposits                   no uncertainty as to measurement or collectability
                               with banks and with financial institutions. The Company                 of consideration. When there is uncertainty as to
                               considers all highly liquid financial instruments, which are            measurement or ultimate collectability, revenue
                               readily convertible into cash and have original maturities              recognition is postponed until such uncertainty is
                               of three months or less from the date of purchase, to be                resolved. Percentage of completion is determined
                               cash equivalents. Such cash equivalents are subject to                  based on the project costs incurred to date as a
                               insignificant risk of changes in value.                                 percentage of total estimated project costs required
                                                                                                       to complete the project. The input method has been
                               Cash flows are reported using indirect method, whereby                  used to measure the progress towards completion
                               profit / (loss) after tax is adjusted for the effects of                 as there is direct relationship between input and
                               transaction of non-cash nature and any deferrals or                     productivity.
                               accruals of past or future cash receipts or payments
                               for the year. The cash flows from operating, investing            c)    Maintenance contracts: Revenue from fixed-price
                               and financing activities of the Company are segregated                  maintenance contracts are recognised pro-rata over
                               based on the available information.                                     the term of the maintenance arrangement.
                               Inventories are valued in accordance with the below                     asset is transferred to the customer, generally on
                               method of valuation.                                                    delivery of the products.
                               i)   Raw materials & consumables – at cost or net                 Revenue from contract with customers is recognised
                                    realisable value whichever is less.                          by applying revenue recognition criteria specified in
                                    Cost includes purchase costs and other attributable          Ind AS 115 for each distinct performance obligation.
                                    expenses                                                     The arrangement with customer specify services to be
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    rendered which meet criteria of performance obligations.            to the Companies Act, 2013 except in respect of the
    For allocation, transaction price, the Company measures             following categories of assets, in whose case the life of
    the revenue in respect of each performance obligation of            the assets has been assessed based on technical advice,
    a contract at its relative standalone selling price.                taking into account the nature of the asset, the estimated
    Contract modifications are accounted for when additions,            usage of the asset, the operating conditions of the asset,
    deletions or changes are approved either to the contract            past history of replacement, anticipated technological
    scope or contract price. The accounting for modifications           changes, manufacturers warranties and maintenance
    of contracts involves assessing whether the services                support. Freehold land is not depreciated.
    added to an existing contract are distinct and whether
                                                                         Type of asset                  Useful life
    the pricing is at the standalone selling price. Services
    that are not distinct are accounted for on a cumulative              Building                       28 years
    catchup basis, while those that are distinct are accounted           Plant and equipment            10 years
    for prospective, either as a separate contract, if the               Tools & Equipment              5 years
    additional services are priced at the standalone selling
    price, or as a termination of existing contract and cration          Computers                      3 years
    of a new contract if not priced at the standalone selling            Leasehold improvements         Shorter of lease period
    price.                                                                                              or estimated useful lives
    The Company classifies the right to consideration in                Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are
    exchange for deliverables as either a receivable or as              reviewed periodically including at each financial year-end.
    unbilled revenue. A receivable is a right to consideration          An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised
    that is unconditional upon passage of time. Revenue                 upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are
    in excess of invoicing are classified as contract assets            expected to arise from the continued use of the asset.
    (unbilled revenue) while invoicing in excess of revenue are         Any gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of
    classified as contract liabilities (unearned revenues).             an item of property, plant and equipment is determined
    The Company accounts for volume discounts and pricing               as the difference between the sales proceeds and the
    incentives to customers as a reduction of revenue                   carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in ‘other
    based on the ratable allocation of discounts/incentives             income’ of the consolidated statement of profit and loss.
    to each of the underlying performance obligation that           2.19 Intangible assets
    corresponds to the progress by the customer towards
    earning the discount/incentive.                                     Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated
                                                                        amortisation and impairment.
    The Company presents revenues net of indirect taxes in
    the consolidated statement of profit and loss.                      Intangible assets acquired in a business combination
                                                                        and recognised separately from goodwill are initially
2.17 Other income                                                       recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date
    Interest income from a financial asset is recognised when           (which is regarded as their cost). Subsequent to initial
    it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the          recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business
    Company and the amount of income can be measured                    combination are reported at cost less accumulated
    reliably.                                                           amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
    Interest income is recognised on a time proportion basis            Intangible assets are amortised over their estimated
    taking into account the amount outstanding and rate                 useful life on a straight line basis as follows:
    applicable in the transaction.
                                                                        Type of asset              Useful life
    Dividend income is recognised when the Group’s right to
    receive dividend is established.                                    Software                   3 years/Over the period of
                                                                                                   the respective project
    Foreign currency gains and losses are reported on net
                                                                        Technology/                2-6 years
    basis. This includes the changes in the fair value of foreign
                                                                        Intellectual property
    exchange derivative instruments, which are accounted at
    fair value through consolidated statement of profit and             Customer contracts         2-6 years
    loss.                                                               Process knowhow            5 years
2.18 Property, plant and equipment                                      Other intangible assets Over the period of the
                                                                                                respective project
    Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less
    accumulated depreciation and impairment, if any. Costs              An intangible asset is de-recognised on disposal, or
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    directly attributable to the acquisition are capitalised            when no future economic benefits are expected from
    until the property, plant and equipment are ready for use,          use. Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an
    as intended by management.                                          intangible asset, measured as the difference between
                                                                        the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the
    The Company depreciates property, plant and equipment               asset, are recognised in ‘other income’ of consolidated
    over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line           statement of profit and loss when the asset is de-
    method as per the useful life prescribed in Schedule II             recognised.
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                               Expenditure incurred towards development eligible                 the fair value of plan assets. This cost is included in the
                               for capitalisation are carried as intangible assets under         employee benefit expense in the consolidated statement
                               development where such assets are not yet ready for               of profit and loss. Remeasurement gains and losses arising
                               their intended use.                                               from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial
                               Amortisation methods and useful lives are reviewed                assumptions are recognised in the period in which they
                               periodically at each financial year end.                          occur, directly in other comprehensive income. Changes
                                                                                                 in the present value of the defined benefit obligation
                                                                                                 resulting from plan amendments or curtailments are
                               Research and development                                          recognised immediately in the consolidated statement
                                                                                                 of profit and loss as past service cost.
                               Research costs are expensed as incurred. Development
                               costs are expensed as incurred unless technical and               Compensated absences:
                               commercial feasibility of the project is demonstrated,            The employees of the Group are entitled to compensated
                               future economic benefits are probable, the Company                absences. The employees can carry-forward a portion
                               has intention and ability to complete and use the asset           of the unutilised accrued compensated absence and
                               and the costs are reliably measured, in which case such           utilise it in future periods or receive cash compensation
                               expenditure is capitalised. The amount capitalised                at retirement or termination of employment. The Group
                               comprises expenditure that can be directly attributed             records an obligation for compensated absences in
                               or allocated on a reasonable and consistent basis for             the period in which the employee renders the services
                               creating, producing and making the asset ready for its            that increase this entitlement. The Group measures
                               intended use.                                                     the expected cost of compensated absence based on
                           2.20 Employee benefit plans                                           actuarial valuation made by an independent actuary as at
                                                                                                 the balance sheet date on projected unit credit method.
                               Employee     benefits     include  provident    fund,
                               superannuation fund, employee’s state insurance                   Medical benefits:
                               scheme, gratuity fund and compensated absences.                   In Cyient Inc, medical insurance plan is offered to the
                               Defined contribution plans:                                       associates on self-insured basis which consists of fixed
                                                                                                 costs of administration charges and stop loss insurance
                               Contributions in respect of Employees Provident
                                                                                                 that are charged on a per associate and monthly claims
                               Fund and Pension Fund which are defined contribution
                                                                                                 being settled from consolidated fund maintained by third
                               schemes, are made to a fund administered and managed
                                                                                                 party insurance fund. At the end of every calendar year,
                               by the Government of India and are charged as an expense
                                                                                                 the insurance agency provides an estimate of “Claims Not
                               based on the amount of contribution required to be made
                                                                                                 Yet Received” computed on actuarial valuation based on
                               and when service are rendered by the employees.
                                                                                                 number of associates and claims received over the last 12
                               Contributions under the superannuation plan which                 months. This estimate is extrapolated on the basis of the
                               is a defined contribution scheme, are made to a fund              closing enrolments as of March 31 and the management
                               administered and managed by the Life Insurance                    creates a liability for medical expenses.
                               Corporation of India and are charged as an expense based
                                                                                                 Other short-term employee benefits
                               on the amount of contribution required to be made and
                               when services are rendered by the employees.                      Other short-term employee benefits, including overseas
                                                                                                 social security contributions and performance incentives
                               Cyient Inc. provides a defined contribution plan benefit
                                                                                                 expected to be paid in exchange for the services rendered
                               through the Cyient Inc. 401(K) Retirement Plan to all of
                                                                                                 by employees are recognised during the period when the
                               its eligible employees. The plan is administered by Cyient
                                                                                                 employee renders service.
                               Inc. while the trustee for the plan is an external agency.
                               The contribution from the Company is at the discretion        2.21 Segment Reporting
                               of the Board of Directors of Cyient Inc.                          Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent
                               Defined benefit plans                                             with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating
                                                                                                 decision maker.
                               Gratuity:
                                                                                                 The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
                               The Group accounts for its liability towards Gratuity based
                                                                                                 evaluates Cyient Group’s performance and allocates
                               on actuarial valuation made by an independent actuary
                                                                                                 resources based on analysis of various performance
                               as at the balance sheet date using projected unit credit
                                                                                                 indicators by business verticals and geographical
                               method. The liability recognised in the balance sheet in
                                                                                                 segmentation of customers.
                               respect of the gratuity plan is the present value of the
                               defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting        2.22 Financial instruments
                               period less the fair value of the plan assets.                    (A) Initial recognition:
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                               The present value of the defined benefit obligation is                Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised
                               determined by discounting the estimated future cash                   when a Group entity becomes a party to the
                               outflows by reference to market yields at the end of the              contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial
                               reporting period on government bonds that have terms                  assets and financial liabilities are initially measured
                               approximating to the terms of the related obligation. The             at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly
                               net interest cost is calculated by applying the discount              attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial
                               rate to the net balance of the defined obligation and                 assets and financial liabilities (other than financial
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   assets and financial liabilities at fair value through              to their fair value at the end of each reporting
   profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair              period. The resulting gain or loss is recognised
   value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as          in consolidated statement of profit and loss
   appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs              immediately unless the derivative is designated
   directly attributable to the acquisition of financial               and effective as a hedging instrument, in
   assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit        which event the timing of the recognition
   or loss are recognised immediately in consolidated                  in consolidated statement of profit and
   statement of profit and loss.                                       loss depends on the nature of the hedging
(B) Subsequent measurement:                                            relationship and the nature of the hedged item.
        i)    Financial assets carried at amortised cost:              The effective interest method is a method
              A financial asset is subsequently measured               of calculating the amortised cost of a debt
              at amortised cost if it is held within a                 instrument and of allocating interest income/
              business model whose objective is to hold                expense over the relevant period. The effective
              the asset in order to collect contractual                interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts
              cash flows and the contractual terms of the              estimated future cash receipts (including all fees
              financial asset give rise on specified dates             and points paid or received that form an integral
              to cash flows that are solely payments                   part of the effective interest rate, transaction
              of principal and interest on the principal               costs and other premiums or discounts) through
              amount outstanding.                                      the expected life of the debt instrument, or,
                                                                       where appropriate, a shorter period, to the net
        ii)   Financial assets at fair value through                   carrying amount on initial recognition.
              other comprehensive income: A financial
              asset is subsequently measured at fair                   Income is recognised on an effective interest
              value through other comprehensive income                 basis for debt instruments other than those
              if it is held within a business model whose              financial assets classified as at FVTPL. Interest
              objective is achieved by both collecting                 income is recognised in consolidated statement
              contractual cash flows and selling financial             of profit and loss and is included in “Other
              assets and the contractual terms of the                  income”.
              financial asset give rise on specified dates        c.   Hedge accounting:
              to cash flows that are solely payments                   The Group designates derivative contracts in
              of principal and interest on the principal               a cash flow hedging relationship by applying
              amount outstanding. The Group has made                   the hedge accounting principles designated in
              an irrevocable election for its investments              a hedging relationship, used to hedge its risks
              which are classified as equity instruments               associated with foreign currency fluctuations
              to present the subsequent changes in fair                relating to certain highly probable forecast
              value in other comprehensive income based                transactions.
              on its business model.
                                                                       At the inception of the hedge relationship, the
        iii) Financial assets at fair value through                    Company documents the relationship between
             profit or loss: Financial assets which are not            the hedging instrument and the hedged item,
             classified in any of the above categories are             along with its risk management objectives
             subsequently fair valued through profit or                and its strategy for undertaking various hedge
             loss.                                                     transactions. Furthermore, at the inception of
        iv) Financial liabilities: Financial liabilities are           the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Company
            subsequently carried at amortised cost                     documents whether the hedging instrument
            using the effective interest method, except                 is highly effective in offsetting changes in
            for contingent consideration recognised in a               fair values or cash flows of the hedged item
            business combination which is subsequently                 attributable to the hedged risk.
            measured at fair value through consolidated                These derivative contracts are stated at the fair
            statement of profit and loss. For trade and                value at each reporting date.
            other payables maturing within one year
            from the Balance Sheet date, the carrying                  The effective portion of changes in the fair
            amounts approximate fair value due to the                  value of derivatives that are designated and
            short maturity of these instruments.                       qualify as cash flow hedges is recognised in
                                                                       other comprehensive income and accumulated
   b.   Derivative financial instruments:
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      Notes:
      (a) Movement in the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is as below:
                                                  Freehold    Lease-
                                                                      Buildings   Lease-                   Plant                   Fur-      Elec-                Tools
                                                       land hold land                                                Office
                                                                          (refer    hold         Com-       and                  niture      trical                and
                        Particulars                  (refer    (refer                                                equip-                           Vehicles              Total
                                                                       note (d) improve-        puters    equip-                    and   installa-              equip-
                                                   note (b) note (c)                                                  ment
                                                                        below)    ments                    ment                fixtures      tions                ment
                                                    below)    below)
             I.  Cost or deemed cost
                 Balance as at March 31, 2017           16           9     1,959          82    1,688      1,425        564        653         470         37         69    6,972
                 Additions                               -           -         5          26      171        184        140         77          38          6          8      655
                 Disposals                               -           -         -           -      (89)       (20)       (24)        (2)          -          -          2    (133)
                 Acquisitions through business           -           -         -          19         -          -          -          2          -          2         37       60
                 combination
                 Other adjustments                        -          -          -           -        -        53        (53)          -          -           -         -        -
                 Foreign currency translation             -          -          -         (3)       46         2          22        (5)          -           -         -       62
                 adjustments
                 Balance as at March 31, 2018           16           9     1,964        124     1,816      1,644        649        725        508          45       116     7,616
                 Additions                               -           -         59        30       249        229        123        167          50          -         7       914
                 Disposals                               -           -       (80)         -       (69)       (81)       (23)       (33)       (26)          -         -     (312)
                 Acquisitions through business           -           -          -        30          3          7          -          7          -          1         8        56
                 combination
                 Foreign currency translation             -          -          -          5        15          -          9        19           -           -         3       51
                 adjustments
                 Balance as at March 31, 2019           16           9     1,943        189     2,014      1,799        758        885         532         46       134     8,325
             II. Accumulated depreciation
                 Balance as at March 31, 2017             -          9       557          45    1,444        855        330        348         311         10         46    3,955
                 Depreciation for the year                -          -        69          15      162        112          66        58          38          5          9      534
                 Disposals                                -          -         -           -      (87)       (17)       (22)        (1)          -          -          2    (125)
                 Foreign currency translation             -          -         -           -         7          1         20          3          1          -          -       32
                 adjustments
                 Balance as at March 31, 2018             -          9       626          60    1,526        951        394        408        350          15         57    4,396
                 Depreciation for the year                -          -         71         24      171        114          85         73         30          6         15      589
                 Disposals                                -          -       (31)          -      (54)       (77)       (18)       (33)       (24)          -          -    (237)
                 Foreign currency translation             -          -          -          2        27          -          2         16          -          -          -       47
                 adjustments
                 Balance as at March 31, 2019             -          9       666          86    1,670        988        463        464         356         21         72    4,795
             III. Carrying amounts (I-II)
                  Balance as at March 31, 2018            16           -      1,338          64       290       693       255         317        158           30         59 3,220
                  Balance as at March 31, 2019            16           -      1,277         103       344       811       295         421        176           25         62 3,530
      (b)   Includes ` 4 (March 31, 2018: ` 4) in respect of which land allocation letters have been received, pending completion of legal formalities relating to conveyance.
      (c)   Includes ` 9 (March 31, 2018: ` 9) in respect of which land allocation letters have been received, pending completion of legal formalities relating to conveyance.
      (d)   Includes ` 716 (March 31, 2018: ` 794) relating to building constructed on leasehold land.
4.   Goodwill
                                                                                                 For the year ended
                                       Particulars
                                                                                        March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
      Balance at beginning of the year                                                             3,549                    3,278
      Additions on account of business combinations (refer note 33 A(i) & (ii))                    1,719                      271
      On dissolution of subsidiary (refer note 36(a))                                                (11)                       -
      Balance at end of the year                                                                    5,257                  3,549
     Goodwill of ` 2,909 (March 31, 2018: ` 2,879) has been allocated to the DLM segment (refer note 30). The estimated value-
     in-use of this cash generating unit (CGU) is based on the future cash flows using a 3% - 4.5% annual growth rate for periods
     subsequent to the forecast period of 5 years and discount rate of 13 %. An analysis of the sensitivity of the computation
     to a change in key parameters (operating margin, discount rates and long term average growth rate), based on reasonably
     probable assumptions, did not identify any probable scenario in which the recoverable amount of the CGU would decrease
     below its carrying amount.
     Goodwill of ` 2,185 (March 31, 2018: ` 496) has been allocated to the MI segment (refer note 30). The estimated value-in-use
     of this CGU is based on the future cash flows using a 3% - 4.5% annual growth rate for periods subsequent to the forecast
     period of 5 years and discount rate of 13%. An analysis of the sensitivity of the computation to a change in key parameters
     (operating margin, discount rates and long term average growth rate), based on reasonably probable assumptions, did not
     identify any probable scenario in which the recoverable amount of the CGU would decrease below its carrying amount.
     The remaining goodwill of ` 163 (March 31, 2018: ` 174) (relating to different CGUs and allocated to MI and UGC segments)
     has been evaluated based on the cash flow forecasts of the related CGUs and the recoverable amounts of these CGUs
     exceeded their carrying amount.
5.   Intangible assets
                                                                                                         As at
                                       Particulars
                                                                                        March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
      Carrying amount of:
      Computer software                                                                               258                    435
      Technology/ Intellectual Property                                                                61                     73
      Customer contracts                                                                              279                    344
      Process knowhow                                                                                  47                     61
      Other intangible assets                                                                         348                    293
      Total intangible assets                                                                         993                  1,206
      Intangible assets under development                                                             740                    302
      (refer note (i) below)
     Notes:
     (i)   Intangible assets under development:
           (a)   The Company entered into an agreement with a third party, wherein it was granted technology license to develop,
                 test and commercially utilise the benefits from such testing and development activity. Accordingly, the initial
                 amount and subsequent development costs aggregating to ` 468 (March 31, 2018: ` 251) have been classified
                 under ‘intangible assets under development’.
           (b)   The Group incurred certain expenses towards development of a software towards certification process through
                 simulation of ` 37 (March 31, 2018: ` Nil) which was capitalised as ‘intangible assets under development’.
