BANGALORE: Probably the next big thing besides population that is growing enormously in India is IT sector. Innovation and competitiveness has made a reckonable impact on economic growth and job creation.

The big IT players are betting high on the IT-BPM industry. A steady growth for technology and related services sector are looking at tier II and tier III cities for expansion in India.

These are the 8 cities that are on the favorite list by IT-BPM players as compiled by Rediff.com.

(1) Jaipur

Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan in Northern India. The royalty rich Pink City, Jaipur is anticipated as one of the mega IT cities of India.

Big shot companies like Infosys, Cisco, Wipro, HCL, IBM, Hinduja TMT and many more are seen exploring business opportunities by setting up their bases in Jaipur. Again, Knowledge Corridor, Sports City at Achrol and several other hospitality projects including five star hotels like Taj, Hyatt, Radisson, and Hilton are in line.

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