Evidence of actuarial hiring: Risk Consulting - Actuarial P&C AU Senior, Bengaluru, Oct 2026; Actuarial Services Senior (US pensions), Noida, Aug 2026 (source). Checked 10 Nov 2026.
About EY GDS
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is the global delivery network of EY. Its Indian entity, Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services LLP, is separate from EY's domestic Indian practice. It does work for EY member firms abroad and does not advise Indian clients. The India centres are large and run across several cities. Actuarial staff sit mainly in Bengaluru, Noida, Gurugram and Pune.
The actuarial teams sit within Financial Services Risk Consulting. Each one supports EY's actuarial practice in a particular market: the United States, the United Kingdom or Australia. Work covers life insurance (model build and testing on vendor platforms such as AXIS and Prophet), property and casualty reserving and pricing, IFRS 17 implementation and US pension valuations. Teams take part in actual client projects and work directly with onshore managers.
For a student, GDS is one of the larger graduate entry points to actuarial work in India. It also gives early exposure to foreign regulatory regimes such as US GAAP LDTI, Solvency UK and APRA standards. You will not work on the Indian market here.
Also known as: EY Global Delivery Services
What the actuarial team does
- Life model development, conversion and testing in AXIS and Prophet for US and UK insurers
- P&C reserving and pricing analysis, including for Australian clients
- IFRS 17 and US GAAP LDTI implementation support
- US defined-benefit pension valuations and related reporting
- Actuarial audit support for EY assurance teams abroad
- Process automation of actuarial workflows in Excel, VBA, Python and SQL
How students get in
EY GDS hires graduates in large numbers through campus drives and its careers site (careers.ey.com, filtered for GDS and 'actuarial'). Analyst roles are usually open to graduates in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or economics who have passed a few IAI or IFoA papers. CS1, CM1 and CB2 are the papers most often mentioned, though EY does not publish a fixed rule. Lateral roles at Senior level usually ask for more papers and two to four years of experience. Interviews test core actuarial concepts, Excel and sometimes basic programming. EY does not publish whether it pays exam fees or gives study leave to GDS actuarial staff. Ask about this at the offer stage.
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Questions students ask
Which papers does EY GDS ask for at entry?
EY GDS does not publish a fixed number. Analyst postings usually mention a few cleared papers, often CS1, CM1 and CB2. Senior roles expect more papers plus experience.
Where does the EY GDS actuarial team sit?
Mainly in Bengaluru and Noida, with roles also posted in Gurugram and Pune. The work is for EY practices in the US, UK and Australia, not for Indian clients.
Does EY GDS take freshers or interns in actuarial?
Yes, freshers join as analysts or staff through campus drives and the EY careers site. Internships are posted occasionally. There is no public schedule for them.
