The chief concern of this article is to focus on the why and how French East India Company (Compagnie Des Indes Orientales) arrived in India. In doing so, first, it would explore briefly the economic and political conditions of France during sixteenth and seventeenth century. This is followed by an overview of the path of the formation of the French East India Company, its organization, its arrival in India and its landing at Pondicherry and snippet of the performance of the Company in India.