A Brief On IT and Education

The IT Industry

Cyber Towers IT Park, Hyderabad on a clear evening sky.

The development of a township with state-of-the-art facilities called HITEC City, prompted several IT and ITES companies to setup operations in the city. An aggressive promotion of growth in this area has led civic boosters to call the city "Cyberabad". Hyderabad has also been referred to as the second Silicon Valley of India^[4]. IT exports from the city are expected to exceed Rs 12,500 crores ($ 2.5 billion) in the 2005-06 fiscal year^[5]. There has been extensive investments in digital infrastructure within the city promoting the setting up of several campuses by a vast array of companies within the city. This list includes several multinational corporations having established centers in the city. The major areas were such campuses have been setup include Madhapur and Gachibowli.

Education

Main article: Education in Hyderabad, India

Indian School of Business entrance.

Hyderabad is an important seat of learning in southern India. The City hosts two Central Universities, two Deemed universities, and six State Universities. Osmania University is one of the oldest Universities in India. Technical institutes such as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology, Vasavi College of Engineering and Technology, Deccan College of Engineering and Technology and International Institute of Information Technology are found here. Also based here is the highly acclaimed Indian School of Business. Hyderabad is famous for its various research institutes such as the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Hyderabad, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Nutrition and Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University. It is also the home of Mawlana Azad National Urdu University as well as BR Ambedkar Open University, an Institution designed to promulgate the Distance Education. The city therefore attracts students from all over the country and some beyond, especially from the Africa and other Arab nations.