Chandigarh an IT destination!!!?? Many people wonder what abt chandigarh? specially those who come from that area and work in delhi/gurgaon/bangalore/HYD & Pune etc. In 1998 first STPI was started in CHD, and Govt and Chandigarh admn made big noises about making chandigarh and IT hub. in 10 years where pune started late, mysore started so late and even Jaipur Got the GE/genpact first, chandigarh has been legging behind. Real Estate boom came first here than IT boom. small and mid size companies hesitate going there, and the couple of companies which are there find it diffcult to do local reqruitment, they have to look towards delhi NCR or other regions to find the required professionals. only few call centers opened. Quark is laying off, Dell is shifting ppl and making gurgaon office stronger. Infosys, and the only big flag on the map, hasn't planned further ever since they moved to So called IT part. Localites don't know what actual software development company is , for them a KPO, and claim processiong unit and a testing unit are all the same. I came from chandigarh, did degree at IIT(Powai), where friends came from mysore, pune, ghaziabad(noida), gurgaon etc, after degree we all joined IT company in bangalore. recently they all setteled comfortably back in their home town as they could better jobs with the same skills in their home towns but I can't as chandigarh still has to do a LOT to become Pune or Noida/mtsore.