           (c)  Amounts incurred by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary pursuant to an agreement with a customer towards
                efficiency improvement in certain equipment on a risk sharing model ` 73 (March 31, 2018: ` 51) was capitalised
                as ‘intangible assets under development’. During the previous year, Company capitalized ` 76 pursuant to
                successful completion of an identifiable block which is expected to generate revenue over the next six years. This
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                                 (ii) Movement in the carrying amount of intangible assets is as below:
                                                                                                   Techno-       Cus-                      Other
                                                                                       Computer logy/ In-       tomer    Process           intan-
                                                        Particulars                                                                                  Total
                                                                                        software tellectual       con- Knowhow               gible
                                                                                                  Property      tracts                     assets
                                     I.     Cost or deemed cost
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2017                   2,989           16      337            78          715    4,135
                                            Additions                                        259           76        -             -           39      374
                                            Disposals                                        (86)           -        -             -            -      (86)
                                            Additions through business combination              -           -       96             -           13      109
                                            Foreign currency translation adjustments         (38)           -        8             -           99        69
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2018                   3,124           92      441            78          866    4,601
                                            Additions                                        108            -        -             -            -      108
                                            Disposals                                        (21)           -        -             -            -      (21)
                                            Additions through business combination              3           -       24             -          145      172
                                            Foreign currency translation adjustments           27           5       11             5           56      104
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2019                   3,241           97      476            83        1,067    4,964
                                     II.    Accumulated amortisation
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2017                   2,460            8       34             3          415    2,920
                                            Amortisation for the year                        310           11       62            14          121      518
                                            Disposals                                        (86)           -        -             -            -      (86)
                                            Foreign currency translation adjustments            5           -        1             -           37        43
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2018                   2,689           19       97            17          573    3,395
                                            Amortisation for the year                        289           17       97            17          105      525
                                            Disposals                                        (18)           -        -             -            -      (18)
                                            Foreign currency translation adjustments           23           -        3             2           41        69
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2019                   2,983           36      197            36          719    3,971
                                     III.   Carrying amounts (I-II)
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2018                       435         73      344            61          293    1,206
                                            Balance as at March 31, 2019                       258         61      279            47          348      993
                           6.   Investments
                                                                                                                                 As at
                                                                 Particulars
                                                                                                                March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                A. Non-current (refer note (i) below)
                                   Investment carried at equity method of accounting
                                   (i) Equity instruments of associate company (unquoted) (refer note                            -                        -
                                        (iv) below)
                                   (ii) Equity instruments of joint venture company (unquoted) (refer                        26                         21
                                        note (v) below)
                                                                                                                             26                         21
                                    Investments carried at fair value through other comprehensive income
                                    (i) Equity instruments of other entities (unquoted)                                      20                         18
                                    (ii) Equity instruments of other entities (quoted)                                       38                        249
                                                                                                                             58                        267
                                    Investment carried at fair value through profit and loss
                                    (i) Compulsorily convertible preference shares of other entities                         10                         10
                                          (unquoted)
                                    (ii) Preferred instruments of other entities (unquoted)                                  69                          -
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Notes:
(i) Details of investments - non-current
                                                                       As at March 31, 2019          As at March 31, 2018
                          Particulars                                   No. of                        No. of
                                                                                   Amount                        Amount
                                                                       shares                        shares
  Equity instruments of joint venture company (unquoted)
    Infotech HAL Limited, India (refer note (v) below)              2,000,000              26     2,000,000               21
  Equity instruments of other entities (unquoted)
    Canesta Inc., USA (refer note (d) below)                           10,000               -        10,000                -
    Trafficmaster Plc., United Kingdom (refer note (e) below)            35,088               -        35,088                -
    Cardiac Design Labs Private Limited, India                          6,036              20         6,036               18
 Equity instruments of other entities (quoted)
    Murata Manufacturing Co. Limited, Japan (refer note (a)            11,154              38        28,093             249
    below)
 Compulsorily convertible preference shares of other
 entities (unquoted)
    Cardiac Design Labs Private Limited, India                          3,048              10          3,048              10
 Preferred instruments of other entities (unquoted)
    Jana Care Inc. (refer note (b) below)                             368,297              69              -               -
 Debt instruments of other entities (unquoted)
    Spry Health Inc., USA (refer note (c) below)                           NA            104               -               -
 Total                                                                                   267                            298
Note :
(a) During the previous year, Cyient Inc’s. entire shareholding of VIOS Medical Instruments Inc. (“VIOS”) was acquired
    by Murata Manufacturing Co. Limited (“Murata”), Japan. Accordingly, Company received shares of Murata on October
    13, 2017 as consideration in lieu of its shares held in VIOS and on the date of allotment of such shares recognised a
    gain of ` 192 in ‘Other Comprehensive Income’ in accordance with Ind AS 109 ‘Financial Instruments’. The changes
    in the fair value subsequent to the allotment for the year ended March 31, 2018 of ` (26) is also recognised in ‘Other
    Comprehensive Income’.
    During the year, Cyient Inc. sold 24,375 shares held in Murata for a consideration of ` 236 (USD 3,470,675) resulting
    into gain of ` 109 ( net of tax of ` 45), has been transferred from ‘other comprehensive income’ to ‘retained earnings’.
    Balance 3,718 shares continue to be fair valued through other comprehensive income. During the year, Murata has
    announced stock split, wherein each share of common stock owned by shareholders will be split into three shares.
    Accordingly, Cyient Inc.’s revised shares held in Murata is 11,154 shares.
(b) During the year, Cyient Inc. has invested an amount of ` 69 (USD 1,000,000) in Series A Preferred Stock in Jana Care Inc.
(c) During the year, Cyient Inc. has invested an amount of ` 104 (USD 1,500,000) as a part of ‘simple agreement for future
    equity’ (“SAFE”) with Spry Health Inc.. Cyient Inc. has right to certain shares of Spry Health Inc. based on terms and
    conditions specified in the agreement.
(d) As at March 31, 2019, carrying value of equity instruments in Canesta Inc. was ` 0.10 (March 31, 2018: ` 0.10).
(e) As at March 31, 2019, carrying value of equity instruments in Trafficmaster Plc. was ` 0.11 (March 31, 2018: ` 0.11).
(ii) Details of investments - current (quoted)*
                                                                    As at March 31, 2019           As at March 31, 2018
                          Particulars
                                                                 No. of Units     Amount        No. of Units     Amount
 Investments in Mutual Funds
 Reliance Liquid Fund - Treasury Plan - Daily Dividend Option                -              -        46,374               71
 Dividend
 L&T Liquid fund - Regular Daily Dividend Reinvestment Plan                  -              -        84,647               86
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 Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund Short Term Plan                    -              -       706,029               71
 -Daily Dividend
 Axis Liquid Fund - Daily Dividend                                          -               -        88,104               88
 UTI-Liquid Cash Plan - Institutional -Daily Dividend                  96,970              99        81,580               83
 Reinvestment
 ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund - Daily Dividend                         -              -       805,283               81
 IDFC Cash fund - Daily dividend - (Regular Plan)                            -              -        47,476               47
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                                                                                                       As at March 31, 2019          As at March 31, 2018
                                                        Particulars
                                                                                                     No. of Units   Amount         No. of Units   Amount
                            Kotak Floater Short Term - Daily Dividend (Regular Plan)                            -              -        79,358          80
                            Kotak Liquid Regular Plan Daily Dividend                                      79,698              97        62,187          76
                            HDFC Liquid Fund - Regular Plan - Daily Dividend                                    -              -        79,075          81
                            Reinvestment
                            DSP Black Rock Liquidity Fund - Regular Plan - Daily Dividend                      -               -        66,016              66
                            SBI Premier Liquid Fund - Regular Plan - Daily Dividend                            -               -        75,899              76
                            DHFL Pramerica Insta Cash Plus Fund - Daily Dividend                               -               -       500,664              50
                            Invesco India Liquid Fund - Daily Dividend                                         -               -        75,772              76
                            Tata Money Market Fund Regular Plan - Daily Dividend                               -               -        97,624              98
                            Franklin India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan                         81,570              82             -               -
                            Total quoted investment                                                                       278                         1,130
                           * The market value of quoted investment is equal to its carrying value.
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                                                                                                        Period ended
       Particulars
                                                                                                      November 30, 2017
       Revenue                                                                                                    2,548
       Profit for the period                                                                                       (327)
       Total comprehensive income for the period                                                                   (327)
       Share in loss of Associate                                                                                  (160)
      Reconciliation to carrying amounts:
                                                                                                           As at
                                                 Particulars
                                                                                                      November 30, 2017
       Opening net assets                                                                                         1,865
       Profit for the period                                                                                       (327)
       Closing net assets                                                                                         1,538
       Group's share %                                                                                             49%
       Group's share in net assets of the Associate                                                                  754
       Other adjustments                                                                                              (1)
       Dividend received                                                                                           (589)
       Proceeds from divestment                                                                                    (114)
       Group's loss on disinvestment (refer note 36)                                                                  50
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                           7.   Other financial assets
                                                                                                                                              As at
                                                                      Particulars
                                                                                                                           March 31, 2019             March 31, 2018
                                 Non-current
                                 Security deposits
                                      Unsecured, considered good                                                                           308                    270
                                      Considered doubtful                                                                                    16                    16
                                      Less : Allowance for doubtful deposits                                                               (16)                   (16)
                                                                                                                                           308                    270
                                      Retention money receivable                                                                              8                        -
                                 Total other non-current financial assets                                                                  316                    270
                                 Current
                                     Derivative instruments designated in a hedging relationship                                           425                     75
                                      Unbilled revenue                                                                                   3,438                  2,774
                                      Interest accrued on deposit accounts                                                                 247                    256
                                      Advance to employees                                                                                   63                    90
                                      Other receivables*                                                                                     53                   189
                                 Total other current financial assets                                                                    4,226                  3,384
                                 Total other financial assets                                                                            4,542                  3,654
                                *Other receivables include advances of ` 15 (March 31, 2018: ` 12) receivable from Joint venture (refer note 32).
                           8.   Other assets
                                                                                                                                              As at
                                                                      Particulars
                                                                                                                           March 31, 2019             March 31, 2018
                                 Non-current:
                                    Capital advances                                                                                       108                    199
                                     Prepaid expenses                                                                                        78                   126
                                     Balances with government authorities (refer note 35)                                                  373                    337
                                     Other advances                                                                                          67                    74
                                 Total other non-current assets                                                                            626                    736
                                 Current:
                                    Prepaid expenses                                                                                       577                    529
                                     Balances with government authorities (refer note 35)                                                   41                    114
                                     Advances to suppliers                                                                                 686                    267
                                     Other receivables (refer note 22)                                                                     370                      -
                                 Total other current assets                                                                              1,674                    910
                                 Total other assets                                                                                      2,300                  1,646
                           9.   Inventories
                                                                                                                                              As at
                                                                      Particulars
                                                                                                                           March 31, 2019             March 31, 2018
                                 Raw materials                                                                                        1,503                        830
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                                 Work-in-progress                                                                                            66                   270
                                 Traded goods                                                                                                 -                        -
                                 Finished goods                                                                                            252                    189
                                 Consumables & stores                                                                                        12                    23
                                 Total                                                                                                   1,833                  1,312
                                Inventories are measured at lower of cost or net realisable value.
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10. Trade receivables
                                                                                                    As at
                                         Particulars
                                                                                     March 31, 2019       March 31, 2018
         Trade receivables considered good - unsecured*                                         8,137                6,913
         Trade receivables which have significant increase in credit risk                           -                    -
         Trade receivables - credit impaired                                                        240                     124
         Expected credit loss allowance                                                           (240)                   (124)
     Total                                                                                       8,137                   6,913
    *Includes amount receivable from related parties (refer note 32).
    Note:
    Expected credit loss (ECL):
    The Group’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. Credit risk
    is managed through credit approvals, establishing credit limits and continuously monitoring the creditworthiness of
    customers to which the Group grants credit terms in the normal course of business. The average credit period is between
    60-90 days. Before accepting any new customer, the Company uses an internal credit scoring system to assess the
    potential customer’s credit quality and defines credit limits for each customer. Limits and scoring attributed to customers
    are reviewed once a year.
    As a practical expedient, the Group uses a provision matrix to determine impairment loss of its trade receivables. The
    provision matrix is based on its historically observed default rates over the expected life of the trade receivable and is
    adjusted for forward looking estimates. The ECL allowance (or reversal) during the year is recognised in the consolidated
    statement of profit and loss.
                                                                                                      As at
                                           Ageing
                                                                                     March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
     Within the credit period                                                                   6,403                    5,583
     1-90 days past due                                                                         1,197                      976
     91-180 days past due                                                                         380                      224
     181-365 days past due                                                                        201                      162
     More than 365 days past due                                                                  196                       92
     Balance at the end of the year                                                              8,377                   7,037
                                                                                                      As at
                    Movement in the expected credit loss allowance
                                                                                     March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
     Balance at the beginning of the year                                                         124                       174
     Provision for ECL                                                                            140                        71
     Reversal of provision on account of collection of bad debts                                   (5)                     (13)
     Reversal of provision for ECL                                                                 (7)                    (108)
     Translation adjustment                                                                       (12)                        -
     Balance at the end of the year                                                                240                     124
11. Cash and Bank Balances
11A. Cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                      As at
                                         Particulars
                                                                                     March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
     Cash on hand*                                                                                    -                        -
     Cheques on hand                                                                                  -                        3
     Balances with banks
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(C) Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to equity shares:
      The Company has only one class of equity shares having a par value of ` 5 per share. Each holder of equity shares is
      entitled to one vote per share. The dividend proposed by the Board of Directors is subject to approval of the shareholders
      in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, except in case of interim dividend. In the event of liquidation, the equity
      shareholders are eligible to receive the remaining assets of the Company in proportion to their shareholding.
(D) Buyback of Equity shares:
      The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on February 01, 2019, approved Buyback of the Company’s fully paid-up
      equity shares of face value of ` 5 each from the eligible equity shareholders of the Company other than promoters,
      promoter group and persons who are in control of the company, at a price not exceeding ` 700 per equity share
      (Maximum Buyback price), for an aggregate amount not exceeding ` 2,000 (Maximum Buyback size), payable in cash
      from the open market route through the stock exchange mechanism under the Companies Act, 2013 and Buyback
      Regulations. The Buyback shall not exceed ` 2,000 (Maximum Buyback size) excluding the transaction charges. The
      Maximum Buyback Size represents 9.79% of aggregate of the Company’s paid up equity capital and free reserves
      based on the audited financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2018, which is in compliance with the
      maximum permissible limit of 10% of the total paid up equity share capital and free reserves in accordance with
      Section 68(2) of Companies Act, 2013.
      As of March 31, 2019, the scheme of Buyback was open and the Company bought back 2,570,518 equity shares as
      resulting in total cash consideration of ` 1,695 (including ` 27 towards transaction costs of Buyback). Out of 2,570,518
      equity shares bought back, the Company extinguished 1,930,102 shares as at March 31, 2019 and the remaining
      were extinguished in the month of April 2019 as per the records of the depositories. In line with the requirement of
      Companies Act, 2013, an amount of ` 1,682 have been utilised from the securities premium for the Buyback. Further,
      capital redemption reserve of ` 13, representing the nominal value of shares bought back, has been created in
      accordance with Section 69 of the Companies Act, 2013.
      The Buyback commenced on February 12, 2019 and closed on April 11, 2019. The Company bought back an aggregate
      of 3,123,963 equity shares, utilizing a total of ` 2,000 (excluding transaction costs of Buyback), which represents
      99.99% of the maximum Buyback size.
(E) Details of shares allotted under Associate Stock Option Plans:
    (i) 162,120 (March 31, 2018: 162,120) equity shares of ` 5 each fully paid-up was allotted to Infotech ESOP Trust
          pursuant to the Infotech Employee Stock Offer Scheme - 1999 (ESOP - 1999).
    (ii) 1,650,630 (March 31, 2018: 1,650,630) equity shares of ` 5 each fully paid-up was allotted to associates of the
          Company pursuant to the Associate Stock Option Plan - 2001 (ASOP - 2001).
    (iii) 2,123,507 (March 31, 2018: 2,123,507) equity shares of ` 5 each fully paid-up was allotted to associates of the
          Company pursuant to the Associate Stock Option Plan - 2002 (ASOP - 2002).
    (iv) 3,296,545 (March 31, 2018: 3,296,545) equity shares of ` 5 each fully paid-up was allotted to associates of the
          Company pursuant to the Associate Stock Option Plan - 2004 (ASOP - 2004).
    (v) 990,325 (March 31, 2018: 920,196) equity shares of ` 5 each fully paid-up was allotted to associates of the
          Company pursuant to the Associate Stock Option Plan - 2008 (ASOP - 2008).
(F)   Details of shares reserved for issue:
      (i) Shares aggregating 297,746 and 383,625 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 respectively, reserved for
           issue under ASOP 2008 scheme.
      (ii) Shares aggregating 396,320 and 146,200 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, reserved for issue under
           ASOP 2015 scheme.
(G) (i)    Associate Stock Option Plans:
           Infotech Employee Stock Offer Scheme 1999 (ESOP Plan):
           In 1998-99, the Company set up the Infotech Employee Stock Offer Scheme (ESOP Plan) and allotted 80,900
           equity shares of ` 10 each at a premium of ` 100 per share to the “Infotech ESOP Trust” (“Trust”). The Trust,
           on the recommendation of the Management and upon the receipt of full payment upfront transfers the equity
           shares in the name of selected employees. The Company modified the ESOP Plan and adjusted the number of
           options and exercise price on account of bonus issue and stock split cum bonus issue during 2002-03, 2006-07
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           and 2010-11 respectively. These equity shares are under lock-in-period (i.e., the date of transfer of the shares
           from the Trust to the employee) and it differs from offer to offer. When the employee leaves the Company before
           the expiry of the lock-in-period the options allocated to such employee stands transferred to the Trust at a
           predetermined price. Hence, the lock-in-period has been considered as the vesting period. However, the Trust
           and the Company have a discretionary power to waive the restriction on selling such stock to the Trust.
           As at March 31, 2019, 162,120 (March 31, 2018: 162,120) equity shares of ` 5 each have been allotted to the
           Infotech ESOP Trust.
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                           Associate Stock Option Plan – 2001 (ASOP 2001):
                           The Company instituted ASOP 2001 in April 2001 and earmarked 225,000 equity shares of ` 10 each for issue to
                           the employees under ASOP. The Company modified ASOP 2001 and adjusted the number of options and exercise
                           price on account of stock split cum bonus issue during 2006-07. Under ASOP 2001, options will be issued to
                           employees at an exercise price, which shall not be less than the market price on the date of grant. These options
                           vest over a period ranging from one to three years from the date of grant, starting with 10% at the end of first
                           year, 15% at the end of one and half years, 20% after two years, 25% at the end of two and half years and 30% at
                           the end of third year.
                           As at March 31, 2019, 1,650,630 (March 31, 2018: 1,650,630) equity shares of ` 5 each have been allotted to the
                           associates under ASOP 2001 plan and there are no outstanding options to be exercised by the employees.
                           Associate Stock Option Plan – 2002 (ASOP 2002):
                           The Company instituted ASOP 2002 in October 2002 and earmarked 575,000 equity shares of ` 10 each for
                           issue to the employees under ASOP. The Company modified ASOP 2002 and adjusted the number of options
                           and exercise price on account of stock split cum bonus issue during 2006-07. Under ASOP 2002, options will be
                           issued to employees at an exercise price, which shall not be less than the market price on the date of grant. These
                           options vest over a period ranging from one to three years from the date of grant, starting with 10% at the end
                           of first year, 15% at the end of one and half years, 20% after two years, 25% at the end of two and half years and
                           30% at the end of third year.
