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Employment Agreement between the Company and R.S. Ramdas

 Exhibit 10.15 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of October 18, 2001 by and
between Syntel, Inc., 2800 Livernois Road, Suite 400, Troy, MI 48083 (“SYNTEL”) and Raghunath Ramdas (“EMPLOYEE”). In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, SYNTEL and EMPLOYEE agree as follows:

 1. Duties. EMPLOYEE agrees to use EMPLOYEE’S best efforts in the performance of employment duties assigned to EMPLOYEE from time to time and
to, at all times, act in good faith and in the best interests of SYNTEL. EMPLOYEE agrees to comply with all rules, regulations and procedures established by SYNTEL. 
 2. Confidential Information. Simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement EMPLOYEE will execute and deliver to SYNTEL the confidentiality letter agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, which
confidentiality letter agreement is incorporated herein by reference. 
 3. Works of Authorship. Any work of authorship created by EMPLOYEE and all
improvements, discoveries, or inventions made or conceived by EMPLOYEE, either solely or jointly with others, during employment with SYNTEL in any way related to EMPLOYEE’S employment with SYNTEL, the performance of services to any SYNTEL
customer, or created, in whole or in part, during working hours or with information or resources obtained from or through SYNTEL or any SYNTEL customer, shall be promptly reported to SYNTEL and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of
SYNTEL, without further consideration. Upon request by SYNTEL, all documents and papers shall be executed, and all reasonable assistance shall be furnished (1) to establish in SYNTEL title to such work of authorship, improvements, discoveries,
and inventions and (2) to enable SYNTEL to apply for United States and foreign patents thereon. EMPLOYEE agrees and warrants that any deliverable or service delivered to SYNTEL and SYNTEL’s use of such deliverable or service will neither
infringe any copyrights, nor knowingly infringe any other intellectual property rights of any entity. 
 4. Effective Date. This Agreement becomes
effective upon, if applicable, the approval of your H-1B visa and upon the commencement of your employment at the job site within the United States of America. 
 5. Compensation/Benefits. SYNTEL shall provide compensation/benefits to EMPLOYEE as set forth in the letter accompanying this Agreement. 
 6. Non-diversion of Employees. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, EMPLOYEE shall not, without the prior written consent of SYNTEL, directly,
indirectly, or through any other party solicit, offer to, or accept the employment of, or assist others to solicit, offer to, or accept the employment of, persons who are then, or were during the previous six (6) months, employees of SYNTEL or
any SYNTEL subsidiary. 
 7. Non-solicitation/Non-compete. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years subsequent to the
termination of this Agreement, EMPLOYEE shall not, without the prior written consent of SYNTEL, directly, indirectly, or through any other party solicit business from or perform services for any direct or indirect SYNTEL customer or any prospective
SYNTEL customer whom EMPLOYEE had any contact with or exposure to at any time during the term of this Agreement. 
 8. Former Employer. In the event
EMPLOYEE becomes a party to any proceeding brought by any former employer of EMPLOYEE at any time during or after EMPLOYEE’S employment with SYNTEL, EMPLOYEE recognizes and agrees that EMPLOYEE shall have full and sole responsibility for
responding to such action and that SYNTEL has no responsibility to participate in EMPLOYEE’S response nor in EMPLOYEE’S cost of such response. EMPLOYEE agrees that EMPLOYEE shall not, at any time, disclose to SYNTEL or its directors,
officers, employees, or agents the trade secrets or any other confidential information of the EMPLOYEE’S former employer. 
 9. Compliance with
Laws/Hold Harmless. EMPLOYEE agrees to comply with all provisions of this Agreement and with all laws and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SYNTEL, its employees, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims,
liabilities, damages, costs, and/or expenses of whatever kind or nature, including without limit court costs and attorney fees, arising out of or related to the failure to so comply other than those claims, liabilities, damages, costs, and/or
expenses arising solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of SYNTEL. 
 10. Remedies. Notwithstanding paragraph 11 below, EMPLOYEE
agrees that EMPLOYEE’S failure or neglect to perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant, warranty, or representation contained in this Agreement, Exhibit A - “Confidential Information”, or any other agreement
between EMPLOYEE and SYNTEL will cause SYNTEL immediate and irreparable harm and that SYNTEL is, in addition to all other remedies available to it, entitled to immediate injunctive and equitable relief from a court having jurisdiction, as set forth
in Paragraph 13, to prevent any breach and to secure the enforcement of its rights hereunder. 
 11. Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy, or claim
arising out of or related to this Agreement which has not been mutually resolved by the parties shall be determined and settled according to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association except for those disputes,
controversies, or claims arising out of EMPLOYEE’S failure to abide by Paragraphs 6, 7, and/or Exhibit A “Confidential Information” of this Agreement. EMPLOYEE or SYNTEL may demand arbitration by giving written notice to the other
party stating the nature of the controversy. An arbitration panel or an individual arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitration shall be held in Oakland County, Michigan. The
arbitration panel or individual arbitrator shall allow such discovery as is appropriate for the purposes of the arbitration in accomplishing fair, speedy, and cost-effective resolution of disputes. Any award rendered by the arbitration panel or
individual arbitrator shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon the parties and a judgment may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction. 

