Once recruiter calls you(Maybe for SAP ABAP - kaustubh.Kande), they will ask you everything like current company, CCTC and ECTC. upon agreement on ECTC schedules interview with delivery lead(nilesh.pawar). After clearing interview the game starts like we have budget constraints and we can offer beyond this as we have senior consultants working below your ECTC and can't break the team standard.
Point here is not to break standard but waste time of candidates in scheduling interview.
I've call recordings of this.