                           As at March 31, 2019, 2,123,507 (March 31, 2018: 2,123,507) equity shares of ` 5 each have been allotted to the
                           associates under ASOP 2002 plan and there are no outstanding options to be exercised by the employees.
                           Associate Stock Option Plan – 2004 (ASOP 2004):
                           The Company instituted ASOP 2004 in October 2004 and earmarked 1,150,000 equity shares of `10 each for
                           issue to the employees under ASOP. The Company modified ASOP 2004 and adjusted the number of options
                           and exercise price on account of stock split cum bonus issue during 2006-07. Under ASOP 2004, options will be
                           issued to employees at an exercise price, which shall not be less than the market price on the date of grant. These
                           options vest over a period ranging from one to three years from the date of grant, starting with 10% at the end
                           of first year, 15% at the end of one and half years, 20% after two years, 25% at the end of two and half years and
                           30% at the end of third year.
                           As at March 31, 2019, 3,296,545 (March 31, 2018: 3,296,545) equity shares of ` 5 each have been allotted to the
                           associates under ASOP 2004 plan and there are no outstanding options to be exercised by the employees.
                           Associate Stock Option Plan – 2008 (ASOP 2008):
                           The Company instituted ASOP 2008 in July 2008 and earmarked 1,000,000 equity shares of ` 5 each for issue to
                           the employees under ASOP. The Company modified ASOP 2008 and adjusted the number of options and exercise
                           price on account of bonus issue 1:1 during Financial year 2010-11. Under ASOP 2008, options will be issued to
                           employees at an exercise price, which shall not be less than the market price on the date of grant. These options
                           vest over a period ranging from one to three years from the date of grant, starting with 10% at the end of first
                           year, 15% at the end of one and half years, 20% after two years, 25% at the end of two and half years and 30% at
                           the end of third year.
                           Movements in stock options during the year
                           ASOP 2008
                                                                                 For the yeard ended              For the yeard ended
                                                                                    March 31, 2019                   March 31, 2018
                                              Particulars                                     Weighted                         Weighted
                                                                                No. of                           No. of
                                                                                             average ex-                      average ex-
                                                                               Options                          Options
                                                                                             ercise price                     ercise price
                            Options outstanding at the beginning of the year      383,625             430          318,787             397
                            Granted                                                      -                -        108,000             516
                            Forfeited                                             (15,750)            213          (13,500)            487
                            Exercised                                             (70,129)            287          (29,662)            303
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       Associate Stock Option Plan – 2015 (ASOP 2015):
       The Company instituted ASOP 2015 in July 2015 and earmarked 1,200,000 equity shares of ` 5 each for issue to
       the employees under ASOP. Under ASOP 2015, options will be issued to employees at an exercise price, which
       shall not be less than the market price on the date of grant. These options vest over a period ranging from one to
       three years from the date of grant, starting with 10% at the end of first year, 15% at the end of one and half years,
       20% after two years, 25% at the end of two and half years and 30% at the end of third year.
       Movements in stock options during the year
       ASOP 2015
                                                                   For the yeard ended                  For the yeard ended
                                                                     March 31, 2019                       March 31, 2018
                           Particulars                                            Weighted                             Weighted
                                                                  No. of                               No. of
                                                                                 average ex-                          average ex-
                                                                 Options                              Options
                                                                                 ercise price                         ercise price
        Options outstanding at the beginning of the year            146,200               583                  -                   -
        Granted                                                     264,000               693            146,200               583
        Forfeited                                                   (13,880)              609                  -                   -
        Exercised                                                          -                  -                -                   -
        Options outstanding at the end of year                      396,320               655            146,200               583
       Out of the total outstanding options, 117,150 (March 31, 2018: 50,530) options pertain to options granted to the
       associates of subsidiary companies.
       As at March 31, 2019, Nil (March 31, 2018: Nil) equity shares of ` 5 each have been allotted to the associates
       under ASOP 2015 plan. Accordingly, options (net of cancellations) for a total number of 396,320 (March 31, 2018:
       146,200) are outstanding as at March 31, 2019.
(ii)   Restricted Stock Unit Scheme 2016 (RSU 2016):
       The Company has instituted the RSU 2016 scheme earmarking 650,000 equity shares of ` 5 each which
       provided for the grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) to eligible employees of the Company. The Board of
       Directors recommended the establishment of the plan on October 13, 2016 and the shareholders approved the
       recommendation of the Board of Directors on December 12, 2016 through a postal ballot. The RSUs will vest over
       a period of one year from the date of grant. Under the scheme, eligible employees were given an option to choose
       the RSUs either in the form of equity shares or in cash.
       On March 31, 2017, the Company made a grant of 637,476 restricted stock units to eligible employees out of which
       423,892 RSUs were designated as equity settled and 213,584 RSUs were designated as cash settled. Accordingly,
       as at March 31, 2017 an amount of ` 174 has been presented under ‘Stock Option Reserve’ representing the
       equity settlement and ` 87 has been presented under ‘trade payables’ representing expected cash settlement.
       Subsequent increase in the liability on account of fair valuation of cash settled RSUs resulted in a closing cash
       settlement of ` 116 as at March 31, 2018 and the same was accounted as “employee benefits expense”. These
       RSUs’ fully vested as on March 31, 2018.
       During the year, the Company has discharged the cash, as well as equity settled RSUs at an exercise price of ` 5
       per share.
       Movement in Restricted Stock Units during the year
       RSU 2016 Plan
                                                                   For the yeard ended                  For the yeard ended
                                                                     March 31, 2019                        March 31, 2018
                           Particulars                                          Weighted                             Weighted
                                                               No. of RSUs     average ex-          No. of RSUs     average ex-
                                                                               ercise price                         ercise price
        RSU outstanding at the beginning of the year                556,332                5             637,476                5
        Granted                                                            -                -                   -                -
        Forfeited                                                    (8,512)               5             (81,144)               5
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        Exercised                                                 (547,820)                5                    -                -
        RSU outstanding at the end of year*                                -                -            556,332                5
       *includes Nil (March 31, 2018: 169,260) RSUs to be settled in cash. Of the total exercised RSU’s, 169,260 RSUs have been settled
       in cash and balance have been settled in equity.
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                                      (iii) Fair value of share options granted during the year
                                           The weighted average fair value of the share options during the year is ` 166.48 - ` 194.03 (2017-18: ` 144.2
                                           - ` 160.8). Options and RSUs were priced using Black Scholes pricing model. Where relevant, the expected life
                                           used in the model has been adjusted based on management’s best estimate for the effects of non-transferability,
                                           exercise restrictions, and behavioral considerations. Expected volatility is based on the historical share price
                                           volatility over the past years.
                                           The following assumptions were used for calculation of fair value of grants:
                                                                                                                            Black-Scholes Model
                                                                          Particulars
                                                                                                                    March 31, 2019            March 31, 2018
                                            a)   ASOP 2008
                                                 Exercise price (`)                                                    184 - 559                184 - 559
                                                 Grant date share price (`)                                           185 - 531.5              185 - 531.5
                                                 Dividend yield (%)                                                   1.53 - 2.64               1.53 - 2.64
                                                 Expected volatility (%)                                             28.66 - 65.53             28.66 - 65.53
                                                 Risk-free interest (%)                                               6.41 - 8.4                6.41 - 8.4
                                                 Expected term (in years)                                                3-4                       3-4
                                            b)   RSU 2016
                                                 Exercise price (`)                                                        -                        5
                                                 Grant date share price (`)                                                -                      467.5
                                                 Dividend yield (%)                                                        -                        1.6
                                                 Expected volatility (%)                                                   -                       24.4
                                                 Risk-free interest (%)                                                    -                       6.3
                                                 Expected term (in years)                                                  -                         1
                                            c)   ASOP 2015
                                                 Exercise price (`)                                                    583 - 741                   583
                                                 Grant date share price (`)                                          590.2 - 734.95               582.6
                                                 Dividend yield (%)                                                    1.7 - 1.9                   2.4
                                                 Expected volatility (%)                                              29.82 - 32.2             28.66 - 31.00
                                                 Risk-free interest (%)                                                 6.9-7.9                 7.4 - 7.52
                                                 Expected term (in years)                                                3-4                       3-4
                                                                                                                                      35                       32
                                (b)     Capital redemption reserve
                                       (i) Opening balance                                                                             -                        -
                                       (ii) Appropriation from general reserve upon Buyback of equity                                 13                        -
                                            shares (refer note 12)
                                                                                                                                      13                        -
200
                                                                                                  As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                 March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
(c)    Securities premium
       (i) Opening balance                                                                  3,863                   3,850
       (ii) Options exercised                                                                 179                       4
       (iii) Premium received on allotment of shares                                            20                      9
       (iv) Amount paid upon for Buyback                                                  (1,655)                       -
       (v) Transaction costs relating to Buyback                                              (27)                      -
                                                                                           2,380                    3,863
(d) General reserve
    (i) Opening balance                                                                    5,155                    5,155
    (ii) Transfer to capital redemption reserve upon Buyback of equity                       (13)                       -
         shares
                                                                                           5,142                    5,155
(e)    Stock option reserve
       (i) Opening balance                                                                    221                     206
       (ii) Stock option expense                                                               29                      19
       (iii) Options exercised                                                              (179)                      (4)
                                                                                               71                     221
(f )   Cash flow hedge reserve
       (i) Opening balance                                                                   (29)                      327
       (ii) Effective portion of gain/(loss) on designated portion of hedging                 303                     (356)
            instruments (net of tax)
                                                                                             274                      (29)
(g)    Foreign currency translation reserve
       (i) Opening balance                                                                   549                      223
       (ii) Additions / (deductions) (net)                                                    67                      326
       (iii) Impact on dissolution of subsidiary (refer note 36(a))                           24                        -
                                                                                             640                      549
(h) Retained earnings
    (i) Opening balance                                                                   13,584                   11,433
    (ii) Profit for the year attributable to the shareholders of the Company               4,785                    4,054
    (iii) Other comprehensive income arising out of remeasurement of                         (52)                      (6)
          defined benefit obligation (net of taxes)
    (iv) Transfer of gain to retained earnings on disposal of equity                         109                           -
          instruments through OCI
    (v) Net impact on settlement of gross obligation to acquire                             (191)                          -
          non-controlling interest (refer note 14)
    (vi) Net impact on acquisition of non-controlling interest (refer note 14)             (451)                        -
                                                                                          17,784                   15,841
            Less: Appropriations
            (a) Dividend on equity shares (refer note 38)                                 (1,130)                  (1,576)
            (b) Dividend distribution tax                                                   (139)                    (321)
                                                                                          16,515                   13,584
(i)     Equity instruments through other comprehensive income
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                                                                                                                              As at
                                                                    Particulars
                                                                                                             March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                            (j)   Gross obligation liability to acquire non-controlling interest
                                  (refer note 14 (ii))
                                  (i) Opening balance                                                                     (616)                  (616)
                                  (ii)   Net impact on settlement of gross obligation to acquire                           616                         -
                                         non-controlling interest
                                                                                                                              -                  (616)
                                         Total                                                                          25,089                 22,876
                           Nature of reserves:
                            (a) Capital reserve
                                Represents the gain on bargain purchase on business acquisitions and other additions from components.
                           (b) Capital redemption reserve
                                Represents the nominal value of equity shares bought back pursuant to Buyback in accordance with Section 69 of the
                                Companies Act, 2013.
                           (c) Securities premium
                                Amounts received on issue of shares in excess of the par value has been classified as securities premium. The reserve
                                is utilised in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
                           (d) General reserve
                                Represents appropriation of profit by the Group. General reserve is appropriated for the creation of capital redemp-
                                tion reserve on Buyback of equity shares pursuant to section 69 of the Companies Act, 2013.
                           (e) Stock option reserve
                                The stock option reserve is used to record the value of equity-settled share based payment transactions with employ-
                                ees. The amounts recorded in this account are transferred to securities premium upon exercise of stock options by
                                employees.
                           (f ) Cash flow hedge reserve
                                Represents effective portion of gain and loss on designated portion of hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge, net
                                of tax.
                           (g) Foreign currency translation reserve
                                Exchange difference relating to the translation of the Group’s foreign operations from their functional currencies to
                                the Company’s presentation currency are recognised directly in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the
                                foreign currency translation reserve.
                           (h) Retained earnings
                                (i) Retained earnings comprises of prior years’ undistributed earnings after taxes along with current year profit, net
                                       of dividends declared and dividend distribution tax thereon.
                                (ii) Remeasurement gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are
                                       recognised in the period in which they occur, directly in other comprehensive income. These are presented within
                                       retained earnings.
                                (iii) Gain or loss on disposal of equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income is
                                       reclassified to retained earnings.
                                (iv) Net difference between the consideration paid for the acquisition of non-controlling interests and its respective
                                       carrying value is recognised in retained earnings.
                           (i) Equity instruments through OCI
                                Represents the cumulative gains and losses arising on fair valuation of the equity instruments measured at fair value
                                through OCI, net of amounts reclassified to retained earnings when the investments have been disposed off.
                           (j) Gross obligation liability to acquire non-controlling interest
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Represents the put option held by non-controlling interests recognised at present value of redemption amount.
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14. Non-controlling Interests (‘NCI’)
                                                                                                           As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                         March 31, 2019            March 31, 2018
      Balance at beginning of the year                                                                     3                      26
      Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to NCI                                         (15)                    (24)
      Net impact on acquisition of non-controlling interest                                              (9)                       -
      Other adjustments                                                                                    2                       1
      Balance at end of the year                                                                        (19)                        3
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                           15   Borrowings
                                                                                                                                                As at
                                                                      Particulars
                                                                                                                             March 31, 2019             March 31, 2018
                                 Non -current
                                 Unsecured - at amortised cost
                                   Term loans from other parties                                                                                -                         44
                                 Secured - at amortised cost
                                   Term loans from banks                                                                                   1,116                      586
                                 Total                                                                                                     1,116                      630
                                 Current
                                 Secured - at amortised cost
                                   Working capital loans from banks                                                                        2,137                    1,780
                                 Total                                                                                                     2,137                    1,780
                                 Total borrowings                                                                                          3,253                    2,410
                                *Current maturities of non-current borrowings have been disclosed under the head ‘other current financial liabilities’ (refer note 16).
                           Summary of borrowings arrangements
                           15.1 Cyient DLM Private Limited:
                                Term loans:
                                Nature of security & terms of repayment :
                                (i)    Nature of security:
                                       Term loans are borrowed from State Bank of India and HDFC Bank Limited, and are secured by:
                                       i.     First pari-passu charge on all existing and future fixed assets of the borrower, to be shared with existing term
                                              lenders.
                                       ii.    Second pari-passu charge on current assets and other movable asset of the Company.
                                       iii.   Guarantees: Corporate Guarantee from Cyient Limited
                                (ii)   Terms of repayment:
                                       a.     Term loan - ` 90 (State Bank of India):
                                              Outstanding balance as at March 31, 2019 is ` Nil. Repayable in 60 monthly installments commencing from
                                              November 2014. Rate of interest 11.55% p.a. Outstanding balance as at March 31, 2018 is ` 29.
                                       b.     Term loan - ` 150 (HDFC):
                                              Outstanding balance as at March 31, 2019 is ` 54. Repayable in 54 monthly equated installments commencing
                                              from March 2016. Rate of interest 9.65% p.a. Outstanding balance as at March 31, 2018 is ` 91.
                                Working capital loans:
                                (i)    State Bank of India:
                                       Loan outstanding balance as on March 31, 2019 is ` 335 (March 31, 2018: ` 299). This loan is secured by a corporate
                                       guarantee from Cyient Limited.
                                       Primary Security: Hypothecation of entire stock of raw materials/stock in process/finished goods, Receivables / Book
                                       Debts and other current assets on pari-passu first charge basis.
                                       Collateral Security: Hypothecation of unencumbered Plant and Machinery on pari-passu first charge basis.
                                (ii)   HDFC Bank :
                                       Loan outstanding balance as on March 31, 2019 is ` 830 (March 31, 2018: ` 578). This loan is secured by a corporate
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                                  Interest accrued                                                                                   9                      4
                                  Unpaid dividends                                                                                  22                     14
                                  Payable towards Buyback of shares                                                                 53                      -
                                  Others                                                                                            52                     27
                                 Total                                                                                             874                 1,256
                                 Total other financial liabilities                                                               1,571                 1,609
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    Note:
    i)      The Group has certain outstanding liabilities to previous shareholders of acquired entities payable on meeting certain
            critiera defined within acquisition agreements:
              Payable                                                                                          As at
                                                 Acquisition of
                by                                                                           March 31, 2019            March 31, 2018
             Cyient      AnSem NV
             Europe      Non-current                                                                         449                                     -  
             Limited     Current                                                                             197                                     -  
                         (Payable after May 31, 2019 through May 30, 2021)
           Gratuity                                                                                          24                                9
           Compensated absences                                                                             262                              217
           Other provisions                                                                                   3                                3
           Total current provisions                                                                         289                              229
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                           Note:
                           Employee benefit plans:
                           The employee benefit schemes are as under:
                           Defined Benefit Plans
                           (i)   Gratuity:
                                 In accordance with the ‘Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972’ of India, the Company and two of its subsidiaries provide for
                                 gratuity, a defined retirement benefit plan (the ‘Gratuity Plan’) covering eligible employees. Liabilities with regard
                                 to such gratuity plan are determined by an independent actuarial valuation and are charged to the Consolidated
                                 Statement of Profit and Loss in the period determined. The gratuity plan is administered by the Company’s own trust
                                 which has subscribed to the “Group Gratuity Scheme” of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
                                 The present value of the defined benefit obligation (DBO), and the related current service cost and past service cost,
                                 were measured using the projected unit credit method.
                                 The following table sets out the defined benefit costs as per actuarial valuation for the Company and its subsidiaries in
                                 India:
                                                                                                             For the year ended      For the year ended
                                                                 Particulars
                                                                                                               March 31, 2019          March 31, 2018
                                   Amounts recognised in consolidated statement of profit and loss in
                                   respect of these defined benefit plans
                                   Current service cost                                                                         99                    88
                                   Past service cost                                                                             -                    17
                                   Total service cost (A)                                                                       99                  105
                                   Interest expense on Defined Benefit Obligation                                               48                    39
                                   Interest income on plan assets                                                             (11)                  (10)
                                   Net interest cost (B)                                                                        37                    29
                                   Defined benefit cost recognised in consolidated statement of profit                        136                   134
                                   and loss (A)+(B)
                                 as follows:
                                                                                                                   As at                  As at
                                                                 Particulars
                                                                                                               March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
                                   Present value of funded defined benefit obligation                                        862                    715
                                   Fair value of plan assets                                                               (146)                  (152)
                                   Net liability arising from defined benefit obligation                                      716                    563
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Movement in the present value of the defined benefit obligation:
                                                                                Year ended               Year ended
                                Particulars
                                                                               March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
 Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year                                  715                      619
 Current service cost                                                                         99                       88
 Past service cost                                                                             -                       17
 Interest cost                                                                                48                       39
 Actuarial loss                                                                               68                        7
 Payments                                                                                   (68)                     (55)
 Defined benefit obligation at the end of the year                                           862                     715
Change in Plan assets
                                                                                Year ended               Year ended
                                Particulars
                                                                               March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
 Plan assets at the beginning of the year                                                   152                      142
 Return on plan assets                                                                        11                       10
 Employer contribution                                                                        53                       55
 Payments                                                                                   (68)                     (55)
 Return on plan assets less than discount rate                                               (2)                        -
 Plan assets at the end of the year                                                          146                     152
The estimates of future salary increases considered in the actuarial valuation take account of price inflation, seniority,
promotion and other relevant factors such as demand and supply in the employment market. The discount rate is
based on the prevailing market yields of Government of India securities as at the Balance Sheet date for the estimated
term of the obligation.
