Top Ten;
Bengaluru:
Bengaluru is known as the Silicon Valley of India and contributes to
more than 30% of India’s IT exports. With IT companies such as Infosys,
Wipro, Mphasis and Mindtree housed in the city and an International Tech
Park in Whitefield, Bengaluru is now the country’s largest IT hub.
Electronic City is another major IT park in Bengaluru and is amongst the
largest in India. Over the years, Bengaluru has become the most
preferred destination for IT investments due to its strategic location
and the abundance of local talent in the city.
Hyderabad:
Hyderabad has witnessed a surge in the number of IT organisations in the
last 3-4 decades, making the city only second to Bengaluru in terms of
global IT engagement. Many international conglomerates such as
Microsoft, Google, IBM, Yahoo, Dell and Facebook have set up their
Indian headquarters in the city. Hyderabad is also known for HITEC (IT
and Engineering Consultancy City), a major technology centre. It is home
to a number of IT Parks, namely, L&T Infocity, Vanenburg IT Park,
Mindspace, Cyberabad Social Economic Zone (SEZ), DLF IT SEZ, TCS Synergy
Park and built-to-suit campuses of several major technology companies.
Gachibowli is the major IT suburb of Hyderabad, located in the northwest
part of the city.
Chennai:
Chennai, the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) hub of India, is the
second largest exporter of IT and ITES. It has India’s largest
operational centres of TCS and Cognizant. Other notable companies
located here include Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technology, Tech Mahindra,
Oracle Finance Services Software, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Mphasis,
Mindtree and Hexaware Technologies. Siruseri, home to the SIPCOT IT
Park, is a major technology park located in Chennai’s cyber corridor.
The development centres of major software companies are also located in
the city and account for approximately 14% of the total exports of
software businesses in India.
Delhi & NCR:
Cyber City, Gurugram is one of the country’s fastest-growing districts –
and has emerged as a preferred destination for IT companies due to its
strategic location and proximity to the capital. Software development
giants situated in Cyber City include Infosys, Cognizant, Mphasis,
Accenture, ThoughtWorks, Oracle, SAP and HCL Technologies.
Chandigarh:
The infrastructure in Punjab is currently amongst the best in India. The
state also has an abundance of skilled human resource – with 102
engineering colleges, 193 polytechnics and 369 ITI’s imparting necessary
education and training across industries and sectors. The presence of
IT giants such as Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Net Solutions, Kays Harbor
technologies and IDS Infotech has made the city one of the largest
technological hubs of Northern India.
Mumbai and Pune:
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is home to the headquarters of
leading IT organisations such as Tata Consultancy Services, Oracle
Finance Services Software and Larsen & Toubro Infotech. Located on
the western fringes of Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjewadi
has emerged as one of the biggest IT hubs in the city. Further, the
iGate knowledge park, Airoli in Navi Mumbai has developed a strong IT
ecosystem – employing thousands of IT professionals from across the
country.
In Pune, Kharadi is the major IT hub. It also has an SEZ, EON Free Zone.
Kolkata:
Kolkata is the only metropolitan city in Eastern India which is a major
IT hub. The city has offices of international software companies such as
Sun Microsystems, Honeywell, Accenture and Cognizant. DLF IT Park in
Rajarhat is a new and upcoming IT and residential hub, that is
strategically located with excellent connectivity to the southern and
northern regions of Kolkata. Technopolis in Salt Lake City is another IT
hub, that is home to many prominent firms such as TCS, Wipro and IBM –
that currently employ over 1 lakh people.
Ahmedabad:
Ahmedabad is the hub of the IT industry in Western India. Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Microsoft and Gateway TechnoLabs are the major players in the region. Gujrat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) has emerged as a global hub for financial and IT services and is one of India’s first international financial services centre – that has created over 1 million direct and indirect job opportunities.
Kochi:
Kochi (also known as Cochin) is the commercial hub of Kerala and is one
of the leading IT centres of India. Cochin SEZ (CSEZ) in Kakkanad is the
state’s second largest IT park. Further, Infopark and Smart City have
developed as leading IT hubs of the state due to their strategic
location and proximity to the administrative department of the Ernakulam
district. Kochi is home to a number of prominent IT companies such as
Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Cognizant,
Microsoft, MobMe, ThinkPalm Technologies and UST Global.
Thiruvananthapuram:
Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram has world-class IT infrastructure facilities, that makes it a much sought after IT destination in Kerala. The state offers great opportunities for the IT industry due to factors such as geographical accessibility, an extensive telecom network that reaches all towns and villages, high literacy and export-based trade and commerce.