Ahmedabad with a population of 5 million is the largest city of Gujarat. Ahmedabad is fast-growing to become the most sought after IT destination of India. TCS is coming up with a big development centre near the city, a trend very likely to be followed by other big names in IT such as Infosys, Wipro and Sasken. IT companies like PCS, eInfochips, Motif, Azure, Icenet, and iServe already have established base. Ahmedabad also boasts of established world class institutions such as the Indian Space Research Organization, Physical Research Laboratory, Institute for Plasma Research and educational institutes like the Indian Institute of Management and National Institute of Design.
Ahmedabad offers many advantages -
- Safest and the lowest cost of living among India's top 10 cities
- Totally geared up for IT - Infocity complex coming up near Ahmedabad, destined to be the next IT 'hotspot'
- Several 'Incubators' to support start ups
- Well-connected to the rest of the country via a large air, rail and road network. International airport with 76 flights connecting to various cities around the globe
- Best of roads, facilities and infrastructure - water, communication and power
- Low commuting time - Airport, railway station, main commercial streets, hospitals, schools….all in a radius of 25 kms, takes just 30 minutes to travel the length of the city
- State-of-the-art medical facilities at the city's Civil hospital and new world class private hospitals like Sterling Apollo, SAL, Krishna Heart Institute
- World class schools - DPS, Eklavya impart the best of education and all round development to children, upcoming international standard educational institutes like Nirma University, DA-IICT
- Great recreation spots, huge shopping malls, multiplexes, the only open air theatre in India, multi cuisine restaurants, international food joints like Mc Donald's, Dominos Pizza, Subway, Pizza Hut, and coffee shops like Barista, Café Coffee Day
- Well connected to Gandhinagar, 25 kms away, the state's capital city and also the greenest capital of Asia by road
The people of Ahmedabad believe in enjoying festivals to the fullest. Each year, you can look forward to -

- Uttarayan - Roof top 'hungaama' with lots of music, kites and food
- Navratri - The world's longest dance festival; nine long nights of traditional folk dances
- Holi - 'Colors' the lives of the city folks
- Diwali and New Year - Bright, sparkling fireworks lighting up Diwali nights; celebrations go on for a fortnight
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