Sensitivity Analysis
Reasonably possible changes at the reporting date to one of the relevant actuarial assumptions, holding other
assumptions constant, would have affected the defined benefit obligation by the amounts shown below:
                                                                As at March 31, 2019           As at March 31, 2018
                        Particulars
                                                               Increase       Decrease        Increase        Decrease
 Discount rate (1% movement)                                         (41)             44            (33)              36
 Future salary growth (1% movement)                                    44           (40)              32            (29)
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                               (ii)   Assumptions for compensated absences
                                      a)   Compensated absences – India and domestic subsidiaries:
                                            Actuarial assumptions for long-term                       As at                             As at
                                            compensated absences                                  March 31, 2019                    March 31, 2018
                                            Discount rate                                         7.10% - 7.60%                     7.29% - 7.40%
                                            Salary escalation                                     6.00% - 12.00%                    6.00% - 12.00%
                                            Attrition                                             8.00% - 17.00%                    8.00% - 17.00%
                                           The accrual for unutilised leave is determined for the entire available leave balance standing to the credit of the
                                           employees at year-end as per Company’s policy. The value of such leave balance eligible for carry forward, is
                                           determined by an independent actuarial valuation and charged to consolidated statement of profit and loss in
                                           the period determined.
                                           The estimates of future salary increases considered in the actuarial valuation take account of price inflation,
                                           seniority, promotion and other relevant factors such as demand and supply in the employment market. The
                                           discount rate is based on the prevailing market yields of Government of India securities as at the Balance Sheet
                                           date for the estimated term of the obligation.
                                      c)   Long Service Leave – Australia:
                                           The regulations of long service leave are applicable to the associates of the Company employed at its Australia
                                           Branch and subsidiary. The accrual of long service leave is in addition to the compensated absences to which the
                                           associates are entitled to. These long service leaves are dependent on the tenure of the employee with the same
                                           employer and are regulated by respective state laws.
                           18. Income taxes
                               18.1 Tax Expense
                               A.     Income tax expense/(benefit) recognised in the consolidated statement of profit and loss
                                                                                                                  For the year ended     For the year ended
                                                                     Particulars
                                                                                                                    March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
                                       Current tax:
                                        In respect of the current year                                                          1,512                  1,543
                                        In respect of prior years                                                                   -                    (50)
                                                                                                                                1,512                  1,493
                                       Deferred taxes expense/(benefit):
                                        In respect of the current year                                                              23                 (112)
                                        MAT credit                                                                               (108)                   (1)
                                                                                                                                  (85)                 (113)
                                       Total                                                                                    1,427                  1,380
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                                                                                           For the year ended     For the year ended
                                             Particulars
                                                                                             March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
           Bifurcation of the income tax recognised in other comprehensive
           income into:
              Items that will not be reclassified to consolidated statement of                               14                    (48)
             profit and loss
              Items that may be reclassified to consolidated statement of profit                          (164)                    187
             and loss
                 Total                                                                                    (150)                    139
     C.   Reconciliation of effective tax rate
          The following is the reconciliation of the Group’s effective tax rate for the year ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
                                                                                           For the year ended     For the year ended
                                             Particulars
                                                                                             March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
           Profit before tax                                                                             6,198                  5,411
           Enacted rate in India                                                                       34.94%                 34.61%
           Computed expected tax expense                                                                 2,166                  1,873
           Effect of income exempt from tax                                                               (841)                  (506)
           Effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit                          44                    118
           Deferred tax asset (‘DTA’) not considered on tax losses during the year/                        176                     24
           reversal of DTA recognised in earlier years
           Capital gain on sale of investment and dividend from subsidiary taxed                           (68)                      -
           at lower rate
           Effect of different tax rates of subsidiaries operating in other jurisdictions                    (28)                   (92)
           Recognition of deferred tax assets on unused tax losses                                            -                   (55)
           Effect of deemed repatriation of foreign subsidiaries (refer note (i)                               -                     22
           below)
           Effect of changes in income tax rates                                                               -                   (66)
           Others                                                                                          (22)                     62
           Income tax expense                                                                            1,427                  1,380
           Effective tax rate                                                                           23.02%                 25.50%
          Notes:
          (i)     During the previous year, In accordance with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 enacted in United States of
                  America, tax on deemed repatriation for foreign subsidiaries of Cyient Inc. has been provided for and the liability is
                  classified under non-current portion of the income tax payable of ` 20 and current portion of income tax payable
                  of ` 2. During the year, Cyient Inc. repaid the current portion of income tax payable of ` 2.
          (ii)    The difference between the tax rate enacted in India and the effective tax rate of the Group is primarily on account
                  of the benefit availed on the profits of the undertakings situated in Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The SEZ units
                  of the Company which began to provide the services on or after April 1, 2005 are eligible for 100% deduction of
                  profits and gains derived from export of services for a period of first five years from the year of commencement
                  of provision of services. For the next five years, they are eligible for deduction of 50% of profits and gains derived
                  from export of services.
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                           B.   Movement in deferred tax assets and liabilities :
                                                                              Recognised in
                                                                                                     Recognised in      Other
                                                                     Opening the consolidated                                      Exchange       Closing
                                             2018-19                                                other compre-      adjust-
                                                                     Balance   statement of                                        difference      balance
                                                                                                    hensive income     ments
                                                                              profit and loss
                                Deferred tax (liabilities)/assets
                                in relation to :
                                Property, plant and equipment &          (167)                37                   -         -             (4)      (134)
                                Intangible assets
                                Provision for doubtful debts                39                 38                 -          -               1         78
                                Provisions                                 343                 46                17          -               6        412
                                Financial assets at FVTOCI                (49)                  -               (3)          -             (4)       (56)
                                Unearned revenue                         (366)              (112)                 -          -            (10)      (488)
                                Cash flow hedges                            15                  -             (164)          -               2      (147)
                                Carry forward of tax losses                162               (72)                 -          -               -         90
                                MAT credit entitlement                       -                108                 -          -               -        108
                                Gain on bargain purchase on               (12)                  -                 -          -               -       (12)
                                business combinations
                                Capital loss                                 -                40                  -          -              (2)        38
                                Net deferred tax assets/                  (35)                85              (150)          -            (11)      (111)
                                (liabilities)
                                                                              Recognised in
                                                                                                     Recognised in      Other
                                                                     Opening the consolidated                                      Exchange       Closing
                                             2017-18                                                other compre-      adjust-
                                                                     Balance   statement of                                        difference      balance
                                                                                                    hensive income     ments
                                                                              profit and loss
                                Deferred tax (liabilities)/assets
                                in relation to :
                                Property, plant and equipment &          (188)                22                   -         -              (1)      (167)
                                Intangible assets
                                Provision for doubtful debts                61               (22)                 -          -               -          39
                                Provisions                                 346                (5)                 1          -               1         343
                                Financial assets at FVTOCI                   -                  -              (49)          -               -        (49)
                                Unearned revenue                         (268)               (98)                 -          -               -       (366)
                                Cash flow hedges                         (172)                  -              187           -               -          15
                                Carry forward of tax losses                 97                 59                 -          -               6         162
                                MAT credit entitlement                      91                  1                 -       (92)               -           -
                                Gain on bargain purchase on               (12)                  -                 -          -               -        (12)
                                business combinations
                                Investments in associates                (156)               156                 -           -               -           -
                                Net deferred tax assets/                 (201)               113               139        (92)               6        (35)
                                (liabilities)
                                Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
                                 As at March 31, 2019 :                                                  Assets          Liabilities                 Net
                                 Deferred tax assets / (liabilities) in relation to:
                                 Property, plant and equipment & Intangible assets                         (128)                    (6)             (134)
                                 Provision for doubtful debts                                                 50                     28                 78
                                 Provisions                                                                  346                     66               412
                                 Financial assets at FVTOCI                                                    -                   (56)               (56)
                                 Unearned revenue                                                              -                 (488)              (488)
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           As at March 31, 2018 :                                                    Assets         Liabilities               Net
           Deferred tax assets / (liabilities) in relation to:
           Property, plant and equipment & Intangible assets                          (149)                (18)              (167)
           Provision for doubtful debts                                                  25                  14                 39
           Provisions                                                                   285                  58                343
           Financial assets at FVTOCI                                                     -                (49)               (49)
           Unearned revenue                                                               -              (366)               (366)
           Cash flow hedges                                                              16                 (1)                 15
           Carry forward of tax losses                                                  144                  18                162
           Gain on bargain purchase on business combinations                              -                (12)               (12)
           Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)                                        321              (356)                (35)
     18.3. Income tax assets and liabilities
          The following is the analysis of income tax assets/(liabilities) presented in the consolidated balance sheet:
                                                                                                         As at
                                          Particulars
                                                                                        March 31, 2019            March 31, 2018
           Income tax assets, net
           Income tax assets (net of provisions ` 5,287 (March 31, 2018: ` 4,786))                     716                    755
           Income tax liabilities, net
           Income tax payable-Current (net of advance ` 3,599 (March 31, 2018:                       (424)                   (316)
           ` 2,842))
           Income tax payable - Non-current (refer note (i) above)                                     (20)                   (20)
      Current
      Unearned revenue                                                                                 216                    164
      Advance from customers                                                                         1,604                    433
      Statutory remittances                                                                            562                    630
      Others                                                                                            77                      -
      Total                                                                                          2,459                  1,227
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                           21. Revenue from contracts with customers
                               Effective April 1, 2018, the Company adopted Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers using the cummulative
                               catch-up transition method applied to contracts that were not completed as at April 1, 2018. In accordance with the
                               cummulative catch-up transition method, the comparitives have not been retrospectively adjusted. The effect of adoption
                               of Ind AS 115 was not material.
                               Revenues for the year ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are as follows:
                                                                                                                         For the year ended
                                                                 Particulars
                                                                                                                March 31, 2019        March 31, 2018
                                Revenue from services                                                                     40,579                35,314
                                Revenue from products                                                                      5,596                 3,861
                                Total revenue from operations                                                              46,175               39,175
                               The Group presents revenue net of indirect taxes in the consolidated statement of profit and loss.
                                    Revenue from fixed price maintenance contracts are recognised pro-rata over the term of the maintenance
                                    arrangement.
                                    Product sale:
                                    Revenue from sale of products is recognised at the point in time when control of the asset is transferred to the
                                    customer, generally on delivery of the products.
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    2.   Trade receivables and contract balances
                                                                                           As at                  As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                       March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
          Trade receivables                                                                       8,137                  6,913
          Unbilled revenue                                                                        3,438                  2,774
          Unearned revenue                                                                          216                    190
         The Company classifies the right to consideration in exchange for deliverables as either a receivable or as unbilled
         revenue. A receivable is a right to consideration that is unconditional upon passage of time. Revenue in excess of
         invoicing are classified as contract assets (unbilled revenue) while invoicing in excess of revenue are classified as
         contract liabilities (unearned revenues).
         Movement in unbilled revenue:
                                                                                           As at                  As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                       March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
          Opening balance                                                                         2,774                  1,823
          Add: Revenue recognised during the year                                                14,307                 10,934
          Less: Invoiced during the year                                                       (13,709)               (10,101)
          Add: Translation gain                                                                      66                    118
          Closing balance                                                                          3,438                  2,774
         Movement in Unearned revenue:
                                                                                           As at                  As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                       March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
          Opening balance                                                                            190                    267
          Less : Revenue recognised during the year                                                (627)                  (842)
          Add: Invoiced during the year but not recognized as revenue                                678                    739
          Add : Translation gain/(loss)                                                             (25)                     26
          Closing balance                                                                             216                   190
    3.   Transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations
                                                                                           As at                  As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                       March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
          Within one year                                                                        13,364                 12,348
          One to three years                                                                      2,632                  1,002
          More than three years                                                                       -                     20
          Total                                                                                   15,996                 13,370
         The Group has applied practical expedient and has not disclosed information about remaining performance obligations
         in contracts, where the original contract duration is one year or less or where the entity has the right to consideration
         that corresponds directly with the value of entity’s performance completed to date.
22. Other income
                                                                                     For the year ended     For the year ended
                                      Particulars
                                                                                       March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
     Interest income on financial assets carried at amortised cost:
     Deposits with banks and financial institutions                                                   526                   423
     Other interest income                                                                             29                    82
                                                                                                      555                   505
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     Dividend income
     Dividend from mutual funds                                                                        53                     42
     Dividend from equity instruments                                                                   2                      -
                                                                                                       55                     42
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                                                                                                                 For the year ended     For the year ended
                                                                  Particulars
                                                                                                                   March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
                                Other non-operating income
                                Liabilities no longer required, written back (refer note 16 (i))                                  53                   167
                                Export incentives (refer note below)                                                             519                     -
                                Miscellaneous income                                                                             117                   104
                                                                                                                                 689                   271
                                Other gain and loss
                                Foreign exchange gain (net)                                                                        95                  116
                                Exchange (loss)/ gain on foreign currency forward contracts (net)                               (189)                  548
                                Gain on fair valuation of financial liability (refer note 16(ii))                                 135                   37
                                                                                                                                  41                   701
                                Total                                                                                          1,340                 1,519
                               Note:
                               Government grant accruing to the Company aggregating ` 519 under schemes defined by the Government of India, is
                               recognised as other income upon satisfying the conditions specified in the applicable scheme. Of the above, the Company
                               has monetized ` 149 and the balance amount of ` 370 is classified as ‘other receivables’ under other current assets.
                           23. Employee benefits expense
                                      23).
                               (ii)   Social security and other benefits to overseas
                                      Superannuation fund - Australia:
                                      The employees at the Australia branch & subsidiary of the Company are also covered under a superannuation scheme.
                                      The Group contributes 9.5% of the basic salary of the employee. The Group’s monthly contributions are charged to
                                      the consolidated statement of profit and loss in the period they are incurred. Total expense recognised during the year
                                      aggregated ` 160 (2017-18: ` 162).
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         401 (K) benefit plan - Cyient Inc:
         Cyient Inc., provides a defined contribution plan benefit through 401(K) benefit plan to all of its eligible employees. The
         plan is administered by the Cyient Inc., while the trustee for the plan is an external agency. The contribution from the
         Cyient Inc., is at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Cyient Inc., monthly contributions are charged to the
         consolidated statement of profit and loss in the period they are incurred. Total expense recognised during the year
         aggregated ` 123 (2017-18: ` 99). The amount payable towards 401(K) benefit plan as at March 31, 2019 is ` Nil (March
         31, 2018: ` 25).
24. Cost of materials consumed
                                                                                      For the year ended      For the year ended
                                      Particulars
                                                                                        March 31, 2019          March 31, 2018
     Opening stock                                                                                    830                     655
     Add: Stock on acquisition                                                                          5                      73
     Add: Purchases                                                                                 4,604                   3,374
     Less: Closing stock                                                                          (1,503)                   (830)
     Total                                                                                          3,936                   3,272
    Note:
    i)   As a part of acquisition of New Tech, the opening stock acquired as on acquisition date (April 04, 2018) was ` 5. During
         the previous year, as a part of acquisition of B&F, the opening stock acquired as on acquisition date (January 31, 2018)
         was ` 73.
25. Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in-trade and work-in-progress
                                                                                      For the year ended      For the year ended
                                      Particulars
                                                                                        March 31, 2019          March 31, 2018
     Opening stock:
      Finished goods                                                                                   189                     94
      Work-in-progress                                                                                 270                    164
                                                                                                       459                    258
     Closing stock:
       Finished goods                                                                                  252                     189
       Work-in-progress                                                                                 66                     270
                                                                                                       318                     459
     Net decrease/(increase)                                                                           141                   (201)
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                           28. Other expenses
                                                                                                                 For the year ended    For the year ended
                                                                  Particulars
                                                                                                                   March 31, 2019        March 31, 2018
                                Rent including lease rentals (refer note (i) below)                                            1,051                   796
                                Rates and taxes                                                                                  173                   149
                                Insurance                                                                                         90                    86
                                Stores and spares consumed                                                                        72                    71
                                Freight outwards                                                                                  38                    33
                                Travelling and conveyance                                                                      1,501                 1,337
                                Sub-contracting charges                                                                        3,539                 2,825
                                Communication                                                                                    232                   230
                                Printing and stationery                                                                           42                    43
                                Power and fuel                                                                                   263                   245
                                Marketing and advertising expenses                                                               254                   251
                                Repairs and maintenance
                                   - Buildings                                                                                    31                    25
                                  - Machinery                                                                                  1,049                   852
                                  - Others                                                                                       104                    95
                                Non executive directors commission                                                                13                    11
                                Legal and professional charges                                                                   723                   686
                                Expenditure for corporate social responsibility (refer note (ii) below)                           74                    73
                                Provision for doubtful debts (net) (refer note (iii) below)                                      140                    71
                                Auditors' remuneration (refer note (iv) below)                                                    48                    48
                                Recruitment expenses                                                                              72                   121
                                Training and development                                                                         116                    79
                                Software charges                                                                                 184                   138
                                Electoral bonds (refer note (v) below)                                                            40                     -
                                Miscellaneous expenses                                                                           439                   572
                                Total                                                                                         10,288                 8,837
                               Notes:
                               (i)    Operating leases:
                                      The future minimum lease commitments of the Group under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
                                                                                                                       As at                 As at
                                                                     Particulars
                                                                                                                   March 31, 2019        March 31, 2018
                                       Not later than one year                                                                  700                   650
                                       Later than one year but not later than five years                                      1,113                 1,076
                                       Later than five years                                                                    167                   227
                                       Total                                                                                  1,980                 1,953
                               (ii)   Corporate Social Responsbility:
                                      The Company contributes towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities through Cyient Foundation and
                                      Cyient Urban Micro Skill Centre Foundation (refer note 31). As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, CSR
                                      committee has been formed by the Company. The areas for CSR activities are promoting education, adoption of
                                      schools, facilitating skill development, medical and other social projects. Expenses incurred on CSR activities through
                                      Cyient Foundation and contributions towards other charitable institutions are charged to the Consolidated Statement
                                      of Profit and Loss under Other expenses - ` 74 (2017-18 - ` 73).
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    (iv) Auditors’ remuneration (net of applicable tax) comprises of:
                                                                                         For the year ended      For the year ended
                                           Particulars
                                                                                           March 31, 2019          March 31, 2018
           Company
           For statutory audit                                                                               8                      8
           For other services                                                                                5                      3
           For services rendered by affiliates of statutory auditors                                           8                      9
           Reimbursement of expenses                                                                         1                      1
           Subsidiaries
           For audit                                                                                       26                      27
           Total Auditors' remuneration                                                                    48                      48
    (v)   During the year, the company purchased and issued electoral bonds aggregating ` 40 (2017-18- ` Nil) in accordance
          with ‘The Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018’, notified by the Central Government vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated
          the January 02, 2018.
29. Earnings per share (refer note 12(D))
                                                                                                     For the year ended
                                         Particulars
                                                                                           March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
     Profit for the year attributable to shareholders of the Company                                  4,785                  4,054
     Basic:
     Number of shares outstanding at the year end                                                110,474,173            112,596,002
     Weighted average number of equity shares                                                    112,789,308            112,578,461
     Earnings per share (`)                                                                             42.43                  36.00
     Diluted:
     Effect of potential equity shares on ASOPs & RSUs outstanding                                    167,866                477,065
     Weighted average number of equity shares outstanding                                        112,957,174            113,055,526
     Earnings per share (`)                                                                            42.36                  35.85
30. Segment Information
    A.    Products and services from which reportable segments derive their revenue
          The Group’s Chief Operating Decision maker, is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer who evaluates
          Cyient Group’s performance and allocates resources based on an analysis of various performance indicators by
          business verticals and geographical segmentation of customers.