 12. Reimbursement Obligation. In the event EMPLOYEE resigns employment with or is terminated for Cause by SYNTEL
within twelve (12) months of the later of relocating to or starting work at a new job site for which SYNTEL provided any relocation expense reimbursement to EMPLOYEE or paid any relocation expense on behalf of EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYEE recognizes and
agrees that EMPLOYEE shall pay to SYNTEL the amount of any such relocation expense reimbursement and/or any relocation expense paid by SYNTEL on behalf of EMPLOYEE. Cause includes, but is not limited to, breach of this Agreement, neglect of duties,
failure to act in the best interests of SYNTEL, and violation of rules, regulations, and procedures established by SYNTEL. 
 13. Miscellaneous. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and SYNTEL shall not be bound
by any other different, additional, or further agreements or understandings except as consented to in writing by the Chief Administrative Officer or Director, Human Resources of SYNTEL. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No amendment hereof shall be effective unless contained in a written instrument signed by the parties hereto. No delay or omission by either party to exercise any right or power
under this Agreement shall impair such right or power or be construed to be a waiver thereof. A waiver by either party of any of the covenants to be performed by the other party or of any breach shall not be construed to be a waiver of any
succeeding breach or of any other covenant. If any provision of the Agreement is declared invalid, such provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions of the Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect. EMPLOYEE shall
not assign or transfer this Agreement without the prior written consent of SYNTEL. EMPLOYEE’s employment with SYNTEL is at will and may be terminated by SYNTEL at any time with or without cause, and with or without notice. All rights and
remedies provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights or remedies available to either party at law, in equity, or otherwise. Paragraphs 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this
Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and EMPLOYEE’s employment with SYNTEL. The parties submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the circuit court for the County of Oakland, State of Michigan or, if original jurisdiction can be
established, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan with respect to: a) disputes, controversies, or claims arising out of EMPLOYEE’S failure to abide by Paragraphs 6, 7, and/or Exhibit A - “Confidential
Information” of this Agreement, b) claims initiated by SYNTEL pursuant to Paragraph 10 of this Agreement, and c) the enforcement of any awards or relief granted pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Paragraph 11 of this
Agreement. The parties stipulate that the venues referenced in this Agreement are convenient. This Agreement shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above. 
  

									
	SYNTEL, INC.	 		 		 	
					
