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Generation Y or less formally, Gen Y is broadly defined as comprising those born over the years from 1981 to 2000. They are the children of the baby boomer generation. It is this segment of the population that will shape the workforce environment and the market place since they are a large customer segment and they are the future accumulators of wealth. The advent of Generation Y as potential employees is bringing new challenges and opportunities for the industry. These need to be understood and addressed. This will help organizations to rethink and redesign their work environment. In spite of the fact that India is a young country there is not enough research on this subject with a special focus on India. Study of the Gen Y in India, is essential since their perceptions, their beliefs and their requirements are all likely to change the way we work, both in India as also impact internationally since India will potentially provide a large number of skilled manpower to the world. This paper aims at a holistic understanding of workplace expectations of Generation Y from an Industry perspective. The paper attempts to arrive at on over all profile of Gen Y and needs behavior and expectations of gen Y in the workplace