          The Cyient Group classifies its operations into three vertically oriented business segments, i.e. Utilities, Geospatial
          and Communications (UGC), Manufacturing and Industrial Products (MI) and Design Led Manufacturing (DLM). The
          business cater to the specific requirements of customers in their respective user segments.
          Geographic segments of the Cyient Group are North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
          The Cyient Group has identified business segments as its primary segment and geographic segments as its secondary
          segment.
          I.     Utilities, Geospatial and Communications (UGC)
                 UGC vertical services customers in industries such as power, gas, telecom, transportation and local
                 government. The Cyient Group service offerings to the UGC vertical include data conversion, data maintenance,
                 photogrammetry and IT services. UGC segment comprises of Utilities & Geospatial and Communications
                 business units.
          II.    Manufacturing and Industrial Products (MI)
                 MI vertical services customers in industries such as aerospace, automotive, off-highway transportation and industrial
                 and commercial products, engineering design, embedded software, IT Solutions, manufacturing support, technical
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                 publications and other strategic customers. MI segment comprises of Aerospace & Defence, Transportation,
                 Semiconductor, Medical & Healthcare and Industrial Energy & Natural Resources business units.“
          III.   Design Led Manufacturing (DLM)
                 DLM vertical services is engaged in providing electronic manufacturing solutions in the fields of medical, industrial,
                 automotive, telecommunications, defence and aerospace applications including manufacture and machining of
                 components for aerospace, automotive and defence industries.
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                                     Revenue in relation to these verticals is categorized based on items that are individually identifiable to that
                                     vertical.
                                     Assets and Liabilities used in the Cyient Group are not identified to any of the reportable segments (other than
                                     those related to DLM segment).
                                     The accounting policies adopted for segment reporting are in line with the accounting policies of the Group.
                                     Segment revenue, segment expenses, segment assets and segment liabilities have been identified to segments
                                     on the basis of their relationship to the operating activities of the segment.
                                     Revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities which relate to the Group as a whole and are not allocable to segments
                                     on reasonable basis have been included under “unallocable revenue /expenses /assets /liabilities”.
                           B.   Segment revenue and results
                                                                                       Segment Revenue                    Segment Profit
                                                 Particulars                     Year ended      Year ended        Year ended      Year ended
                                                                                March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018     March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018
                                 UGC                                                    16,263          14,594             2,336          2,514
                                 MI                                                     24,329          20,599             3,847          2,886
                                 DLM                                                     5,592           3,982               183             60
                                 Less : Inter segment revenue                               (9)              -                 -              -
                                 Total                                                 46,175           39,175              6,366               5,460
                                 Depreciation and amortisation expense                                                       1,114               1,052
                                 Finance costs                                                                                 326                 204
                                 Unallocable income (net of unallocable                                                    (1,267)             (1,363)
                                 expenses)
                                 Share of loss from associate                                                                     -             (160)
                                 Share of profit from joint venture                                                               5                  4
                                 Profit before tax                                                                           6,198              5,411
                                 Tax expense                                                                                 1,427              1,380
                                 Profit after tax                                                                            4,771              4,031
                                 Share of non-controlling interest                                                             (14)               (23)
                                 Profit for the year attributable to the                                                     4,785              4,054
                                 shareholders of the Company
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            Geographic segments
            Information regarding geographical revenue is as follows:
                                                                                         Year ended             Year ended
             Geographic location
                                                                                        March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
             Segment Revenue
             North America                                                                        23,535                 19,301
             Europe                                                                               10,894                  9,549
             Asia Pacific (including India)                                                       11,746                 10,325
             Total                                                                                46,175                39,175
            Geographical non-current assets, (property, plant & equipment, capital work-in-progress, goodwill, intangible assets,
            intangible assets under development and other non-current assets) are allocated based on location of assets:
                                                                                            As at                  As at
             Geographic location
                                                                                        March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
             Segment non-current assets
             North America                                                                          1,574                  1,548
             Europe                                                                                 2,214                    412
             Asia Pacific (including India)                                                         7,658                  7,266
             Total                                                                                11,446                   9,226
31. (a) List of subsidiaries, associate and joint venture considered for consolidation:
                                                                                                   Extent of holding (%)
      Sl.                                                                    Country of
                                 Name of the Company                                             As at              As at
      No.                                                                  Incorporation
                                                                                             March 31, 2019     March 31, 2018
             Subsidiaries
      1      Cyient Europe Limited                                              UK                     100%                100%
      2      Cyient Benelux BV @1                                           Netherlands                100%                100%
      3      Cyient Schweiz GmbH @1                                         Switzerland                100%                100%
      4      Cyient SRO @1                                                 Czech Republic              100%                100%
      5      AnSem NV@14                                                      Belgium                  100%                    -
      6      AnSem B.V.@14                                                  Netherlands                100%                    -
      7      Cyient Inc.                                                       USA                     100%                100%
      8      Cyient Canada Inc.@2                                             Canada                   100%                100%
      9      Cyient Defense Services Inc. @2                                    USA                    100%                100%
      10     Certon Software Inc. @8                                            USA                        -               100%
      11     Certon Instruments Inc. @8                                         USA                        -               100%
      12     B&F Design Inc. @13                                                USA                    100%                100%
      13     New Technology Precision Machining Co., Inc. @6                    USA                    100%                    -
      14     Cyient GmbH                                                     Germany                   100%                100%
      15     Cyient AB @3                                                     Sweden                   100%                100%
      16     Cyient KK @7                                                      Japan                   100%                100%
      17     Cyient Insights Private Limited @4                                 India                  100%                 51%
      18     Cyient Insights LLC @4                                             USA                        -                51%
      19     Cyient DLM Private Limited @5                                      India                  100%                 74%
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                                                                                                                             Extent of holding (%)
                                Sl.                                                                    Country of
                                                         Name of the Company                                               As at              As at
                                No.                                                                  Incorporation
                                                                                                                       March 31, 2019     March 31, 2018
                                       Associate
                                26     Infotech Aerospace Services Inc. @9 (until December 08,         Puerto Rico                    -                 -
                                       2017)
                                       Joint Venture
                                27     Infotech HAL Limited @10                                           India                   50%                50%
                           Notes:
                               @1
                                      Wholly owned by the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Cyient Europe Limited.
                               @2
                                      Wholly owned by the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Cyient Inc.
                               @3
                                      Wholly owned by the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Cyient GmbH .
                               @4
                                      Cyient Insights Private Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, consequent to acquisition of the
                                      remaining 49% of shareholding on May 14, 2018. Cyient Insights LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Insights
                                      Private Limited has been dissolved on February 15, 2019.
                               @5
                                      Cyient DLM Private Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, consequent to acquisition of the
                                      remaining 26% of shareholding on January 22, 2019.
                               @6
                                      The Company, through its wholly owned step down subsidiary Cyient Defense Services Inc., acquired 100% equity
                                      shares of New Technology Precision Machining Co., Inc., USA on April 4, 2018.
                               @7
                                      During the year, Cyient KK, Japan increased its paid-up capital from ` 5 to ` 39. The additional capital was infused
                                      by Cyient Australia Pty Limited. Consequently, Cyient Australia Pty Limited holds 86% of shareholding in Cyient KK,
                                      Japan and Cyient Limited holds the remaining 14% shareholding.
                               @8
                                      Effective November 01, 2018, Certon Software Inc., has been merged with its holding Company Cyient Inc. Certon
                                      Instruments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Certon Software Inc., was dissolved during the year, prior to the said
                                      merger.
                               @9
                                      The Company’s associate Infotech Aerospace Services Inc. follows calendar year as its reporting period. The
                                      consolidated financial statements include audited figures of the associate for the period ended November 30, 2017.
                                      The Company divested its 49% stake in Infotech Aerospace Services Inc. on December 08, 2017 (refer note 6(iv)).
                                      The share of profits has been accounted for using equity method in accordance with the Ind AS 28 Investments in
                                      Associates and Joint Ventures.
                               @10
                                       Infotech HAL Limited, India has been accounted for under equity method in accordance with the Ind AS 28 Investments
                                      in Associates and Joint Ventures.
                               @11
                                      The Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Engineering (Beijing) Limited, in China on March 25,
                                      2016. The share capital in the subsidiary is yet to be infused and the subsidiary is yet to commence commercial
                                      operations.
                               @12
                                      The Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Israel India Limited, in Israel on July 18, 2016. Cyient
                                      Israel India Limited commenced commercial operations during the previous year.
                               @13
                                      The Company, through its wholly owned step down subsidiary Cyient Defense Services Inc., acquired 100% equity
                                      shares of B&F Design Inc., USA on January 24, 2018.
                               @14
                                      The Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Europe Limited, acquired 100% of equity shares of AnSem
                                      NV, Belgium (and its wholly owned subsidiary AnSem B.V., Netherlands) on April 26, 2018.
                               @15
                                      On April 11, 2018, CSSPL entered into a share purchase agreement with Bluebird Aero Systems Limited (“Bluebird”),
                                      wherein Bluebird acquired 49% shareholding in CSSPL. The Company continues to consolidate CSSPL as a
                                      subsidiary.
                               (b) On October 10, 2018, the Company incorporated Cyient Urban Micro Skill Centre Foundation (“Cyient Urban”),
                                   a wholly owned Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013, to further the CSR activities of the Company.
                                   The objective is not to obtain economic benefits through the activities of Cyient Urban and accordingly it has been
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32. Related party transactions
    Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been
    eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.
    Details of transactions between the Group and other related parties are disclosed below.
    Joint Venture:
                                                                                         Extent of holding (%) as at
               Name of the Joint Venture              Country of incorporation
                                                                                     March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
     Infotech HAL Limited                                       India                            50%                     50%
    Associate:
                                                                                         Extent of holding (%) as at
                 Name of the Associate                Country of incorporation
                                                                                     March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
     Infotech Aerospace Services Inc.                        Puerto Rico                              -                      -
     (refer note 6(iv))
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                                     Compensation to key management personnel as follows:
                                                                                                                             For the year ended
                                        Nature of the transaction                    Party name
                                                                                                                    March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
                                      Short-term benefits              Executive Chairman, Managing Dir-                         227                      207
                                                                       ector & CEO and Executive officers#1
                                      Dividend paid during the year    Executive Chairman and Managing                              52                     73
                                                                       Director & CEO
                                      Commission and other             Non-executive/independent direct-                            13                     11
                                      benefits                         ors
                                     #1
                                        Executive officers include Ajay Aggarwal (President & Chief Financial Officer) and Ashok Reddy (relative of Executive
                                     Chairman and Managing Director & CEO).
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       the date of acquisition, AnSem has contributed revenues amounting to ` 769 and profit amounting to ` 121 to the
       Group’s performance for the year ended March 31, 2019. If the acquisition had occurred on April 1, 2018, management
       estimates that consolidated revenues and losses for the year would have been ` 839 and ` 132 respectively. The
       proforma amounts are not necessarily indicative of results that would have occurred if the acquisition had occurred on
       dates indicated or that may result in the future.
       Results from this acquisition are grouped under Manufacturing and Industrial Products (MI) segment.
(ii)   Acquisition of New Technology Precison Machining Co., Inc.(New Tech)
       On April 04, 2018, the Group acquired 100% of equity interest in New Tech through its wholly owned subsidiary Cyient
       Defense Services Inc.. New Tech has expertise in design and manufacturing of precision engine assembly equipment,
       repair tooling, machining of fixtures and gauges, and engine factory modernization services primarily for aerospace
       and defense industry. The fair value of the purchase consideration was ` 75, entirely upfront consideration. The fair
       value of net assets acquired on the acquisition date amounted to ` 45. The excess of purchase consideration over the
       fair value of the net assets acquired has been attributed towards goodwill.
       The purchase price has been allocated based on management’s estimates and independent appraisal of fair values,
       as follows:
                                                                                                              Purchase price
        Components
                                                                                                                allocated
        Property, plant and equipment                                                                                      9
        Intangible assets                                                                                                 16
        Net current assets *                                                                                              20
        Total                                                                                                             45
        Goodwill (refer note 4)                                                                                           30
        Total purchase price                                                                                                75
       *includes cash and cash equivalents acquired of ` 8.
       The transaction costs relating to this acquisition amounting to ` 2 have been included under legal & professional
       charges in the consolidated statement of profit and loss for the year ended March 31, 2019. The intangible assets are
       amortised over a period of 3-5 years as per management’s estimate of its useful life, over which economic benefits
       are expected to be realised. The fair value and gross contractual amount for trade receivables acquired is ` 14 and is
       expected to be collectable. The goodwill amounting to ` 30 is attributable to the workforce and high profitability of the
       acquired business. Goodwill arising on the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes. From the date of acquisition, New
       Tech has contributed revenues amounting to ` 99 and loss amounting to ` (9) to the Group’s performance for the year
       ended March 31, 2019. Management has consolidated New Tech w.e.f April 1, 2018, as the transactions between the
       period April 01, 2018 and April 04, 2018 were not material.
       Results from this acquisition are grouped under Design Led Manufacturing (DLM) segment.
(iii) Amalgamation of Certon Software Inc.
       Certon Software Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Inc. was amalgamated with Cyient Inc., with effect from
       November 01, 2018. Pursuant to the amalgamation all the assets, liabilities and reserves stand transferred and vested
       in Cyient Inc. The amalgamation had been accounted for under “Pooling of Interests” method. Accordingly, the assets,
       liabilities and reserves have been taken over at their books values. As Certon Software Inc. was a wholly owned
       subsidiary of Cyient Inc., no consideration was paid to effect the amalgamation.
                                                                                                                  As at
        Value of assets and liabilities amalgamated:                                                           November 1,
                                                                                                                  2018
        Non-current assets                                                                                                 39
        Current assets                                                                                                    186
        Current liabilities                                                                                             (199)
        Reserves                                                                                                           26
       Further, Certon Instruments Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of Certon Software Inc., was dissolved during the year.
B.     Business combinations during the year 2017-18:
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                                                                                                                                        Purchase price
                                   Components
                                                                                                                                          allocated
                                   Property, plant and equipment                                                                                    60
                                   Intangible assets                                                                                               109
                                   Net current assets *                                                                                             89
                                   Total                                                                                                             258
                                   Goodwill                                                                                                          268
                                   Total purchase price                                                                                              526
                                  *includes cash and cash equivalents acquired of ` 32.
                                  The transaction costs relating to this acquisition amounting to ` 5 have been included under legal & professional
                                  charges in the consolidated statement of profit and loss for the year ended March 31, 2018. The intangible assets are
                                  amortised over a period of 3-5 years as per management’s estimate of its useful life, over which economic benefits
                                  are expected to be realised. The fair value and gross contractual amount for trade receivables acquired is ` 20 and is
                                  expected to be collectable. The goodwill amounting to ` 268 is attributable to the workforce and high profitability of
                                  the acquired business. Goodwill arising on the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes. From the date of acquisition,
                                  B&F has contributed revenues amounting to ` 78 and profit amounting to ` 0.81 to the Group’s performance for the
                                  year ended March 31, 2018. If the acquisition had occurred on April 1, 2017, management estimates that consolidated
                                  revenues and losses for the year would have been ` 468 and ` 5 respectively. The proforma amounts are not necessarily
                                  indicative of results that would have occurred if the acquisition had occurred on dates indicated or that may result in
                                  the future.
                                  Results from this acquisition are grouped under Design Led Manufacturing (DLM) segment.
                           (ii)   Amalgamation of Blom Aerofilms Limited
                                  Blom Aerofilms Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Europe Limited was amalgamated with Cyient Europe
                                  Limited with effect from April 1, 2017. Pursuant to the amalgamation, all the assets, liabilities and reserves stand
                                  transferred and vested in Cyient Europe Limited. The amalgamation had been accounted for under “Pooling of
                                  Interests” method. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and reserves have been taken over at their book values. As Blom
                                  Aerofilms Limited was a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Europe Limited, no consideration was paid to effect the
                                  amalgamation.
                                                                                                                                             As at
                                   Value of assets and liabilities amalgamated:
                                                                                                                                          April 1, 2017
                                   Non-current assets                                                                                                 178
                                   Current assets                                                                                                     309
                                   Current liabilities                                                                                              (265)
                                   Reserves                                                                                                            37
                           (iii) Amalgamation of Techno Tools Precision Engineering Private Limited (Techno Tools)
                                  Techno Tools, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient DLM Private Limited was amalgamated with Cyient DLM Private
                                  Limited (Cyient DLM) with effect from April 1, 2017 (“Appointed Date”) pursuant to a Scheme of Amalgamation
                                  approved by the National Company Law Tribunal. Consequently, all the Assets, Liabilities and Reserves as at April 1,
                                  2017 stand transferred and vested in the Cyient DLM. As Techno Tools was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cyient
                                  DLM, no additional consideration was paid to effect the amalgamation.
                                                                                                                                             As at
                                   Value of assets and liabilities amalgamated:
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                                   Non-current assets                                                                                                  74
                                   Current assets                                                                                                      31
                                   Non-current liabilities                                                                                          (150)
                                   Current liabilities                                                                                                (3)
                                   Reserves                                                                                                            48
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34. Financial Instruments
    34.1 Capital management
         The Group manages its capital to ensure that it maximises the return to stakeholders through the optimisation of the
         capital structure. The Group monitors the return on capital as well as the level of dividends on its equity shares. The
         Group is predominantly equity financed which is evident from the capital structure. Further the Group has always been
         positive on its net cash position with cash and bank balances along with investments in liquid and short term mutual
         funds.
         Gearing ratio:
                                                                                                              As at
                                           Particulars
                                                                                              March 31, 2019        March 31, 2018
          Borrowings *                                                                                    3,684                 2,832
          Cash and bank balances                                                                        (9,705)               (9,807)
          Net debt                                                                                            -                     -
          Total equity                                                                                  25,622                23,442
          Net debt to equity ratio                                                                          0%                    0%
         *Include current, non-current and current maturities of non-current borrowings (refer note 15 and 16)
    34.2 Financial instruments by category
                                                                                                       Carrying value as at
                                         Particulars
                                                                                              March 31, 2019         March 31, 2018
     Financial assets:
     Amortised cost
     Trade receivables                                                                                       8,137             6,913
     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                               9,072             9,603
     Other bank balances                                                                                       633               204
     Other financial assets                                                                                  4,117             3,579
     Fair value through other comprehensive income
     Investments in other equity instruments (unquoted)                                                        20                 18
     Investments in other equity instruments (quoted)                                                          38                249
     Derivative instruments designated in a hedging relationship                                              425                 75
     Fair value through profit and loss
     Investments in mutual funds                                                                              278              1,130
     Investment in compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS)                                           10                 10
     (unquoted)
     Investment in preferred instruments of other entities (unquoted)                                           69                 -
     Investment in debt instruments of other entities (unquoted)                                               104                 -
     Total financial assets                                                                                 22,903            21,781
     Financial liabilities:
     Amortised cost
     Borrowings*                                                                                             3,684             2,832
     Trade payables                                                                                          3,712             3,813
     Other financial liabilities                                                                               175                88
     Fair value through other comprehensive income
     Derivative instruments designated in a hedging relationship                                                 3               118
     Fair value through profit and loss
     Liability towards acquisition of business (refer note 16)                                                 962               421
     Gross obligation liability to acquire non-controlling interests (refer note 16)                             -               560
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Foreign exchange risk
The Group operates internationally and a major portion of the business is dominated in foreign exchange predominantly
US Dollar, Pound Sterling and Euro currencies. Consequently the Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk through
its services and purchases / import of services from overseas suppliers in various foreign currencies. The Group holds
derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward contracts to mitigate the risk of changes in exchange rates
on foreign currency exposures. The exchange rate between the rupee and foreign currencies has changed substantially in
recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future. Consequently, the results of the Group’s operations are affected
as the rupee appreciates/ depreciates against these currencies.