	BY:	 	 /s/ Daniel M. Moore
	 		 	BY:	 	 /s/ R. S. Ramdas

		 	Daniel M. Moore	 		 		 	Raghunath Ramdas
		 	Chief Administrative Officer	 		 		 	
					
		 	October 18, 2001	 		 		 	October 18, 2001

 EXHIBIT A 
 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 
 In connection with your providing certain products and/or services to SYNTEL, Inc.
(“SYNTEL”) and/or on behalf of SYNTEL, you will have access to information concerning SYNTEL and SYNTEL’s clients. As a condition to your being given access to such information, you agree to treat any information concerning SYNTEL
and/or SYNTEL’s clients (whether prepared by SYNTEL, its advisors or otherwise) which is furnished to you by or on behalf of SYNTEL and/or SYNTEL’s clients (herein collectively referred to as the “Confidential Information”) in
accordance with the provisions of this letter and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions herein set forth. The term “Confidential information” does not include information which (i) is already in your possession, or
(ii) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by you or your directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, or (iii) becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than
SYNTEL and/or SYNTEL’s clients. 
 You hereby agree that the Confidential Information will be used solely for the purpose of providing certain products
and/or services to and/or on behalf of SYNTEL, and that such information will be kept confidential by you and your advisors; provided, however, that (i) any of such information may be disclosed to your directors, officers and employees and
representatives of your advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of providing such services to and/or on behalf of SYNTEL (it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and representatives shall be informed by you of
the confidential nature of such information and shall be directed by you to treat such information confidentially), and (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made to which SYNTEL consents in writing. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you or any of your representatives are required (by oral question or request for information or documents in legal proceedings or
similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, you will promptly notify SYNTEL of such requirement so that SYNTEL may seek an appropriate protective order and or waive your compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, in the
absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, you or any of your representatives is nonetheless, in the reasonable written opinion of counsel, compelled to disclose Confidential Information to any tribunal or else stand liable
for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, you or your representatives, after notice to SYNTEL. may disclose such Confidential Information to such tribunal. You or your representatives shall not be liable for the disclosure of Confidential
Information hereunder to such tribunal compelling such disclosure unless such disclosure to such tribunal was caused by or resulted from a previous disclosure by you or your representatives not permitted by this Agreement. 
 You agree that the furnishing of Confidential Information neither grants nor implies any license under any trademark, patent, copyright, methodology, intellectual
property or process right, or any other property right nor does the furnishing of Confidential Information constitute an inducement of any kind, or any representation, warranty, assurance, or guarantee with respect to the noninfringement of
trademarks, patents, copyrights, methodologies, intellectual property rights or processes, or any other property rights of third persons or of SYNTEL. You agree to promptly redeliver to SYNTEL, upon request, all Confidential Information on any
tangible media and that you will not retain any copies, extracts or other reproductions in whole or in part of such material. You further agree that breach of this confidentiality letter agreement could cause irreparable harm to SYNTEL and that
SYNTEL shall be entitled to any and all injunctive relief, as well as monetary damages, including reasonable attorney fees, for such breach. 
 You agree
that this confidentiality letter agreement contains the entire agreement between you and SYNTEL regarding Confidential Information and SYNTEL shall not be bound by any other different, additional, or further agreements or understandings except as
consented to in writing by SYNTEL. This confidentiality letter agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No amendment hereof shall be effective unless contained in a
written instrument signed by the parties hereto. No delay or omission by either party to exercise any right or power under this Agreement shall impair such right or power or be construed to be a waiver thereof. A waiver by either party of any of the
covenants to be performed by the other party or of any breach shall not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach or of any other covenant. If any provision of this confidentiality letter agreement is declared invalid, such provision
shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions of the confidentiality letter agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. All rights and remedies provided for in this confidentiality letter agreement shall be cumulative and in
addition to and not in lieu of any other rights or remedies available to either party at law, in equity, or otherwise. This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan. 
  

									
	Very truly yours,	 		 		 	
			
	SYNTEL, INC.	 		 	Confirmed and Agreed to:
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Daniel M. Moore
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ R. S. Ramdas

		 	Daniel M. Moore	 		 		 	Raghunath Ramdas
		 	Chief Administrative Officer	 		 		 	
					
		 	October 18, 2001	 		 		 	October 18, 2001Employment Agreement between the Company and Mukesh Jha

