Rajkot is in Gujarati, India, and the fourth-largest city in the state. On first sight it is not the most redeeming of cities, being large, chaotic, noisy, industrial and commercial. Rajkot is very built up and until you know the city, is a little overwhelming. Once you get to know it, explore the old city which is charming, and discover the parks, the city starts growing on you.

The old city is interesting, with narrow streets, street markets and farmers selling their produce on the side of the road. You can do all your shopping on the side of the road, actually, including kitchenware, tyres, bicycle parts, spices, the most delicious of food and clothing.

Rajkot has been named the 22nd fastest growing city in the world and the seventh cleanest cit in India. The people are mostly hindu, predominantly vegetarian and against any form of hunting . Women of Rajkot wear stunning coloured clothing, silk saris and a lot of jewellery. Men can be seen in their Kurtas. People are still fairly traditional here and you can see this via their clothing.

Rajkot does have many interesting historical landmarks, including the Jubilee Gardens, Connaught Hall, the Mohandas Gandhi High School which was Mohandas Gandhi’s childhood home, the Rotary Dolls Museum and the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Cricket is big in Rajkot and you can see kids with cricket bats everywhere.

There is both small and heavy industry in Rajkot with emphasis on jewellery, watch parts and silk. Knives are also big business, and auto parts too. A growing industry is Information Technology and because Rajkot is such a huge commercial city IT is a huge part of it. Any city of this size depends on technology a lot and understands the importance of IT. There is a T.N. Rao College of Information and Technology in the city and then there are many software companies including Perfect Information Technology and the Shri Arvinbhai Maniar Institute Of Information Technology.

You will find many national and multinational firms setting up base in Rajkot or using the IT firms here to do their digital marketing, their software development, web development, social media and much more. If you have a certificate or experience in IT, you are likely to find work in Rajkot. There is always a need for website development, but if you happen to have `Magento training in Rajkot, Angular Js training in Rajkot, or good experience in digital marketing or Wordpress, you are likely to get a good job. You only need to look online at the recruitment agencies to see what kind of work and workers are sought after in the city. Mostly, it is people in the IT industry.

If you don’t have experience in IT, get a certificate. And if you don’t have time to go to a full time university or college, think about studying online. We would recommend you look at AcePro School where you can study online, study in your own time and get a number of different certificates. They offer a wide range of IT courses and there will definitely be something to suit you and your talents.

Go and have a look at Rajkot. It is hugely commercial and that is not a bad thing at all. It means there is a lot of opportunity.