The Company monitors and manages its financial risks by analysing its foreign exchange exposures. The Company, in
accordance with its Board approved risk management policies and procedures, enters into foreign exchange forward
contracts to manage its exposure in foreign exchange rates.
The Company has applied the hedge accounting principles set out in Indian Accounting Standard – 109 “Financial
Instruments” (Ind AS - 109) in respect of such derivative contracts, designated in a hedging relationship, used to hedge its
risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations relating to certain highly probable forecast transactions. Accordingly, in
respect of all such outstanding contracts as at March 31, 2019 that were designated as effective hedges of highly probable
forecast transactions, gain/(loss) aggregating ` 274 (net of tax ` 147) (March 31, 2018 - ` (29) (net of tax ` 16)) have been
recognised under the cash flow hedge reserve.
Derivative financial instruments:
Outstanding forward exchange contracts as on March 31, 2019:
    Currency               No. of              Amount in foreign               Amount in `           Buy/Sell         Cross currency
                         contracts                currency
       AUD                  25                            22,460,000              1,186                Sell               Rupees
       CAD                  15                            12,100,000               674                 Sell               Rupees
       EUR                  37                            28,550,000              2,472                Sell               Rupees
       GBP                  14                             8,415,000               815                 Sell               Rupees
       USD                  68                            64,300,000              4,683                Sell               Rupees
Outstanding forward exchange contracts as on March 31, 2018:
                           No. of              Amount in foreign
    Currency                                                                   Amount in `           Buy/Sell         Cross currency
                         contracts                currency
       AUD                  25                            20,400,000              1,060                Sell               Rupees
       CAD                  18                             9,070,000               478                 Sell               Rupees
       EUR                  28                            25,900,000              2,097                Sell               Rupees
       GBP                  19                             8,740,000               796                 Sell               Rupees
       USD                  39                            61,000,000              4,099                Sell               Rupees
All outstanding forward exchange contracts as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 have maturity period of less than one
year.
Sensitivity analysis:
In respect of the Company’s forward contracts, a 5% increase/decrease in the respective exchange rates of each of the
currencies underlying such contracts would have resulted in:
* an approximately ` (453)/ 453 (decrease)/increase in the Company’s other comprehensive income as at March 31, 2019.
* an approximately ` (414)/ 414 (decrease)/increase in the Company’s other comprehensive income as at March 31, 2018.
Foreign currency exposure unhedged
The following table analyses foreign currency risk from financial instruments as of March 31, 2019 (in `):
                                                                                United Kingdom            Other
              Particulars                    US Dollars           EURO                                                       Total
                                                                                 Pound Sterling        currencies*
 Cash and cash equivalents                             346               230                   6                319                 901
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                           The Group’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. The demographics
                           of the customer, including the default risk of the industry and country in which the customer operates, also has an influence
                           on credit risk assessment.
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    The following table gives details in respect of percentage of total receivables and unbilled receivables from top customer
    and top five customers:
                                                                                                        520                     559
     (B)     Commitments:
                Contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not                           356                     315
                provided for (net of capital advances)
     Total                                                                                              876                     874
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                               Notes:
                               (i)    The Company disputed various demands raised by income tax authorities for the assessment years 1997-98, 1999-
                                      00 to 2002-03, 2004-05 to 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14 to 2015-16 (March 31, 2018 - 1997-98, 1999-00
                                      to 2002-03, 2004-05 to 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14 to 2015-16) which are pending at various stages of
                                      appeals. The aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided for is ` 158 (March 31, 2018: ` 138). The Company is
                                      confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour.
                               (ii)   The Company disputed various demands raised by the sales tax authorities for the financial years 2004-05 to 2009-10,
                                      2012-13 and 2015-16 (March 31, 2018 - 2004-2005 to 2009-10, 2012-13 and 2015-16). The Company filed appeals,
                                      which are pending with the appropriate authorities. The aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided for is ` 20
                                      (March 31, 2018: ` 20). The Company is confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour. The above does not
                                      include show cause notices received by the Company.
                                      A subsidiary Company has pending statutory forms (C/H/I) for financial years 2015-16 to 2017-18. Aggregate amount
                                      of liability not provided for is ` 19 (March 31, 2018 : ` 33)
                               (iii) The Company disputed various demands raised by the service tax authorities for the financial years 2006-07 to 2015-
                                     16    (March 31, 2018: 2006-07 to 2015-16). The Company filed appeals, which are pending with the appropriate
                                     authorities. The aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided for is ` 141 (March 31, 2018: ` 141). The Company is
                                     confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour. The above does not include show cause notices received by
                                     the Company.
                                      A subsidiary Company has disputed service tax demands raised by the service tax authorities for the financial years
                                      2011-12. The aggregate amount of disputed tax not provided for is ` Nil (March 31, 2018 : ` 1)
                               (iv) The Company is contesting certain pending service tax refunds amounting to ` 45 (March 31, 2018 : ` 73) at various
                                    appellate authorities. The Company is confident that these appeals will be decided in its favour.
                               (v)  During the year 2014-15, the Company received an order from Provident Fund authorities regarding provident fund
                                    (PF) payments on certain allowances given by the Company to its employees for the years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
                                    Against this, the Company made a provision along with interest on the same, during the current year. Consequent
                                    to the above order, the Company is in process of evaluating the implication, if any, for the periods subsequent to the
                                    above order. Currently, the amount is indeterminable.
                               (vi) Differential amount of Customs Duty (excluding interest) in a subsidiary company in respect of machinery imported
                                    under various export promotion schemes is ` 45 (March 31, 2018: ` 35)
                               (vii)   During the financial year 2015-16, the Government of India notified an amendment to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1961
                                       whereby the applicable slabs as well as coverage limit was enhanced. The said amendment was made effective April 1,
                                       2014. The Company is contesting the retrospective applicability of the amendment for the financial year 2014-15 in
                                       the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The aggregate amount of
                                       liability pertaining to the financial year 2014-15, not provided for, is ` 92 (March 31, 2018: ` 92).
                               (viii) One of the employee of the Company filed a legal suit to recover amount from a party in his personal capacity on behalf
                                      of Certon Software Inc., (merged with Cyient Inc. on November 1, 2018). The Company has taken proactive steps to
                                      mitigate any potential risks that may arise out of this action. Pending legal resolution of the dispute, no provision has
                                      been recognised in the consolidated financial statements.
                               (ix) Cyient Inc. has certain obligations towards revenue authorities for its step down subsidiary, Wellsco Inc. (amalgamated
                                    with Cyient Inc. w.e.f April 1, 2012). Pending further evaluation, an amount of ` 51 (March 31, 2018: ` 51) had been
                                    provided during the financial year 2015-16 in the books towards adjustment of any liabilities pertaining towards such
                                    obligation.
                               (C) The Company has certain outstanding export obligations/commitments as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018.
                                    Further, the Company has certain commitments to bankers relating to receivable factoring arrangements entered
                                    with them in respect of receivables from few customers. These factoring arrangements are without recourse to the
                                    Company and in the normal course of business. The Company is confident of meeting these commitments arising
                                    from such arrangements.
                           36. Exceptional items:
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                               a)     On February 15, 2019, Cyient Insights LLC, wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Insights Private Limited was dissolved
                                      and the resultant net impact of ` 35 was recognised in the consolidated financial statements as an ‘exceptional
                                      item’.
                               b)     During the previous year, the Company divested its 49% stake in its Associate Company, Infotech Aerospace Services
                                      Inc. on December 08, 2017 resulting in a loss of ` 50 disclosed as an ‘exceptional item’ (refer note 6(iv)).
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37. Disclosures required under Section 22 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
                                                                                                       As at
                                        Particulars
                                                                                      March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
     (i)   Principal amount remaining unpaid to any supplier as at the end of the                   13                          1
           accounting year
     (ii) Interest due thereon remaining unpaid to any supplier as at the end of                       -                        -
           the accounting year
     (iii) The amount of interest paid along with the amounts of the payment                           -                        -
           made to the supplier beyond the appointed day
     (iv) The amount of interest due and payable for the year                                          -                        -
     (v) The amount of interest accrued and remaining unpaid at the end of the                         -                        -
          accounting year
     (vi) The amount of further interest due and payable even in the succeeding                        -                        -
          year, until such date when the interest dues as above are actually paid
    Dues to Micro and Small Enterprises have been determined to the extent such parties have been identified on the basis of
    information collected by the management. This has been relied upon by the statutory auditors.
38. Dividends distribution made and proposed
                                                                                                       As at
                                      Particulars
                                                                                      March 31, 2019           March 31, 2018
     Cash dividends on equity shares declared and paid:
     Final dividend for the year ended on March 31, 2018 : ` 4 per share (March 31,                 451                    563
     2017 : ` 5 per share)
     Dividend distribution tax ("DDT") on final dividend *                                            -                    115
     Interim dividend for the year ended on March 31, 2019 : ` 6 per share (March                   679                  1,013
     31, 2018 : ` 9 per share)
     DDT on Interim dividend                                                                        139                    206
                                                                                                  1,269                  1,897
     Proposed dividend on equity shares:
     Final cash dividend for the year ended on March 31, 2019 : ` 9 per share                       990                    450
     (March 31, 2018: ` 4 per share)
     DDT on final dividend *                                                                        203                     93
                                                                                                  1,193                    543
    *During the year, the Company has received dividend of ` 457 from its wholly owned subsidiary, Cyient Australia Pty Limited.
    Final dividend for the year ended March 31, 2018 of ` 451 has been adjusted against the final dividend received from Cyient
    Australia Pty Limited. Accordingly, the DDT on final dividend is ` Nil.
    Proposed dividend on equity shares are subject to approval at the annual general meeting and are not recognised as a
    liability (including DDT thereon) as at March 31, 2019.
    The dividends declared by the Company are based on the profits available for distribution as reported in the financial
    statements of the Company. Accordingly, the retained earnings reported in these financial statements may not be fully
    distributable. As at March 31, 2019, income available for distribution were ` 13,797 (March 31, 2018 - ` 10,708).
39. Research and Development expenses :
    Revenue expenditure pertaining to research and development charged to the consolidated statement of profit and loss
    amounts to ` 335 (2017-18: ` 112).
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      40. Disclosure of additional information as required by Paragraph 2 of the General Instructions for Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements to Schedule III
          to the Companies Act, 2013
          (A). As at and for the year ended March 31, 2019
                                                      Net assets, i.e., total
                                                                                                                          Share of other            Share in total comprehensive
                                                       assets minus total            Share of profit or loss
                                                                                                                       comprehensive income                    income
                                                           liabilities
             Sl
                Name of the entity in the Group                                                                           As % of                       As % of
            No.                                       As % of                         As % of
                                                                                                                     consolidated other             consolidated total
                                                    consolidated       Amount       consolidated     Amount                             Amount                           Amount
                                                                                                                       comprehensive                 comprehensive
                                                     net assets                     profit or loss
                                                                                                                          income                         income
                 Parent Company
                 Cyient Limited                              85.38%      21,878            85.76%        4,091                104.57%     343                  86.95%      4,434
                 Subsidiaries
                 Indian
             1   Cyient Insights Private Limited             (0.26%)        (67)             4.90%        234                        -          -                4.59%       234
             2   Cyient DLM Private Limited                  (0.02%)         (6)           (0.42%)        (20)                 (1.22%)        (4)              (0.47%)       (24)
             3   Cyient Solutions and Systems                (0.09%)        (22)           (0.42%)        (20)                       -          -              (0.39%)       (20)
                 Private Limited
                 Foreign
             1   Cyient Inc.                                   8.53%      2,186              8.68%         414                 (2.44%)        (8)                7.96%       406
             2   Cyient Europe Limited                         0.84%        214            (4.93%)       (235)                                  -              (4.61%)     (235)
             3   Cyient GmbH                                   4.47%      1,145              2.85%         136                 (0.61%)        (2)                2.63%       134
             4   Cyient KK                                     0.27%          68             1.22%          58                       -          -                1.14%        58
             5   Cyient Australia Pty Limited                  0.98%        252              2.62%         125                       -          -                2.45%       125
             6   Cyient Singapore Private Limited            (0.06%)        (16)           (0.08%)          (4)                      -          -              (0.08%)        (4)
             7   Cyient Israel Private Limited                 0.01%           3             0.02%            1                      -          -                0.02%          1
                 Non-controlling interests in:
             1   Cyient Insights Private Limited                   -            -          (0.15%)             (7)                   -         -               (0.14%)        (7)
                 (refer note 14)
             2   Cyient DLM Private Limited                        -            -            0.25%             12              (0.30%)        (1)               0.22%         11
                 (refer note 14)
             3   Cyient Solutions and Systems                (0.07%)        (19)           (0.40%)        (19)                       -         -               (0.37%)       (19)
                 Private Limited (refer note 14)
                 Joint Venture
                 Indian
                 Infotech HAL Limited                         0.02%          6               0.10%           5                              -                   0.10%          5
                 Total                                        100%      25,622               100%        4,771                  100%      328                   100%       5,099
      40. Disclosure of additional information as required by Paragraph 2 of the General Instructions for Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements to Schedule III
          to the Companies Act, 2013
           (B). As at and for the year ended March 31, 2018
                                                      Net assets, i.e., total
                                                                                                                   Share of other comprehensive    Share in total comprehensive
                                                       assets minus total            Share of profit or loss
                                                                                                                              income                          income
                                                           liabilities
             Sl
                Name of the entity in the Group                                                                         As % of                        As % of
            No.                                        As % of                        As % of
                                                                                                                   consolidated other              consolidated total
                                                     consolidated        Amount     consolidated     Amount                              Amount                         Amount
                                                                                                                     comprehensive                  comprehensive
                                                      net assets                    profit or loss
                                                                                                                        income                          income
                  Parent Company
                  Cyient Limited                              84.77%      19,872           83.18%        3,353               (41.98%)       (34)              80.71%      3,319
                  Subsidiaries
                  Indian
             1    Cyient Insights Private Limited             (1.22%)      (286)           (0.32%)        (13)                  1.23%          1              (0.29%)       (12)
             2    Cyient DLM Private Limited                    0.04%         10           (0.69%)        (28)                (4.94%)        (4)              (0.78%)       (32)
             3    Cyient Solutions and Systems                       -         1             0.02%           1                       -         -                0.02%          1
                  Private Limited
                  Foreign
             1    Cyient Inc.                                   6.86%      1,608           11.11%         448                155.56%        126               13.96%        574
             2    Cyient Europe Limited                         2.41%        565             0.97%          39                      -          -                0.95%         39
             3    Cyient GmbH                                   4.65%      1,090             1.76%          71                (8.64%)        (7)                1.56%         64
             4    Cyient KK                                     0.04%           9            1.44%          58                      -          -                1.41%         58
             5    Cyient Australia Pty Limited                  2.51%        586             5.90%        238                       -          -                5.80%       238
             6    Cyient Singapore Private Limited            (0.07%)        (16)          (1.64%)        (66)                      -          -              (1.61%)       (66)
             7    Cyient Israel Private Limited                      -        (1)          (0.02%)         (1)                      -          -              (0.02%)        (1)
                  Non-controlling interests in:
             1    Cyient Insights Private Limited             (0.50%)      (117)           (0.32%)        (13)                      -          -              (0.32%)       (13)
             2    Cyient DLM Private Limited                    0.51%        120           (0.25%)        (10)                (1.23%)        (1)              (0.27%)       (11)
                  Associate
                  Foreign
                  Infotech Aerospace Services Inc.                  -           -          (1.24%)        (50)                      -         -               (1.22%)       (50)
                  (refer note 6(iv))
                  Joint Venture
                  Indian
                  Infotech HAL Limited                              -           1            0.10%             4                    -         -                0.10%          4
                  Total                                        100%       23,442             100%        4,031                 100%          81                 100%      4,112
237
                           41. These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 25, 2019.
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MoU with the
Telangana
Academy for Skill
and Knowledge
A noteworthy HR initiative to
improve the employability and
leadership skills of candidates for
technical fields was taken when
Cyient signed an MoU with the
Telangana Academy for Skill and
Knowledge (TASK) in November
2018.
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      Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of subsidiaries/associate companies/joint ventures
      (Pursuant to first proviso to sub-section (3) of section 129 read with rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014-AOC I)
      Part “A”: Subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                                        Cyient
                                                                                                                       Cyient         Cyient                                           Cyient
                                                    Cyient                                            Cyient                                        Cyient DLM        Solutions
                                                                     Cyient                                          Singapore       Insights                                           Israel
        Name of the subsidiary     Cyient Inc.,     Europe                          Cyient KK        Australia                                        Private        and Systems
                                                                     GmbH                                             Private         Private                                           India
                                                    Limited                                         Pty Limited                                      Limited            Private
                                                                                                                      Limited        Limited                                           Limited
                                                                                                                                                                       Limited2
      Reporting period for the
      subsidiary concerned, if
                                     April to        April to       April to                          April to        April to       April to                                          April to
      different from the holding                                                    April to March                                                   April to March   April to March
                                     March           March          March                             March           March          March                                             March
      company’s reporting
      period
      Reporting currency                   USD             GBP            EUR                 JPY          AUD              SGD             INR                INR              INR          ILS
      Exchange rate as on the
      last date of the relevant
                                       69.2211         90.4222        77.7650             0.6260       49.0561          51.0659                 1                1                1     19.0898
      Financial year in the case
      of foreign subsidiaries
      Equity share capital          21,450,000       1,850,000        600,000         64,500,000          1,000       5,085,360      19,994,780        13,670,000          2,00,000 1,817,100
      Other equity                  26,401,335       3,281,840      16,118,225       106,867,303     5,112,834        (729,226) (78,399,893)          335,578,189      (40,958,278)      21,125
      Total assets                 125,651,324      61,193,394      30,103,978       543,558,115    28,468,971        8,781,555 121,186,892         4,661,328,883      299,901,124 2,973,558
      Total Liabilities             77,799,989      56,061,554      13,385,753       372,190,812    23,355,137        4,425,421 179,592,005         4,312,080,694      340,659,402 1,135,333
      Investments                    3,048,473            1,949                -                -                -               -              -          25,000                  -              -
      Turnover                     293,641,796      66,905,947      27,020,727     1,136,376,748    81,657,527       10,291,418 123,818,149         4,804,701,260      100,566,996 1,722,511
      Profit/(Loss) before
                                     8,881,819      (1,873,699)      2,097,265       149,840,561     3,655,177          103,741 232,011,094           (13,823,253)     (39,161,168)      57,283
      taxation
      Provision for taxation         2,427,833       1,142,869        441,336         57,073,275     1,251,553          213,883       4,554,219        (4,489,041)                 -              -
      Profit/(Loss) after
                                     6,453,986      (3,016,568)      1,655,929        92,767,286     2,403,624        (110,142) 227,456,875            (9,334,212)     (39,161,168)      57,283
      taxation
      Proposed Dividend (refer
                                                -               -              -                -                -               -              -                -                 -              -
      note 3)
      % of shareholding                  100%            100%           100%               100%           100%            100%           100%               100%               51%        100%
      Notes: 1. All amounts are mentioned in the respective reporting currency as described above.
             2. Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited was incorporated during the previous year and commenced its commercial operations during the year.
             3. During the year, Cyient Australia Pty Limited has repatriated a dividend of ` 457 Mn to its Parent Company, Cyient Limited.