 Exhibit 10.16 
 

 
 Terms and Conditions: 
 1.0 WORK RELATED 
 1.1 You will devote full time to the work of SYNTEL Ltd. (herein referred as SIL),
and shall not undertake any direct / indirect business / work / assignment etc. even on part-time basis whether for any consideration or not, save with the prior written permission from the Company. 
 1.2 You will use your best efforts in the performance of employment duties assigned to you from time to time and to, at all times, act in good faith and in the
best interests of SILL, you will comply with all rules, regulations and procedures established by SIL. 
 1.3 You will retire from the SIL’s
services on reaching the age of 60 yrs or earlier if found medically unfit. The age or date of birth already given by you in your application form would be treated a binding and final. The actual date of retirement shall be the last date of
the calender month in which you were born. 
 2.0 SOFTWARE RELATED 
 You are strictly prohibited from bringing any unauthorized / infringed copies of software in the office premises, from any external sources or copying software from one computer system to another which may include any
violation of the provisions of the Copyrights Act. Non-compliance of this rule will be regarded as a serious offense and you will be subjected to appropriate disciplinary action. 
 3.0 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 3.1 You will agree to inform SIL of full details of all your
inventions, discoveries, concepts and ideas (collectively called “Developments”), whether patentable or not, including but not limited to, hardware and apparatus, products, processes and methods, formulae, computer programs and techniques,
as well as any improvements and related knowledge, which you conceive, improve, complete, or put in to practice (whether alone or jointly with others) while you continue in the employment of SIL; and which relate to the present or prospective
business, work or investigations of SIL; or which result from any work you do using any equipment, facilities, materials or personnel of SIL; or which has or have been developed by you or under your supervision, or which result from or are suggested
by any work, which you do or may do for SIL. 
 3.2 The ownership of all “developmental” work and documentation created by you shall from
the moment of its creation, vest in SIL. Thus, you agree to assign and do hereby assign to SIL, SIL’s nominee, your entire right, title and interest in - 
  

	•	 	 all Developments; 

  

	•	 	 all trademarks, copyrights and mast work rights in the developments; and 

  

	•	 	 all patent applications filed, patents granted on any development, including those in foreign countries, which you conceive or make (whether alone or with others)
while employed by SIL or within two (2) years of the end of your employment (if conceived as a result of your Employment). 

  

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 3.3 You acknowledge existence of SIL’s present and future products, know how, processes, software
products, programs, codes, documentation and flowcharts in any form and agree to abide by the procedures of the Copyright Law in force in India and foreign countries, which prohibits the reproduction of such protected works, in whole or in part, or
in any form or by any other means without the prior written permission of SIL. 
 3.4 You will assign to SIL your entire right, title and interest in
any invention or improvement that you might make solely or jointly with others, during the course of your employment with SIL relating to any and all products / services / software / software tools marketed or manufactured or developed and that you
will perform any acts and execute such documents without expenses to you which, in he judgements of SIL or its attorneys may be needful or desirable to secure to the Company patent protection and any / all rights relating to such invention or
improvement. 
 4.0 NONSOLICITATION / NONCOMPLETE / NONDIVERSION 
 4.1 During the term of this Employment Agreement and for a period of two (2) years subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, you will not, without the prior written consent of SIL, directly, indirectly, or through any
other party solicit business from or perform services for any direct or indirect SIL customer or any prospective SIL customer whom you had any contact with or exposure to, at any time during the term of this Employment Agreement. 
 4.2 During the term of this Employment Agreement and for a period of two (2) years subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, you will not, without the
prior written consent of SIL, seek engagement or employment, either full-time or contractually with any organization that is likely to deploy you on project / assignment in Offshore or Onsite client engagement where SIL is already working for the
same client and where you have been engaged in a project with the client organization for a period exceeding one month. This clause does not apply if a period of one year has already exceeded from the last date of working with the specific client.

 4.3 During the term of this Employment Agreement and for a period of two (2) years subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, you will
no, without the prior written consent of SIL directly, indirectly, or through any other party solicit, offer to, or accept the employment of, persons who are then, or were during the previous six (6) months, employees of SIL or
any SIL subsidiary / associate / affiliate. 
 5.0 SPECIALIZED TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION 
 5.1 If you have to undergo any specialized training in SIL or arranged by SIL, you will have to undertake a training agreement to serve SIL for a
minimum period of one year from the date of undergoing the specialized training. Liquidated damages in case of breach of agreement in this regard would be Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac Only). During this training period if your performance if found
to be unsatisfactory, the Company reserves the right to terminate you from this employment. 
  

