IT majors Infosys, TCS and Wipro have emerged as the three most admired companies in India, followed by Sunil Mittal-led telecom giant Bharti Airtel and another Tata group company Tata Steel in the top five, according to a list prepared by the Wall Street Journal Asia.
As part of its efforts to determine Asia's 200 most admired firms, the Journal released the list of India's 10 most admired companies as well as top 10 innovators.
However, Bharti Airtel and the country's biggest private sector lender ICICI Bank have scored over the IT majors in terms of innovation with their top two positions.
For innovation, Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies are also in the top five, followed by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications, Wipro, Satyam, M&M and Hindustan Lever (now called Hindustan Unilever).
In the overall list, Infosys has retained its position as the most admired company since 2000, while TCS has also retained its second position since 2006 survey. Wipro has moved up one position from fourth in the previous 2006 survey.