Part “B”: Associates and Joint Ventures
Name of Associates/Joint Ventures                                                      Infotech HAL Limited , India
1.   Latest audited Balance Sheet Date                                            March 31, 2019
2.       es of Associate/Joint Ventures held by the company on the year end
     Shares
     i. No.                                                                       i. 2,000,000
          m
     ii. Amount of Investment in Associates/Joint Venture                         ii. 20,000,000
            te of Holding %
     iii. Extend                                                                  iii. 50%
3.       r
     Description of how there is significant influence                            There is significant influence to the
                                                                                  extent of shareholding
4.       o why the associate/joint venture is not
     Reason                                                                       NA
         o
     consolidated
5.   Net wo
         worth attributable to Shareholding as per latest audited Balance Sheet   ` 26,127,797
6.         /
     Profit/(Loss) for the year
          n
     i. Considered in Consolidation                                               i)   ` 4,930,844
     ii. Not Considered in Consolidation                                          ii) -
*Including other comprehensive income
1. Names of joint ventures which are yet to commence operations – None.
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      Current assets
      Financial assets
        (a) Investments                                 278    1.1%             1,130    4.7%                925    4.3%               790      4.1%
        (b) Trade receivables                         5,079   19.7%             4,151   17.3%              2,950   13.6%             2,802     14.6%
       (c) Cash and cash equivalents                  6,998   27.1%             7,200   30.0%              6,516   30.1%             4,916     25.6%
       (d) Other bank balances                          129    0.5%                66    0.3%                 23    0.1%                40      0.2%
       (e) Loans                                        320    1.2%               267    1.1%                153    0.7%               154      0.8%
       (f) Other financial assets                     1,805    7.0%             1,628    6.8%              1,611    7.4%             1,155      6.0%
      Other current assets                            1,008    3.9%               536    2.2%                501    2.3%               450      2.3%
      Total current assets                          15,617    60.5%           14,978    62.4%            12,679    58.6%            10,307     53.6%
Total assets 25,801 100% 24,011 100% 21,633 100% 19,217 100%
(Contd.)
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                                                                                                            Ind AS
                                                       As at                          As at                          As at                          As at
                                                   March 31, 2019        %        March 31, 2018        %        March 31, 2017         %       March 31, 2016         %
       EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
       Equity
       Equity share capital                                     552      2.1%                  563      2.3%                  563       2.6%                 562       2.9%
       Other equity                                          21,813     84.5%               20,051     83.5%               18,259      84.4%              16,213      84.4%
       Total equity                                          22,365     86.7%               20,614     85.9%               18,822     87.0%               16,775      87.3%
       LIABILITIES
       Non-current liabilities
       Provisions                                               863      3.3%                  701       2.9%                 642       3.0%                  555      2.9%
       Deferred tax liabilities (net)                             -      0.0%                    -       0.0%                   -       0.0%                    -      0.0%
       Total non -current liabilities                           863      3.3%                  701      2.9%                  642       3.0%                  555      2.9%
       Current liabilities
       Financial liabilities
         (a) Trade payables                                   1,963      7.6%                1,933       8.1%               1,321       6.1%                1,190      6.2%
         (b) Other financial liabilities                        137      0.5%                  173       0.7%                  67       0.3%                   74      0.4%
       Income tax liabilities (net)                              48      0.2%                   44       0.2%                  45       0.2%                   38      0.2%
       Provisions                                                97      0.4%                   71       0.3%                  74       0.3%                   69      0.4%
       Other current liabilities                                328      1.3%                  475       2.0%                 662       3.1%                  516      2.7%
       Total current liabilities                              2,573     10.0%                2,696     11.2%                2,169     10.0%                 1,887      9.8%
       Total liabilities                                      3,436     13.3%                3,397     14.1%                2,811     13.0%                 2,442       13%
       Total equity and liabilities                          25,801    100.0%               24,011      100%               21,633      100%               19,217      100%
      Pursuant to the notification dated February 16, 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Company has adopted the Indian Accounting Standards (“Ind AS”)
      notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, with effect from the “transition date” of April 01, 2015. Financial statements for the year ended
      and as at March 31, 2016, as reported under the Previous GAAP, have been restated to conform to Ind AS.
      Financial Analysis - Standalone
      Statement of Profit and Loss Summary                                                                                      (` Million and percentage)
                                                                                 Ind AS                                                  I GAAP
                                                2018-19       %    2017-18       %        2016-17       %    2015-16       %       2014-15            %
      INCOME
      Revenue from operations                    16,149    90.9%    14,397    88.2%        12,920    94.1%    12,456    91.6%        12,940       92.6%
      Other income                                1,621     9.1%     1,923    11.8%          816      5.9%     1,135     8.4%          1,029       7.4%
      Total Income                               17,770   100.0%    16,320   100.0%        13,736   100.0%    13,591   100.0%        13,969     100.0%
      Employee benefits expense                   7,546    42.5%     6,758    41.4%         6,520    47.5%     6,297    46.3%          6,439      46.1%
      Operating, administration and other         4,292    24.2%     3,891    23.8%         3,599    26.2%     3,657    26.9%          3,477      24.9%
      expense
      Finance costs                                 11     0.06%        6     0.04%            6     0.04%        3     0.02%              5      0.04%
      Depreciation and amortisation expense        509      2.9%      508      3.1%          540      3.9%      684      5.0%           618        4.4%
      Total expenses                             12,358   69.5%     11,163   68.4%         10,665   77.6%     10,641   78.3%         10,540       75.4%
      Profit before exceptional item and tax      5,412   30.5%      5,157   31.6%          3,071   22.4%      2,950   21.7%          3,430       24.6%
      Exceptional item                                -     0.0%     (103)    -0.6%          201      1.5%       72      0.5%              -       0.0%
      Profit before tax                           5,412   30.5%      5,260   32.2%          2,870   20.9%      2,878   21.2%          3,430       24.6%
      Provision for income tax                    1,179     6.6%     1,285     7.9%          601      4.4%      615      4.5%           707        5.1%
      Deferred tax                                (174)    -1.0%      (43)    -0.3%         (100)    -0.7%      (72)    -0.5%             12       0.1%
      Profit after tax                            4,407   24.8%      4,018   24.6%          2,369   17.2%      2,335   17.2%          2,711       19.4%
      Total other comprehensive income, net        257     1.4%      (357)    -2.2%          217     1.6%      (217)    -1.6%              -       0.0%
      of tax
      Total comprehensive income for the year     4,664   26.2%      3,661   22.4%          2,586   18.8%      2,118   15.6%               -       0.0%
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                                                                                      Ind AS
                                                As at                    As at                     As at                    As at
                                            March 31, 2019   %       March 31, 2018    %       March 31, 2017   %       March 31, 2016        %
      ASSETS
      Non-current assets
      Property, plant and equipment                  3,530    9.1%            3,220     9.4%            3,017    9.6%            3,020       11.1%
      Capital work-in-progress                         300    0.8%              213     0.6%               92    0.3%               24        0.1%
      Goodwill                                       5,257   13.5%            3,549    10.3%            3,278   10.5%            2,708        9.9%
      Intangible assets                                993    2.6%            1,206     3.5%            1,215    3.9%              844        3.1%
      Intangible assets under development              740    1.9%              302     0.9%              173    0.6%               76        0.3%
      Financial assets
        (a) Investments                               267     0.7%             298      0.9%            1,032    3.3%              808         3.0%
        (b) Other financial assets                    316     0.8%             270      0.8%              205    0.7%              183         0.7%
      Deferred tax assets (net)                       294     0.8%             321      0.9%              101    0.3%              176         0.6%
      Income tax assets (net)                         716     1.8%             755      2.2%              683    2.2%              597         2.2%
      Other non-current assets                        626     1.6%             736      2.1%              855    2.7%              957         3.5%
      Total non -current assets                     13,039   33.5%           10,870    31.6%           10,651   34.1%            9,393       34.5%
      Current assets
      Inventories                                    1,833    4.7%            1,312     3.8%             935     3.0%              979         3.6%
      Financial assets
         (a) Investments                               278    0.7%            1,130     3.3%              925    2.9%              790        2.9%
         (b) Trade receivables                       8,137   20.9%            6,913    20.1%            6,496   20.7%            6,145       22.5%
         (c) Cash and cash equivalents               9,072   23.3%            9,603    28.0%            8,570   27.3%            6,831       25.0%
         (d)  Other bank balances                      633    1.6%              204     0.6%              211    0.7%              118        0.4%
         (e)   Other financial assets                4,226   10.9%            3,384     9.9%            2,660    8.5%            2,177        8.0%
      Other current assets                           1,674    4.3%              910     2.6%              916    2.8%              875        3.1%
      Total current assets                          25,853   66.5%           23,456    68.4%           20,713   65.9%           17,915       65.5%
      Total assets                                  38,892   100%            34,326     100%           31,364   100%            27,308        100%
      EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
      Equity
                                                                                                                                              (Contd.)
                                                                                                     Ind AS
                                                     As at                          As at                          As at                           As at
                                                 March 31, 2019        %        March 31, 2018        %        March 31, 2017         %        March 31, 2016         %
       Equity share capital                                 552         1.4%               563         1.6%               563          1.8%                562         2.1%
       Other equity                                      25,089        64.5%            22,876        66.6%            20,610         65.7%            17,743         65.0%
       Equity attributable to owners of the               25,641       65.9%             23,439       68.3%             21,173        67.5%             18,305        67.0%
       Company
       Non-controlling interests                             (19)     -0.05%                  3       0.01%                 26         0.1%                 67         0.2%
       Total equity                                       25,622       65.9%             23,442       68.3%             21,199        67.6%             18,372        67.3%
       Non-current liabilities
       Financial liabilities
         (a) Borrowings                                    1,116        2.9%                630         1.8%               492         1.6%                681         2.5%
         (b) Other financial liabilities                     697        1.8%                353         1.0%               232         0.7%                603         2.2%
       Provisions                                          1,137        2.9%                878         2.6%               813         2.6%                717         2.6%
       Deferred tax liabilities (net)                        405        1.0%                356         1.0%               302         1.0%                179         0.7%
       Income tax liabilities (net)                           20        0.1%                 20         0.1%                 -         0.0%                  -         0.0%
       Other non-current liabilities                           -       0.00%                 26         0.1%                35         0.1%                 88         0.3%
       Total non-current liabilities                       3,375        8.7%              2,263         6.6%             1,874         6.0%              2,268         8.3%
       Current liabilities
       Financial liabilities
         (a) Borrowings                                    2,137        5.5%              1,780        5.2%              1,159         3.7%              1,147         4.2%
         (b) Trade payables                                3,712        9.5%              3,813       11.1%              4,021        12.8%              3,098        11.3%
         (c) Other financial liabilities                     874        2.2%              1,256        3.7%              1,133         3.6%                414         1.5%
       Income tax liabilities (net)                          424        1.1%                316        0.9%                424         1.4%                379         1.4%
       Provisions                                            289        0.7%                229        0.7%                235         0.7%                202         0.7%
       Other current liabilities                           2,459        6.3%              1,227        3.5%              1,319         4.2%              1,428         5.3%
       Total current liabilities                           9,895       25.4%              8,621       25.1%              8,291        26.4%              6,668        24.4%
       Total liabilities                                  13,270       34.1%             10,884       31.7%             10,165        32.4%              8,936        32.7%
       Total equity and liabilities                       38,892      100.0%             34,326        100%             31,364        100%              27,308        100%
      Pursuant to the notification dated February 16, 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Company has adopted the Indian Accounting Standards (“Ind AS”)
      notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, with effect from the “transition date” of April 01, 2015. Financial statements for the year ended
      and as at March 31, 2016, as reported under the Previous GAAP, have been restated to conform to Ind AS.
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 No. of Share Outstanding as on March 31, (in Millions)        110.47     112.57     112.57       112.48     112.36     111.96
 Dividend Per Share (`)                                            15         13        10.50       7.00       8.00       5.00
 Dividend (%)                                                   300%       260%         210%       140%      160%        100%
* Capital employed is considered as total equity excluding long term and short term borrowings.
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                           Ratio Analysis - Consolidated
                                                                                                         Ind AS                          I GAAP
                            Ratio analysis for the year ended March 31
                                                                                          2019       2018       2017         2016     2015     2014
                            Ratio - Financial Performance
                            Other Income / Total Revenue (%)                                2.8%       3.7%       2.5%        3.4%     4.3%       0.8%
                            Employee cost / Total Revenue (%)                             53.4%      53.8%        55.4%      56.5%    58.6%    61.5%
                            Operating & Administration expenses / Total Revenue (%)       21.7%      21.7%        21.2%      21.1%    21.5%    19.3%
                            Depreciation & Amortization / Total Revenue (%)                 2.3%       2.6%       2.6%        2.8%     2.5%       3.2%
                            Finance Charges / Total Revenue (%)                             0.7%       0.5%       0.5%        0.5%     0.2%       0.1%
                            Tax expense / PBT (%)                                         23.0%      25.7%        23.5%      24.0%    24.6%    29.1%
                            EBIDTA / Total Revenue (%)                                    14.0%      14.0%        14.7%      16.0%    18.3%    19.2%
                            Net Profit / Total Revenue (%)                                10.1%      10.0%        9.3%       10.1%    12.4%    12.0%
                            Net Profit / Average Net Worth (%)                            19.5%      18.2%        17.4%      17.8%    20.6%    18.3%
                            ROCE (PBIT / Average capital employed*) (%)                   26.6%      25.9%        22.7%      23.3%    26.3%    24.4%
                            Ratios- Balance sheet
                            Debt-equity ratio                                               0.15       0.13        0.10        0.04     0.03          -
                            Debtors turnover (Days)                                           88         80          74         79       83         87
                            Current ratio                                                   2.61       2.72        2.50        2.69     2.57       4.47
                            Cash & Cash Equivalents / Total Assets (%)                    23.3%      28.0%        27.3%      25.0%    24.2%    35.4%
                            Cash & Cash Equivalents / Total Revenue (%)                   19.1%      23.6%        23.1%      21.3%    21.8%    31.1%
                            Depreciation & Amortization / Average gross block (%)         8.75%        6.9%       6.8%        6.7%     6.7%       9.3%
                            Revenue / Average Net Fixed Assets                              5.20       4.60        4.99        4.27     6.84       6.29
                            Revenue / Average Total Assets                                  1.30       1.24        1.23        1.17     1.21       1.24
                            Ratios - Growth*
                            Operating Revenue (%)                                         17.9%        8.6%       16.3%       0.9%    24.0%    17.8%
                            Operating Expenses (%)                                        17.8%        8.1%       16.4%      15.1%    28.1%    17.2%
                            EBIDTA (%)                                                    17.3%      13.3%        15.7%       4.4%    22.3%    12.3%
                            Net Profit (%)                                                18.0%      16.1%        5.6%       -18.0%   32.8%    15.1%
                            Per Share Data
                            Basic earnings per share (Rs.)                                 42.43      36.00       30.55       28.95    31.48      23.80
                            Cash Earnings per share (Rs.)                                  53.40      45.36       39.01       36.83    37.78      30.19
                            Book value (Rs.)                                              231.93     208.24     188.09       162.74   164.12   141.86
                            Price / Earning, end of year                                   15.31      19.41       15.30       14.74    16.02      13.69
                            Price / Cash Earning, end of year                              12.16      15.41       11.98       11.59    13.35      10.79
                            Price / Book value , end of year                                2.80       3.36        2.49        2.62     3.07       2.30
                            Share price as on March 31 (National Stock Exchange)          649.45     698.85       467.5       426.7   504.27   325.80
                            No. of Share Outstanding as on March 31, (in Millions)        110.47     112.57     112.57       112.48   112.36   111.96
                            Dividend Per Share (Rs.)                                          15         13        10.5        7.00     8.00       5.00
                            Dividend (%)                                                   300%       260%        210%        140%    160%        100%
                           * Capital employed is considered as total equity excluding long term and short term borrowings.
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Leadership
Development
Programs
Leadership development continues
to be an area of strategic focus at
Cyient. In FY19, through our flagship
Emerging Leaders and the Business
Leader programs, we helped prepare
more than 50 managers and leaders
to take on more challenging roles and
implement critical initiatives that will
empower Cyient to grow, compete,
and thrive.
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                           Significant Milestones in the history of the Company
                           1991   August      Infotech Enterprises was incorporated as a private limited company
1995 August The company received its first ISO 9002 certifi cation from BVQi London for its conversion services
                           1997   March       Re-organized as a public limited company; IPO of Equity shares at ` 20 per share and listed in all major
                                              stock exchanges in India
                                  April       Acquisition of SRG Infotech, a 16-year-old local software company providing software services in
                                              Oracle and Visual basic client server environments. The acquisition brought into the company the
                                              assets, customers, technologies, employees and over 500 person years of expertise
                                  October     Partner in Development with IBM for developing Enterprise wide Information System. Infotech
                                              Enterprises diversifies into Business software development by adding 50 developers, creating an
                                              independent profit centre
                                  1998        December Infotech Enterprises signs a break-through contract to provide GIS conversion, Consulting
                                              and Mapping services worth US$ 5.5 million to Analytical Surveys, Inc. (ASI)
                           1999   January     Infotech Enterprises enters into an agreement with Navionics Italy the world leader in seamless
                                              marine electronic charts for digitization and Conversion services
                                  June        Infotech and ASI sign a long term contract for ASI to source US$ 33 million in conversion and software
                                              services from Infotech Enterprises
                                  July        Infotech Enterprises establishes a wholly owned subsidiary Infotech Software Solutions Inc. in the
                                              United states of America in the state of California. The Corporation is primarily engaged in the
                                              business of supplying computer software and related services
                                  August      Infotech Enterprises announces acquisition of Europe based GIS software solution company-
                                              Dataview Solutions Limited. The company acquired Dataview with an upfront cash payment of US $
                                              1.80 million and issue of stock of Infotech for US $1.80 million over the next two years
                                  September   Infotech Enterprises acquires Cartographic Sciences Pvt. Mumbai- India from Analytical Surveys Inc.
                                  September   Infotech Enterprises receives an ISO 9001 for its software development services
                                  September   Infotech Enterprises earned the coveted Fast Track Award from Smallworld Pte. Ltd. U.K. for
                                              completion of a prestigious GIS project at Bharti Telenet Limited in a record time of five months
                                  November    Infotech Enterprises signed a shareholder agreement with Walden Nikko and GE Capital for issue of
                                              equity/optionally convertible debentures aggregating to 11,50,000 equity shares of ` 10 each at a
                                              price of ` 350 each
                           2000   January     Inauguration of the state-of-the-art software development centre spread across 130,000 sq.ft. area
                                              in Infocity - Hyderabad. The state-of-the-art development centre built at an approximate cost of
                                              ` 12 crore and can accommodate 4,000 software engineers
                                  April       Merger of Cartographic Sciences with the company
                                  May         Infotech Enterprises enters into a Master Services Agreement with Pratt & Whitney, a division of
                                              United Technologies Corporation, a Fortune 100 company
                                  October     Infotech Enterprises announces the acquisition of a German company, Advanced Graphics Software
                                              GmbH (AGS). AGS is nine-year-old mechanical engineering software and services company
                                              specializing in 3D CAD/CAM
                                  November    Infotech Enterprises wins a multimillion dollar GIS project from the Dutch multi-national group,
                                              FUGRO
                           2001   April       Infotech Europe acquires European GIS distributor Map Centric - a leading independent GIS
                                              distributor in Europe
                                  May         Infotech Enterprises bags a contract worth US $ 7 million to provide Photogrammetry service to
                                              Triathlon, a leading full fl edged geomatics company in Canada
                                  May         Infotech Enterprises ranks 5th among Top Ten Exporters from Andhra Pradesh for the Year
                                              2000-2001
                                  June        Infotech Enterprises acquires 10-acres of land to set up a software development campus at
                                              Manikonda, Hyderabad.