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 5.2 On deputation to a client site for knowledge Acquisition and subsequent knowledge Transfer on a
client’s application, either for development, enhancement, maintenance or support, you will be understood to have gathered intellectual property on behalf of SIL while on such deputation. As a consequence, you shall commit to serving SIL for a
minimum period of six months from the date of return to India from the Onsite engagement. This clause does not apply in the event that you are transferred, within SIL, to another client engagement where the value of the initial knowledge acquisition
has diminished and therefore does not constitute knowledge attrition. 
 6.0 CONFIDENTIALITY 
 6.1 In connection with your providing certain products and / or services to SIL and / or on behalf of SIL, you will have access to information concerning SIL and
SIL’s clients. As a condition to your being given access to such information, you agree to treat any information concerning SIL and / or SIL’s clients (whether prepared by SIL, its advisors or otherwise) which is furnished to you by or on
behalf of SIL and / or SIL’s clients (herein collectively referred to as the “Confidential Information”) in accordance with the provisions of this letter and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions herein set forth. The
term “Confidential Information” does not include information which (i) is already in your possession, or (ii) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by you or (iii) becomes available
to you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than SIL and / or SIL’s clients. The confidential Information shall be solely used for the purpose of and on behalf of SIL and you further agree that disclosure of the same shall be with
prior permission of SIL. 
 6.2 You agree to promptly redeliver to SIL, upon request, all Confidential Information including all Intellectual property
rights, whether registered or unregistered on any tangible media and that you will not retain any copies, extracts or other reproductions in whole or in part of such material. You further agree that breach of this confidentiality letter agreement
could cause irreparable harm to SIL and that SIL shall be entitled to any and all injunctive relief, as well as monetary damages, including reasonable attorney fees, for such breach. 
 7.0 ARBITRATION 
 All disputes or difference what so ever arising between the parties out of or related to this
contract or the construction or meaning and operation or effect of this contract or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with rules of arbitration of the Indian Merchant Chambers and award made in pursuant thereof shall
be binding on the parties. 
 You or SIL may demand arbitration by giving a written notice to the other party stating the nature of the controversy.

 8.0 GOVERNING LAW 
 The validity, constructing,
interpretation and performance of this Contract will be governed by Indian Laws and adjudicated upon by a competent Court in Mumbai. 
  

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 9.0 REMEDIES 
 9.1 Notwithstanding paragraph (Arbitration clause), you agree that your failure or neglect to perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant, warranty, or representation contained in this Contract, the
confidentiality Contract or any other agreement between you and SIL will cause SIL immediate and irreparable harm and that SILL is, in addition to all other remedies available to it, entitled to immediate injunctive and equitable relief from a court
having jurisdiction to prevent any breach and to secure the enforcement of its rights hereunder. 
 9.2 Remedies for damages procuring prior to
SIL’s knowledge of breach or until action in breach ends and related in any way to the effects of the breach shall include but not be limited to monetary damage, liquidated damage, attorney’s fees and other cause related to the action.

 10.0 OTHERS 
 10.1 You will also be covered by
the Company’s Mediclaim and Accident Insurance Policy. 
 10.2 This appointment is being made in good faith on the basis of your CV and other
information provided by you during the course of SIL and you mutual discussions. Any data, which is not in consonance with the information provided by you, shall result in termination of employment forthwith and you shall indemnify SIL in full, for
any losses suffered by SIL.SILL reserves the right to make suitable formal / informal checks with your educational institutions and previous employers as may be applicable. You are requested to produce all the documents as mentioned in the checklist
attached on your date of joining. 
 10.3 You shall not accept any presents, commissions, or any kind of gratification in cash or kind from any
person, party, firm or company having dealings with SIL group of if any companies and if you are offered you will report the same immediately to SIL. 
 10.4 On matters not specifically covered in this Employment Contract, you shall be governed by SIL’s service rules, practices, etc. which are liable for modifications, additions, total or partial withdrawal, suspension /
revocation, etc. from time to time. SIL’s decision on all such matters shall be final and binding on you. 
 11.0 SEVERABILITY 
 If any clause in this agreement is held invalid, illegal or uneforceable for any reason, that provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions of this
agreements will continue in full force and effect as if this agreement had been executed without such invalid provision. 
  

									
	For, SYNTEL Ltd.	 		 	Confirmed and Agreed to
					
	Signature	 	 /s/ Kratika Gupta
	 		 	Signature	 	 /s/ Mukesh Jha

	Name	 	 KRATIKA GUPTA
	 		 	Your Name	 	 Mukesh Jha

	DATE:	 	 8/9/08
	 		 	DATE:	 	 08/09/2008

  

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