Four years ago, Business Today pioneered the concept of workplace surveys in India. Three editions of the survey down the line, we've tweaked the methodology some, changed partners, and pioneered what we believe is a process that will set the benchmark for all future qualitative surveys. The ‘Best Companies To Work For In India 2006’ will be arrived at on the basis of a process that involves an understanding of the HR processes of companies, a survey of their employees, and a survey of their external stakeholders such as B-schools, placement firms, and alumni. BT's partner in this exercise is Mercer Human Resource Consulting. The data collection and aggregation will be managed by international market research major TNS' Indian arm. Coinciding with the survey, Business Today will institute the ‘Business Today Best Companies To Work For in India’ Awards from this year onwards (2006)