                                  July        Infotech Enterprises achieves the ISO 9001:2000 from BVQi and joins the list of top few companies in
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2002   February    Infotech Enterprises Announces strategic business relationship with Pratt & Whitney Division of
                   UTC. Pratt & Whitney to participate with up to ~18% equity stake in Infotech, demonstrating long
                   term partnering intent and endorsing Infotech Business competence
       April       Infotech Enterprises achieves SEI CMM Level 5 for its Software Development & Services Division
       April       Infotech Enterprises’ board recommends issue of Bonus Shares at 1:1 ratio
       August      Infotech Enterprises bags a major GIS contract from KPN Telecom, the largest telecommunications
                   company in the Netherlands, to provide spatial data management services.
       September   Company bags the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FAPCCI) Award
                   for Best Information Technology (IT) Company in the state of Andhra Pradesh (2001-2002)
2003   April       Infotech Enterprises attains the best process improvement model-”The Level 5 of the CMMi Version
                   1.1 for the SW/SE/SS disciplines”
       September   Infotech Enterprises announces the inauguration of a new development center in Puerto Rico to
                   provide engineering design services
       September   Infotech Enterprises signs long term outsourcing contact with Bombardier Transportation to provide
                   Engineering Services in India
2004   January     Infotech Enterprises acquires VARGIS - a GIS Company in the US
       July        Change in Business Model. Verticalization brought into place
       September   Infotech Enterprises divests 51% of its stake in Infotech Aerospace Services Inc. in favour of United
                   Technologies Corporation
       September   Infotech Enterprises conferred with BS 7799 standards
2005   March       Infotech Enterprises acquires Tele Atlas India Pvt. Ltd. Tele Atlas (Netherlands) joins as a strategic
                   partner with preferential allotment of shares
       March       Infotech Enterprises opens branch office in Singapore
       April       Infotech Enterprises opens branch office in Melbourne, Australia
       May         Inaugurated Geospatial production facility at Frostburg, Maryland, USA
       July        Infotech Enterprises opens branch office in Dubai
       September   Wins a landmark GIS contract from KPN Telecom and also signs a 5-year major Engineering Design
                   Agreement with Alstom Transport
       October     Completed 5 years of relationship with Pratt & Whitney
2007   June        Acquires 74% stake in Geospatial Integra and renamed the company as Infotech Geospatial (India)
                   Limited
       July        Preferential allotment of shares to GA Global Investments Limited & Carrier International Mauritius
                   Limited
       August      Set up Infotech HAL Limited, a Joint Venture Company with HAL, a Navaratna PSU under the Ministry
                   of Defence, at Bangalore
2008   October     Acquired TTM (India) Private Limited and TTM Inc. made foray into Hitech Vertical
       December    Established wholly owned subsidiary in Japan
2010   January     Infotech Enterprises signs a long term engineering services contract with Hamilton Sundstrand
       January     Acquired Daxcon Engineering Inc., USA (Step down subsidiary)
       August      Acquired Wellsco Inc., USA (Step down subsidiary)
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                           2014   March       Acquired Softential Inc.,
                                  March       Commenced process for name change and re-branding
                                  April       Mr. Krishna Bodanapu appointed Managing Director & CEO
                                  May         Re-branding completed, new logo launched and Company’s name changed to Cyient
                                  August      Acquired 51% stake in Invati Insights Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
                                  October     Set up a subsidiary in Australia
                                  December    Won the 14th ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance
                           2015   January     Acquired 74% stake in Rangsons Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Mysore
                                  April       Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy elected Chairman of National Association of Software Services Companies
                                              (NASSCOM)
                                  July        Acquired Pratt & Whitney Global Services Engineering Asia, Singapore
                                  August      Divested entire stake in Infotech Enterprises Information Technology Services Private Limited,
                                              a wholly owned subsidiary Launched Digital Library Initiative Launched National Digital Literacy
                                              Mission Centre
                                  September   R&D Unit recognised by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and
                                              Technology, Government of India
                                  October     Set up step down subsidiary in Czech republic
                           2016   February    Established state of the art development centre in Warangal, Telangana
                                  March       ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ conferred on Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy by Hyderabad Management
                                              Association
                                              Set up a subsidiary in China
                                  May         Awarded 2015 Supplier of the Year by Boeing
                                  June        Inaugurated Global Design Center in Bengaluru for SMEC
                                  July        Set up subsidiary in Israel
                                  August      Marked its 25th Anniversary by enabling large scale inclusive ‘Digital Literacy’ Mission
                                  October     Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
                                  November    Cyient Europe Limited acquired 100% stake in Blom Aerofilms Limited, UK
                                  December    Zinnov Zones 2016 Rates Cyient in the Leadership Zone in Four Industry Verticals
                           2017   January     Secured Prestigious Pratt & Whitney 2016 Supplier Innovation and Productivity Savings Awards
                                  February    Cyient Inc. acquired 100% stake in Certon Software Inc, a Florida based company
                                  March       Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy awarded the Padma Shri Award, 2017 for distinguished and exceptional
                                              achievement in Trade & Industry
                                              New facility set up at Pune, Maharashtra
                                  April       Incorporated Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited
                                  September   Acquired B&F Design Inc. through US subsidiary
                                  November    Recognised as one of ‘India’s most innovative organisations’ by CII
                                  December    Divested company’s stake in Infotech Aerospace Services Inc., Puerto Rico
                                  December    Voluntarily obtained a rating of CGR 2+ from ICRA for corporate governance practices
                           2018   February    Won Pratt & Whitney awards for supplier innovation and productivity savings
                                  March       Adopted a new set of Articles of Association
                                  April       Non-resident shareholding in the company limited to 49%
                                              Acquisition of AnSem NV, Belgium through Cyient Europe Limited
                                  May         Cyient Insights becomes wholly owned subsidiary
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October Incorporated Cyient Urban Micro Skill Centre Foundation, a section 8 company
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Shareholders’ Handbook
When was the company founded?
The company was incorporated as Infotech Enterprises Private Limited - a Private Limited company on August 28th, 1991 under
the Companies Act, 1956. The Company was converted into a Public Limited company vide resolution dated 21 April 1995. In May
2014 the company changed its name to Cyient Limited.
What is the company’s area of operations?
Cyient is an acknowledged leader in geospatial services, engineering design services, design-led manufacturing, networks and
operations, data transformation, and analytics. We collaborate with our clients to help them achieve more and together shape a
better future. We call it Designing Tomorrow Together.
Our industry focus includes Aerospace &Defense, rail transportation, off-highway & industrial, power generation, mining, oil &
gas, communications, utilities, infrastructure, geospatial and Navigation, semiconductor and medical technology & Healthcare.
We align closely with the business needs, goals, culture, and core values of our clients. This reflects in the deep, long-standing
relationships we have developed and sustained with some of the leading names in these industries.
We employ over 14,000 people across 48 locations in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Our stock is publicly
traded, and we have a sound track record of growth and profitability. We are committed to developing a sustainable society and
actively promote education and inclusive growth initiatives in communities around us.
Who are the founder members of the company?
The founder members of the company are: Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Mrs. B. Sucharitha, and Mr. K. Rajan Babu.
When did the Company have its Initial Public Offer (IPO) and at what price?
The company made its maiden public offer in March 1997 at a price of ` 10 each for cash at a premium of ` 10 per share. The issue
was lead managed by Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), Madras. The issue was oversubscribed by 1.56 times.
What is the Vision Statement of the company?
Designing Tomorrow Together. This is our vision and the basis of our brand promise. Three simple words that describe our unique
approach of working with you to improve your business and the lives of your customers.
What are the values of the company?
In our relationships with our clients, stakeholders, and associates, we are guided by our Values FIRST - Fairness, Integrity,
Respect, Sincerity and Transparency.
What is the Quality Policy of the company?
“At Cyient, we are committed to delight our Clients by consistently providing sustainable solutions, complying with the applicable
requirements and continually improving the processes to improve human lives. Cyient focuses on exceeding our Clients’
expectations and failure prevention.
We at Cyient understand and are committed to live up to our brand promise of “Designing Tomorrow Together”.
We at Cyient communicate the Quality Policy within the Organization as well as to interested Parties.”.
What are the Quality Objectives of the company?
Aspire to achieve best-in-class levels of Client, Quality and Delivery performance metrics for the industries we serve as per the
respective roadmaps
Improve or sustain stakeholder’s engagement scores
Focus on building skills and capabilities to keep abreast with the demands of the changing business
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                           What is the address of the company’s registered office?
                           The registered office of the company is located at
                           4th Floor, ‘A’ Wing
                           Plot No. 11, Software Units Layout,
                           Infocity, Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 081, Telangana
                           What is the company’s financial year?
                           The Company follows a financial year that begins on April 1 and ends on March 31.
                           Who are the company’s auditors and consultants?
                           Auditors: Deloitte Haskins & Sells
                           Secretarial Auditors: S. Chidambaram
                           Internal Auditors: Ernst & Young LLP
                           Tax advisor: G.P. Associates
                           Legal Counsel
                           CRS Associates
                           Fox Mandal & Associates
                           What is the history of Bonus issue of Shares at the Company?
                            Year                                       1994-95        1995-96          1996-97          2002-03     2006-07          2010-11
                            Bonus issue ratio                               7:5           1:1           1:1               1:1         1:2              1:1
What is the Dividend History of the Company for last five years?
What is the market capitalisation of the company for the last five years?
Such shareholders may make an application to the IEPF Authority in Form No. IEPF-5 available on www.iepf.gov.in online and send
a physical copy of the same duly signed to the R&T Agent along with requisite documents enumerated in the Form No. IEPF-5.
No claims shall lie against the company in respect of the dividend/shares so transferred to the IEPF.
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                           Making Cyient a
                           Truly Inclusive
                           Organization
                           This year, we saw our Diversity &
                           Inclusion (D&I) efforts recognized
                           with the prestigious Best Innovative
                           Practices Award for “Women at
                           Workplace” at the Gender Equality
                           Summit hosted by United Nations
                           Global Compact Network India. The
                           win highlighted our flexible working
                           environment and women-friendly
                           policies that ensure we provide an
                           inclusive workplace for everyone.
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                                                 Cyient Limited
                                                CIN : L72200TG1991PLC013134
            Regd. Office: 4th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Plot No. 11, Software Units Layout, Infocity, Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081
                                Tel: 91 40 67641322 | Email: company.secretary@cyient.com
                                                      Website : www.cyient.com
                                                   ATTENDANCE SLIP
                                                (To be presented at the entrance)
    I hereby state that I am a registered shareholder/proxy for the registered shareholder of the company. I hereby record my
    presence at the Annual General Meeting of the company being held on Thursday, 6 June 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at L&D Centre
    (company’s campus) , Plot No. 2, IT Park, Manikonda, Hyderabad - 500 032, Telangana, or/any adjournment thereof
    Note: 1.    Shareholders/proxy holders are requested to bring the Attendance Slips with them duly completed when they
                come to the meeting and hand them over at the gate, affixing their signature on them.
           2.   Shareholders are informed that no duplicate attendance slips will be issued at the venue of the meeting.
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                                                                          Cyient Limited
                                                  CIN : L72200TG1991PLC013134
             Regd. Office: 4th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Plot No. 11, Software Units Layout, Infocity, Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081
                                 Tel: 91 40 67641322 | Email: company.secretary@cyient.com
                                                       Website : www.cyient.com
                                                                                  PROXY FORM
                          (Pursuant to Section 105(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 19(3) of the Companies
                                               (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014)
Name and Address of the shareholder(s) .......................................................................................................................................
E-mail ID : .................................................................             Folio No./ Dp ID & Client ID ..............................................................
I/We being the shareholder(s) of ....................................................................................Shares of Cyient Limited, hereby appoint
11. To appoint Mr. B. Ashok Reddy as President – Corporate Affairs & Infrastructure.
                                                                                                                                                                                    Affix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Revenue
Signed this ............................... day of ...................... 2019                                                                                                     Stamp
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   Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) Mandate Format
    To
    Karvy Fintech Private Limited
    Unit : Cyient Limited
    Karvy Selenium Tower-B
    Plot No:31-32, Gachibowli,
    Financial District, ,Hyderabad - 500 032.
    Dear Sir,
    FORM FOR ELECTRONIC CLEARING SERVICES FOR PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND
    Please fill-in the information in CAPITAL LETTERS and in ENGLISH ONLY.
    Please TICK        wherever applicable.
    For shares held in physical form                                         -------------For Office Use Only-------------
DP. ID
Client ID
    Note: On de-materialization of existing physical shares, for which you have availed ECS facility, this form needs to be
    re-submitted to your Depository Participant.
     Name of
     First holder       _________________________________________________________________________
Branch _________________________________________________________________________
IFSC
                     Please attach a photocopy of a blank cheque of your bank duly cancelled for ensuring accuracy of the
                    bank’s name, branch.
    I hereby declare that the particulars given above are correct and complete. If any transaction is delayed or not effected at
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    all for reasons of incompleteness or incorrectness of information supplied as above, Karvy Fintech Private Limited, will not
    be held responsible. I agree to avail the ECS facility provided by RBI, as and when implemented by RBI/Company.
    I further undertake to inform the R&T agent of any change in the above particulars.
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                                                         CSS launched the WanderB
                                                         VTOL Mini UAV—for extended
                                                         range and real-time, versatile
                                                         ISR missions, FEBRUARY 2019
                           In February 2019, CSS added the technologically advanced WanderB VTOL to its portfolio.
                           The new system overcomes takeoff and landing space limitations with its vertical takeoff and
                           landing capabilities making it a versatile solution for land and maritime operations.
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                             12.5 Kg                         2.5 Hr                            50 Km
                           Takeoff weight                   Endurance                    Extended control range
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GLOBAL PRESENCE
Global Headquarters              South Korea                         India
                                 Cyient Ltd.                         Cyient Ltd.
Cyient Ltd.                      21 F, Seoul Finance Center          Cyient IT Park
Plot No. 11                      136, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu          Plot No- 110A & 110 B
Software Units Layout            Seoul 04520                         Phase 1, Electronics City
Infocity, Madhapur               Tel: + 82 2 3782 4936               Hosur Road
Hyderabad - 500081                                                   Bangalore - 560100
Telangana, India                 Taiwan                              Tel: +91 80 6635 6000
Tel: +91 40 6764 1000
                                 Cyient Ltd.
                                 No. 262, Zhuangjing 6th Street      Cyient Ltd.
Asia Pacific                                                         Plot No. 2, IT Park
                                 Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 30264
                                 Tel: +886 3 668 5522                Nanakramguda
Australia                                                            Gachibowli
Cyient Australia Pty Ltd.        Japan                               Hyderabad - 500032
Level 8, 350 Collins Street                                          Telangana
                                 Cyient KK
Melbourne, Victoria 3000                                             Tel: +91 40 6748 9100
                                 Sho-Building 6F
Tel: +61 3 8605 4815
                                 3-14-5, Nihonbashi
                                                                     Cyient Ltd.
                                 Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 103-0027
Cyient Australia Pty Ltd.                                            Lanco Hills SEZ
                                 Tel: +81 3 3527 9825
8, Freight Drive                                                     Manikonda
Ravenhall                                                            Hyderabad 500089
                                 Malaysia
Melbourne, Victoria 3023                                             Telangana
                                 Cyient Ltd.
                                                                     Tel: +91 40 6777 5555
                                 Level 28
Cyient Australia Pty Ltd.
                                 The Gardens South Tower
Lvl 4, 81 Flushcombe Rd                                              Cyient Ltd.
                                 Mid Valley City
Blacktown NSW 2148, Sydney                                           NSL SEZ
                                 Lingkaran Syed Putra
Tel: +61 2 8887 8600                                                 Block No. 1
                                 Kuala Lumpur 59200
                                                                     Plot No. 6, Survey No. 1
                                 Tel: +60 3 2298 7321
Cyient Australia Pty Ltd.                                            IT/TES SEZ, IDA Uppal
34, Toohey Road                                                      Hyderabad – 500039
                                 Singapore
Wetherill Park, NSW 2164                                             Telangana
Sydney                           Cyient Ltd.                         Tel: +91 40 6704 3400
                                 1 North Bridge Road
Cyient Ltd.                      #19-04/05                           Cyient Ltd.
45 Ventnor Avenue                High Street Center                  Plot No: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5A
West Perth, WA 6005              Singapore 179 094                   IT SEZ, Sarpavaram
Tel: +61 8 9389 4410             Tel: +65 6 337 2472                 Kakinada - 533005
                                                                     Andhra Pradesh
New Zealand                      Cyient Singapore Pte Ltd.           Tel: +91 884 232 6700
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Israel                             Cyient Inc.                     Cyient Inc.
Cyient Israel India Ltd.           211 N Williamsburg Dr Suite D   3rd Floor
David Ben-Gurion 1, Bnei Brak      Bloomington                     386, Main Street
Tel: +972 54 811 0200              IL 61704                        Middletown, Middlesex
                                                                   CT 06457
                                   Cyient Inc.
North America                      1935 South Alpine Rd            Cyient Inc.
                                   Rockford, IL 61108              120 Production Ct
United States of America                                           New Britain CT 06051
Cyient Inc.                        Cyient Inc.
5301 Linwood Dr Suite C-J          7609 West Jefferson Blvd         Cyient Inc.
Paragould                          Fort Wayne, IN 46804            1401 Nolan Ryan
AR 72450                                                           Expressway
                                   Cyient Inc.                     Arlington, TX 76011
Cyient Inc.                        800 Washington Ave N            Tel: +1 817 268 9501
510 East Foothill Blvd Suite 201   Suite 503, Minneapolis
San Dimas                          MN 55401                        Cyient Inc.
CA 91773                                                           14703 Park of Commerce Blvd
                                   Cyient Inc.                     Jupiter, FL 33478
Cyient Inc.                        43-32 22nd Street, 2nd floor    Tel: +1 860 310 3758
275 East Hillcrest Dr              #200 - #201
Thousand Oaks                      Long Island City                Cyient Defense Services Inc.
CA 91360                           NY 11101                        15300 Park of Commerce Blvd
                                   Cyient Inc.                     Jupiter, FL 33478
Cyient Inc.                        2141 EBCO Drive                 Tel: +1 860 310 3758
800 West Cummings Park             Suite B, Erie
Suite 6250, Woburn                 PA 16506                        Certon Software Inc.
MA 01801                                                           Suite D 1396
                                   Cyient Inc.                     South Babcock Street
Cyient Inc.                        520 Central Parkway East        Melbourne, FL 32901
14440 Cherry Lane Court            Suite 101, Plano
Suite 201, Laurel                  TX 75074                        Cyient Inc.
MD 20707                                                           2611, Traceland Drive
                                   Cyient Inc.                     Tupelo MS 38801
Cyient Inc.                        3rd & 4th Floor
6115 Coca Cola Blvd.               99 East River Drive             Canada
Columbus, GA 31909                 East Hartford, CT 06108         Cyient Canada Inc.
                                   Tel: +1 860 528 5430            Suite 403
Cyient Inc.                                                        7575 Trans-Canada Hwy
                                   Cyient Inc.
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                           Vice President of India,
                           Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, and
                           Minister of Law & Justice and IT,
                           Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, visited
                           the Cyient ITES Skill Center in
                           Hyderabad, January 2019.
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DISRUPT
…markets, processes, and status quo.
LEAD
…stakeholders into the future.
                                                                       cyient.com
                                                                                    The power
                                                                                    of Ideas
                        Global Headquarters
          Cyient Limited, Plot No. 11, Software Units Layout,
Infocity, Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 081, India | T: +91 40 6764 1000
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