Officially called Bengaluru, Bangalore enjoys a robust and promising economy, which is represented by textile, Earthmoving and high technology. In fact, in 2011 the United Nations Human Development Report 2001 put Bangalore on the top position along with Austin (USA), San Francisco (USA), and Taipei (Taiwan) as the impeccable “Technology Hubs of the World.”

Although, in the past also various other public sector undertaking and textile industries have driven the economy of Bangalore, but the main focus is now shifting to other high-technology driven industries. Furthermore, there are over 100 central and state research and development initiatives, Indian Institute of Science, National Law School, 45 engineering colleges, top health care facilities and various other institutional infrastructure and as a result, Bangalore has become one of the most sought after destinations for both students and job seekers.

Also, the city enjoys an optimum position that has stirred the new job vacancies in Bangalore. The city’s vast industrial segment includes pharma, finance, apparel and other FMCS companies; which is also extended to cover other small & medium enterprises.

In the current scenario, Bangalore has become the promising investment destination for international companies, including 500 Fortune companies which are ready to set up their business operations in the city, thanks to the impeccable talent pool, great ecosystem and active government strategies.

Also, many leading companies have opened their research labs in Bangalore and this diversification & cosmopolitan nature of Bangalore, which is also called ‘Silicon Valley of India’, has increased the number of job vacancies in Bangalore.

Where to look for jobs in Bangalore?

Known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore has become the home to various leading domestic and international technology companies which are producing a good number of job vacancies in Bangalore. IT companies who have established their centers in the city have a huge cost benefits like English speaking workforce, which is available at a cheaper rate as compared to USA or Europe.

In the present scenario, more than 40% of India’s IT companies are located in Bangalore. It means, the city is successfully producing more than 2 lakh IT jobs and thus IT has become one of the most thriving employment generator segments. As per the industry body Assocham, the IT hub of Bangalore had recorded the highest growth in the total job creation in 2013. The IT sector of Bangalore can be broadly classified under below heads-

Electronics City= Located in the Southern outskirts of Bangalore, Electronics City is sprawled over 330 acres. Formed in 1978, 3M, Hewlett Packard and Siemens are some of the prominent clients of the Electronic City. Also, India’s IT two biggies- Wipro and Infosys are also situated in the Electronics City. Moreover, in 1991, the Ministry of Information Technology had set up Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), which is known as one of the oldest internet service providers in the country.

Whitefield= This cluster has become home to the International Tech Park Bangalore. Formed in 1994, there are 8 buildings in the cluster. The Export Promotion Industrial Park Zone(EPIP) situated in the Whitefield cluster provides campus facilities to TCS, Dell, SAP, iGATE, Oracle, Unisys, Huawei, Perot Systems and Delphi. You may also find captive centers of Shell, Aviva, GM, Sapient, Tesco and DaimlerChrysler in the cluster.

Other IT parks in Bangalore=

The Bellandur — Marathahalli — Outer Ring Road cluster has following companies-

Accenture

Intel

Cadence

Deloitte

Symbol

EMC Corporation

National Instruments

Honeywell

ARM

Aricent

Cisco

Nokia

Cummins

JP MorganChase

Oracle

Logica CMG

Business Objects

Freescale Semiconductors

Capgemini

Sony

i2 Technologies

Inner Ring Road cluster has below companies-

Dell

Yahoo

Bearing Point

Microsoft

NetApp

Fidelity

IBM

McAfee

ANZ

LG

PSI Data

Dendrite

CSC

Target

Sasken

Synergy

Misys

BPL Sanyo

OpenSilicon

Xora

Lenovo

Bagmane Tech Park has below companies-

Oracle Corporation

Motorola

Texas Instruments

SanDisk

Dell

Samsung

Cognizant

Volvo

Biotechnology sector in Bangalore

Known as one of the fastest growing fields in Bangalore, the city accounts for over 95% of nearly 240 biotechnology companies of the country. Headquartered in Bangalore, Biocon is India’s premiere biotechnology company and is ranked 16th on the global list in terms of revenue. The biotechnology sector of Bangalore gets a boost from the government’s comprehensive biotechnology policy.

Situated in the whitefield cluster, Jack F. Welch Technology Research Center is the second largest research facility of General Electric (GE) in throughout the world. It was formed in 2000 and presently it is employing more than 1500 people.

Other industries which are contributing towards the growth of Bangalore

Bangalore holds over 70% of the entire rose exports of India and as a result, it enjoys a premium position in the floriculture sector also. Situated in Bangalore, Karuturi Global Limited is the world’s largest grower of cut roses.

There are various other top companies also who have opened their offices in Bangalore like United Breweries Group, Canara Bank, GMR Group and Idiom Design & Consulting. Most importantly, majority of silk industry is vested in Karnataka, mainly in the North Bangalore regions of Mulbagal, Kolar, Kanivenarayanapura, Doddaballapura and Muddenahalli.

This sprawling industrial base is making a huge contribution towards the economy of the city and thus creating a good number of job vacancies in Bangalore.

Aerospace and aviation sector

Enjoying the aviation monopoly in India, Bangalore accounts more than 65% aerospace business. Leading names like Boeing, Airbus, Goodrich, Dynamatics, Honeywell,GE Aviation, UTL,others have formed their research & development and engineering centers in the city.

Headquartered in Bangalore, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is busy in doing research and development activities for indigenous fighter aircraft for the Indian defence. Employing more than 10,000 employees, it has emerged as one of the major public sectors in Bangalore. Headquartered in Bangalore, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) is indulged in developing civil aviation technologies. Incepted in 1960, NAL often works with the HAL for producing high-tech aviation technologies.

Manufacturing sector

The other heavy industries like Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Telephone Industries (ITI), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), HMT (formerly Hindustan Machine Tools), Hindustan Motors (HM) and ABB Group, are generating a good number of job vacancies in Bangalore. Moreover, the city has become the haven for the automotive sector. Also Toyota has set up a manufacturing plant in Bangalore, which is followed by Hindustan Motors and Volvo Trucks.